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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
Valuable Discovery Near Mickes.

Helena Herald: A valuable discovery
has recently been made by George Miller and
son of a large vein OF yellow carbonates,
supposed to be an extension OF the Alta
mine, near Wilkes. A sample, some 20 feet
down, assayed by c. E. Kemp, gives lll.So
ounces silver per ton. The discovery Is
called the Bertha" lode, and gives promise
of becoming a very valuable silver mine.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
oSba,S All Right"

..That Mrs. DESTINATIONS is outside, sir,
said the clerk, entering the private onee'
She wants to open an account with u.s."
"TTmphl" returned the tailor, beginning
70 mediate. DO you know anything
n air: but she says she is prominent
in social circles." dross
"How often did she return that las5oress
to be altered?"
Fifteen times, sir" 80,
she's all right, Griggs. Credit her WIFI
| all she s."-[Life.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
Fire in

A fire in Anaconda last night came near
burning down the Review Office. A stable
right pack of it near the corner OF Main
and Second belonging to Morgan Evans
caught fire. In the north end OF it
John Cornelius kept a span OF valuable
grey horses worth $500. The stable and
contents were a total loss. The Ire com
panies from the smelter arrived in time to
extinguish the flames befo.e they spread to
adioininy buildings.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
pa,ro.d Ruildinr in Mexico.

Cry OF MEXICO, November 14.-The
governor of the state OF Zacateeas mas
called d meeting OF merchants, bankers
and nroperty-owners to devise means for
tho CONSERVATION of branch railroads to
San Enis Potosi and Gaudalaiara.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17

where on the posts; others could not touch
them even with the tips OF their fingers
without receiving a more or less severe
shock. The boys had q barrel of fun and
enjoyed the contortions of those who were
victimized With sbrieks of laughter. Any
one wearing rubber shoes was perfectly safe
and could not experience the least tingle OF
aansafion
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
DISASTERS OF THE STORMY DEEP
The British steamer Blackwatch Foun-
~dered-Fate of the Crew Unknown.

Inc frlClSH StedAuc DlftIh Aou'A
~dered-Fate of the Crew Unknown.
LONDON, November 14.-The British
steamer B~lackwatch foundered November
12 in latitude SO W., longitude 10 E. The
fate OF the crew is unknown. 1t was an
iron scr, W steamer, 936 tons, and sailed
October 20 from Naples for Odessa, and
was probably returning from Odessa when
she foundered.
COPENHAGEN, November 14.-The Ger
man ironcIad Kaiser, with Prince Henry
OF Prussia on board, went aground this
morning, while entering the harbOr
Prince Henry was brought ashore in 1
steam launch. He was met at the land
ing by King Christian.
New York, November 14.-The steamer
Schiedam, from Amsterdam, about who's
safety fears were entertained, arrived THU
| morning.
DUBLIN, November IA passenger, be
| lieved to be James D. Pyne, a member 0
| parliament, fell overheard from a steamer
last night, and was drowned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
English Racing

LONDON, November 13.-At the Derry
autumn meeting, the Prince OF Wales handl-
can steepl.chase was won by the Prince OF
Wales's Magic.
The Chatsworth plate was won by Al
bertus, and the Doveridge stakes by
Pioneer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
Wanted Witnesses.

Philadelphia aunt (severely)-As |
Glanced into the parlor last evening l ia"
YOU with a young mans arm around you.
Chicago niece (calmly)-Yes, aunty. l
was waiting for you to pass the door to
see us. Young men are very slippery now
adays, and one can't nave too many VIII
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
The Losses in the Collision Off Lizard

LONDON, November 14.-it is now
learned hat the collision between the
Nantez and the Odere Ruger:, resulted IN
the arownins OF twenty-five OF the steam
er's crew and twelve OF the crew OF the
German vessel.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
will It Benefit the United States

c,rv OF MEXICO, November l4.-senor
nsn,a, Minister of Finance, says the eiec'
tion of Gen. Harrison will De oeneno y,
Mexico; and Senior Buenda, Minister D !"
I]as+;ce' thinks the new administration ar IL
t tue United States will increase . eO%
S snd harmony between the two repu0h'''
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
Admiral Baldwin's Condition.

NEW YORK, November 14.-Rear Admiral
Baldwin's physicians said this morning
that the patient was resting more easily.
he may linger a few days before death puts
an end to his sufferings.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
A Ra.stlv Old Murderer Hanged.

LEBANON, Pa, November 1~4.-Shortly
after II o'clock to-day, William Showers
was hanged in the Jail yard for the murder
| of his two grandchildren at Annville, May
II. 1887.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
SHOPPING BY MAIL

Gives hos at distance the anne advantage as city residents, is convenient ,prac-
tcal and profitable. The brnhst and best goods from every cline ire at You're com
nandb besides GU save rm 10 to 40 perc cent by dealing with u.s. Orders are filled
with uomptness and precision by experienced persons, and the hdt hat goods ire re-
heH unsatisfactory affords evidence OF our desire etc give you absolutely the best
m our power.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
The Largest Importing House.
OUR RECORD
he COW BRAND.

Is that OF aprogpssingh house.. Its tide oftradek 10Y no gong FROM
the first we nave been leaders. Leaders in styles, leaders in prices, all goods must pass
tbnugha few hands before reaches you. The fewer the better fol the prices. Our
dealings are direct with the manufacturer, and in such quantities that the thhmstma-
gin of profit suhces for hin. By quantities W mean that We BUY for te seVen HALE
located in leading cities Of California.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
Mrs. Gould is Better.

Nav YORK, November 14.-Mrs. Gould Is
noticeably better this morning 1t Is no"
Thought she will recover.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
The sUnspeakable Turk Makes a Raid

The "Unspeakable Turk Makes a Raid.
BELGRADE. November 13.-Armed Turks
10 de a raid to-day on the Servian town OF
Reiski. The peasants rallied and offered
determined resistance to the invaders and
many were killed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
A Great Sheep Country.

In 1886, 84,222,272 sheep were owned in
Australia and New Zealand. In the lat
ter colony sheep running was started by
Australians in 1848, and in 1860 there were
100000 sheep there. These increased to
100000 in 1865 to 100000 in 1870, to
14,3OO,OOO in 1877, and to 1867 ,445 in 1886.
Estimated at the comparatively small sum
of 81 per head, the sheep of the above
mentioned colonies would represent cap
ital of nearly s17o,0O0,000. The yield Of
these focks amounts now to upwards Of
4OO,OOOOOO pounds Of wool yearly, valued
at s85,OOOOOO. Great Britain's importa-
tions of wool in 1886 amounted to 1,819,-
182 bales, Of which nearly three -fourths,
1, ,139842 bales we're the product of the
Australian colonies and New Zealand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
The Value of Pure Coffee.

Mr.. w. J. Hammond, the engineer and
general manager of the Western Sac Pau
10 railway company, Brazil, bears pleasant
witness to the virtues of coffe and strong
ly denounces the use of adulterants,
Many people will be able to endorse his
high opinion of the value Of "strong, pure,
black coffee as stimulant when the body
is run down through physical labor" but
his assertion that, beyond this stimulat-
ing power, coffee has great disinfecting
properties and is used by many who have
to travel through miasmatic districts as
a preventive against fevers will be news
to many.
He states that the Rev. Father Kene-
lameV Vaughan, who but few years back
made journey by land from Panama
down to the River Platte, passing in and
among and over the Andes during space
of three years, used coffee alone as a stim-
ulant, although he had once to run the
gauntlet through long, rock bound val
ley in Columbia in which the water re-
NAMED stagnant year after year, and the
narrowness Of the gorge prevented suffic-
lent sunlight and heat from entering to
dispel the vapors. When asked what he
took in this horrible place, called by the
natives by the significant name of Valley
of Death, Re replied: "Why, coffee, Of
course!" The same gentleman also re-
ports that since the natives in the pesti-
lential districts near Guayaquil, in Ec-
quador, have substituted coffee for their
former beverages the death rate has fallen
very considerably.-Hom knowledge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
yHE MANITOBA.
Notes From Down the Line.

From parties who are in from the Ma
rias we learn that work on the bridges at
that point and the Teton will have to be
delayed until steam pile driver can be
brought from the east There is large
force of men and much material on hand,
but nothing can be accomplished with
the horse power pile drivers which they
have.
The condition of affairs in the valley Of
Milk river seems to be unchanged. None
Of the bridges have yet been repaired, and
the delayed east and west bound trains
are still tied up at Assinniboine and
Dawes (Belknap).
A west bound train left Minot at 9:15
a. M Saturday, passed Des Lacs, the first
station this side Of Minot, but got stuck
in snow drift two and one-half miles
east of Wallace, the second station west
of Minot. Two freight cars and one pair
of trucks of the passenger coach were
thrown off the track, but there was no
one hurt. The train will be held at Wal
lace until snow plow can pass to clear
the track
The outlook for a speedy resumption of
traffic is certainly not very favorable, and
we fear that number Of days will yet
elapse before trains can reach the banks
of the Marias river from the east; and it
will be a still longer time before trains
can cross the Marias and Teton. In the
meantime we suppose mails and passen-
gers can be transferred by boat and wagon
across those streams.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
STURDY MANITOBANS.
No Compromise in the Free Railway Oues
tion.

WINNIPEG, January 2.-A conservative
minister, VINO is in the city, says the most
ardent supporters of Sir John Mcdonald
and the Dominion government have been
trying to move heaven and earth the past
few days to bring the balance of their
party into line on the railroad monopoly
question. The Canadian Pacific has rec
ognized, as has also the Dominion govern
ment, that if Manitoba's agitation for
free railway is kept up the company can
not raise money necessary for its schemes,
and it must suffer much more than the
province by the agitation. The Canadian
Pacific therefore has proposed through
agents of the Dominion government here
a compromise on railway matters, the
man condition of which is that the mon
opoly be not suspended till 1891 and the
construction of the Red River Valley road
be delayed till that time A secret meet
ing was held here last night to discuss the
matter, but, without exception, every in
dependent conservative present denounced
the scheme and demanded railway COM
petition Immediately.
They said Sir John and the Canadian
Pacific we're taking thisme of infuenc-
ing the coming Manitoba election, and de-
clared no promises from the Dominion
Government could be relied upon. The
Government seemed to be ruled by the
Canadian Pacific, and if they had the in
terests of Manitoba at heart they would
never have permitted the present policy to
exist SO long
The independents, who are all prominent
business men Of Winnipeg and most re-
spectacle members of the Conservative
Party, promised to give the new Liberal
Government their unanimous support in
the coming election if they would promise
to carry out vigorous antimonopoly
policy, and agreed to aid the election Of
Provincial Treasurer Jones in every way
possible. Interviews are published to-
night with leading merchants Messrs.
Ashdown, Brock, Whittier, and others, all
Conservatives -condemning in strongest
terms the proposition of compromise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Our Telegraph System,

Under the present existing circum-
stances and management of our tele-
graphic systems from Benton to Helena
via the Western Union message leaving
Benton has first to 60 to Minot, Dakota,
in one circuit; thence to ST. Paul, dis
tance of 600 miles more, and thence to
Helena making a distance of over 1000
miles, when the distance to Helena is only
14O miles This line has contract with
the Manitoba as we'll as many other of the
principal railroads, to put up two or more
wires, as the business of the road de-
mands, one for the use of the railroad bus
mess, and the other for it's own use, the
railroad company furnishing the opera
tors except, in instances like Benton,
where there are branch Offices. Since
this contract was made the Montana Cen
tral, with which there is no contract, has
been built and has erected from Great
Falls to Helena wire for it's own especial
benefit. Messages going via this line cost
a great deal more than by Minot and ST.
Paul, the toll over the Western Union be-
ing 40 cents for ten words and from the
Falls to Helena 65 cents, making the cost
$1.O5, when it only costs by the other
route 40 cents. Very quick and conven-
lent to those who are able to stand it.
However, this will soon be remedied if the
Manitoba gets control Of the Montana
Central, as it is alleged to have done, an
other wire will be put up from Great
Falls to Helena, and the rate will only be
as above stated, 40 cents, and the message
will reach HeLena as soon as it would
reach the depot, thus making great saw
ing of both time and expense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Always the Same.


Brooklyn Eagle: There is no reason to
suppose that the absence Of heat from the
atmosphere of Dakota is more marked
now than it was at this time in 1888, or
has been since the creation of the world.
With every passing year more people go
to Dakota for permanent residence, and
for their accommodation railroad and tel
egraphic facilities are multiplied. On
each successive winter, therefore, there
have been and will be more people to
freeze to death, because they refuse to take
warning and hence their departure; more
locomotives to be snow bound and more
newspapers to exaggerate the facts and to
abuse the weather.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
A Strange Child.

New YORK, February 3.-Little Mary
Wilson, the Ii year old child who has sew
eral times set fire to the hospital for the
ruptured and crippled, was in the York
vile police court this morning, She some
times wept bitterly and again looked
YEARLY about the court room as though
forgetful of her surroundings. The child
would answer to no questions Of Judge
Murray's that required any other reply
than yes or no, and was turned over to the
children's society for the present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08

vigorously a broom to clear the track
whenever it is desired to have the stone
.8to as far as possible. The players are di-
yided into two parties, one party playing
with red stones and the other with blue.
The game consists in sliding the stones
ring marked on the ice. First one side
and then the other have a man send
stone across the ice until all-perhaps a
dozen-have been played. The game not
only requires getting into the ring but
knocking the opponent out. A stone is
E6arted across the ice-it is not put quite
hard enough. Bring him! bring him!"
the friends of that side yell, and any
where from one to four men begin to
sweep the ice frantically in front of the
stone to remove every particle of dirt or
ice that might retard its motion. The
enthusiasm with which these fellows
Wlg1d their brooms makes lots of fun for
tsese who are looking on. There is plen-
ty of shouting and yelling in the game.
"Bring him!" mo, let him gor' "Good
play" ETC., etc-all talking and shouting
at once, make it quite interesting. The
stones are fiat and round and are played
tfson each other very much as in the case
of billiard balls. It is a pretty sight to
see an opponent knocked out of the ring
and friend in by an expert shot.
This afternoon the great Industrial pa
rade comes off. tonight a marriage at the
ice palace, and tomorrow the final storm
ing of the palace. L. W. P.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
ON THE MANITOBA.
Bless Me This is Pleasant Riding Ger the
Rail-
MANITOBA TRAIN.
SUNDAY P. NJ, January 90, 1888.

SUNDAY P. NJ, January %, 1888.
Editor of the River Press:
The train pulled out of the Benton de-
pot an hour late Saturday night. Al
though it was the night of the 28th of
January I found 1t as comfortable seated
on the rear platform of the sleeper as it
could have been on any summer evening.
The full moon looked bright, calm and
warm, and lit up a weird series of pic
lures as we slid down Government coulee
and across the Teton and Marias bottoms.
At the Marias we were side-tracked for a
train load of material for the Marias
bridge, and judging from the rush and
roar Of the waters of that stream justtpt
that time it will be needed. After long
and strong pull up the Dry fork, which,
by the way, at this time, was boiling and
seethlng wet fork, the train pulls out
on the high bench again. The moonlight
revealed a grand and beautiful sight.
Snow, ice, water and bunch grass for a
foreground, and the bluffs, foothills and
peaks of the old Missouri and the Bear
Paw and the Highwoods in the distance.
While the amount of snow on the
ground increases very little all the way
from the Manas to Buford there is no
place where there is not an abundance of
feed in sight. [ saw but one or two
punches of cattle and they were doing
we'll. Sunday morning we had breakfast
at Hinsdale and pulled into Glasgow at
II o'clock, one hour late. Glasgow is the
end of the division and the most lively
place on the reservation. There are quite
number of railroad buildings, including
a round house. I met here Mr. Rogers,
the agent, who used to be our agent at
Fort Benton. x L. W. P.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Gov. Leslie Modiies the Quarantine Proc
lamation.

HELENA, February 4.-The quarantine
proclamation of Gov. Leslie modifies the
proclamation of April 28th so far as it's
terms and spirit apply to cattle brought
from the states of Vermont, Virginia, or
from all parts of Illinois except part of the
county of Cook scheduled and quarantlned
against by the governor of Illinois, July
9Th, 1887, and is described by the follow
ing boundary: Commencing alta point on
the west shore of lake Michigan where
the south side of 22nd street, in the city
of Chicago, Cook county, touches said
lake, thence west along the south side
of 22nd street, and on a line extend
ed west to Lees Plains river; thence
northward by and along the east shore of
said river to the south line of the town Of
Lycden; thence east to southwest corner
of the town of Jefferson; thence north
along the line of the town of Jefferson to
the northwest corner thereof; thence east
along northern line of the towns of Jeffer-
son and Lake View to lake Michigan;
thence southerly along west shore to the
place of beginning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Second Silence of the Will.
TProf. David Swing.7

prof. David Swing.
Death is a second silence of the human
will. 1t is a second coming of God, and
as He reaches out His scepter silence
reigns upon the lips and in the heart of
man. This, Job calls the journey which
knows no return. 1t leads back from
mans will to the Divine will. The silence
of the death chamber comes from the
powerlessness of the dying and the living.
Nothing can be said or done. The path
of the soul leads away from human sense,
but not away from God. He is so spiritu-
al that perhaps man must leave this body
in order to draw nearer to his infinite
Father.
In such a religious philosophy it is best
to have these years to pass. In such a
scheme the great wheels Of natures char
lot move most grandly. The road was
broad and smooth, and the destiny great.
The flight of years is by this flight made
impressive, because they carry society
onward toward better condition, and
the dying individual onward to fill some
higher office of life in better world. In
the name of this immortal humanity ex-
emplified il Jesus Christ, in the name of
a Creator who made the human race come
in silence, and who makes it in silence go
away, this assembly convenes from Sun
day to Suday as the procession OF seasons
moves along. We cannot ever wisely do
otherwise.
Those who fall in death each year must
not be thought of as having ceased to ex-
ist, but as having obeyed the command OF
One too spiritual to be seen or heard, and
too spiritual to be approached by mans
earthly body. Man appears in heaven by
the same voice which made him appear on
earth. The Vale of Tempe IS no more
easily made than the vale of Paradise.
With God the tears OF man we're no more
easily made than his JOY. His three score
and ten years on earth are no less difficult
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
The Horses of the World.

Given the important roles which cav
airy and artillery play in the art Of mod
ern warfare, it may be interesting to know
the total number of animals which the
leading countries of the world can throw
into the field of battle. Here, according
to the latest statistics, is the list: Russia,
q, $4,000 horses; America, 9,5O0OOO; the
Argentine republic, 100000; Austria,
100000; Germany, 3,35O,000; France,
100000 horses and 100000 mules; En-
gland, 2,79OO00 horses; Canada, 2.624,O00;
Spain, 68OOO0 horses and 100000 mules;
Italy, 100000 horses; Belgium, $4,000;
Denmark, $4,000; Australia, 301, 900; Hol-
land, 125,OOO, and Portugal, $4,000 horses
and $4,000 mules. It will be remarked
that Russia heads the list by an enormous
majority. Mall Gazette.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES FROM THE CAP
ITAT.
The Mineral Land Convention-Helena Typ
ographic Union After "Snakes'--Big
Yield of the Elkhorn Mine,


HELENA, February MANY delegates
to the mineral land convention arrived in
Helena yesterday including those from
Butte, Boulder and Great Falls. The
convention will be large and representa-
tive one.
The Helena Typographical union mott
fed all newspaper offices in Helena to
stop the use of plates. 1t is believed that
all the Offices will comply. The only two
affected are the Herald and Montana
Live Stock Journal
The Elkhorn mine for January reports
the largest run in it's history-31, ,235
ounces os silver and 1888 ounces of gold.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-02-08
Wreck of Salt Cars at Butte.

BUTTE, February 3.-At about o'clock
last evening two cars loaded with salt be-
came detached on the zig-zag just below
the ST. Lawrence mine and rushed down
the steep grade attaining a frightful We
locity. They we're seen by several parties
down below who anxiously watched the
result When close to the old Colusa
smelter the cars jumped the track, mar
rowly missing two small houses; they ran
several car lengths and upset, scattering
the salt in all directions. Some women
who were in the houses were terribly
frightened by the crash, and ran out
thinking that the side of the mountain
had caved in. Fortunately no one was
h urt and the loss is not serious