Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-07-21

sway. but now the silent hills echo the
shril) shrek of the iron horse that
plows its way across the broad prairies,
carrying material to that great enterprise
the smelter, which the miners regard
as the sheet anchor of their prosperity.
Approaching the smelter, the first
building seen is the managers residence.
1t is built after the Queen Anne style and
when completed will be one Of the best
buildings in the territory. It is three
stories high and go feet square. The
first floor contains large dining-room
23x2O feet; library, 18x18 feet; spacious
hall, 3sx2O, and parlor 20x20. A 14-foot
porch will be built around both the front
and sides Of the house. The second and
third floors will have large rooms
all built with an eye to comfort and ele-
gance. There will be buffers pantry,
servants rooms and in short every conve-
nience that man could design and exc
cute. The hot house will be 75x25 feet,
heated by steam and giving life to many
beautiful flowers that the conservatory
will contain. A little distance from the
house there will be lake two thousand
feet around aud twenty feet deep.
Trees of the cottonwood and box elder
variety have been planted around the
house and all are thriving handsomely.
Altogether about four hundred trees have
been planted through the grounds ada
cent to the managers residence, and not
one of the entire number has died. The
old road leading to the springs passes
by the house. A fence has been built on
both sides of the raad. A climb to the
topof the managers house reveals grand
view and we'll repaid the scribe who tum-
bled over brick, lime. mortar and hods in
in his efforts to get there. Looking up
the river magnificent view is obtained
Of the Black Eagle Falls and one can al
most hear their roar. Turning and look
ing in the opposite direction the Giant
springs can be seen, the bright-hued
flowers showing through the clear green
depths of this wonder of nature. The
i Belt and the Highwood mountains, from
which the precious metal will be takento
keep the smelter going, loom up plainly
and distinctly. The view in all direct
ions is grand and the Tribune man was
10th to leave it. Directly across the road
are the assay Office, general office and tie
residence Of Mr.. Stewart, who holds the
position of weighmaster-
The assay Office is q handsome build
ing about SO feet square. Here MI.
Sticht, the chief assayer, will be located,
and it is safe to say that all who come in
contact with him will have lively re-
memberance of his courtesy and kind
ness.
THE GENERAL OFFICE. sI
The general office, like the assay office,
will be of brick and will be 50x6O feet.
Fire proof vaults will be constructed,
thus defying the fiery element. MI.
Stewards residence will be 40 feet square
and constructed from the latest designs.
It is neat two-story building and built
in accordance with the prevailing style of
the others.
- THE ROASTING FURNACES.
Further along the road are the roasting
furnaces. There are 20 of these. The
building to BE- erected over the furnaces
will be 4Osx15O feet and will be finished
by the middle or last of August.
Directly opposite the roasting furnaces
are the blast furnace and engine and
boiler rooms. The engine and boiler
rooms will be 2OOxs5 feet and will con-
tain two 100, one $50 and five 35 horse
power engines, some of which will be
used to run the electric light plant. These
immense engines will be fixed up in
short time, setting the vast machinery in
motion and casting the rays of the electric
light all over the grounds.
Adjoining the blast furnace are the ore
bins, five of which are partially complet-
ed. There will be nine altogether-4OO
feet long and 20 feet wide.
A little distance from the roasting fur
naces work has already begun on another
building-the sampling works. Thirty
teams and small army of men are en-
gagged on this work.
THE MAIN STACK
1t Is expected that work will be started
soon on the second section, which, OF
course, will not be completed before the
next year. Work is being pushed on the
main stack. This will be 15O feet high
and 20 feet square at the base.
The second stack on which work IS be-
ing pushed will be 100 feet high and Ia
pers from 45 feet at the base to IL at
the top.
Leaving these buildings, the scribe
walked down the boarding and bunk
houses which were the first buildings
erected. Rows of trees have been planted
around these buildings, and in two OF
three years they will cast their grateful
shade for the benefit of the workman. A
look inside of the boarding house shows
an air of neatness and cleanliness that
speaks we'll for the manager, Mr. Nelson
The same may be said of the bunk houses
where the men sleep. They are clear
and the floor on which the lower tier rests
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