The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-08-25
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succeeded in finding some very rich ga
lena ore and also found some strong veins
of coal. Mr.. Demers is Of the opinion
that the deposits of galcna ore and the
rich beds of coal will justify the building
of branch road from some point on the
Northern Pacific to this rich but unde-
veloped country in short time. In ad-
dition to being a country rich in minerals
and coal, the country at the head of the
lake is one of the richest and most extern
sive agricultural regions in Montana.
The summer meeting of the Montana
Stock Growers Association was called to
order by President Scott of Miles City, in
Helena Wednesday morning. There were
present about twenty five members, in
cluding Hon. James Fergus of Fergus
county, Granville Stuart, j. T. Murphy
and Messrs. Pointdexter, Myers and Allen
DR.. Holloway, T. V. S., was also i. at
tendance. Owing to the absence of Sec
rctary r. 3. Harrison, the minutes of the
previous meeting were read by Wilfrcd
Harrison, clerk of the stock board.
Among the proceedings were the adoption
of a resolution deciding to continue men,
bership in the National association and a
vote of thanks to the mounted police of
the Northern Territory for their cooper
alton in behalf of United States live stock
interests. The association adjourned at
1 o'clock to meet next winter in Miles
City.
Marcus Daily of Butte has taken to
Missoula large force of carpenters who
will commence the erection of large and
extensive stables upon his stock farm at
Grid's Creek. The Missoula Gazette says:
"When these stables are completed Mr..
DAILY will ship all of his fine horses, over
twenty carloads, from California to his
stock farms in the Bitter Root. They
consist OF thoroughbred race and draft
horses and some splendid trottcrs. These
horses will be kept in the Bitter Root
valley, and Mr.. DAILY will devote much
time and money to breeding tins class of
stock. Mr.. DAILY is to he congratulated
on the selection of the Bitter Root valley
as the base of one of the growing indus
tries of Montana, for it possesses un-
equaled advantages IN this respect, while
the people will hail with peculiar salts
faction the advent of an enterprise that
promises so much for the county,"
The Belt Mountain Branch.
Interview with President Broadwatcr, of
the Montana Central, in the Inter
Mountain: The Belt Mountain branch
will be built, and that this fall.
The object is to get ores for
the Great Falls smclter The road is be-
ing surveyed now by Engineer Whitcomb
and a party of surveyors, and construction
will begin as soon as possible.
THE big tunnel at Wickes, he said,
would be completed October +, and that
the first train run through it would be
from St.Paul. He added that a finely
equipped train would he put on clear
through from ST. Paul to Butte, and of the
finest pattern.
''When questioned as to whether the
Montana Central would build to Anaconda
this year, COL Broadwater said that he did
not care to discuss that subject. He would
say, however, that the company felt very
warmly toward this country here, and
would do all they could for it.
The present arrangement whereby the
Northern Pacific allows us tousc their track
over the divide, he remarked, was made
in consideration of like privilege granted
by us to them in Minnesota. Thc,e is no
obligation on our part to let them use the
tunnel or any part of our track, but We
are willing to let them have 1t for a fair
price,
AS to coal, Col. BrOadwatcr said: "We
have put 200 men at work in the Sand
Coulee country, preparatory to getting out
coal. We are going to put in machinery,
air compressors, etc, sufficient to take out
1000 tons of coal per day. Mind you,
10 not say we are going to take out that
much per day, but we are going to be pre-
pared to do So
You may state to the public that we
ire going to deliver Sand Coulee coal in
Butte inside of sixty days. say nothing
whatever about the coal, let it speak for
itself, but it will be delivered in Butte
inside of sixty days.