The river press., 1884-09-24

Those who returned from the mines
yesterday tell us they did not meet
single person in the mountains Wh0 was
not satisfied with the prospects and who
was not of the opinion that good dig
gings had been and are to be found.
The first Little Rocky Kicker is to be
heard from.
/ R. A. Richie, the merchant OF Rocky
Point. has been to the mines and was
so favorably impressed that he at once
ordered large stock Of miners supplies
of all kinds and in few days will be
prepared to outfit all who want goods.
to Rocky Point.
If whisky is kept out of the camps at
the Little Rockies there need be no fear
of molestation. Should liquor selling
be attempted trouble will commence in
good earnest. The miners should bear
this in mind and take such action as
they may deem necessary to prohibit its
its introduction into the camp. II this
is done it will have good effect and
strengthen the chances of their remain
ing quietly in the possession OF their
claims.
"Walla Walla Joe,'' an old-time resi-
dent of Helena and the first proprietor
of what is now the Cosmopolitan hotel,
arrived in the city Yesterday on his way
to the Little Rockies. Joe has joined
nearly every stampede in the west for
the past twenty years and the present
one would hardly be success without
him. If he makes favorable report on
the mines hundreds from the upper
country who have confidence in his
Judgment will take in the Rockies.
To- ;,a OF tl,n n
for the mines in few days.
From Thursdays Daily:
Victor Content has gone to the mines.
Mrs. Beckman is going to the Little
Rockies to open restaurant.
Wackerlin & Co. report a good busi-
ness in gold pans, sluice forks, etc.
A wonderful story of thirteen ounces
Of gold being brought to town, created
some excitement last evening. On in
quiring our reporter ascertalned that 1t
was false alarm.
From all that we can learn there is to
be boom in boat building. Several
parties have announced their intentions
of building boats to take down good
supply of provisions to Rocky Point,
from thence to the gold fields.
Joe Gauvreau, James Weirick and III.
S. Brown will leave tomorrow for the
Little Rockies, to work on their claims
in that section. They intended to go
down in mackinaw, but have changed
their plans and hired team to take
their outfit down. They propose to
stay.
An impression has gone abroad that
the simple recording of mining claims
in placer camp, and the doing of some
work on them, will allow the owner to
absent himself indefinitely by leaving
man to represent several of them. This,
we are Informed, will not work in
placer mining camp. 10 hold claim
it is necessary for the locator to be pres
ent in person, and if it is not properly
represented by the claimant it is jump
able Miners, as rule, will allow good
claims to be left for limited period, but
prolonged absence will not be tolerated.
So we say to those who think they have
good claims to stay with them.
The outfitting point for the Little
Rockies will be Fort Benton. Our mer-
chants have large and complete stocks
of every thing required and parties
starting out should see to it that they
have at least supplies for thirty days.
The folly OF going With only ten Gays
provisions, is shown by the fact, that
those who have gone and have not ia K
en- adequate supplies have been obliged
to return which they would not have
done if the grub had held out. To be
sure, they only went to see what was
there, but would have been glad to stay
but for the fact they could not exist on
pine knots and rosebuds; SO we advise
all who start from this on to go we'll
heeled, and fully prepared to stay with
their claims.
IRnAG MINIS