FORT BENTON, MONTANA. Last year ono million two hundred and fifty thousand pounds of wool wero shipped by the Missouri river from Fori Denton, and this year the shipment will reach two million pound, which rcpre sent, in cab, about $00,(xx).00, tho greater portion of which will bo left with our merchant for supplies necfary to carry on tho businea till tho next M liar vest time." Tho growth of tho cattlo business has been equally rapid In 1S80 thero were but a few small herds in Chotean county, where now there are over ono hundred thousand head, valued at $3,000,000.00. In 1SS0 tho number of farms in Cboteau county was exceed, ingly limitod, while in ISSfi, thirty-nino thousand one hundred and siity-four acres of improved land wero asaesiwd, the arne Wing valued at $2S 1, 170.00. Wo have now entered another and itn jwrtant period -ono that will witnea quicker and greater changes than have yet taken place-tho railroad era, A miracle in railroad construction, almost, ha been prforraed in tho building of tho St Paul, Minneajioh A' Manitoba railroad from the ItM river valley wct across tho trackless prairie of Northern Montana, to tho It cky inouutain. Al though four hundred mile of thi road are through an Indian reservation, atd probably an equal distance through un settled public land, yet the completed track reached Fort Den'on be JHh, upon which occasion, with tn ing c remony, and in the prewncfl of Mr. J. J. Hill nd a party of capitalist from New York, a silver spike wadriv. en in honor of the event For a (liilance of nearly two hundred mile the railroad ae through the center of Choteau county, and it ittlu. ence in promoting the development of the variou resource of this section will bo simply wond-rfuL It will inaugu rate t complete revolution by the tile- ment of tho country, the building of new towns, etc The Manitoba will not long have the field to it If; other road are certain to enter, and branch line wilt bo constructed in every possible di rection; tho mine of tho surrounding mountains and our immense coal field will lie fully developed and pay rich tribute to tho railroad; the ranchman, wool grower and stock farmer will take Kcion of Northern Montana; the vast herd will t divided up, and the occupation of the cowboy will bo gone. These are some of the change that will take place, and under thi new reyiW, Fort Denton will keep jaco with this progress of event almut hr. Hituated at the head of navigation of the Missouri river, her position i the strongest p. sible one. It ha proved so in the past, and will in the future. Just a all rail, road in the Northweston state h-nd to 8t Faul, so they will In the New North, west to Fort Denton. They must come to tho river. In time, the railroad will lo distributer and feeder for our great water way, the Miuri river, and Fori Dnton, the City of Destiny, will U the commercial center of the North Itoeky Mountain region. Fort Dn is beautifully situation the wint bank of the Missouri rivr, on large, high, gravel bottom, It street are broad and regularly laid out ltcn. tains itnn of the heiiet and wealthiest mercantile firms in Montana, among which may Ui mention! T. C, Fowrr A Dro, who are aUi owners of the li!ik F lin of at aiijer, plying U Uem thi city and Diarnarrk and way point. T. (I. UAer A Ca are a!o well known, and are largely interred in busiu enter, prise in the Canadian Northwut Mur. phy, Maclay A Co, branch of J.a T. Murphy A Co, of Hrb-L;ln A KMo. of Helena, and many others, rompr! lie basin boue of Fort Vux There are many Cne public and pri.