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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
Placer Diggings IN the Little Rockies.

A few years ago a party of Indians
brought into Fort Peck some splendid
specimens of gold, which they said came
from the Little Rocky mountains. In
those days it was almost certain death
for a pros pector to be found in the noun
tains, and as a consequence it was never
known where it came from, as the In
dams persistently refused to tell. At
that time the story was not believed,
and the gold was supposed to have been
taken from white men who had been
killed while coming down the river
from Fort Benton. If the Indian story
is true the diggings will be found before
many months, it the reservation is
thrown open.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
MI. J.. J. HIPS Summer Trip.

When in the territory about two
months ago, Nj. J. J. Hill said that he
would probably pay another visit to
Montana this summer. He will leave
the terminus of the Manitoba road this
side of DeyiIs Lake, and by having re-
lays at convenient distances will make a
rapid trip through northern Montana
probably Over the Stevens survey of
1854. He very much desires to see the
country over which his road will come.
He will visit Fort Benton and will go
from here to Great Falls and Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
General w. 3. Hazen, Chief of the Signal
Service.

Our readers will, no doubt, thank Us
for the publication Of d likeness oil ''OId
Probabilities Gen. W. Is. Hazen, who
is the official head OF our national sig
nal service bureau. lie it is who grinus
out the daily weather representations,
not always iniallibly but SO nearly cor
rect hat the people or the United States
have come 10 regard the bulletins as
very trustworthy Oh All extended aver
age.
The signal service, over which Gen.
HaZen pre-ldes, Is comprised OF about
$50 stations located at as many places LII
various parts Of the country. Of these,
at the first class stations observations are
made OF the weather in their respective
regions and reported three times daily
to Gen. Hazen's headquarters in Wash
ington; from these reports, together
with those received from all other sta
tions, representations are deduced tor
the ensuing t~wenty-lour hours.
Gen. William b. HaZen, who is the
second incumbent, succeeded Gen. Myer,
the first chief signal officer, December
8, 1850. The salary Of his position is
50, 500 a year. Gen. HaZen was born in
Vermont in 1880. In 1851 he entered
the military academy at West Point.
OuI years dllC1 WdluS IC SlduudlCu az
this Institution and was made brevet
second lieutenant of the Fourth infant
ry. Engaged during the next few years
i'll fighting the Indians of Texas, i'll 1859
he was made first lieutenant by brevet.
At the outbreak Of the civil War he act
ed as colonel OF the Forty-first Ohio vol
unteers. In 1862 he was made brigadier
general Of volunteers, and major by
Drevet in the regular army in 1868, a re-
ward for his courage in the battle OF
Chicamauga. Successive promotions
for distinguished services Ill several
great battles led up to his being made,
IN March, 1866, a major general, and one
month later he was commissioned major
general Of volunteers, to rank from De-
eember Ii, 1864. He was mustered out
of the volunteer service in 1866, and sub
s%equently served as colonel Of the Thir-
ty-eighth regular infantry, and OF the
Sixth infantry since 1869. During the
Franco-German wal he was employed
in studying the education n charac-
teristlcs OF the French n German
troops, and upon his return to the Unit
ed States, embodied his observations on
these subjects in a book entitled "School
and Army OF France and Germany"
In 1877 he was appointed military at
tache to the United States legation at
Vienna, and nearly four years ago to
his present position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

At the quarry they are taking out fine
building stone, hard and of excellent
quality.
Before another year water works will
be erected and the town abundantly
supplied with splendid water. Other
improvements are talked of the nature
Of Which our reporter was unable to as
pertain
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
C B~REVITIES.

From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Gates left yesterday for the states
in the mackinaw st, Louis.
Lumber is selling from $25 to $50 per
thousand feet, at Great Falls.
Charley Peterson expects to open a
saloon and billiard hall at Great Falls
soon.
r. A. Luke returned on Wednesday
after an extended trip through the Jul
dith Basin.
Mr.. Belcher, the Canadian Pacific
representative, is expected in the city
again in a few days.
One hundred and ninety-one head OF
Montana cattle, 1900 pounds, sold at
Chicago on the Goth for $4.37.
w. H. Burgess, who has been in the
Occur d'Alene mining region Tor some
months, is expected this week.
Engineer Griffith was busy yesterday
afternoon locating the ground for the
new residence of Jere Sullivan.
. The Benton & Billings stage line is
lowering the rates on express matter.
The fare to Billings is now $50.
Mrs. Van Blarcum Of Highwood
and w. s. Seifred of Belt creek, are
registered at the Grand Union.
The first number ofthe Montana Wool
Grower, will be issued from the RIVER
PRESS Job and book room next week.
Joe Caldwell was kept busy yesterday
serving papers in several civil cases
which are to be tried at the next term OF
court. ~
w. FL. Barnard, A. F. Allison and IL.
S. Nett have just organized a new COM
pany, known as the Pike County cattle
company.
Frank Gautier from Barker has been
in town for d day Or two. This is
Franks first visit to Fort Benton for
three years.
Assessor Kennerly is busily engaged
completing his assessment rolls, for pre-
sentation to the county commissioners
at their next meeting.
r. e. Collins and FL. G. McIntire Q ~
tinued their journey from Utica to
White Sulphur Springs, and will not
return for some days yet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
A. +. FOOTE.
SURGEON DENTIST.
OF Helena

OF Helena,
Will be at the Grand Union Hotel on the goth inst,
where he will remain Tor one week. Those DESTROYS
Of having dental work performed should leave their
orders at the hotel as early as practicable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

Will visit Fort Benton the latter part of September,
when he will be prepared to fill and treat diseased
teeth, making plates, and setting porcelain crowns.
All work pertaining to dental surgery carefully per-
formed, and warranted to suit in every instance.
Testimonials.
Sun Riuer, august goth, 1884.
We. the Undersigned, cheerJaaly recommend Dr.. Alien,
Dentist, to the people of Fort Benton. We ar highly
pleased aUith his aoork.
JOHN DEVINE.
THOMAS ROSE.
d. b. HALL. i
The doctor also has testimonials from parties at
White Sulphur Springs and Billings. At White Sui
phur Springs and Sun River he operated on over 200
patients without a single complaint.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
JOHN H. EVANS,
Brewery Saloon
FRONT ST., FORT BENTON.

I am manufacturing and selling Beer of the best
quality, bottled or by the keg, delivered to families IN
all parts of the city. The saloon is carrying the finest
stock of wines and liquors ever brought to the terri
tory
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

twenty-five Indian boys and the same
number Of girls will oon be taken from
the Blackfoot agency to st. 1gnatius
mission, on the FIathead reservation, to
be educated, permission to this effect
having been granted by the commits
missioner of Indian affairs.
Reports are still conflicting as to the
whereabouts Of p. J. McDermott. Some
one received a telegram stating that he
was at Bismarck on the 18th, while on
the ed the deputy sheriff was after him,
it having been reported that he was
about twenty miles from Kibby's.
Paris Gibson arrived from Great Falls
Yesterday, when he received q delayed
telegram from Mr.. j. J. Hill, stating
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

%One gentleman remarked to a frienC
| yesterday, when asked what his oats
were worth, that they were SO cheap his
khorse would not eat them. ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

Fishermen report that fish in the
Belt, Highwood and Shonkin are diff
cult to catch this season. While fishing
parties succeed fairly well, the catch
cannot compare with what the old-time
fishermen used to talk Of, seven or eight
hundred fish in one day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

D. Dutro, who has been confined to
his house for several days, has nearly
recovered, and may be found at the
City Photograph Gallery, prepared to-
take nicfurpS. AS usual.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

DR.. w. A. Allen, whose advertisement
appears in another column, will be here
during the latter part of September,
when those desiring dental work per-
formed, will have the opportunity.
J. A. S%teinback, the barber, has form
ed a partnership with J. r. Howard, of
the Grand Union hotel barber shop, and
may hereafter be found at that place.
Mr.. Steinback is a first class barber.
G. Baker & Co., with no address except
the name Of Mr.. Baker. The firm must
be well known to post office officials
for the missive to have ever reached it's
destination.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

Harry Stanford came in from Macleod
yesterday afternoon with Ben john
sons freight teams. Harry has grown
about a foot during his absence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

Messrs.M M. J. Leaning, w. H. Hunt
and Ashby Conrad, are now the owners
leach, of a thoroughbred English setter
pup, received yesterday from Charles
Lloyd. They are beauties and consider
ed very valuable
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

Charley Walker, who has just return
ed from delivering a load of freight at
the new agency, says the Indians at
present are being well cared for. A
band of cattle is now on the way to the
agency, which will be delivered by r.
S. Ford. -m~.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03

SUI . 1ICISAC WALLS. AAdl1y Aldo 5loWlA
about a foot during his absence.
Bull berries are more plentiful this
| year than ever before. AS they make a
splendid jelly good housewives are
arranging parties TO go after them.
Higgins & Ayres express returned
from Great Falls yesterday loaded with
lumber. They will make another trip
early next week, carrying freight and
passengers.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. w. C.
SWEET, Of Ulidia, who was unfortunate
enough to break his leg a few weeks ago,
has SO far recovered that he will discard
clutches shortly.
Married-At the residence Of the
brides parents, at Sun River, Monday
evening, the 18th inst, by Rev. J.. M.
Largent, Mr.. William B~erkenbuel to
Miss Nettie Glib.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
rooLHARDY RAILROAD MEN.

The brakemen on the passenger trains OF
the Consolidated Road seldom have oc-
casion to jump from tho train while it is in
motion. Most of those who jump live at
way stations where express trains do not
stop. Some regular passengers are well up
in the jumping act. The people who jump
from the passenger trains seldom jump
when the train is going at the rate of more
than ten miles an hour, but few have
been known TO risk the jump when the
train was going twenty-five miles an hour.
Most of the trainmen dislike to run the risk
when the train is IN motion, Even the
most reckless prefer the rear platform Of.
the last car, as there Ia not 30 much danger
Of being drawn under the ssheelssif o mis-
step is made. Some u the mon jump with
the left foot first and the body well thrown
hack, 80 that when they strike die ground
they come into an upright position utmost
Immediately Even then most Of them are
obliged TO run some distance before they
can stop. Some Of the Old train hands,
however, can jump Of and come to q staiisi-
still almost as their feet touch the ground.
Tho brakemen of the freight trains are the
men who jump of the most. They jump
when the train is going at the rate Of twenty
to twenty-five miles an hour, always from
the rear car, and always land in perfectly
upright position The ability to jump with
comparative safety when train is going
faster than ten miles an hour Is attained
only by long practice, as it is dangerous for
a novice, who, if he did not happen to cal
culate just how TO jump, would fall and
break some bones. Hartford Courant.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06

SAVED BY A sNEEzE.

The sneeze was one of the old fashioned
whoo-ee-oo-whoop, -times-three order
was surprised to see my friend, the Cap
tain, step forward with eager spryness and
bear him shout, with the joyfulness of a
man who had made q discovery, Why,
Row do you do, Major?" The two men
clutched each other and shook each other
by the hands and shoulders, and finally
made me understand that they hadn't seen
one another for nineteen years. The Major
had changed greatly, and he asked in be-
silderment, how the Captain knew him.
BY your sneeze," was the answer.
" There is no other sneeze like that in this
country, you know And when heard it
ring out remembered that time at Guyan-
dotte, you know, and knew Major Mitchell
was before me-" Then turning to me the
Captain said g That was our first scout
ing expedition early in the war. We land.
ed in the evening and took up some guer-
rillas who had made a dash that day to the
steamboat landing. The regiment divided,
and the men went scampering over the
country in gleeful recklessness. Soon il
became very dark and both battalions lost
their way, Moving forward in line, one
battalion came suddenly ON body of troops
formed to receive them, with skirmishes
out. Neither officers nor men were clear
~ to what the regulations called for in such
case, and there WAS hurried and excited
conference. The troops might be our own.
men, but they ignored every challenge, and
We knew that they, like ourselves, were
ready to fire. There was minute of terrible
suspense-eyerybody in doubt. Then sud.
denly there rang ont from the ghostly line
In the distance the Majors double-shotted
meeze. 1t was like the ringing of joyful
knell, and in our relief both battalions fair
ly danced as roar after roar of laughter
succeeded the sneeze. II was narrow es-
cape from a mistake too common then, Of
one Union regiment pouring murderous
fire into another. The Majors sneezs
saved u.s. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
A COLORADO MINING TOWN.

1t does not take many days TO build the
kind of town miners are willing to live in,
and they don't care what sort Of place they
put it in, either if it is only near the mines.
1t may be in the very midst of pine forest,
or out on the steep, bare side of amountain,
all stones and rocks They cut down few
trees and leave all the stumps standing; or
hey clear away the biggest of the stones,
enough TO make q sort of street aud then
every man falls TO and builds the cheapest
house he can, in the quickest way; some
times of logs, sometimes ont Of rough
boards; often only with one room, very
rarely with more than three. When they
wish TO make them very fine they make the
ond, fronting the street, what is called
"battlemeDt front "; that is, straight
square WALL higher than the house, 50 as &c
convey the impression that the house is
much bigger than it is. II is miseiable
make-believe, and goes father than any
other one thing to give TO the new towns in
the West hideous and contemplate look.
These log cabins, board shanties, and bat
Element fronts are all crowded rs near to-
gether as they can be, and are set close to
the street no front yards, no back yards,
no yards at the side but, around tho whole
settlement, stony wilderness. 1t isn't
worth while to put anything in order, be.
cause there is no knowing how long the
people will stay. Perhaps the mines will
not turn ont to be good ones and then
everybody will move away, and in very little
more time than IT took TO build up the town
II will be deserted. There are great many
such deserted towns 10 Colorado and Cali
fornia They always seem to me to look
like kind of graveyard. NiehoIas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
EisF gfFa Il nan a4
FIRST RICE cvLfuRE.

DIR. Eggleston's illustrated paper In the
Century, on 4" Husbandry in Colony
Times" is one of she most important and
interesting of his series OF historical sketches.
OF rice culture, he says: The destiny
of South Carolina was changed by single
lucky experiment. In 1896, when the
colonv wes ">sr6 Dan thirty years old, the
pioneers vera tt!if engaged in buying fura
from the Indiafis, extracting rosin, tar, and
tnrpentine from the pines, cutting timber
for shipment, and growing slender harvests
Of grain on the light soil along the coast.
Attempts had already been made to grow
indigo, ginger, and cotton but these had
not answered expectation. A small and TN
profitable kind of rice had also been tried
in 1858. But one Thomas Smith thought
that patch of wet land at the back Of his
garden in Charleston resembled the soil he
had seen bearing rice in Madagascar. II
CHANGED in 1896, that brigantine from
that island anchored in distress near
sulliyan's Island, and the captain, an old
friend Of this enterprising Thomas Smith,
was able to furnish him q bag of NADIA
gascar rice suitable for seed. II grew
luxuriantly In the wet corner of the gar
len, and the seed from this little harvest
was widely distributed. In three or four
years the art of husking the rice was learned.
African slaves were easily procured in the
West indies and the face of society in the
young State was presently changed: South
Carolina became lpnd of great planters
and of a multitude of toiling negroes. Smith
was raised TO the rank Of landgrnye, and
made governor Of the colony three years
after the success oth his rice-patch. srhenew
grain was at frs. grown on upland but
the planters afteraard discovered that the
neglected swamps We're more congenial and
les exhaustibIe. The cruelty hard labor OF
separating the grains from the adhering
husks crippled the strength and even check
cd the increase of the negroes; but in the
years just preceding the Revolution this task
came to be performed with mills driven by
the force Of the incoming and..onigoing tides
or turned by horses or oxen. A hundred
and forty thousand bnrrels Of Carolina rice,
of four Or five hundred weight apiece, were
annually exported before the war Of indie
pendenee. Through the example of govern
or of Georgia, the culture OFFICE spread into
thai colony, and completed the ruins Of the
silk business"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
ACCIDENTS FROM STOVE GAS.
Haw They May be Avoided ny Prcper
management.

u.s.. ma. ~. A-..s ~, p.,.....,
Mann ae.,srs.
s-z.z
"'Iis sad that 30 many accidents should
DC reported Just now, arising from s'ose
gas Sala = s'oYe manuiacturer anu invent
or 70 oso0e representative. Inc wnoie
trouble i'es WIN 'he oia, cnesP s'oVes'
ahere 10 no danger VIII nfse-ciass pase-
burners. inese nave . cnamper pe.weeh
ene coa' RESERVOIR ana the oussiae oi sne
stove, up wnich tne gas ascenas anu
ai'erward drawn down in'o tne nre ana co.i
Sumed. mistake 10 imagine ny
generaiiy UNDERSTOOD, tna' the gas makes .1
way up 'ne cen're on 'he stove. on .ne
contrary ~ goes close 10 tae SUES, anu sue
cha'npef .nus receives IT, Inc same pfin-
c'pie apphes 70 s.ose M 70 eni'hnsy-ih
he,'nei case aoes !" ascsha IN 'ne 'en.,e'
o"' IN oa'o'es founu 'he s'aes' 'in'e si,s
recei" aecmen' IRON eoai gas nave ,e''
me pop On . hrs' cniSs pass-p.rnef uu.ns
Two h'gh's ana no Hono's mas respl'ea.
now cheap STOVES are oniy single 'nsre ~
no gas cnainper' y we ural's a.e o'oSeu
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-02-06
MORE REALISM WANTED.
The Work of Are That Was shown 10 the
Horse Reporter.
q Good day, gentlemen.

"Good day, gentlemen"
A rather pretty young lady stood in the
doorway of the Chicago Tribune editorial
rooms and paused in graceful expectancy
after announcing her presence.
" Do you object she continued, to
my talking TO you, gentlemen a little
while on a matter which may be of interest
10 your
81 don't" replied the horse reporter.
If any person can gain instruction or
amusement from chaste conversation with
me they are welcome TO do so. Heaven forbid
end that should 10y the thoughtful refusal
Of an innocent request embitter forever
life that would otherwise be bright and
happy. What direction would you like to
have the conversation take? / know some
daisy stories concerning the trials to which
early missionaries in Africa were subjected
through neglecting to take mosquito bars
with them, and corker about man il
Ohio who, forgetting that his wife was born
in Boston, said that he would sooner own
Goldsmith Maid than be the author OF
Emerson's work"
II wasn't anything os that kind de-
sired, = said the young lady, blushing very
prettily. d" The purpose of my visit was to
call your attention to work of art l am
engaged in selling and she unfolded a
picture which represented two boats lying
alongside of each other ON placid sheet OF
water, one containing young man and the
other young woman.
Is that the work of art ?" asked the
horse reporter.
Z" Yes, SIR
What's the name of it ?n
The title is On the Lake. and it is
considered very pre- ty picture continued
the young lady.
suppose SO. | sec the young man
has got hold of the young ladys hand
What's that for ?"
Why" said the visitor blushing violent
ly, he is-that is, l suppose they seem
to be-why, the man is making love to the
young lady
'soh,p said the horse reportor "he is
seeking 10 win her young affections, is he p
" Yes, sir" replied the fair art merchant,
-" suppose that is it,"
But what's he lying down on his
stomach in the boat for? Has he got the
collie ?"
No, sir was the reply, followed by
more bushes. His position is one of
negligent ease, made so by the artist in
order to more fully carry out the thought
suggested by the picture"
"Well, don't know, :" said the horse re-
porter. :" Maybe you're right, but 1t
doesn't look natural. guess he's sort OF
scrouching down that way in case the girls
father should happen to be over there on
the shore of the lake with gum
" Perhaps" said the young lady, unroll-
ing another picture, which represented a
pair of lovers 5 anding under tree, you
might like this. 1t is entitled, One Heart
One Thought"
q no. was me reply. It's TOO idea
again. If you could get up one entitled
One Heart and Four Spades, it would sci
well in Chicago Such picture would
appeal to the artistic nature of our mos
prominent citizens" rttf-t. sHtfl
"Good day, sir" said the young lady.
AZ am much obliged for young courtesy
and advice"
"Don't mention it. Come in again and
will let you look at some of our prize
stories. ~ Chicago tribune.