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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-19
GRIMES And CASUALTIES.

A tornado swept over a portion Of Arkansas
early on Saturday morning which did great
damage 10 property. Some ten miles west OF
Ozark forests were prostrated and houses We're
lifted from their foundations +. III. Piser,
postmaster NJ White Oak Station. lost bis store
and dwelling. Three hundred dollars in Cur
rency were scattered by tho winds. Several
other dwelling houses at the station were over
turned. The storm averaged three miles in
width, and was accompanied with heavy fall
OF hailst0nes. Further west on the line Of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, the
effects q tie Storm were equally severe, and
several persons are reported 10 have been
killed. Thomas i. Ross and wife and William
Heron were fatally injured and their houses
swept away. NJ. Il. Mccain, David Hall, John
ETssure and Wallace all lost tbeir houses. ~
Conway, Faulkner county, Ark, the Catholic
and Baptist churches were destroyed. The
Bruce, ETenenthal and Martin Bresk blocks
were unI0gted and the front OF Browns drug
store blown IN. The storm extended into Mis-
sour and Kansas. Houses were Unroofed al
jefferson City, no, and a house near st. Mary't
was struck and boy was killed Dispatches
from BisnlaTc-, Dakota, report that the Ms
egnEi River srisingrapi3lv. Three hundred fee
Of the Northern Pacific track there on the Yesi
side OF The rlycr have been washed out, and
the low lands are all under wafer. Trains arr
delayed 50th WAYS. A heavy sn0w-storin pre-
-sailed at DG4dwood, Dakota, on Saturday
blocking the roads and interTupting travel.
On the morning az the 10Th inst, train No
BIO on the Bound Brook route from New Yorl
70 Philadelphia was run info ut the crossing q
that road and the Lehigh Valley Road, between
Bound Brook and Weston, by a special l0como
tive al the latter road The rear coach Of til,
Bound Brook train was overturned and at otaci
caneht FIRE. All the passengers were extri
Gated before tic flames reached them but tlair
teen persons received injuries, Iron the effect
Of which one las since died. The Lehigh Val
leg locomotive AID the passenger train left tit
adjoining drpcts IT'D Bound Brook at the sam,
time. aud from there 10 the scene of the acci
dent tue tracks ann allaos. parallel. The pas
heagcrs on the train clear IT, saw the imprndinI
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-19


Secession Convention, and went with the
Eleventh Georgia TO the army rs first lieuten-
ant. He became a major in 1863 was so
severely wounded at Gettsburg that his life
was despaired Of, and until the end of the war
he laid IN the hospital. He was member of
the constitutional convention in 1865 when
disabilities were removed. In 1872 he was
elected member Of the lower House. in which
he served two years. lie was then promoted to
the Senate and remained there eight years. de-
Ginning reelection.
The British frieate Tenedos arrived at New
port, K. l., on Saturday morning, with the
Princess Louise on board special railway
train was IN waiting, which conveyed her to
Boston. Captain Bagot, A. d. c., Miss Mcneil.
Miss Heryey, and Lord John Hervey accom-
/ panined the Princess from Bermuda Although
the weather was fine, she kept to her state
room during the greater part Of the voyage.
| On landing AZ Newport she advised the Queen
| by cable Of her safe arrival. At Boston the
| Princess was met by her husband, the Marquis
| of Lorne, and the whole party proceeded tothe
/ Hotel Brunswick, where they spent Sunday,
proceeding by special train on Monday even
| ing 10 the Canadian capital.
The Hon VIM. d. Kelley, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of the last Con-
/ gress, was the recipient ofa banquet on the 18th
inst. at the Union League house, Philadelphia.
/ All the prominent manufacturers OF the city
and several Of the most prominent of the State
were present After an address by Mr.. Thos
| Dolan, who presided, Mr. Kelley spoke at
length on the growing industries of the conn
/ try. Speeches were also made by Congressman
Bingham, District Attorney Graham Colonel
! Snowden, Director Of the Mint; Colonel A. K
Mcclure, and Il. A. Rollins, president of the
Centennial National Bank.
| The great SANDER suit at Lafayette Indiana
between HRS. Helen ii. Cougar, the advocate
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
Great Falls City.

RChas. Wegneg, of Rock creek, has just
arrived from the new city, where he has
ibeen to pick out a suitable point for
Hotter & Bros proposed saw mill and
planning mill. The new machinery will
consist of a planer and ripper, as the
logs will be all squared Of the slabs be-
fore running them down the river in
RATS. Only dressed lumber such as
flooring, c%lapboards and finishing lum-
her will be worked up at their lower
|mill-the rough lnmber to be all cut in
the timber. Their lumber last year has
ali been cut up in the Belt mountains,
seven miles from the Missouri, then
hauled to the river and RATED down to
the different lumber yards along the,
stream as far down as the mouth Of Sun
riverI The season of 1882 ,one raft GOT
away from them and went oyer the
falls, owing to the lei getting frighten-
ed and leaving it as soon as the raft got
over the first rifle, several miles above
Black Eagle falls. This last season they
have run down half a million feet of
lumber in seventeen RATS. There has
been a good market for the lumber this
year, but little of their stock is left.
The site selected for the new mill is at
the upper end of townsite, as it is
thought it will be easier to land their
RATS there than further down the river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
The Alberta Mine.

I John r.. Hea1y, who has just returned
from New York, informs us that the Al
berta company lin which he is largely
Interested is making preparations to
extensively develop their property in
the Northwest territory the coming
spring. 1t is IN extension Of the Al
berta in which Andy O'Connell, Al.
Hamilton, and other Montanians are
interested. The Alberta company is
Incorporated with a capitalization of
$4,000, 900, but competent experts who
have examined the mine say hat $1O,-
O0O, 600 would not be an %exorbitant fig
ure, as it is one of the most remarkable
copper discoveries in the world, both as
regards extent and richness. The COM
pany has purchased sufficient machinery
of the latest make for mine working,
and proposes to run a tunnel the coming.
season to tap the vein at a depth of
about n thousand feet. Owing to the
peculiarly precipitous character of the
ground this can be done by running a
tunnel less than four hundred feet in
length. Machinery for concentrating
and reducing the ore to matte has also
been purchased, and will be landed at
the mine in May or early June. The
Canadian Pacific railroad will run with
in a short distance of the property, and
before another year they expect to begin
shipping copper matte in large quanti-
ties from the Alberta.-Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

ern front Of the main divide is bold and
rugged, but not particularly imposing.
The scenery on the.swestern slope, as the
road descends from the Mullan pass, is
billy rather than mountainous.
La !. few miles we have passed from
the waters ofthe Missouri system, flow
ing to the Gulf of Mexico, to those of
the Columbia, and the streams that are
now followed for nearly a thousand
miles are of the color of pale green
quartz, and they rush to- the Pacific.
The Bitter Root, Clark's Fork, Snake
river and the main stream ofthe Column
bia itself seem to have sucked the green
out of the country which they drain.
The extreme northwest of Montana
and the little strip Of Idaho crossed by
the railroad is a region of picturesque
scenery, great gorges, mountains, rush.
ing streams and tall forests. Skirting
the beautiful Pen d'Oreille lake, the
road turns southwark again into Wash
ington, and cuts the corne of that ter
ritory through 200 miles of sage brush
and sand, dismal beyond description to
the eye, but which will speedily be de-
veloped into one of the richest winter
wheat regions on the continent.
At the Oregon line we join the main
stream of the Columbia, and accompany
to Portland and the Pacific a river
which is nobler than the Hudson and
finer than the Rhine.-NeW York SWn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

purchaser. But the rancher happened
to be in Benton that day with the horse,
S O Davis was out of luck that time. His
next move was to start for Assinaboine;
he bought a ticket and loaded his saddle
on the coach, but walked all the way to
the post, for what reason cannot be sur
missed unless he was afraid Of being
stopped on the road by an officer of the
law. He stayed around the fort a couple
of days, gambling a little and otherwise
amusing himself, until one morning he
turned up missing, and also a couple of
horses belonging to Jack Brown, the
Gros Ventre interpreter. Some soldiers
started north on his trail, but could not
overtake him, as he had SO much the
start of his pursuers that he had crossed
the line before the soldiers gotanyWhere
near him. Sheriff McDevitt heard of
his being at the Marias and his flight to
Assinaboine, SO he telegraphed to the
post to have him detained, but the bird
had flown before the message was re-
ceived. Davis has had a wonderful
streak of luck or else he is a good one to
elude capture for so long.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
Notes from Sun River.

SUN River, M. IT,, Nov. Is.
The skeleton of a man was found
about seven miles from Sun River
Crossing, near the square butte, by Mr..
Nelson's sheep herder on the 18th inst.
A corener's jury was called by Mr.. Bur-
cher and IN inquest held over the
remains this morning.
Everything is lively at Sun River and
the carpenters hammers can be heard
from morning until night. Main street
is full of teams and pedestrians. The
villagers keep costly carriages and drive
fine matched teams.
The presiding elder from Helena has
been around this district endeavoring to
raise a salary for Rev. Mr.. Mills, and
the generous citizens subscribed liber-
ally as far as the opportunity was given
them the stewards will continue the
work. The building committee have
purchased the rock for the foundation
of the M. e. church, and the work Of
hauling the same onto the church lots
was commenced to-day. 1t is expected
that two lots will shortly be purchased
for a parsonage site.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
ABOU BEN BUTLER.

Abou Ben Butler may his tribe decrease)
Awoke one evening from a dream of peace,
And saw within the dun light of his room
A demon writing in the gathering gloom.
Rising before him with his arms afold,
Exceeding beer had made Ben Butler boldly
What writest thou, vile imp from Hades' gate?"
The demon slowly raised it, horn-crowned pate
And answered in q tone of fendish glee:
The names of those who will elected be-"
"And is mine one?" The demon soft poohpoohed.
"Look here. cried Ben, ''you darned satanic dude,
Just put my name among the winning crew;
Ny name is Hi, and III git thar, too "
The demon falrered. Look We here - cried Ben,
You imp of darkness, give me the pen"
Then wrote he in a hand precise and firm:
'Ben Butler, Governor, a second term"
The demon vanished with a hideous grin,
And late election night came back again,
And pointed to the list with tiendish laugh
A s~nowdrift covered Benny's autograph!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
. Deserved Compliment to Mr.. Paris Glib
son and Montana,

The Quarterly Journal of the Nation
al Association Of Wool Manufacturers
publishes entire the fine address of ex-
President Gibson Of the Montana Wool
Growers association, delivered before
that body at their annual meeting in
this city last ummer In referring to
the address the editor pays a high COM
pliment to Mr.. Gibson, as well as to our
attractive territory" as follows:
We feel called upon to republish the
following address, because it is in some
measure the complement of a paper
published in u columns in 1880 On
"Wool Growing in Montana" Besides,
the completion of the Northern Pacific
railroad, passing through Montana, is
again bringing public attention to this
attractive territory. The address of Mr..
Gibson deserves the special notice of
manufacturers, because it indicates a
new departure in sheep husbandry in a
most desirable direction, namely, the
aim to attain in American feeces all the
best qualities of the English colonial
woods. 1t is fortunate that one who has
been 50 experienced and skilled as q
manufacturer should be in a position to
influence the wool production of the
most promising region Of the north
west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
The Silver Belle Nine.

While at Barker, a few days ago, q
RIVER PRESS representative was shown
through the Silver Belle mine, and un-
der the guidance of F. d. Mccarthy, the
foreman, we CROPPED our way into nearly
every tunnel, shaft and drift in the ex-
tensive workings. Before entering we
were led to believe we would see some
thing worth looking at, and our expec-
tations were more than realized. In the
south level of the upper tunnel they
have struck an immense body of high
grade ore, the extent of which is not yet
known, and this is but n of many ore
bodies exposed to view. The recent
strike in the upper workings, referred
to above, presented, when we saw it, u
breast of five feet of high grade ore, and
its width was entirely unknown. The
next day we were informed by Mr.. Nc.
Carthy that the ledge, or ore body, was
more extensive than ever, while the in
dications plainly pointed to the fact that
an immense chamber of ore had been
struck. The men are now running the
level with ore on both sides and above
the1n-from which statement one can
easily understand that something big
has been struck. But in addition to the
large body Of ore exposed comes the
other pleasing fact that it is of much
higher grade than has heretofore been
found in the Silver Belle, the ore assay
ing, on an average, $3.50 to the ton in
silver. When we take into considera-
ton the fact that there are thousands Of
tons of this kind Of ore literally in sight
it is apparent that the mine is one of the
best in the territory and worth plenty of
money to-day.
The first of last May there was but
very little work done Oh the Silver
Belle, scarcely more than the represen-
tation work to that time. In May the
Clendenin mining and smelling COM
pany leased the mine and have worked
it constantly since then, under the di-
rection of Mr.. +. D. McCarty, a practical
miner Of many years experience. Mean
time the company has purchased the in
terests Of several different parties and
are now the fortunate owners of the
greater part of the mine-which has fur
nished them already thousands of tons
Of ore, and with enough in sight, if turn
ed into bullion, to insure big dividends
in the near future. During September
and October the output Of the mine was
l 1872 tons, and if it were required now
that amount could be taken out ia two
weeks without increasing the force.
Taking into consideration the amount
of ore in sight, its high grade and the
ease with which it is mined and reduced,
we believe there are few mines in the
territory to-day that promise better than
the Silver Belle, and it will soon take
its place in the front rank.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
Barker.

The failure Of Mr.. Tillinghast, Of
Chicago, who is one of the principal
stockholders in the Clendenin mining
and smelling company, has naturally
created a little alarm in regard to the
latter company among local creditors,
but we are pleased to be able to say, upon
authority, that the assignment of HI. c..
Tillinghast & Co. in noWlse affects the
Clendenin mining and smelling COM
pany. A telegram received from MI.
Tillinghast yesterday contained this
statement in positive terms
This fact assured, it now rests entirely
Upon our own citizens as to whether or
not the operations of the smelling COM
pany at Clendenin shall stop for an in
definite time or go on in the successful
way they have for some months. How
can there be but one course of action?
If the works Of this company at Glen
denim cease, that camp, now the center
of life and business activity, will be
literally deserted and every one in bust
ness there will be ruined, financially.
Not only that, but the business men of
Fort Benton, the principal supply point,
will feel the blow almost as severely. 1t
is not alone tho business men who would
suffer by such a result, but hundreds of
others who have financial relations with
the smelling company and others at
Clendenin. The shutting down of the
smelter and other works in connection
would cause widespread disaster, and
the banks and merchants Of this city
must prevent it, as the power is in their
hands. A meeting of parties interested
should be held at once, SO hat a settle
ment of the present difficulties can be
effected without further delay.
The smelling company is just now
prepared to make a "stake.o The strike
in the Silver Belle last week proves that
mine to be a veritable bonanza. There
are thousands Of tons of $3.50 ore id
sight which can be taken out in any
quantities desired almost, and turned
into bullion without roasting, and con7
%sequently at small expense, at the rateI
of 80 to 40 tons q day. With such an
outlook before the company it would be-
suicidal on the part OF our business men
not to render all the assistance in their
power to prevent the embarrassments
that have UNNECESSARILY arisen on ac-
count Of the failure Of a firm in Chicago,
one member of which is interested in
the smelling company. To do other
wise would be literally killing the goose
that lays the silver egg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
A Big Strike IN the Cone Butte District.

BATCHELoR, Mt, November 5.-The
citizens of Jul little hamlet are wild
with excitement over the new strike in
the Baron lead, owned by Dunton
Bros, Manning & Fuller. These gen.
tlemen have been working for some
time on the contract, which has shown
a very high grade of quartz and sup
posed that it was the main lead into Elk
mountain, but at the depth of 80 feet
they came upon spar cap that closed the
lead to within about four inches of the
hanging wall, but when the cab was shot
off it showed a b foot bed of soft carbo-
uate of a very superior quality and to
all appearances of a very high grade. It
is to be hoped that this is no small bed
or deposit. But all indications show
that it is a true and permanent lead,
and by this time next week it will be
known whether the boys are million
aires or not. The Baron tunnel ac0ss
the gulch and on the same lead as the
Salvador has at present d feet Of lead of
same ore but not as high grade, ~assaying
only lis ounces of silver. The fraction
on the north of the Baron, and the one
which the cave was found, is the
same lead but shows a larger body of
mineral at the point of discovery.
The above from the Maiden argus
tells eta new strike in that vicinity. Cone
Butte district has a bright outlook from
all accounts we have heard of their rich
mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
Fort Benton Library.

A meeting of the association was held
Friday in the library room. The re-
port of the treasurer, L. III. Rosencrans,
was read and accepted. This report
showed receipts from subscriptions of
$600.25 disbursements the same amount.
Miss McQuilian, the librarian, reported
receipts Of S214. 70; cash paid out, $3.50 30;
cash on hand, $50. so; number of vol
umes on hand, 557. The report was ac-
cepted.
The following officers rendered their
designations, which were accepted S..
Dutfin, president; Miss Rose McQuillan,
librarian, and NJ. D. Chambers, direc-
tor. The following persons were then
elected to fill the vacancies caused by
said. designations: I'll. G. McIntire,
president; Mrs. w. Turner, director; d.
Dutro, librarian. 1t was moved, and
carried, that the librarian be allowed a
salary of $25 a month for his services
he to keep the library open from 8 to
Il o'clock a. ~. and from | to 4 D. m.
every day except Saturday when
it, should be kept open the additional
time of from 7 to 10 p. m. The library
to be kept in the same room as at pres
ent and the librarian to furnish the room
and all necessary fires and lights. 1t
was carried that the other officers hold
over until the next general election. in
January. Mrs. Duffn was presented
with a fine volume of "Bryant's Poetry
and Song for the good work she had
done in raising funds for the organiza-
ton. Finally, all the outgoing officers
were given a vote Of thanks for their
hearty cooperation in the work and the
able manne in which they had dis
charged their duties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
A Helena Boys Tumble into the Sea.


A letter informs Helena friends of the
safe arrival of Mrs. Samuel Neel, chill
dren and mother, in California. They
are domiciled at Oakland, making their
home with Mrs. Wilson, formerly of
this city. On the way from Portland to
San Francisco Mrs. Neel's son Sam, a
lad of nine years. tumbled overheard.
A sailor, seeing the boy pitch into the
sea, leaped after him, grabbed him as
he rose to the surface, and lad and res
cuer were quickly lifted from the water
and landed on the deck of the steamer.
none the worse for their bath. For some
moments great excitement prevailed on
board the vessel, and not for some time
after the accident did Mrs. Neel recover
from the shock it caused her. The brave
sailor was rewarded by q mothers
heart-burdened thanks and a substan-
tial testimonial for his heroic act.-Her-
aid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
The Miles City w ell.

The pressure in the artesian well
seems to increase by the length of time
it has been running. Yesterday a col
m of pipe fifty feet above the surface
was put on and an effort made to plug
up the pipe with a ten-foot wooden plug
driven in by the 500-pound hammer
which is used in sinking the casing.
The workman had about finished driv-
ing in the plug, and Superintendent
Ullman was congratulating himself on
the success of the undertaking, when
this plug was suddenly thrown into the
air, lifting, in its ascent, the heavy ham,
mer, and the water gushed out with
fearful force.-Journnt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21
Firemen's Meeting.

The meeting of the engine company
last Friday was well attended, some
twenty-five members being present. The
object Of the gathering was to consider
the matter of adopting a uniform. and
after some discussion it was decided to
secure a shirt and belt, each member to
purchase his w outfit, the cost of
which will not be greater than five dol
lars. All present signified their will
ingness to invest and the other MEM
bers will be waited upon in reference to
the matter to-day, SO that before very
long, doubtless, the engine company IAN
appear on parade in the simple but
pleasing uniform adopted. Tt is pro-
posed to give a grand fireman's ball dur
ing the holidays, and altogether, it
seems, the fire laddies are taking a good
deal of interest in their organization.