The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-09-12

"A telegram received from Helena yes
lerday announces that the land contest
petWeen Schneider and Mitchell result
eel in a victory for the former.
The H1sbandnaan saws that on last
monday M. L.. Lohmire left the Springs
Ior the Montana district with a complete
mining outfit to perform his contract
with Messrs. Hauser, Hotter & Go. to do
Sl,OOO worth of work on the Massachu-
sets lead, recently bonded by that COM
pany for SIS 5000.
Mrs. T. E. Collins and family accom-
panied Mr.. Higgins on his return from
Benton last week. This is her first visit
10 the health resort fer two years. She
mas many warm friends here who are
extending to her cordial welcome. She
Will spend several weeks visiting, berry,
Ing, fishing, etc.-HusbOndmun.
Although Choteau county's exhibit
was collected in a day or two, and the
idea OF having such a show was not
sprung until about three days before the
fair, it seems to be the most attractive
outside display at the fair and is receiv-
ing a good share of attention from the
press and people. If the committee had
had a week for preparation, an exhibit
would have been made such as would
astonlshth he natives Of the upper country.
Good progress is being made in boring
the artesian well, sixteen feet being
bored yesterday. The first eight feet
from the surface consisted Of soil, and
the next thirty-two feet of gravel.
Below the gravel a soft slate was struck,
which has been penetrated, SO far, thirty
feet. The slate is quite dry, and the
contractor is able to bore it without put
ting down pipe through it. No trouble.
is experienced from surface Water.-BHs
Hngs Herald.
This experiment will be watched with
interest throughout Montana and if d
success it will result in an artesian will
boom for this territory. The Billings
people deserve a big share of credit for
their enterprise.
The Herald has this to say in refer
ence to Choteau county's exhibit: Were
it not for a territorial fair of this kind,
these distinguished visitors would not
be able to Judge Of the great
and capabilities of Choteau county with
out a view Of its agricultural productions
and minerals as displayed by the Cho-
teau commissioners. The display puts
this county in the front rank for agri-
culture. Its stock interests are already
known as among the most valuable in
the territory, and her minerals speak
for themselves.
Yesterday closed the most successful
fair ever held at Helena, both with re-
gard to the merits Of the exhibition and
the attendance. We have no doubt it
yrac q rrroaf c1aaacc a "A annyaI1 yy anI NOW
that the capital can be reached by rail-
roads these annual exhibitions will grow
in importance and become in fact as
we'll as name territorial fairs, where the
several counties will be represented.
Choteau county's exhibit last week was
a creditable one, and attracted a good
deal of attention. The good example
set by our citizens is likely to be follow
ed by all the counties hereafter.
Mr.. O'Donald, Of Little Missouri,
who has been wearing the war belt, has
at last smoked the pipe of peace.' A
few days ago the report came that
O'Donald and the Marquis were armed
and watching one another closely. Later
the report m via Mandan that the
Marquis invited his enemy to his own
house which he refused. AfterWard Bar
on Won Hoffman succeeded in touching
the heart Of the hardy hunter, and he
yielded and met the Marquis and Mar
auise in friendship and parted in peace.
Ifizes city Press.
A party of men is now at work put
ting a dam in the Shonkin for the pur-
pose of turning that stream through the
hole in the hill, otherwise known as the
Shonkin tunnel. Henry Wright in
forms us that the dam will be completed
and the water turned on the valley OPP
posite town next week. There is now,
when the water is as low as it ever gets,
between IS and 100 inches of water avail
able in the creek, which is an assurance
to the proprietors of the "holeo that
their project can be made a grand sue
cess. By going to bedrock a much
larger stream of water can be secured,
and it is proposed next year to utilize it
in more than n way. Just now the
water will be run over the valley to soft
en- the ground for blowing this fail.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Phil Gibson is in
y Robt. B~lankenbaker has left for the
Jack Harris is buying supplies for the
roundup.
The Independent says there were {, 900
people at the fair Friday.
Sisters Bertha and Mary Bernard left
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