The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-08-02
Swift Current Notes.


DIR. Martin spent few days here las t
week.
Mr. Price OF Libby, Mont, is in the
camp, and will do assessment work on
several claims hell by parties residing
at Browning.
Supt. w. II. Matson and family of
Browning are spending few pleasant
days here.
The sign painter of Browning has been
d Ding some work in the camp of late.
Charlie Simons was in the camp dur
ing the week.
o. G. Cooper and family visited this
place recently.
Civil engineers of the G. N. are again
in the camp.
1t is rumored here that the county is
going to improve the wagon road into
camp. It is no more than right that it
should. And again it is rumored that
the government might take steps toward
making a road across the reservation.
In the treaty the government was to
have right of way across the reserve,
and the government would do no more
than it's part in taking advantange of
this right of right of way, and build
good road from Blackfont to the strip.
If this was dore, it would be very easy
matter to continue the road to the camp,
as the worst part of the present road is
on the reservation.
After several weeks OF toll, the Cracker
wagon road is very much improved.
It seems that the majority of our resi-
dents who hold property here, preferred
doing their assessment work on their
claims, instead of on the road, thus
knocking the road question in the head.
The boom is on, every stage is loaded
down.
This place is not only mining dis
trict, but is one of the finest places on
the face of the globe to spend a few
summer months and now Is the best
time OF the year to camp out. Tho
weather is fine, the mosquitoes have dis
appeared, tsh are biting and everything
TO make camp life enjoyable can be found
here.
A. NJ. Esler is putting in first class
assay outfit, which will be q credit tx
the camp.
Some one recently broke into Frank
Stevensons house, while he was away
but Frank had moved every thing uE
town SO the unfortunate party found ou
that his expected finds had vanished
but never the less the house is minus
couple OF windows, etc. Such partie
should be looked after and properly pur
ished.
It seems strange that busil ess can no
be carried on, Oh Forest eserve witt
in mining district without \ permi
from the department, and still strange
that the department has refused to grar
permits. Did any one ever hear of mii
ing being carried on and no bushe;
houses within the district? Certain
not, q general merchandise store, an
other places OF business are just as e.
sentail IA mining district as bread an
butter. Is not the city of Grangvil
in the Buffalo Hump District on a Fo
est reserve? Was there ever place
business closed in that city on account
its being on a res erVe? What is the di
ference between one reserve and anoth
in regard to business? Can 1t be carrie
on in one place and shut down
another? This Forest reserve was e.
tended over here nearly year after t.
country was thrown open To mineral e
tries. AS far as being Forest reser
it amounts to nothing. The water 6
flows into Canada, and does not benei
the u S. one particle, AMI not timb
enough in the district to supply the car
with necessary lumber etc, for mining p
poses. OF course we all believe that t
government intends to do tine right thir
for us, out at the same time it is ma
ing lots OF trouble over nothing. II
best thing our government can do, is
abolish the reserve. and let the camp
ahead The camp will prove to be mo
profitable shan any amount of such /
serves, and il a few years we will ha
one OF the largest camps on record.
COPPER KING
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