The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07

ny vrooman. of the Mineral Argus,
ID Iouis Belanger left yesterday for
Maiden.
Tho new meat market will be located
- w s Wetzels building, adjoining
his store.
Frank Coombs leaves for Sun River
this morning to begin work on Hastle q
Porter's new building. /
Granville Turner, Barker; DIR. Seaton,
sond Coulee and X. Beidler, from AS
%sinaboine, are registered at the Grano
4 Union.
n WeatherWax vii, take his de-
nartnre for Utica to-day, after seeing MS
teams started off toward the lana OF the
Judith.
Pres. Lewis and AL. Hutchison's
teams are loading at Billings with mer-
hands for r. G. Power & Bro, of this
citv. They will bring in a big pile OF
goods.
Joseph Allen has bought another band
of 1900 sheep from q Dand InaC was
drivan into the territory at Dillon. He
has them safe at his winter quarters IN
Sand Coulee.
@Messrs. Mcdonald and MCGOWAN
leave this morning for the Montana
district with their winters grub, Whefe
they will spend the time until spring
developing the good prospects they nave
in the camp.
The Yellowstone IS to be spanned at
livingston bv q bridge, and ID. A. Bu-
chanan is to commence at once ur1sins
he niles. This is an enterprise thaI
will be a success at Benton Wnen SOME
capitalist gets ready to tax hold Vi H.
Parties who arrived from Barker yes
+arday renort that the smelter is still
runnino fill blast, and turning out about
150 bars of bullion daily. Superlntend-
on Rurghardt informs us that they
Meet to keep this lick up nearly al
winter as they will have
of ore to keep the ''blast" constantly d.
work.
A Livingston paper seems to have got
the late accident on the Shonkln rather
mixed as it saws: Geo. Patterson, OF
the Shonkin, was loading cartridges
wheno one exploded and a piece or the
shell, striking his forehead, fractures
the skull and nearly caused dealn.' ~
was not George Patterson VINO VS. ~
iured but Alex. Stollee, Whe IS IN us
employ. - -
We learn from some Of the cowboys
h went with Con Kohrs' herd or cat
tie from the south fork of Sun river TO
the new range beyond Maginnls, That
horse thieves are very bad IN thaC sec-
ton of the country. Horses are nisho-
herded and in many cases hep' nu
lock and kew at night. Acouple OF Con
Kohrs' horses were stolen, aho W.
of Granville Stuart's.
The CITY councilmet last evening as a
board of equalization, and discussed lne
value of property with some e tne TAX
PAYERS. Few changes were mace. DuI.
ing the meeting the fact came 10 llgn1
that the property OF cnurch olsailAa
lions charitable institutions, etc. is tax
able and the assessor was instructed 70
ave all such property assessed ana
make a supplementary report.
Rem. Swigert and Walker are in with
nearly 10000 pounds OF goveInnlono
freight from BroadWater's andlng, wa
Assinaboine. This is quartermaster's
ond nommissary stores and will be the
Loot If the season. AS this will end Col.
tDaIanav,s business here this year, ne
will start tomorrow morning Tor MS
home in the east, via Helena. Inc
many friends Of the Colonel will regret
his ienarture and hope to see him Win
LAS
us another season.
Nat. McGrifin, from Sand Coulee' re
ports that Geisey's teams loaaeo VIII
Deep creek coal, had been camped q.
Minp,s Coulee from the time the late
storm commenced, some weeks ago., &c
within O few days since, when Lney
commenced rolling toward Fort Ben
ton again. They had an unusually
shnavv fall of snow for this Tune
of the wear. amounting to nearly three
feet in all. but it melted nearly as fast al
lii fell. leaving the roads in a terrible
condition.
we were informed by a couple O
Young men who have just returned IRON
fhe Vicinity of Maginnis that q soldiel
who had deserted from the fort on IN
Goth was found lead the next mornlne
half way between Maiden and the pos
with his hands and face gnaWed OH o.
the wolves. In the Maiden paper o
the 22d we find no mention OF TINS, ahe
We are therefore inclined TO tnink In
bows were missinformed as 10 the IacC
in the case, but we give % sIory ~
what it is worth, anyhow.
Messrs. McMurray and Tye are nov
hnilding themselves a mackinaW 70 8
down the river on a hunting and TRAP
nino exnedition. They have had quit
p trim and experience already, navln
come in q beat from near Bohemian dow
the Gallatin to the junction OF THIS rive
with the Madison and Gallatin, an.
then starting where the Missouri J
formed they came safely down 70 tn
mouth of Sun river. Here they Wer
misinformed as to the distance to tn