The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-13
MONTANA.
Rad Showing as to the
Il Northern Metropolis.
Field for the Christian and
Humanitarian.

EGtt0!S H0'
The spring rains have just COM
.,onced to fall. Up till about
veek ago tre weather had been clear
ord warm, and what few wild ti1W-
ar. are to be found in this far up
-o0ion began to bloom aid beoecK
the hill Sides around, adding to the
vleasure of stroll on Mount
Helena, the popular pleasure walk
for the romantic of the "Q1een OF
the Hilla." oo.,u
off for public grounds, there oelng
M Measure resort Of any descrip>
tion nearer than some c'nyon miles
away. What is worse, the facilltles
for msking a public park CT picnic
gardens are very meagre. Thefe Is
Not even a suitable street for an
afternoon promenade or boulevard
therefore as a place for pleasure the
rnetronolis OF Montana is about as
had off as could possibly be lmag-
ined. Theirs are not even private
gardens and beautiful home sur
Toundipgs. True. few OF the veal
tSiest have email lawns In which
ore a few beds Of hardy kinds OF
aowers. Shade trees what few there
ara, are mere bushes compared with
the beautiful ones seen Ia any part
of Salt Lske City or Utah For a
city of 10000 peAple, there could oe
no poorer provided and poverty
stricken one fer enjoyment. Young
man WHO seek amusement and Tec-
reation as q change and rest from
the mOnctonous routine OF daily toll
can only find it in the dance house,
the gambling hell, the beer ball ana
other places Of immoral character
In mining camp little else Is e1'
pected, but that such is The case III
city CT wealth and the centls OF
everything that a capital Includes Is,
to make IL mild, astonishing.
One would think that there surely
would be improvement associations
of SEINE kind, but there are none
beside the secret orders Not even a
debating club or literary society Is
known. The evenings pass away
without any inducements to draw
sp ,ktract the great crowd of
vr, 90 who have "come west"
I grow =! with young country,
and SO they are left without the in
fuences and associations Of relatives
and home and of different org ,niza-
tons of pleasure and impro' ement
that are to be found IL the older
states. No wonder that institutions
OF ilrepute flourish and go many
lives are hopelessly lost in the great
whirlpool of Elm that has its clrcula-
ton wherever western life has car.
RED and raised the banner Of modern
civilization
At the present time Helena is full
Of a gang of reugns. Of late, there
have been several cases Of fighting,
stealing and store robbing. The
city bsstilIe is full of hard cases and
the police force is obliged to be vigi>
lsnt in order TO keep the usual quiet
Ct toe city undisturbed. At Bottle
it is said 10 be unsafe TO walk the
back streets after late hour OF the
night. This hard element is distri-
buted throughout the Territory.
bot long Since the Benton
coach was f'h i'd up" and
very recently an attack was
made on Paymaster Whipple and
MS guard by seven high waymen.
Although the robbers efforts were
unrewarded, two unfortunate SOL
diers LIST their lives in the fracas.
Unles' these Gepredations are
stopped, somebody will find himself
IN the hands Of the 3.707, and the
result will be man at the end Of a
rope suspended In air from the top
CT telegraph pole.
Mr.. J. J. Hill, Of st. Paul, rails
road magnate of great wealth, re-
Gently visited Helena. This gentle
man was on his way to Great Fails,
WheEe he has invested Sl50000 in
securing the greatest water power
10 the northwest. Great IFalls is
recently started town at the up<
per falls of the Missouri liver.
II Is destined to become one
lHo lSTS0SG CLUES IN
Montana, and perhaps the greatest
manufacturing district in the north
west. The water supply is without
limit. Immense pine forests grow
Ing not hundred miles away will
supply saw-mills with logs that can
easily be driven down the river.
Flour mills will receive unlimited
quantities Of wheat from the great
1elds that are being brought under
cultivation and redeemed from the
curse OF bush and brambIe. The
vast coal deposits in close proximity
20 Inc falls are OF such qua!ity aud
Quantity as to settle the manu- ac.
Iuring interest here for all time.
More particularly to those people
permanently located and Interested
IL Tie growth and DEVELOPMENT OF
sIlS Territory the future for Mon
lana IS daily becoming a prolific
'ueme for speculation and a pleas
anu subject for discussion and praise.