Great Falls tribune., 1888-03-07
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\ VI Commenced on the Great Falls
Smelter Under Favorable
Auspices.
! MINERS WILL REJOICE.
hi, Gibson Turns the First Earth
:" for the Great Building.
JNDERTAKINGsO OF VAST EXTENT.
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Ils Of the Great Industrial Establish
nent to lseluce Montana Ores---
ap Prosperity Will Abound.
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took of
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MINERS WILL REJOICE.
UNDERTAKING OF VAST EXTENT.

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sss Prosperity viii Abound.
- From Moaddy's Daily.
sa ound has been Broken for the reduc.
<works of the Montana Smelling com
esm.. The formal ceremonies were wit,
ID to-day by many of our citizens and
q brow active work in every possible
fA;tion will begin. Kirkendall's teams
@v,usy hauling brick and lumber to the
sssssplnd and tomorrow a large force will
ut on to make the excavation for the
4 works, the contract for which
- been let ID Kirkendall & Larsen.
Exactly 2.25 b. M. the 'first lick" was
lsgck by Paris Gibson, the father of
lat Falls, who made some mighty
Tvs into the frozen soil. The pick used
vbeen preserved and will be placed in
F1 archives Of the city as a memento of
q auspicious occasion. Upon taking
place to begin work Mr.. Gibson said :
I,II-r. Child, I desire in behalf of Great
Is and Of the Territory of Montana, to
md thanks TO you and your company
the work 90 auspiciously begun today;
especially in behalf Of the miners
the territoryar are thanks due. We all
,'gnize the full importance of the un-
yaking and wish your enterprise
G.y possible success"
Sr. Child returned thanks for the we'll
: nes offered and gave the word for the
q smonies tosproceed, when Mr.. Gibson
asFhmenced swinging the pick at lively
,,.,,s amid the plRudits Of the assemblage.
Smediated after this ceremony the
ewd was invited3to 'move back" and 10
:Ssts that had been prepared were fred
yg, tearing an Immense hole in the brow
= = he bluff Some Of the spectators who
wv w sted on being near the scene of opera
As had TO do some artful lodging
rz ong the falling rocks, and succeeded
e., veil that no one was hurt.
e fter this the assembled crowd were
n tied to the temporary office Of Engineer
fifth where q case of Mumm's extra
SS- and all other kinds Of refreshments
. elavishly supplied. The success of
~ Montana Smelling company and
.rus the Great Falls reduction works
ra drank several times, H. W.
eS Id and Hugh Kirkendall acting as
~ - sters Of ceremony and making it
~ asant for all present. After an hour
| s spent the guests returned to the
Pi1 and those Interested in the work pro-
- ded with their respective duties, all
oicing over the great undertaking so
y piciously commenced.
q Ehe works which the Montana Smelt-
n company are building will be of great
gnitude as may be judged from the
lowing details. The location Of these
TIKI WILL be beside the Giant spring
AWAY bstWeen the Black Eagle and
,i!inbow falls, where the company has
luired large tract of land. This
Nv ati0!l Rhich is three and half miles
mfh1 center of the town is we'll
spte mi the purpose and will afford
J." ! s, ful] facilities for railroad commu-
r r,r alto! SAnd the use of the limitless
,o,t ter5pnGeE which the cataracts and
~ ,ri issd " III issouri provides.
a 8AIN BUILDING.
& NE mann 4ilding will have frontage
saA55O feets0 the river It will measure
iOO feet from the entrance where the
p%,llion r', u shipped to the rear end of the
ort npling works where the ore is received.
te tis immense building which will be as
ply tg ~ ~ twenty=fve-foot lots, will con-
The 4 sectionsfer each operation involved
extrAGttng from the ore, the base and
Prlsci io4 SSals which it contains. The
ne; ~ IszS section will be 1856 feet long
j. n au deep. It will contain five
ny yoA jacket furnaces. Imme-
u, teiyS llSl lot this will be the ore bins
IMpyln pnilding 200 feet long which
!; Aave AlRroad tracks so that ore may
ND areadily c0nveyed from the bins to the
SSt naeess The cooling floor will be 70
a' pyfAM feet. The roasting building
nc; 9Scontain 20 roasters will meas
lid ~ aS6O feet. Adjoining this will
;oIA tck flue which viii be con-
lSs 10: ss the roast stacks and dust
5 d his stack will be 90 feet
y aare ~ base and 10 feet square in
"'s ~ tne p. 1t will be 1876 feet high.
, nae4ck will be 15O feet in height
AGt ~ lees square at the base. It will
-, ls leet aQnare inside at the top. There
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