The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-01

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d. G. Wilkins starts for the mines in
a day or two. and on his return proposes
starting a line of coaches for the accom-
mediation of passengers and fast freight
This will give persons an opportunity Of
paying a visit to the mines, and seeing
the splendid Milk river country.
Col. J. T. Grayson and Edwin Corson,
of Butte; Sam'l Schwab, E. B. McCrea,
Ell. Ell. Ashbury, Jos. A. DeBar, J. IL.
Marcum, w. Ashbury and J. E. Spears,
of Helena, and Frank r. Morgan, of
Basin City, arrived in town yesterday
on their way to the Little Rockies.
Chas. Bourassa says that fruit is Won
derfully cheap in Oregon. Apples can
be purchased for half d cent a pound.
He has made arrangements to have sew
eral thousand pounds shipped, for sale
in Fort Benton. They will arrive here
in about a month, and he proposes to
cell them at such a low figure that every
family in town a afford to lay in a
winters supply.
The smelter for the Maiden Reduction
company arrived at that camp on the
18th inst. Quite a number Of men are
at work grading the mill site, the lum-
Der is being hauled, and the building
and machinery will be put up at once.
Every one in Maiden and vicinity is
anxious to see the smelter working, as
it will give the boys a chance to develop
| their mines and make employment for
seventy-fye OF q hundred mel
Most Of the parties coming from Hell
ena and Butte, bound for the mines are
loutitting here, provisions being in most
L%instances cheaper in Fort Benton than
fany other portion Of the territory. rms,
is easffy accounted fof~as transportation
to this place is much lower than by rail
| to Helena, and in addition to this our
| merchants are selling at a very small
margin and do not realize the profits
which we are informed the merchants
in other sections are asking.
Joe Lessard returned from the Little
Rockies to-day. He did not visit Little
| Alder but from what he could learn
there is money being taken out every
day. He located a claim on Peoples
creek. Messrs. Ingersoll, Webster,
Evans, Devereaux and others are run
ming a drain which was about nine feet
| deep when he left. 1t shows very en-
c%ouraging prospects. Joe is an old and
practical miner and his report can be
fully relied upon. He believes the Lit
tie Rockies will be a rich mining district
in time.
Our reporter, in a conversation with
Col. Grayson, one of the parties who ar
rived yesterday, asked his opinion of the
mines from what he had heard both IN
Helena and since his arrival here. He
said that the reports, if true, are favor
able for a good mining camp. The IN
di~cations are that the deep diggings will
be good from the fact that color are
found in the gravel. He will look care
fully into the cement, from whence 1T is
stated the gold comes, and make practl-
cal investigation. He has a complete
assaying outfit with him, and his report
will be valuable. Col. Grayson will also
make assays of quartz, and On his fav-
orable report capital will be forthcoming
for the further development of the
mines.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Ell. P. Rolfe has gone to Great Falls.
Little Howard Price is improving
daily.
Ed. Keaster and JOS. BraithWaite are
Tin
Sc. Ashby and family arrived this
morning from Helena.
+. II. Lee and James Culley, OF Sand
ICoulee, are in the city.
Dan E,,,tc and Robert SyDhertS ac-