Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
FOOL AND PHILOSOPHER.

FOOL AND PHILOSOPHER.
Yes, YOU can depend upon it Great
Falls is now of& the eve Of prosperity" 50
a gentleman said to me, after it WAS stated
that the syndicate has purchased the
bonded groupe Of Neilart mines. In
reply to our query, as to what would be
the immediate effect, if any, On Great
Falls, he replied: well, of course, | can
not say, as to the Immediate results, but
Of what know Of the members of the
syndicate, ] am satisfied that a large force
Of men will be put to work developing
the property as soon as negotiations are
completed. Next spring, | think, it is
their intention TO commence the construc-
ton Of a railroad from the camp to Great
Falls; in fact, I know this is their inten-
tions, and If the mines are all that is *
pected, and you must not be surprised to
see ground broken for reduction works, on
amammoth scale in Great Falls, early next
spring. The syndicate is composed
wealthy and enterprising gentlemen.
They represent millions of money, and
when they once get started, this section
Of Montana Will receive such a shaking
up that it will not soon forget. The pur-
chase Of this Neihart property is but d
preliminary move of one ct the most 81
gantic business enterprises ever inaugu-
rated in the west. When the last card is
played Great Falls will be a city-not a
mushroom city with its myriads of novels
and shacks, but a city in every sense of
the word. 1t Will be the city Of Montana,
in fact. You will see mills and factories
giving employment to thousands Of labor
ers: while its mercantile houses will sup
ply this whole northern country with
goods. | tell YOU, the men that are at the
back of Great Falls know what they are
doing, and If / do 0 miss my guess, you
will see people in such a hurryto get here
next spring, that they will not take time
to she'd their winter clothing before they
start. Well, [ must be going; | anu III a
hurry just now. In fact, this news has
excited mt Just a fiiittiie fbiit. foot dIay.a
When Colonel Broadwater and Dennis
Ryan We're upt to Neihart, they made some
inquiries about the roads leading into the
camp. The Colonel accosted a rancbman
concerning one Of the roads, when the
following coloquy took place:
Jim, can the road down Belt to Great
Falls be made passible?'
jim, who owns a ranch off Of the pro
posed new road, but near the old one,
promptly replied:
NO, it would be impossible"
"Well, can money put the road through"
asked the Colonel.
Vas, | 'spose it can" reluctantly adj
mitted the rancher.
well, then, the road will be built" said
Broad, as he turned IN his heel.
Ever since then the rancher has been
alternately chewing his ear and kicking
himself, for saying ''y-e-s,' where he
ought to have said no.
| am Of the opinion that the prosperity
of Great Falls is a making several other
towns mighty sick. The disease is known
to the profession as dry rot, and is caused
by inactivity, Jealousy and ignorance.
Most every inlabitant in this section
knows Ike Kingsbury and John Lepley.
They are considered pretty we'll Informed
concerning the lay Of the country through
out northern Montana from the Dearborn
to the international boundary. Well, what
[ am going to say is this: Both Of these
gentlemen say that q road can be built
from the mouth of Sun river across to
Eagle Rock for an insignificant sum of
money, and also that it would be a better
and shorter route than by the present road.
I venture to say that there is no one that |
is better acquainted with the country
through which the road will run than
these gentlemen.
The head man in the new celestial 1aun
dry just opened here was telling me of
his experience since he came to IN elica.r
He belongs to the Big Six Co.. Of San
Francisco, and after leaving that city he |
steered for Benton, and from there drifted
to the Sun river metropolis. He has evi-
IDENTIFY been q victim of hard times, as he
said me no makee grub, in bottle places
Berry still, bottle places alice samee. Chi
naman washee plenty; shirtees muchee
dirty. mnellee hard workee, no money
standee Cilinaman off. Mclean man then
go putee onclean ~slsirtee, and me no know
him after that, 50 1osee alice money