The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-13

| pany at Maiden. The suit vas brought
by the Custer Forwarding Co.
Capt. Birney B. Keerler. 18th infantry,
who has been absent on sick leave for
two years past, is SO far recovered that
he is fit for duty, and expects to Join his
company at Fort Maginnis on the 1st of
April.
Report says that X. Biedler and Nose
Solomon are busy as beavers putting up
ice at the Marias crossing for their pleas
ure resort, which they will start up
there as soon as the reservation is open
ed up.
There is said to be an expert from the
Anaconda mine, at Butte, now in the
Montana district, to report the value of
the mines to the company. We hope
he will see lots Of rich ore in sight at
Neihart. |
Notwithstanding the severe cold, w.
IB. Settle and "A. B. Keller started out
to Belt creek yesterday on important
business connected with the big irri-
eating ditch which is to be dug the COM
ing summer. --~.
Murphy, Maclay & Co. have purchased
quite an assortment of peltries from
Chas. Peterson, of Little Pittsburg.
Among the lot were antelope, deer,
beaver, muskrat, fox, coyote, otter and
skunk skins.
Capt. Maratta, of the Coulson line,
seems to have caught the Occur d'Alene
fever. He recently returned from the
mines and proposes to establish a hard
ware store at Rathdrum, one of the out
fitting points.
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H. J. Wackerlin & Co. have sold quite
a bill Of hardware to the Highwood
1school district. The schoolhouse is to
be removed from its present location
and put up again just below JOS. A.
Bakers ranch.
T-The governor has appointed our fellow
Icitizen, Sol. Genzberger, a delegate to
| the river convention, to be held at
Washington on the 10th inst. We trust
he will attend and show up the impor-
lance of~the upper Big Muddy.
Owing to the probability of radical
changes in the land laws, entries under
the various acts-pre-emption, timber
culture and desert land-Will be m
Gus for the next few weeks. The land
office at Helena already feels the effect
of the impetus.
The Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany has had thousands Of maps made,
showing the Occur d'Alene mining
A~country with the several routes to the
least throughout the land, and will
Fdoubtless catch many a victim.
The committee on territories, of the
house of representatives, has reported
against allowing territories to elect their
own governors and secretaries. Well,
it doesn't make much difference to Mon
tana anyhow; she will be a full-fiedged
state, with all its sacred lights, in two
Oh three
Jack Comegys, who has just returned
from the lower falls of the Missouri, re-
ports geese thick in that section. The
river is omen several miles below the
water fall. The snow in the region of
the fails is much deeper than around
Fort Benton, and the stock up there is
not locking so we'll. ~
The MISUNDERSTANDING we'll attended
Wednesday evening. All who were
fortunate enough to get an invitation
were there and had a jolly time. The
dancing was kept up till two o'clock in
the morning, when all dispersed hoping
that our Masonic friends will have these
| pleasant affairs oftener.
A. c. Botkin, of Helena, and S. Gems
berger, of Benton, have been appointed
by the Governor as Montana's delegates
to the National River Convention,
which will meet in Washington city
next Mondry. t. C. Power was at first
one of the appointees, but was unable to
go, on account Of the session of the con-
s%titutional convention lasting longer
than was expected.
Ben McMann and Jack Comegys re.
turned to Benton yesterday from the
great falls of the Missouri, where they
had been prospcctieg for coal. with, it
seems. pretty good success. They claim
to have found a vein Of s'black diamonds"
on this side of the river about one mile
below the lower falls. and which with
development they think will prove a
good mine. They left several pieces of
the coal on our table, and it seems to be
of a first-rate quality. A good coal mine
at that point would be a valuable piece
of property, so the boys had better go
right to work and develop the mine,
and see what is III it.
Helena yesterday, January 18th, for the
ball league. Bozeman. Butte, Deer
Lodge, Helena, Missoula and Benton
were each to send two delegates to this
important meeting. We are afraid that
the scheme was a fizzle as the
Montana air is too light for any such
foolishness just yet. Wait till there are
so many people in the territory that
some Of them can find nothing to do
then a base ball league will prove a sue
cess.
We acknowledge with many thanks