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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
The Redskins in Montana.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Delegate Ma
ginnis is endeavoring to have inserted
in the sundry civil appropriation bill n
the senate a clause to provide for a COM
mission to inquire and examine into the
grievances and reconcile the differences
of the various Indian tribes in the terri
tory of Montana, and tomake such modi-
fcations of existing treaties or agree
ments, and make such agreements as
may be deemed desirable by the various
tribes of Indians in Montana on the one
side and the secretary of the interior on
the other. The clause appropriates $780,
600 to defray the expenses OF the COM
mission. The clause is recommended
by the secretary of the interior n the
commissioner of Indian affairs.
Mr.. Maginnis says that it is absolutely
necessary to take immediate action look
ing toward a permanent settlement OF
the Indians in Montana, and to reconcile
differences which may result in serious
trouble, and with that end in view he
requests that the necessary steps be taken
for the appointment of a commission to
negotiate with the several tribes in the
territory. The Commissioners OF Indian
affairs says that if the Indians desire to
enter into negotiations for the modlflca-
ton Of existing treaties he sees no obJec-
ton to such proceedings.
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The River Business.

Concerning the condition Of affairs On
the lower river, the following from the
Sioux City Journal, Of the 9th ult., IS
OF interest: Commodore Coulson came to
this city from Yankton, yesterday after
noon, and left in the evening for st.
Paul. He gave it as his opinion con-
corning the breakup that it would be
gradually going out from below and will
move away without great commotion or
gorges. At the present state OF the ice,
two or three weeks more of even warmer
weather than we have experienced will
probably be required to loosen it.
Regarding business on the river this
season, the commodore said it would
probably be larger than last year. An
immigration Of 100000 is confidently
expected into Dakota, and 100000 into
Montana. They will MATERIAL increase
the demand for supplies OF all kinds.
No more railroads are likely to strike the
Missouri, and the steamboats, will neces-
sarily get their share of the business.
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Benton and Billings Stage Line.

Walter Burke tells Us that the Billings
and Martinsdale stage line, of which he
is agent, are making active preparations
to shorten the time of travel between
here and Benton. He has just returned
from an expedition in search of a new
road from the crossing OF the Mussel-
shell to the Judith Gap. He succeeded
beyond his expectations and found a
naturally good road, without obstruction,
along an almostdirect line between those
points. The adoption Of this route will
shorten the travelled distance between
Benton and Billings by at least rs miles.
Stage stations will be erected and stock
changed at intervals Of about IA miles
between here and the Gap, and when
they put four-horse coaches on the road,
about April 1st, the company hope to
convey passengers from Benton to Bill
lings in less than forty-eight hours. A
daily mail service between those places
will probably be established about that
time.
The bridge at the crossing of the Mus.
selshell is now completed. 1t is builton
three piers, is 140 feet long, and elevated
about eight feet above the ordinary level
of the river. It cost about 81, 500, which
expense was sustained for the most part
by the ranch at the crossing. Great i'm
proyehlents upon the road between Bill
Iings and the MusselsheI will be made
this spring.-BiUaaags Herald.
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Capture Of Cree Indians.

ST. PAUL, March 6.-Advices were re-
ceived at department headquarters from
Capt. O.. B. Reed, Eleventh infantry, in
command of the camp at Poplar river,
Mont, to this effect: "On the 1st inst.
Scout Cu1bertson reported from Timber
creek the capture of nine lodges Of Cree
Indians, belonging to Big Bears camp,
and which he said he would hold until
troops were sent to his assistance. The
Indians state there were thirty lodges of
Crees camped at Big Bend of Milk river
twelve days ago, bat a detachment Of
troops from Assinaboine drove them
away. The nine lodges which are at
Timber creek separated from the others
and came towards the Missouri river.
the remaining twenty-onelo lodges did not
move a great distance from Great Bend
because of the deep snow, and IN spite
of the shaking up given them by the
troops from Assinaboine are reported
| still on this side of the line. Culbertson
also reports the finding of the bodies OF
| two white men frozen to death in their
lodges about twenty-five miles from
Timber creek. A mounted detachment
has been sent from Poplar river to Cul-
bertson's camp to bring in the captured
| Crees.n
In reply to Capt. Reeds request fol
instructions, orders have been issued by
| Gen. Terry to. send the Indians across
the boundary into the British Posses
sions.
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OF For Barker.

Sheriff Cameron, ]. J. Healy, Col. j.
J. Donnelly and Judge Tattan left for
Barker yesterday morning by private
conveyance, to tackle the silver Belle
affair. Such an array of bravery and
legal talent ought to awe the Barkerites
into humble submission, and we have
no doubt it will. Sheriff Cameron will
serve the injunction issued BY Judge
Wade, and it is not unlikely that Col.
Donnelly will see to it that further com
plicatiens are brought about. There
may be trouble before the thing is settled
but we trust not. Why not let the courts
determine who are the rightful owners :
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To the Memory of Capt. Clifford.

At a meeting of the members of Com
pany E, 18th Infantry, the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted in
regard to the death of Captain Walter
Clifford, 18th Infantry:
WHEREAS it has pleased Almighty
God in his wise providence to remove
from our midst our beloved Captain, and
WHEREAS we feel that by his death
the service his not only lost a brave and
faithful officer, but his company a kind
friend and noble captain, one whose
whole mind was centered in the men OF
his and whose aim and object
was their welfare,
Resozued, That while we bow in hum
BILE submission to the will Of our Heaven
" Father, we mourn the loss of u be-
loved Commander who, by his devotion
to our interests, his friendship for us,
and by the possession of all those quail
tiles which endeared him to us. has won
a deep place in the hearts of all bis men.
ResoJved, That his memory will be
eve cherished by us, that by his death
we lose a soldiers friend, a true soldier,
and a brave and valiant officer.
Resolved, That we place at the head OF
his grave a marble slab to mark his final
resting place, the last act we can 90 LOT
our noble departed Captain.
Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt
sympathy to his surviving widow and
children and that a copy OF these resolu-
tons be sent to her and that they be
published in the Arn2y and NdUy Regis-
| ter and Journal.
WILLIAM BAMBAM, LIST Sergt.
DENIS HARRINGTON, Sergt.
PHILIP r. DIEHL, Corpl.
WILDER DELAPLAINE, Corpl.
CHARLES BERNARD, Priv.
Committee.
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build through the Judith basin to the
head of the Missouri. The management

build through the Judith basin to the
head Of the Missouri. The management
Of that company cannot realize the I'M
mense traffic that will be developed IN
this county by the construction OF this
branch. Our mountains are traversed
by lodes of gold, silver, copper and iron,
while we have coal enough. adjacent to
the Belt mountains to supply the world.
The Fails of the Missouri afford the lar
gest and most available water power on
this continent, and are worth going a
thousand miles to see. Last but not
least, we have climate and scenery here,
which, when better known, will attract
health-seekers and tourists from all coun-
tries. The National Park. of course,
must forever be the Mecca for travellers
in America, but among the foot hills and
mountains where such streams as the
Sun, the Belt and the Teton take their
sources, Eastern people will find the
most delightful places for summer camps.
The person who travels in the cars up
the valley of the Yellowstone, can form
no idea of the grand scenery of Montana.
He must leave the cars, travel over the
foot hills and among the mountains, and
he will be amply rewarded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Paris Gibson's Say.

The following is the concluding por-
ton of a letter recently written by Mr..
Paris Gibson to the Pioneer Press:
The stock interests of this territory are
in a highly prosperous condition. 1t is
doubtful ii any considerable quantity Of
stock cattle could now be bought for less
than $50 per head, including all branded
calves. Sheep have not advanced in
price, but an unusual demand for them
has recently sprung up. It is almost
certain that the sheep interest of Mon
tana will increase very rapidly, now that
1T ID becoming accessible by railroads.
During the last six years, the wool pro-
duct Of Texas grew from 6,O05, 600
pounds to 33, 600, 900 pounds. The ratio
of increase in Montana, will be larger
than this during the next five or six
yearssN
Al few words as to northern Montana.
We are all anxious to see the Benton
branchof the Northern Pacific railroad
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
FROM BARKER
HUGHEsvILLE, NJ. T., March 7,

M. L., March 4.
Editors of the RIVER PRESS.
The blast furnace of the Clendenin
Smelling and Mining company has just
completed the most successful run OF
twelve days that they ever made. They
moulded 200 bars Of bullion, weighing
an average of 90 pounds each. We did
not learn the exact value Of the bullion
per ton, but it is somewhere about $500
in silver and lead. Prof. Foss says that
if he had sufficient roasting capacity at
his command he could run the blast fur
mace for at least 800 consecutive days
without stopping for repairs, SO easily is
the ore smelted after once properly pre-
pared. The ore is the product of the
Wright & Edwards mine, of which they
are now taking out twelve tons daily,
with a small force of men at work. Their
roasting capacity being SO limited they
have already accumulated about 7O0tons
of ore upon their yard which is being
roasted on large log heaps.
The mining this winter in the Barker
district has principally been done on the
Wright & Edwards mine, and has been
done under lease from the owners by the
Clendenin Smelling and Mining Co.,
it being more than sufficient to supply
demand of ore needed. But preparations
are now being made and will commence
in the early spring to develop some OF
the other promising leads Of this camp;
among them I will name the Barker,
which has been SO long idle, the May &
Edna, the Vanderbilt, Kalloch, Uncle
Mike, Amazon and many others. Some
of the better ones are as promising as the
w. & e. Here within a radius oftWenty
miles we have five different mining dis
tricts, viz: Montana, Belt, Park, Wolf
creek and Yogo, all of which camps has
had all winter and still has developments
in the Wayof sinking shafts and running
tunnels upon lodes that are showing
immense bodies Of rich ore in silver,
lead and copper, In Yogo district your
correspondent visited a few days since
and found developments there of Won
derful magnitude. The Golden Behe-
IlOtI, oWAcU ny JoS iuL1Ai, a0O anu
others, is a sure bonanza. They have a
tunnel run in 100 feet to tap the vein,
and a shaft down twenty-five feet show
ing ten feet Of solid ore assaying from
$50 to $50 in gold and Il OF. in silver. The
Blue Dick lode, owned by Hughes &
Sellew is an immense body of copper ore.
A late assay made by Prof. Foss gives
on an average SIS per cent. in copper and
S12 per ton in gold. IF there was a rail
road running into the Judith Basin
inside Of two years the once abandoned
gulch Of Yogo would be the largest bull
lion producing camp in the territory.
The copper alone at this camp at no far
distant day will form q great industry.
There are already four large lodes of OK
ide of copper, and copper is now worth
in the east from 18c to 1859 per pound.
So ore assaying So per cent. would be
worth in the eastern markets $3.50 pei
ton. Such ore with cheaptransportation
is a bonanza of itself. FL.
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A Montanian now in the states writes

A Montanian now in the states writes
the Yellowstone Journal from Parker
City, Pa, under date of Feb. Esd, and
says: "You would be surprised to see
how little people this far east know of
the famous Montana, or the resources
Of the northwestern territories. Bust
ness in the oil regions is very quiet at
present. Oil has been hanging around
the tail end of a dollar for the last two
months. Montana carries the belt for
sunshiny days over this country at the
rate of 80 per cent. This is about a fair
estimate
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14
Seizure of Peck Line Boats.

SIOUX CITY, Feb. 27.-Information
has Just been received here of an impor-
tant seizure of the Peck line of steam
boats now lying on the Nebraska side Of
the Missouri river, by Marshal Allen, of
Omaha, in behalf Of McLain & McNider,
wholesale dealers Of Bismarck, on a
claim of SIS, 600 for shares, supplied boats
last year. The boats are the Nellie
Peck, the Gen. Meade and the Gen.
Terry. There are $4,000 in claims
against the boats, Of which $40, 600 are in
Bismarck and the rest in Sioux City.
The names of creditors with amounts
are:
McLain & McNider, $4,000
First National bank in Bismark, 5000
John Hernick, 5000
J. 2. Dennis & Co., 1000
i. c.. Palmer & Co., 1900
Higman 81 Co., 1000
~Tackaberry, Van Keuren & Floyd,
lin Sioux City, 500
The Peck line belongs to the North
western Transportation company, OF
Keokuk.
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Don't Like the Northern Pacific.

BISMARCK, March 6.-Ata mass meet
ing here this evening $4,000 was offered
to the first railroad reaching this city not
under the control Of the Northern Pa
cifc, giving direct connection with Chi
caeo and the east.
Milford chronicle., 1883-12-28

The most noticeable example of
dashing business in these towns at
this time is the dazzling work OF
Messrs. G. II. Treat & Co. at George
town. This firm has certainly trusted
the people. In the size, finish and
appointments oftheir store buildings;
in the variety, quantity, and quality
of their stock Of goods; in their num-
Der of superior clerks and account
ants they have exhibited such con-
fidence in the people Of this PENN
sula as has shaken the heads of all
knowing, enWous ones with mean
ING twist that indicated the conscious
knowledge with such knowing ones
that such enterprise must bring fail
ure. "Why the expense for prin-
ters' ink with this firm, is greater
than the stock of goods in many
buildings p But at the rate things
are going on, these knowing ones are
doomed to disappointment. With
average daily sales that approximate
a-half-thousand dollars, and frequent
special occasions that run the daily
sale over $4,000, it does seem as ifI
the people had fully met the conf
dence Of Mr.. Treat, and that they are |
determined to requite the same in
kind.
"Trust the people" j" Make your
business known, and be careful to
leal honestly and uprightly."
Milford chronicle., 1883-12-28

in the face. An old crusty heart is
readily detected in a mans visage
And again, the temper of your chill
dren will be largely influenced by the
conditions Of their mothers mind,
Disappointed, worried and fettered
mothers generally have children OF
similar disposition; especially if the
exciting causes of such wOrriment
are in force during child-bearing.
Therefore man, make your house
your home, bright, cheerful and com
Portable. Have a carpet on your
floor, some books or magazines some
pictures on your walls; a clean, tidy
door-yard, with few flower beds, a
porch over your door, easy door steps,
the house neatly painted &c. You
may think all this useless eXpendi-
ture, to the contrary you will find
that it is the best investment you
can make. 1t will make your wife
cheerful and happy. make her take a
pride in her home, encourage your
children to selfrespect, and better
than all, make a man of you. Do
not require them to do all this, do it
yourself, and make them feel that
you do it as an appreciation oftheir
kindly love towards you. With graf
itude they viii reciprocate your ap-
probation.
Rememember, the scale of a mans
civilization is the number Of his arti-
icial wants; the fewer he has, the |
nearer he approaches the brute crea-
ion. Men of intelligence passing
'our homestead can as readily tell
our position in the social scale by
IS surroundings, as they can tell
our moral position by the company
-Ou keep.
Milford chronicle., 1883-12-28
"TEUST TIE PEOPLE -

A most successful business gentle
man Of Wilmington, said 4 few days
since, that the secret Of his success
had been in his entire confidence in
the people. His part of the success
was to provide what the people wan
ted, and then with greater zeal, care
and labor, make the fact thoroughly
known to the people. Honesty of
representation, and uprightness in
dealing were elements he claimed to
be necessary to the complete success
of anyone. These principles strictly
adhered to, had brought him his sat
isfactory condition in life. Closing.
he reiterated "Trust the people"
OF course he did not mean by this
expression, that the road to success
lay in parting with goods and trust
ing to the customers own judgments
of when was the time to pay. Many
a man has thus parted with his wares
forever But, what he did mean was.
just what he said. Let the people
know ofyoUr business, and then with
confidence that customers will be
found, be most anxious to deal hon
estly and uprightly.
Not only in Wilmington, have we
examples Ofsuccessful men with this
confidence in the people, but in sew
eral Of our peninsular towns may be
found persons combining all the ell
of that enterprise which will |
some day be crowned with success.
Milford chronicle., 1883-12-28

before us, and its consumation is SO
important, that we are willing to be
misunderstood and misrepresented
( if need be, so we but hasten in the
least the pace of our people to meet
II; The changes and improvements
that we have again and again urged in
our methods of agriculture would
quicken its coming. When we have
acquired the knowledge and the skill
to grow in perfection what these Z,
100000 people want for their break
fast; corporations will be found to
transport that food in time for break
fast, and our State will have left no
neglected lands for briars nor weeds,
nor idle time for the cultivation of
"that narrow prejudice that is so
common in Delaware-of inquiring
mans nativity before according
him either praise on censure.n
The NelcS states as a fact: "The
immigrants to Delaware have been
Of the better and more prosperous
classes of the locations from which
they migrated" Now we know they
are here from every locality Of the
North, East, and West, and there
fore by the logic Of the Nelcs, we
must have the cream Of the world
now in Delaware; vet it says in
few paragraphs further on that the
picture of Sussex doleful, and Kent
bright "may be accounted for by the |
fact that the painter is one of the |
'furriners' mentioned who has not
learned the true fidelity to nature.
The contradictions Of its argument
place the NeWs only in less laugh
able position than the farms of some
whom it names rs models Of Sussex
thrift.
If its list of prosperous Sussex
farmers had included such names as
Thompson, Dodd, Bacon, Hickman.
Horsey &C., it would have
shown a better knowledge of the
county, and would have betrayed
leener appreciation of that merit
which has improved the farm from
he proceeds of the farm. Indeed, t
sussex is not wanting in many eX-
implies of native thrift; but Of exam {
lies Of men, prosperous with few 9
cres, she has too few. Small farms /
nd high tillage, will attend the new l
IA in Delaware. Sussex farmers {
fhO see this are in sympathy with /
S to hasten its coming. c
We repeat with you neighbor, a
mere assertion is not criticism" i
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THE CHRONICLE has been visiting
weekly the homes Of over one thous.
and readers during 1888, and it is
fair to presume, it has been read by
five or six thousand people every
week; or a total of 100000 persons
have read the CHRONICLE during the
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