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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
REFORMED REDSKINS.
Assessor Hamilton Visits the B1ackfoot
Agency and Pow-wows With the
Piegans.

| To an old timer like myself, whose ac-
quaintance with the Piegans dates back
to the time when they were the most dan
gerous of all the hostile tribes of the
north, their present condition presents
some singular features. Col. Baker sub
dued the Piegans, the loss of the buffalo
and the presence of large forces of militia
ty at Forts Shaw and Assinniboine and
the mounted police in the NORTHWEST Ter
ritory enabled former agents to keep
them under comparative control. But
MAJOR Baldwin and his able lieutenant, G.
B. Toole, have accomplished much more
than this. By good management and
honest dealings they have won the conf
dence of the Indians, made them con-
tented with their circumstances, proud of
their advancement in agricultural and
pastoral pursuits and honestly ambitious
to become a self-sustaining people.
Some of the Indians told me that they
wanted nothing but the fulfllment of the
treaty with the government by which
they surrender large portion of the re-
seryation. Naturally, having cheerfully
complied with their part of the contract,
they do not understand why there should
be any delay in furnishing the promised
annuities.
Many of the bucks are engaged in haul
ing wood to the agency, for which they
receive good pay, and party has just fin
ished rafting some 1900 logs from the
head Of Badger creek, distance of Is
miles. Good locations on the permanent
reservation have been selected by many
families and upwards of 300 substantial
log houses have been built.
Perhaps I have presented the brightest
side Of the picture. was told that in
spite Of anything that could be done to
prevent it, whiskey was sometimes SNUG
gled to the reservation and sold to the In
dians, but saw no drunken Indians and
no evidence of the poverty and misery
that invariably attends this unlawful
traffic. The Piegans are now the busiest,
the happiest and most prosperous Indians
/ have ever seen.7 Calumet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Cattle Notes.

We learn fromMr. T. B. McShane, man
ager and foreman Of the Bay State Cattle
company, that his company now have s.,
600 head of cattle on the trail from their
ranges on the line of Nebraska and Wyo-
ming, which are all destined for the com
pany's Montana range in Judith Basin
near the mouth Of the Judith and along
the Missouri river. The cattle crossed
the North Platte between the 4th and 9th
of July.
The Bay State Cattle company owns,
near the line of the Union Pacific rail
road, 415O00 acres of land-about 648
square miles-just south of the north
fork of the Platte, which they purchased
some time ago under the impression that
they had perpetual cattle range which
would be undisturbed by farmers, as it
was supposed the county was poorly, if at
all adapted to agriculture. Year by year
the Nebraska corn belt moved farther
westward until it reached and passed the
Wyoming line The Nebraska grangers
voted a herd law, and that Ii led the
range cattle business up to the Wyoming
line. AS there was no fence along the
line it also affected the business for many
miles west into Wyoming, as it was i'm
possible to keep the cattle from crossing
State cattle men will have to move their
herds to free ranges. They hope to re-
cover their losses from being deprived of
the use of their range in the advanced
value Of their lands which have been
proven capable of growing corn.
Col. Malone informed us the other day
that the Murphy Cattle company had Or
dered 36 Street stable cars to be at Miles
City July 18th, at which time the first
shipment of range cattle would go for
ward to the Chicago market from the
Yellowstone valley.
In talking with Col. Malone he also
said that the range cattle OF northern
Montana and the Judith Basin were the
finest that went into the Chicago market.
He attributed this fact to two causes:
First The ranges here are the finest on
the continent. and cattle seldom have any
serious set back oh account of lack of
food from hard winters. Second-The
cattle here are never crowded on the
market out of condition. They are al
Ways held back for late shipment and get
the benefit of the cured grass in the late
summer and fall, which puts flesh and
fat on them to such an extent that on
their arrival at market they are ready for
the block Col. Malone's advice to cattle
men is to hold back all cattle that are mot
in the very best of condition, until tine
very last moment, that they may get the
benefit of late grazing, which does thena
almost as much good on our fine ranges
as though they had been corn fed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
FATAL ACCIDENT
On Railroad in Virginia in Which Five
Persons are Killed.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IA terrible
accident occurred on the Virginia Mid
land railroad early this morning. The
through southern train that left here at
1l:29 last night went through trestle be-
tween the Orange county courthouse and
Barboursville, distance of fifteen feet,
killing five persons outright and wound
ing twenty-five. The trestle was known
to be weak, and the railroad company was
engaged in filling it in. The train was
moving at a rate of six miles an hour in
crossing the trestle under regular orders.
The engine had passed safely over most
OF the trestle when the smoker mail, bag
gage and express car went down, pulling
with them the engine and tender and two
passenger coaches. The engine went
down pilot end foremost, thus communi-
eating no fire to the wreck All lights
were extinguished in the fall. The killed
are: G. Cox, of Alexandria, of the engi-
neering department of the Piedmont air
line; FL. T. Wilmington, postal clerk, and
Il. q. Brightwell, postal clerk. The badly
injured included w. D. Parrott, J. West
and j. L. Whitehall, postal clerk and
Potter Field, express agent; G. Jennings,
of Lynchberg, and Capt. T. c. Taylor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
MONTANA CENTRAL FARES.
The Railroad Way of Arriving at Very
Simple Problem.

Agent Dawson yesterday informed re-
porter of The Miner that the rates be-
tween Butte and Helena over the Monta-
ma Central would be as follows: Single
fare, S5; return fare, So, as against $3.50
and 11.6O over the Montana Union at
present. This, too, in addition to making
the trip to the capital and back in about
three hours each way, and having five or
six hours there. The actual mileage to
Helena is 73 miles, to which q miles are
added for tunnel mileage, making 100
miles, which, at cents mile, makes the
fare $5. The freight tariff to Butte is in
course of preparation by Manager Shelby
now. 1t will be completed in few days
Agent Dawson says there is no reason
why Butte merchants should not acquire
a control of the Boulder and Wickes
trade, which the Helena merchants now
enjoy, as these places are both nearer
Butte than Helena-Miner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Wool Growers Meeting.

The annual session of the Montana
Wool Growers association was closed last
evening: The officers elected for the en-
suing year were:
President w. Cooper, of Choteau.
Vice President-F. G. Poole, of Stan
ford.
Secretary-L. W. Peck, of Fort Benton
Treasurer-A. G. johnson, of Fort Ben
ton,
The discussion covered the usual range
of subjects, but as might be expected was
more animated On the tariff question than
on any other topic. The following pream-
ble and resolution was then adopted:
WHEREAS, The platform of the demo-
cratic party endorses the message of the
President declaring in favor Of removing
all duties from wool; and
Whereas, The platform of the republi-
can party expressly says "We insist that
the duties on wool shall be adjusted and
maintained so as to furnish full and ade-
quate protection to the industry; and
Whereas, Three fourths of the expense
of running sheep is paid out in wages;
and
Whereas The only way sheep can be
run In this country with free wool is Under
very much reduced scale of wages paid to
class OF meH VINO experience great prf-
vations In the proper discharge of their
duties; ahd
Whereas, The system Of diversified
.A@erican industry that has been built up
under our protective tariff has secured to
the nation at large the greatest of bless
ings at triflng cost; therefore, be it
ResoIred, That we believe that the re-
publican party, in its endeavor to reduce
the surplus by the abolition of internal
taxes while it advocates the retention and
regulating of such taxes as will properly
protect American labor and enterprise,
deserves the hearty support of all people
who have the dignity of American labor
and of American institutions at heart
The association also adopted the fol-
lowing;
WHEREAS, A few years ago wool was
taken to the seaboard from Montana
points at freight charge Of SLIGO per
hundred-that is at per cent. of its val
ue at that time; and
Whereas, Now we are taxed g perIhun-
cred, CT II per cent. of its present value;
and
Whereas, The expenses connected with
the production of wool are uchlgreater
now than in the past; therefore, he it
ResotUed, That we believe the value of
Inc commodity We veitoship does not
enutie the transportation companies to
the percentage they exact when the cost
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

when he was brought out of the house.
When the queen received notice from the
police that she must part with her son
she telegraphed to King Milan imploring
him to allow the boy remain with her
another month. The King, however, was
incensed at the abrupt manner with which
the queen had refused his conciliatory
proposal for mediation and telegraphed
back to the crown princes tutor that the
boy must not remain with the queen any
longer The queen had planned to fly
with the boy, and with this intention had
ordered a special train She failed to
state her destination and the authorities
refused to give her train.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Campaign Preparations.
retar,y.

New YORK, July 16.-The republican
national executive committee has created
a subcommittee for Minnesota, Dakota
and Montana, with Evans, of Minnesota,
chairman, and similar subcommittee,
with De Young, of California, as chair
man, for California, Oregon, Nevada and,
Arizona. New, Dudley, Fessenden and
Hobart we're appointed to establish and.
open national headquarters, and act for
the executive committee during the re-
cess.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Plays Lone Hand and Bags the Game.

HUTCHINSON, Kansas, July 16.- A COW
boy walked into the Bank of La Junta
Saturday afternoon, and covering Rufus
Phillips. the cashier, with revolver, or
dered him to drop all the funds of the.
bank into bag which he placed on the.
counter. The cashier complied with alac-
rity and the daring robber Immediately
mounted his horse and escaped. The.
amount of the loss is variously estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

Of the plant upon which it is produced is
considered and the many other expenses
connected with it's production are taken
into account
ResolUed, That the transportation com
panies taking wool out of Montana are
requested to adjust their tariff on wool
that a more proper ratio to it's value and
cost of production may be established.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the president and secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Reduced the Rates.

BUTTE, July 13.-The Montana Union to-
day announces change IN passenger and
freight rates between this point and Hele-
ma, to take effect the 18th inst The fare
to Helena will be SIS, round trip So. The
announcement made by the Montana Cen
tral q few days ago of the same rate
brought about the change. The freight
schedule will be issued in few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Frozen Meats. .

The Mark Lane Express, London, Eng
land, prints the following:
Frozen beef is now being shipped to
this country IN small quantities from the
Argentine confederation. The cattle
there, as we'll as in the Banda Oriental
Uruguay, on the other side Of the La
Plata, are being improved fast, and the
day will come when the mutton and beef
of the countries tributary to that river
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
CLARK AND MANTLE RETIRE.
Two Officers of the West Side Racing AssO-
citation Hand in Their Resignation.

BUTTE, July 14.-Lee Mantle to-day re-
signed the secretaryship of the West Side
Fair and Racing association. w. A. Clark,
who has been president of the association
for the past two years, also resigned. The
board of trustees appointed B. G. Kings
bury to succeed Mr.. Mantle but that gen
tleman declined. John Noyes was elected
president. Secretary Mantle gave as his
reason tonight for sending in his resigna-
tion that other business matters pressed
him SO closely he could not find tune to
attend to the Office. The duties are very
onerous, but Mr.. Mantle has handled
them so long and SO successfully that it
will be difficult to find man to equalhim.
The news of his resignation is received
with universal regret by every horseman
here. Many begged him not to resign.
To the retiring and efficient secretary is
due the credit of bringing the Butte race
course to it's present fine condition, which
is pronounced the best course in the west,
and the most ably managed. Probably
no other man in the territory is as well
trained in the business of conducting a
racing meeting as the popular secretary
who has just resigned. It is understood
e. w. Wynne has been appointed Sec
retary
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Filed with the Secretary.

Articles of incorporation of the Fort
Benton Sheep company. The object Of
the company is the raising, buying and
selling sheep and other live stock, and
dealing in live stock generally. The bust
ness is to be carried on principally in Cho-
teau and Fergus Counties but elsewhere
if found advisable, with headquarters at
Fort Benton. The capital stock is $780,
600. A. @. Johnson, Charles S. Gibson
and Charles E. Miller are directors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Return of Robert.

New YORK, July 16- Robert Garrett
arrived yesterday in the steamer Umbria.
He was accompanied by his wife and her
sister, Miss Frick. Mr.. Garrett is in ex-
cellent health, and his friends say he
looks better than for years. He devoted
the entire day to looking over affair of his
deceased brother.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Got There.
HELENA, July 13-The Montana Cen
tral reached Butte yesterday.
Terrible Disaster in a Mine.

LONDON, July 13.-A dispatch from
Cape Town says that the mine in Kim
berly, the scene of the fire on Wednesday,
has been explored by party Of searchers.
Twenty y-four whites and 200 natives were
found to have been burned to death. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

The Fort Shaw minstrel troupe, drawn
from the colored troops now stationed at
that post, have made quite reputation
for themselves as good performers. They
gave an entertainment on the Fourth at
the fort which melted them Sos All who
attended were delighted with the per-
formance; SO says the Rising Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
Live Stock Market.

CHICAGO, July IS. Cattle Receipts,
1000. Market steady and lower. Beeves,
s4.000ss.25; stockers ard feeders, $3.50
1886; Texas cattle, s1T50s4O0.
Sheep Receipts, 5000 Market active
and steady. Natives, So 10000; Western,
s3.50@s4.10: Texans, sa50@s4.OO.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
River News.

The steamer Rosebud, Capt, Todd,
caves to-t.ay at noon for Benton and all
way points with a full cargo of freight
The steamer Helena arrived from Kan
sas City Tuesday evening. The Helena
was one of the steamers transporting the
troops down the river. She passed the
dangerous Omaha bridge safely, while her
mate, the Terry, was wrecked Bismarck
Tribune,
The Helena was expected to leave Bis
marck for Fort Benton in advance of the
Rosebud, but did not arrive from her
lower river trip in time, SO the Bud pull
ed out ahead The Helena will be the
next boat out of Bismarck for Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

". j, Loyell, formerly of this valley, is
now in California, and Informs us that
Montana is away ahead of that state. His
health has been greatly improved, how
ever, and me will stay there for some time
to come He offers to bet US ten dollars
worth of wine that Cleveland and Thur
man will +get there" this fall. We are
betting that way ourselves, Lowell
Bozemam Chronicle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18

A $500 premium and the RIVER Press
one year, for $3.50.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-07-07

catch votes, but falling away short
OF its purpose. It's promises to the
great west and especially the terri
tories are pnfounded by any pre-
cedent act of republican policy and
will have lost their significance
when the campaign is over. 1t en-
braces US, for instance, with such
child talk and studious non-com-
militia as this: "The republican
party is in favor of the USE of both
GOLD and SILVER as MONEY" What
grand triumph over the great
west they must have felt when they
shaped out this plank Who isn't
in favor of the use of gold and sill
yer as money! But in what rela-
tive value and in what proportion?
AYE, there's the rub" We doubt
not that the deyotees Of that clause
unanimously added within their
hearts, give US twenty dollars in
gold and dime in silver and let
their relative values rip. eve con-
denim the policy of the democratic
administration in its effort to de-
monetize silver" This clause.
WHICH is knocked senseless by the
fact that silver was demonetized by
republican power is accompanied
by eleven others devoted exclusively
to abuse Of the democratic party.
There is little gravity to the whole
thing and there is no wonder the
republican press cannot find time
to praise it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-07-07
TRUSTEES SALE.

Under AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
u provisions of a certain Deed of Trust,
executed and delivered to the undersigned.
as trustees, by Samuel s. StinsOn and Hattie
A. Stinson. his wife, bearing date the 18th
day of October, A. d. 1887, and recorded in
the Recorders office of Alturas county, Ter
rltory of Idaho, on the 25th day of October,
A. D. 1887. at 3 o'clock p N. Of said day, In
Record III /" of Deeds, page $50, to secure
the payment OF two promissory notes OF
even date Herewith: one for three hundred
and forty-two 5000 dollars, payable to
Pinkham Comstock On or before January
10Th, 1883, and one for three hundred and
forty-seven 50-lCO dollars, payable to the
First National Bank OF ketchuln on or be-
fore the 18th day of September, A. ID. 1888,
each bearing interest at the rate Of one and
half per cent. per month from date. ana
signed by Samuel s. Stinson and Paul +.
Baxter; and, whereas, default hath been
made in the payment OF the first mentioned
prOmissory note and the interest thereon.
and application having been made to us by
the legal holder of said first named prom
issory note to sell the property described
in said Deed of Trust. or SO much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy the lndebt-
eQness due, as aforesaid, with the interest
thereon: Now, therefore, we the under
signed Trustees, as aforesaid, in cOmpll-
ance with the terms and provisions OF said
Trust Deed, and by the authority therein
expressed, do hereby give public notice
that on Monday, the 3Oth DAY OF July, A. d.
1888, at one O'Clock p. ". of said day, upon
said premises, in the town OF kctchuni. IN
the county of Alturas, aforesaid, we shall
offer for sale to the highest and best bidder,
for cash, the following described real estate
and improvements as described in said
Trust Deed, to-wit Lots numbered "a
one and (5) five, in Block numbered (2)
two in the town OF ketchum, as the same
is laid down on the plat of said town OH file
in the Recorders office in said county OF
Alturas. aforesaid. Territory OF Idaho, and
all rights, title and interest of said Samuel
s. Stlnson adm HIATT A, ST son therein.
A. J. PlNAHAM, T~,s+aa.
ISAAC 1. LEWlS,) ~9
Dated June ~, 1883.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-07-07
NEW TO-DAY.
Application for Patent.
Survey No. 646-A and B.
NOTICE No. 255

NOTICE No. 255.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Hailey, Idaho, May %, 1885 J
Notice is hereby given that the Altnras-
Senate Mining Company, an organization
incorporated under the laws of the State of
New York, by its attorney-in-fact, Orlando
b. Batten. whose pOstOffice address is
Ketchum, Alturas county, Idaho Territory,
has made application for United States
Patent for the
SENATE"
Lode mining claim, situate in Wood River
mining district, Alturas county, Idaho Ter
ritory, consisting of 1900 linear feet OF the
lode and surface ground go feet wide, be-
ing lot Al A, and described in the field notes
and plat of the official survey on file III
this office, with magnetic variation OF $50
3O' east, as follows:
Commencing at the discovery point and
running thence S 47o Al W 700 feet to CEN
ter Of south end of claim; thence n 43o 45'
w SEQ feet to corner No l; thence s 43o 45'
COO feet to corner No 2; thence N 40 Al
E 1900 feet to corner No g. thence N 43o 45'
w 6OJ feet to corner No 4; thence S 40 Al
w $50 feet to corner No l, the place Of be-
ginning survey of exterior boundaries OF
claim, containing 2O261 acres, exclusive
of O393 acres in conflict with Conway
Castle lode, lot 49, Area applied for and
sought to be patented, IL. sos acres.
From corner No. U. S. NJ. NJ. No.
bears n 800 OF w 40 feet distant.
Application is also made for the
Senate Mill Site
In connection Herewith. being lot AZ B,
and described in the field notes and plat OF
official survey, with same magnetic yaria-
ton, as follows:
Commencing at the Sc corner as the mi
tial point, designated corner No l, and rum
ming thence N 40 IL, 1863 feet to corner No
2; thence N 75o AZ w tO9.4 feet to corner
No 3: thence s 40 10, w 1868 feet to corner
NOD; thence 75o Al Il 1894 feet to corner
No l, the place of beginning survey Of ex-
terror boundaries of claim, containing 3
acres. No conflicts From corner No l,
u. s. M. NJ. No bears n $50 3U' gov u son.
feet distant
The said mining claim and mill site being
of record in the office OF the Recorder OF
said mining district and county, at HALEY
in said Alturas county, Idaho Territory
The nearest known locations being the
President" lode, lot 49, and the Conway
Castle lode, lot SO.
All persons claiming adversely thereto
are notified to present the same at this
office within sixty days from date OF first
publication hereof.
direct that this notice be published in
the kETCHUM KEYSTONE, the newspaper
published nearest said claims, for the pc
Rod of sixty days.
H. O. BILLINGS, Register.
nTNDMAN q BATTEN. Att'ys for APP
pIicnnt, Ketchum. Idaho.
First publication, June z, 1883.