The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-24
MONTANA.
News Nuggets from our
Northern Neighbor.
THE FAIR AT HELENA CLOSED.
Preparing for the New Orleans Ex.
hibition-Track Talk--Down the
acknowledgements, ETC., etc.
HELENA, M. T., Sept. Is, 1884.

Editors Herald:
The fifteenth annual fair OF the Mon
tana Agricultural, Mineral and Ne |
chanieal Association has closed. It has
not ranked as the most successful one |
ever given. The weather, to start with, |
was unfavorable-dul, cold and wet |
Before the end of the week it became SO |
as to entirely put stop |
few days. They were resumed yester-
day and completed to-day, the weather
having taken most desirable turn.
The exhibits were not very extensive,
the mineral being very meagre. The
Ladies' Department,
FLORAL HALL"
as it was denominated, contained the
most attractive articles on exhibition,
the handiwork of feminine genius and
skill receiving unstinted praise and ap-
probation from all quarters.
Of course, the usual exhibits of stock,
agricultural products, mineral speci-
mems, and so on were the nominal objects
OF the fair, but the
CHIEF INTEREST HINGED
on the races, upon which the financial
success Or failure of the fair depends.
No doubt many of your readers are
already aware that certain Salt Laker
was fined 500 by the association and his
nag ruled off the track for entering her
under false name for a race several
seconds slower than her known record
The Montanians got on to his little
scheme, and promptly sat down on him.
The arrangements being made TO re-
present
MONTANA At NEW ORLEANS
promises not to be SO slim representa-
ton as the one just mentioned, especi-
ally in the way of minerals. A general
agent, Mr.. ]. B. Read, OF the Butte
Inter-NOu1stdia, has been appointed to
visit the mining districts and agricul-
tural regions of the Territory for the
purpose OF making arrangements for
exhibits and TO collect information to be
embodied in pamphlet for free distri-
button. This pamphlet will contain a
condensed, yet complete description OF
the mineral, stock raising and agricul-
tural resources of each county, together
with such statistical and other facts
! giving an idea of the development and
character of this vast Territory.
Two assistant commissioners (promi-
nent citizens) will work up public inter
est in each county, thereby insuring q
thorough canvass, so that nothing viii
be left undone to have q magnificent re.
presentation at the Worlds Fair,
THE "RosA"
In this connection mention might bt
made OF a party OF young Montanian
who have just started for New Orlean
in beautiful yacht down tn
Missouri River. This trip ma,
pass into history, as it is tn
longest one ever yet attempte,
on the combined waters of the Missouri
and Mississippi rivers. 1t is no ordinar,
adventure, requiring as it will abou
thirty days to reach destination.
more novel voyage than setting fort
in an open boat from the source OF tn
Missouri, in the tops of the Rock
Mountains, and day by day to gradual
descend for thousands of miles to tn
mouth of the Mississippi is not o.
record in the annals OF navigation.
The most notable event during fai
week was the organization of tn
: Society OF Montana Pioneers" whicl
was effected on the 10th inst. TIL
who were residents within the Territor
on or before the goth of May, 1864, o
had started from their former home
therefor, shall be entitled To becom
members of the society"
Hon. James Fergus was elected pres
dent. In the closing remarks of hi
address accepting that position, the oil
veteran pioneer said:
1--WE were from the north and tn
south, the east and the west; wer
Yankees and Southerners, Union an
Sesesh, Federal and Confederate, bu
! | the friction of Intercourse has rubbe
) off the rough corners. Now we are a
: Montanians, and | am happy TO NEE
you. Although unused to presidin
over deliberate bodies, / would rattle
have occupied this position than b
President of the United States.'
Governor Crosby made some queru
Gus remarks, in which he appealed I
the patriotic sentiments of the pioneer
to decide il it were right that he shoul
be called dude, 3 carpet-bagger,
, 'dawdling dandy from the
BANKS OF THE ARNo"
but The society dld not vote res0il
ton declaring such aesthetic epithet
!. misapplied, and their use an unpardor
able sin against his gubenatorial e,
cellency.
TIE GOLD EXCITEMENT
at the Little Rockies is not abating, BIT
on the contrary is gaining notoriet
daily. The civilians have all left Fol
Assinaboine, miners have deserted III
camps in that region. and people al
going to the new diggings from all SCI
tons Telegraph dispatches and 9th,
means of communication verify forme
/, reports. Should the mines prove to /
genuine, it viii create an excitemer
equal to anything of fifteen years ag'
A. r. T.
An End to Bone Scraping.