The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-12-19
A BOOM FOR BoULD. sR.
Our Future Frightening and Becoming
Moro Glorious Every Dag,

'.'he Inter Mountain extends n ,u,dia
greeting 10 Col. A. l.. Stokes, of The
Northern Pacific, who came over from
Helena last night ami is ip-tav talking
freight 10 our business men, in cunuauy
with Local Agent M,s aig. 1t is state,
that Mr.. Stokes c"ntemrates the re-
moval nj his Office iruni lieivna in few
weehs, AMI HE erection of AN elenrnt
dwelling in this Guy nest So. .ng.-;nter
M nn:ain, Dee. l.
Jast what is in the above is hari To
Conjecture, but one thing is &C tain: 1t
presents The id II We, f. riblv 10 uur
mind hat the Aurtle.h Pacific is 5000
10 make :s litau quarters in But.e, ana
that Butte will become The great .allfoai
center Of the Northwest.
The surveyors are kept busy every
day designating line from Gailatin
City TO this place, where connection will
be made with the Boulder Valley road
to Butte, ,tus giving us the tn rough line
of the Norlhe Pacific.
And this is plausible. too. What is
the use of .-anning passengers and freight
through Helena, a dssaace of some 200
miles, when the road from Tlree Forks
to Butte, via Boulder, is only II miles,
ana taps the most beautiful country for
scenery on the ear.n. Amy one who has
ever Travelled over tine route from here
to Thee Forks knows ve-y well rhat IN
is one of coAt!nnal sight seeing, a46
afforos a pictaeesqueness that is seen
nowhere e;ee III the west. A.d then
flo Buridef 10 Butt, "a pu. \ the ca
yon caps the c MAJ.
Haltwav b..wesn Boulner and Gala.
tin, at Dog Tow !, a.e fields of roai We,
unueseiooeu. Lime stone and fige clay
is sa,u 10 exist tre Z IA ahu lda ace. lust
north of there mtle or so is an e,,panse
OF elgbt "rt len mi'es which wll in
year Or so Show such mareelons pre-
duclio Is of cold and silver euar.. as will
astonlsn the oldest itnar.
The a. ficatutal lands that lie IN the
fertile valleys Can and will produce ans-
thing that can be raised outside of
TROPICAL country. A tran trave "sinr the
Boulder valley will always fad Ia ,ge
amount of ceHeals, coal. quartz, wood
etc., to he conveyed to other portions OF
the country.
| The s,ocx interest il in ,o way small
part oftbe revenue that would be derived
| by road over this ne. The herds
roam upon thousand hills, aud ., e
continually seen gazing in all directions
as fat and sleek as in any section EXCEPT
where stock-raising is the chief industry
of the country,
Taking all in all we sec ve-v big t
and cheering silver lining to the clouds.
Jefferson county will soon rank auoog
the first as mineral producer. Capjlal
Will soon cast its eye this way, ana wben
once the bali commences to roll nothing
but avenues Of prosperity wil gladden.
our hearts.
Eacursionists ARE now on the roau TO
view the beautiful internal WORKING of
our great Territory, with another large
party to follow in their wake. Thev
Will all, no doubt, be very much sut-
prised VIXEN they visit the beautiful c;tv
Of Helena, and the greatest mining camp
on earth-Butte. They will then see
that the half has not been told; and win
realize the fact that untold millions re-
main buried in these hills, and only
capital is required to make Montana
bloom and blossom like the rose,-
Boulder Seminal.