The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-09

Broadwater, McCulloh & Co. have
been awarded the contract to supply
Fort Maginnis with fresh beef at 13c. a
pound, and Fort Assinaboine with the
saIne at 9 $40 cents a pound.
both of our clothing houses report
lhaving had yesterday a larger retail
business than yer before in day
since their establishment here. This is
the kind of report we are pleased to
make.
The various parties interested in the
upper Shonkin disturbance over the
ownership of a lot Of cord wood came
into town yesterday. The trial, how
ever, will not take place till next Mon
day, before Judge Tattan.
j. Wallace Caldwell, who used to be
assayer at the Barker smelter during
the flush times, arrived last evening on
the coach from Utica and Yogo. He
has been at the latter place inspecting
the rich prospects in that vicinity.
The eighty stamps of the two mills
belonging to the Alice mine at Butte
are crushing 100 tons every day. This
ore has averaged $48 a ton for the last
month. This would make $l44 900,
which is a good showing for a months
work.
Alex. Begg. who is here to purchase
sheep for his ranch, situated some TWEEN
ty miles from Macleod, was formerly a
special correspondent of the Toronto
Mail, and in that capacity has travelled
over a great part of the Northwest ter
ritory.
The ice has been broken in the way
of wool sales, and in the next few days
it is likely that quite a number of our
growers will sell their clips in prefer
nee to shipping and taking chances
on the market. The buyers maintain
that they are offering all the market
will possibly stand.
The Shonkin roundup will move to-
morrow from Spring coulee to Deep
creek and from there will work back to
Spring coulee. This will probably take
about two weeks. 1t is claimed that
this roundup has given better general
satisfaction to all concerned than any
other in this section.
The "nothing if not original' B. w.
Murray of Sun River is quoted as say
ing that men who are bald-headed are
signboards of immortality, which
proves that our forefathers are not SO
much better than the rising generation,
as the believers in the ''good old days'
would have us think.
Nj. Blattner, who has been connected
with the management of the smelter
under the new regime, is in town to
help us celebrate the Fourth. He has
yet been advised from the parties in
whether the smelter would re-
work or not, but like the rest of
us he hopes for the best.
The pioneer merchant of Fort Benton, |
I. G. Baker, arrived yesterday from
st. Louis, via the Canadian Pacific rail-
road. This gentleman must look with
commendable pride OH the large bust
ness houses in this western country |
bear his name and stand as q
monument of his business foresight and
enterprise.
The Bazaar and Festival was well at
.ended last evening, and a pleasant time
had by all who were present. The
continued until II o'clock and
and ice cream went off
This evening the crazy quilt
will be ratified off and the 500 saddle
voted to the most popular stockman.
There is certain to be a big attendance
lpTd fun for everybodY-
Tire we'll known stockman of Chest
tut, Mr.. Phil Travis, was seriously in
pred at Cashiers coulee last Tuesday
~ his horse falling Oh him. The saddle