The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
lakes, Kootenai, st. Mary's and Chief

SASAN thdU VCIH 1dTO0 HSn are
caught, and of a kind unknown to any
other fresh water lake.
Ira Myers says the Helena coach
could come by way Of Iohnstown and
Great Fails-following Sun river from
the Leavlngs to the mouth and from
mere TO 2o-MIle springs-without in
cFeaslng the distance more thar four
miles. The vastly superior road and
the large additional amount of business
tne stage company would secure by the.
change would, in Mr.. Myers opinion,
much more than make up for that extra
distance, rendering the proposed route
more profitable to the company. SUI
perlntendent Powers should look this
matter up and if the situation is sub
stantially as stated it will fully pay him
to make the change. 1t would be a very
desirable for this town.
From Sundays Daily.
Bob Mills is among the stampeders to
the Little Rockies.
Confidence men are working on the
susceptible Inhabitants of Butte.
Nature is liable to assist in working
Jack FaWcet's scheme of irrigation.
The road from Townsend to White
Sulphur Springs is nearly completed.
There will be two brick stores erected
by Montana parties at Great Falls IN the
spring.
All entries for the races at the fair
must be made before the end of the
coming week.
Grapes are selling at soc per pound in
Helena. Peaches, pears ana apples
corresponding low.
Ashby Conrad, Tom Todd and A. J.
Samuel went to Harwood's lakes yes
lerday, after ducks.
Yesterday was a good day for all the
hotels. There were tWenLy-three arri-
yals at the Grand Union.
Major r. P. Hughes returned from
A~sslnaboIne last evening. He will re-
main until tomorrow morning.
Several discharged soldiers, from Fort
Assinabolne, arrived on the coach last
evening on their way to the states,
All the week has been consumed in
taking testimony in the contested land
cases OF Willard VS.. Cashier and Bell VS..
Eaton.
Higgins 81 Ayres express will leave on
Tuesday morning for Great Falls. They
are prepared to carry freight and pas
sengers.
The Helena coach arrived yesterday
at ll:3O d. H., tWenty-eIghJ hours from
Helena. This is two hours earlier han
schedule tine. zA@m~
The Merchants National bank of
Helena, received lately, Sl2,OOOin retort
gold from the Homestead mine about 80
InllestrOm Helena.
T. c.. Power & Bros mule teams, with
Pres. Lewis in charge, lett yesterday for
Rocky Point, for the purpose OF hauling
Ltreignt left there by the late boats .
On the Iyr of september the whole
sixty stamps OF the Drum Lunlmon
mlne will be started up, with a capacity
OF crushing $50 tons OF ore per day.
The contract for carrying the mai be-
tween A~ndersOnVllIe anu Judith has
been let to Harry b. Hill, Of this city.
The service will mmen tomorrow,
September 1st.
Five bars OF silver valued at between
So, 1000 and So, 900, was recently received
at the First National bank OF Helena
from the Elkhorn mine. This is about
the average weekly output.
Messrs.. Walker & Carter are building
a brick hotel at Great Falls. They are
doing we'll in their present location.
VIM. Warner is setting d first class table
and is literally patronlzed.
Governor Crosby is about to apply to
the authorities Of those counties having
the best and safest jails for terms for the
care or "a nut or territorial cOnVlcts.
| This action has become necessary owing
to the overcrowded condition OF the
pen%itentiary.
d. I'll. Churchill announces himself as
candidate Tor sheriff of Lewis and Clarke
fcounty, subject to the action OF the re-
publican convention. He ran for the
same office two years ago, and came
within an ace of being elected.
William Yard who came in from his
fanch last evening REPORTS that another
Slide ut the Cracon-du-nez had taken
about fifty feet more OF the hill. The
| slide occurred about six O'clock. The
whole hill will go before it stops.
| 1t would be a good idea for the county
to purchase the property opposite the
| court house for a park. 1t seems a pity
for such a fine building TO be hemmed
in with other structures, when the ten
lots opposite would set it Oft so nicely.
Mr.. John B. Reade, of Butte, has been
appointed by the Montana commission
| ers to the New Orleans Industrial Ex-
| hibition to collect Montana agricultural
Iand mineral products for the exposition.
We hope Mr.. Reade will visit Choteau
| county, rs we can supply him with
| the largest vegetables, II the finest
| wheat and oats to be found in the terri
tory.
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