The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-17
A Big Victory In MANI.

Big Victory in Mails.
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speeGm saturdays Daily.
w e. Parker has gone to Great Falls
md will return tomorrow.
Denis Halpin and J. B. Schroeder
nan for the mines yesterday.
The Bank of Winnipeg is soon to es;
tahlish a branch at Calgary. 4
Higgins & Ayres Little Alder express
vii leave to-day for the mines. \
chester B. Fowler is talking seriously
Of taking a trip to Little Alder.
Smuggling matches seem to be the prin-
oinaI amusement offered to the citizens
of Butte.
The money found by Charley Kelly
WAS claimed by Jack Parnell and turned
over to him.
Wackerlin & Co. are prepared to fur
nisn complete mining outfits = gold
mans, sluice forks, etc.
T. G. Brooke, of Whitehall, has ION
oxhibltion ut the Helena fair fifteen
head of Angora goats. [
Peter Smith, who was unfortunate
enough to lose his watch a few days ago,
recovered it yesterday.
Cottonwood is now selling from Sc to
$50 per cord and pine aust per cord.
Goal is worth $40 a ton.
choice specimens of ore from the
Rlack Warrior lode, near Cooke City,
are said to assay $2S, 900 to the ton.
Some one will have to come in from
the mines before long. Provisions were
reported pretty scarce when Halpin and
Aspling left.
Notwithstanding the fact that Nc
Cune's market is the only n i'll town,
meat will be sold from eight to fifteen
cents per pound.
Wood and coal continue to come in in
greater quantities than ever before, Our
people will be well supplied with 1uel
thjs winter, and at low prices.
Joe Gauvreau was expected back on
Wednesday last. His not returning is
prettv convincing that Joe has got a
good thing and means 10 stay with 1T.
During the absence of Rev. Mr.. Mills
the Sunday school, children's meetings,
PRAYER and class meetings will be held
\ at the Methodist parsonage at the usual
hours.
We hope the city council will consider
the subject of street lamps, on Main
street especially. The cost will not be
much and the benefit to be derived very
great.
Mr.. w. b. Robson arrived in the city
Yesterday, en- route to Dupuyer, where
he expects TO locate a ranch Wlttfthe
view of engaging in the business OF
wool growing. -
A thousand head of sheep, purchased
by Mr.. Il. s. Clark of Henry Macdon-
aid, arrived last evening, en- route to
Mr.. Clark's ranch on the Teton Muddy,
ten miles above Bynum's.
A couple of convicts in the Deer
Lodge p~enitentiary have invented a
new motive power capable Of propelling
any weight from one ton upwards at a
speed of 200 miles an hour, and will give
the invention for their freedom.
The new county offices look rather
lonesome Just now. The Old furniture
suffers by contrast With its surround
ings. We are Informed, however, the
county commissioners will see that the
offices are properly furnished III cue
time to correspond with the building.
Aspirants for political preferment do
not seem to be plenty this fall. we
have heard of only two or three anne
mentioned by either party, although
We have strong suspicious that several
people are DESTROYS OF securing the OH
ces. If, however, they are doing any
thing to secure the nomination they are
keeping it mighty quiet.
The Merchants National Bank Of
Helena received last night from the
Drum Lummon mine six bricks OF bul
lion, amounting to SIG, 0OO. b IS the
second shipment received from tnat Ia
nous mine since the starting or the
sixty stamps in their new mlll.-Her-
aid.
Genuine old timers, by the side Of
whom the members OF the new organl-
zation are pilgrims, are at present resld-
ing in Choteau county, and should De
added TO the list. Col. w. +. Wheeler,
Oh his recent trip, visited nearly all or
them, and collected valuable Informal
ton for the future history OF Montana.
A subscription paper was circulated
Yesterday for the purpose OF raising
lunds to defray the expenses OF Halpln
and Aspling, on their recent trip to o
mines. It seemed to be we'll filed With
names and we presume there will be no
difficulty in securing the amount re-
CURED. 1t is no more than fair that the
expense incurred should be paid by the
citizens of Fort Benton.
Rev. Jacob Mills will leave to-day for
Sun River, where he will hold services