The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

of 1875. and ut once It became the county sent.
In January, 1871. the town was plated, and the
streets surveyed The Missoula and Walla Walla
mail was changed to a tri-weekly In 1871. and
petitions were circulated to have the mail to and
from Ryans tri-weekly. Was made a money
order Office in June and Captain Lyons enterod
into a contract to build the water works, same
year in the spring of 1871, the court house and
Jail were completed at u cost Of s22600. and was
dedicated by a grand ball on the 2lst Of June.
The present Miseoula bridge was completed IN
the spring If 1873. The Missoula City Brass BAND
was organized in 1874. The first county fair was
held September IS. 1876. The first fire company
was organized III the spring of 1877. The town
of Missoula was incorporated March 8, 1888, and
incorporated city March II, 1885. but by vote
the people decided to remain II town under the
first charter. l. r. Smith is the present Mayor.
and John l.. Sloan is City Magistrate
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The. first one suggested of all the Trnnsconti-
mental roads the Northern Pacific was the last
completed in the United States Governor Isaac
|. Stevens of Washington Territory. with officers
and men, under commission Of the Government
to make an exploration of the country lying be-
tween the Great Lakes and the mouth of the Col
umbia river and between the 47th and 49th par
allels oflatitudc their route crossing through this
county. The examination was commenced in
1s53and finished in 1871. the commission report
ing comparative easy grades fertile lahds ana an
abundance o. wood anu wafer. me Mc. vas a.
'uD.'s'ieu 'l'a. leiuttu 'ne ie"ss eng
=. ~ =. ~. 800. - 600
~. ~ aaha,.,s e,,as D.. ~. A.. ~ ro,,o-as,
'..s,.as ILL. . ,as, ~ xo..har,, p.o,ao oo.
,nr..,on -. oranto1 ia r,oht ~ h,,ild ! rail.
rood from 1ate SUPERIOR n puget sonnd. IN the
line Of the 4th parallel. Josiah Perham. its first
president III view Of the fact that no subsidy was
asked, secured from the Government land grant
consisting of odd numbered sections of land for
twenty miles each side Of the track in the States
.''1'' 4of's n,s" =" 'nc , .I"'
road into Missoula county WAS in Aupust.
=. 1899 It consisted of one locomotive and five
loaded cars. The most remarkable feature of the
road in this county ia the Marent Gulch trestle,
Konaken Deiile, which has height of 226 feet
from the gulch below, is Ss6 feet long. and con-
tains 100000 feet of lumber The company has 1855
miles oftrack ON Its main line In this county In
oluding the reservation. Aside from this 1t has
yard capacity IN Its stations outside OF the main
line with total capacity for 1'SzO cars; ana at
Horse Pla,ns fof ~; ana Missonia for TWO car
loads OF stock' making total yard capacity OF
-, - .', .,, - .,
lhere are TWO regular Trains cach way on tne
road every day. aside from almost one haif that
number OF extras, II Is the intention OF the
ROAD no the writer isfeiably informed TO Keep
pace with advancing settlements and the needs OF
transportation. WITHIN the near future 1t pos
sibly Will make snort cut from Missoula
to Spokane Falls, washington Territory via
cnur d Alene Mines thus shortening their main
line little more than one hundred miles 1t un-
doubleday Will soon extend a branch up the Bit
ter Root Valley from Missoala to give the farmers
in that section las we'll as a branch up the Flat