Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-05-01

RIVER IMPROVEMENT. *"#=
The Committee H-.rivr Very Gratifying
A>,urnucc* from C"l. Swa!he.
IL 1l,rruu.cc If un arrangement
prev.1ll-> nl,4tlr, Muyor Watson, AL
t'truau Bullnrd, CRY Att"rn'y MIDI
III. t"t:, Ju,Ge $tftvr'|, Dr. R+'id, II.
f. Rat .t.Eoe md G.. ". SAv"gt, roh~
~,,ul'E u js1n1 c:numit'ee fr"n she
CITY tuuli{+li, t*t.s,nl'tr Ct t'"n:nieftH
nnu the clt1zc's, ys~t r'l;'y afternoon
v1sit, Il Fufi kt,kh IT, !'rt*tnf the
matter ut tie Tongue river int rhte~
ntrji' II, CANNED %uui -, HnH ny tX~
t.1ntf5ing tu him the ur1tht% Ut The
tu~e, .,4ll-t his >utt"'@t u! the plan.
otir1l< inter the arrival II, th p'~t I'LL
,ute<rvtew WIS attat;utt} with t.t: (.nl-..
MI, Mayor WA!~"u ,ltrt":ur'nK tlte
>t1.ilyc;, urn in il hrief hu' c'hIEt"
ttr ve way a:Int'ntttl eC'I':e'
with the nl>irct ut lhe visit and WIN
III. uctl,l. snn1 Ind b*rt, taken hv tue
Guy C,uuti} If Mi.s City. Judge
S:r+>tII, t.. Il. Muiu!etnn and Aidtr~
uinn Butlurd also eIr'k+, tnc!' adding
,. III. ,ew lem Of information t" the
general funu Or +nlt thu-iz:ng v Int had
already tetn stated. The proceeding"
| we're wholly Informal, and with the
+xcept,on of the extended REMARK. "t
the gentlemen nAmtd, pAr'nok ertire~
.u,lon. Col. Swuinu li>ttned n1ten~
tlvtlv tn u1l that was said, ahd when
In full fn,-et ssion ri lht fact- in1ornied
the committee that he would cheer"
fully aid the project t" tue fullest ex~
tent of hts ability whenever 1t came
tefore hin4 officially, adding that his
regard tor Miles Guy aud its people
va. 50 great as to enlist his hearty co..
operation IN any movement that had
the enhancement such representa-
tive committee ~ the one now waiting
nuou him. Iu this connt c'lon the
tul0upl tmnk occasion to sav that he
feareu his action on former oc"as1oh
when the appropriation OF $3,o0o had
been secured for The Improvement ot
,ht Tongue river hud been m1scon"
sttu. Il b> .utue Of our people. Rtvert-
i. Ing to Mrjor rowel's visit +" Miles
c,ty and Fort kt'gh about tw" years
uyo, 10 iuve,,i4u,r the purposes i"r
Witch tn" appropriation Was to be ex-
> u.;,.,e1l, Eni,ntl ~wuint -lu'e1 TINT he
wa. uternt ut the time, ".d knt"
, no. hing q: NJ >jor Pt"etl's visit fnr
= m. tim: af,t trwnrd~, wEtn he re-
r cr,ve.l II letter from hi.1}, n~klng tllnI
V whether thu rru1nstd strengthening o1
| the cl1unl,tl Of Tongue river would bt
{ If ury benefit to Fort ket gh III the
;. way If 1,ansunt lt,"n. Il" thi" lie re-
ntitd that ht did not think It "ouEd
NJ >iurc the advent Of ;he r"flruad, TIT
tor, wp4 not dc,,entltnt on water trnha
:" r.1tuIiun, and thnt he tlid MT feE Art
II titntr t,. Tongue ur vi ow>ont Fiv
t .rz N thle lntnt It's n;.vjEah|e streams
II A. h,- reply probably 1nt'u~nr'd M"]
ID rou,;l tt nuke ut ndvefrr Report.
IT h,ut, nt tel .evtt'. brought utn't h1i'
s- tn+ t.rsure Of sul." nt cur r'tlz 'hs
II This he regretted exceedingly, H. WIZ
Ut he ttplied tn Major Powt.'> 1t1"''>
Ut 1,r d,u not know trnt II" rr"p'>-
'e wnrk ind zen Instituted t'r III: hrh
3. ri. and protection of Ali'tn Clty. Ha
40 he known it h,+ reply ~'uId HAY
- roue further aud explained the s''ot
10 t1on. and recommended t. ut the WIZ
!" he proct eded with. The explanatto
eu e.. WIS gratefully received, for wh'le te
-. ~ If any Of our penpie had ever held &c
- Swaine responsible for the failure
work ut that time, 1t was exceeding
'o' n,4asAnt 10 know that his eympathi
80 ind been, as they are now, with NIL
"0 CItv, After the conclusion OF Il
h,tiness with which the commit
was charged, the party adjourned
the club room, where some very a&fe
u" mile social rites were perf"rmed' al
4: the committe returned tt town WIZ
tn nut getting wet-outs'de.
4 Lett"r.
u" Since it3 first introduction, E1ec<l
R,t, els has gained rapidly in popu