The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-10

stampede to tbs. Little Rockies, leaving
to-day.
The assessment Of Choteau county
Inls year is nearly So, OOO, OO0. The sup
list will bring it about this
figure.
p. Moran has been awarded the con-
tract for furnishing Lewis & Clarke
county with 100 cords of wood-price
$5.45.
The new house being erected by the
Building association, for Jere Sullivan,
will be the most complete of any yet
built by he association.
A large outfit of miners implements
was sent by H. J. Wackerlin q Co. to
Broadwater, McCulloh & Co. IN yester-
days Assinaboine coach.
A herd of buffalo has made its APP
pearance within seven miles of the Lit
tie Missouri, $50 miles west Of Bismarck
on the Northern Pacific.
The telegraph line over the Cracon-
du-nez has been put in repair by the
setting Of two poles. The line is now
away from any danger of future slides,
Thomas Quinn blew his brains out at
Butte a few days ago. He had been
out on a spree for several days, and
evidently thought he was not fit to live
any longer. .ssa
The banking of the wood recently
driven down the Teton by Houston &
Mckay, will be. completed today. They
have a large quantity and are ready to
take orders for delivery.
The commissioners yesterday formally
accepted the new court house, and the
bondsmen of Mr.. Senieur are re-
leased. The building belongs to the
county now, and is certainly@a-credit- to
her.
VIM. Glassman. has just completed a
saddle for Chas: Green. 1t is a splendid
piece of workmanship and reflects great
credit on the manufacturer. He was
only two days making it, as Charlie
wanted it. for the round-ap=-
< A poor mule, of the Gothic style of
town for several days. The animal will
not eat and from his appearance he will
not last long. It is the most discouraged
looking muleMe.eyer~saw!
Mrs. A. w. Allen, sister of Hon. Jos.
A. Baker, arrived Tuesday evening from
Mr.. Bakers ranch, and left on the Hell
ena coach this morning for her
home in st. Louis. Arthur Conrad ac-
companied her. He will return to school
ht Faribault.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ Sheep
were seen last evening betweenthe eight
mile spring and Fort Benton by DR..
Turner. The sheep were evidently
from some large bands and had been
stampeded. Thep took a direction to-
wards the Teton.
J. J. Healy a few days before he left
for the north predicted the. finding of
gold mines in the Bear Paw and Little
Rocky mountains. He said there must
be a mountain of galena somewhere
there, judging from specimens found at
Dr. neal Cow creek.
Mrs. Dena Murray, whose life has
been despaired Of for a number of weeks
bast, has sufficiently recovered to enable
hner to attempt the trip to White Sulphur
Springs, in hopes of being permanently
benefited. She will leave to-day in
company with friends.
# Duke Dutriueille has purchased the
international barber shop at Helena and
duIlOulCGS LuC IdCU ~ lAO POOPl0 OAl1O
burg in a characteristic "open letter" to
the independent. Duke now has one of
the neatest shops and best locations in
the city and will no doubt do WELL
A man by the name of Healy assaulted
John Hadderman at Helena, bYstrlklng
him in the face. Hadderman resented
the blow by making q cut at Healyy
with a pocket knife, infiicting a wound
80 4 i -a 49, o,J ~1.r n Nd n1roaSt Inny
enough to reach the juglar vein. Tie
assault was occasioned by a dispute
some time previous. Hadderman was
arrested.
The Montana Improvement company
is now putting in on the Big Blackfoot
the largest dam ever constructed IN thla
territory. The river at that points $50
feet wide. The object Of the dam is to-
make a pool about half a mile long, IN
which to boom logs. The estimated
cost of the entire enterprise is about
S150,000.
The wood supply for Fort Benton will
be greater this year than ever before,
and prices will be much lower. This is
as it should be the high price of fuel
during the past three years has been an
unnecessary tax upon u people. The
fuel has been in the country but not
brought to town. Coal has sold in Ben
ton for So a ton, and wood at SIS a cord.
The big prices date back to the hard
winter Of 1SSO-91, when wood was held
at exorbitant figures-going up from IS
to SIS per cord. We trust that an era OF
cheap fuel has commenced.
From Fridays Daily.
Capt. John Ell. Evans will leave to day
for the gold fields.