The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-17
LOCAL NOTES.

amo Wednesdays Daily.
chas G. Fish and M. r. Barr arrived
s,om Belknap yesterday.
Miss Kellogg and Mrs. Edwards ar
.irpd from Assinaboine yesterday.
The estimated loss by fire at w. H.
watson's Big Casino mills is $50, O00.
poris Gibson has a large force of men
naaged in building the wing dam at
Great Falls.
Samuel Kohlberg left Helena for Fort
Benton yesterday morning, u Will be
here this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Conrad and Mr..
- Mrs. JOS. A. Baker returned from
HighwoOd yesterday.
Nocsys. Waterman & McIntire expect
10 leave for White Sulphur Springs to-
( day, going by way of Neihart.
1T x. Crowley, a commercial traveller
4,am ST. Louis, was one of the arrivals
If the Grand Union hotel yesterday.
Rev, S. G. Dodd, post chaplain at
Fort Assinaboine, and Mrs. Dodd ar
lived last evening and are registered at
the Grand Union.
Lieut.. J. II. Baldwin, of Fort Assina-
home, arrived yesterday with the pay
casters escort. He will leave this morn
inc for 28-Mile Springs, where he will
meet Major John e. Blaine, paymaster
g.. S. A.
lost colt, about six weeks old, was
running about town all day yesterday.
Last evening Mr.. Higgins took pity on
the little fellow and gave it some milk.
The owner can find his colt by calling
on Higgins & Ayres to-day.
Mr.. Belcher, of the Canadian Pacific,
is in town and will remain several days.
r. will interview all of u stockmen
regarding the shipment of cattle over
the Canadian Pacific road, and is pre-
nared to furnish rates, and guarantees
mick transit from point Of shipment to
Winnipeg.
Mr., Chas. Fish, of Fort Belknap, re-
norris the Indians at the agency as being
hnsily engaged in farming. There have
hepn raised about 1900 bushels of oats,
and the Indians have about all the veg
etables they will require for the winter.
He says any one who has not seen the
Indians there for several years would be
surprised to notice the improvements
that have taken place.
A private letter received from Mr..
Linde, of Peoria, ILL.,, yesterday, stated
that he would not be able to leave for
Fort Benton so soon as he expected. He
will be here in a few days, however,
when he will interview our merchants
and others in regard to a Touring mill.
He has received encouraging letters
from other parties in ChOteau county,
and it is highly probable he will soon
commence the erection OF a Touring mill
at Fort Benton.
The Little Rocky mines is the all
absorbing theme at present. Every n
is seemingly imbued with the fever, n
people who, when the news first came,
doubted, doubt no more, and are quietly
getting together their miners outfits,
ready to start at a moments notice. We
hear from Helena that the miners are
beginning to talk in real earnest OF tax
ing a trip to the mines, only waiting for
further developments before starting.
The special edition of the RIVER PRESS
containing all that has been heard, will
be scattered broadcast over the territory,
and it is not improbable that before
many days those people who are holding
back will be turning their steps this
way.
Col. M. R. Barr, Indian Inspector,
arrived from Fort Belknap yesterday.
The colonel has been inspecting q
lower agencies, and has been at Fort
Belknap for several days looking INTO
the affairs at that agency. he reports
auo,, l;x-. 80 .,faotn # Hn will Ip1VP
this morning for the BlackfoOt agency.
and his investigations there will no
doubt verify all the reports as to the
condition of the Piegan Indians. On
this trip the colonel has Travelled on
wagons over 1000 miles torough Da-
kota and Montana, and expresses aim
self as very much pleased with what he
has seen. He regards it as a fine stock
country. From the Blackfoot agency
he will 90 to the Grow agency, from
thence to the Flathead, and various
agencies in other parts Of the country.
From Thursdays Daily.
Kyle Price arrived from his ranch on
The Marias last evening.
Paris Gibson and III. p. Rolfe returned
from Great Falls last evening.
Geo. P. Fiske arrived from his ranch
On Warm Spring creek last evening.
Work on the wing dam at Great Falls
Is progressing rapidly. 1t is now aoout
twenty feet III the river.
Jack Parnell loaded yesterday for
Neihart with a completes sG41rn outht'
Tor Charles Crawford, OF that place..
The Montana National Bank OF Hei-
ena has removed into its new building.
Messrs. Drew & Carroll were the nrst
depositors.