The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
LOCAL NOTES.

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From Wednesdays Daily.
Maiden is already preparing to cele-
brate the 4th of July.
THE Western Union telegraph line to
Aha Cpur d,Alenes from Belknap is now
Completed
Miss Reed, sister of Mr.. f. w. Reed,
Iii h. a passenger down OH the Jose
nine Ell route home.
G. Baker Il Co., Murphy, Maclay
20. and Cans d Klein received the
hnlk of the Jo%sephine's cargo.
The Sat Home" cards of Mr.. and
,rrg r w. Power were received in pro-
tuse number in yesterdays mail.
p D. Phillips, of the Judith Basin,
orriyed in the city yesterday with two
[nnl-horse teams after supplies tor the
Judith roundup.
The Day House at Reedsfort, a fine
hotel, built at a cost OF $4,000, is COM
nlpted and was opened with a grand
hall q few evenings ago.
Mr.. G.. /. Herzog returned yesterday
from his ranch down towards the Bear
parrs and he will be found hereafter at
the L. S. signal and telegraph office.
"Kerry Eagle who has been in Jail
at Miles City several months, charged
with the murder of Dan, McCarty, had
his trial last week, and was acquitted.
Citv Marshal Houk is having some
doc tax receipts printed, and he pro-
noses to see that the owner Of every cur
Of high or low degree in the city pays
the imposed tax.
John Houston is at work on Mrs.
-. Nurray's new building on Front street.
II will have a brick front, two stories in
\ height, and when completed will pre-
sent a handsome appearance. -
Frank Aldrich arrived from Clenden-
in Yesterday. He informs Ms that the
HAST furnace of the smelter was started
on Sunday afternoon, and that 1t Is now
putting out bullion at a lively rete.
d. Mcintyre is in receipt Of infor-
nation from the South Fork of Sun
river that speaks of the successful pro-
secution of the work on the big ditch.
several miles of the ditch have been
completed and twenty teams and thirty
men are at work every day.-Herald.
About twenty-five heavy freight wag-
ons are ranged outside Of Mr.. Payne's
shop undergoing repairs, and being put
in order to take the trail. They belong
to G, Baker & Co.-Fort Macleod Ga
zette.
The citizens of Maiden and Fort Ma
ginnis have organized a company called
the Maiden Reduction Company" for
tbe purpose of building and operating
reduction works at that promising camp.
The capital stock is $4,000.
1t is reported here that a party of
Northern Pacific surveyors are running
q line between Billings and the Bull
mountains and that the work is being
done with as little delay as possible. Ii
true. this would indicate that the Bill
lings people may yet hope for their
great desideratum-a branch road to the
Bull mountain coal mine.-Enterprese.
A. M. Essler returned from Helena on
Tuesdays coach. Mr.. E. says that sat
isfactory arrangements have been made
for operating the Maginnis property
this season, and will be able to state de-
fnitely next week just what changes
will be in~augurated. While at W1ckes
Messrs. Essler and Hotter had 1900 lbs
of the tailings from. their Orc CacheQ
mine, that were shipped from here last
fall, run through q concentrating. pro-
cess, the result of which shows these
tailings much richer than was expected, i
eleven ounces in silver, and nine and
one-tenth ounces in gold being taken
therefrom, showing conclusively that
these. tailings contain $4,000 per ton.
From this 1900 lbs. of tailings $50 lbs.
of concentrates were secured, assaying
&c., silver, $50 gold, and 4S.5 per cent.
lead, making the concentrates worth
81, 1860 per ton.-Maiden Argus.
From Thursdays Daily:
D. +. and r. M. Wilson Of Chestnut
arrived in the city yesterday.
R. J. Casey leaves for the north this
morning by private conveyance.
Col. Broadwater has returned TO Hell
ena after an absence Of two months q
the east.
4 Owing to high water Messrs. Morrow
& Miller changed their ferry boat to the
lower landing yesterday and It noW<d
works nicely.
The. Josephine started down stream at
fIAn IL