The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-09

a couple OF hundred more. -
Y Concord coaches, drawn by four horses, |
now run out from Billings on the Ben
ton line. This is getting to be the most
important stage line in Montana, and
we hope Mr.. Pound will follow suit on
this end The traffic and the interests
Iof the contractor both require it.
A communication addressed to the
Pioneer Press under date of Manitoba,
April 20, says that work On the Cana
dian Pacific is scarce, owing to the crowd
of workmen along the line, and is likely
to continue SO until the Goth proximo.
The writer advises those seeking en-
ployment not to go out that way until
after May 20.
The United States land office at Hele-
ma is almost daily in receipt Of inquiries
as to whether or not certain lands desig-
mated are taken up. The number of in
quiries renders it almost impossible to
answer them individually, but the office
will furnish tracings OF any township IN
this land district, showing all lands ap-s
piled for, on receipt of dollar.
A very fine vein of coal has been dis
covered about eight miles south OF Oh
| denis ranch, on the Musselshell, and
| about thirty miles from Billings, on the
line of the proposed Billings and Ben
ton branch of the N. p. railroad. The
coal is said to be of a very superior quail
ity, and equal to any that has been
found in Montana.-BiWangs Post.
Father Camp returned from Fort AS
| sinaboine Tuesday evening, and will re-
main in the city some time. he con-
| firms the reported capture of Crees by
II ;o,,r y,Iorccn 4. alCn fha 1,anOrt az to
the resignation of Col. llges, which is
to take effect January 1st, if accepted,
and everybody at the post will be only
too glad if Gen. Terry would stubbornly
refuse to let the Colonel have his own
way about this matter.
From Fridays Daily
Mike Foley, the Barker merchant, is
in town.
A. +. Davidson has been selling a lot
of saddles recently.
III. P. Rolfe is moving into his new
house near the Helena road.
Butte is organizing a base ball team to
tackle the Helena champions.
T. C. Power has bonded the west side
water works, in Helena, for $4,000.
The river was twenty inches above
low water mark at 6 o'clock last night,
and still rising.
Daniel Nevielle is loading for j. B.
Smith & Bro, Fort Macleod, and Will
pull out to-day.
The new nickel coin sleeve buttons
and watch chains at Cans & Klein's are
something nobby.
Wednesdays coach did not arrive IN
til half past six last night-over twenty
four hours behind time.
las. TT. Rice and Col. Leaning expect
to leave this morning by private convey
ance for a trip to the Judith Basin.
H. =. Wackerlin & Co. have ordered
bip supply of roller skates, and before
many weeks the rink will be IN ful
blast.
/T. C. Power has the beef contract fol-
the Fort Belknap and Fort Peck IndlaI
agencies. the former at $3.50 and the lat
ter at S5.42.
Paris Gibson left yesterday to make
the roundup of his sheep ranches. ibis
is landing time, and he is about as busy
as it is possible to be.
Gross & Farmer are the next one t.
Iclean house, the saloon being closed yes
terday to allow the mechanics to Tx up
1T will be a daisy when reopened.
w. B. Settles little son, who was s.
badly scalded a day or W ago, is I'm
proving rapidly. The child's eyesigh
will not be impaired, as was at nrs
feared.
. THE first boat of the season from Boon
CITY. the "straggler." S. c. Edgerton
Imaster. arrived from up river yesterda..
, land is now tied W at the Coulson stean8
Ter landing.
Florence Mccarthy, an old an expel
) fenced Colorado and Nevada miner,
< i'm charge of the Silver Bell mine g
Clendenin, and is doing splendid Wor
9 in getting out ore.
w. s. Stocking had a proposition froI
a prominent citizen in reference 60 leas
ing his new building for a dry goodsan
:, boot and shoe store. Just the place fe
= such an institution.
For smashing a door in a house jon
= IKrieg was fined $25 and costs by Justle
kanouse yesterday. Two Others dona