Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-07-19

Gnd'S m"iiNc power - soon AZ it, vast
tributary country IL sufficiently settled to
produce the cereals and unear,h thu miner
als.
To one IN -,ar,h 81 recreation Great
Falls ciits r"W. -aii or stea'nhoatin- ON
as hrautanl bay aud river a. ram he seen
ia this mountainous country. elilrthr sew
cral Rails I'f.rb Ea,lr, Rainbow and Great
are vel worth trip oi many miles to
see. The Giant ~piiu-s nhnnt thrcc miles
hriow the town arr the iirst w ever had
the pleasure 81 examining. The water OF
these rpiing~ bubbles up from what may he
termed an immense basin forty irct in
diameter uf an unknown depth. ard flows
from ihenrc into the Missouri. II. il wcr.
possible to coniime this water II would br
sufficient to supply city If hundred
Thousand people.
The great smrlter plant, Of which 50
rnuch has been said ia the territorial press
is not oycr-statcd. When completed %
acres viii hc under one roui. and it's apac-
iiy will exceed any plant in the world. At
present about 300 men are empioyrd in IT,
construction, and "a, least two years will
,larsc b,iure i, is all ready for action. \
portion, abou, one fifth will he completed
NJ once and devoted to treatment Of silver
or,s.
The coal mines. about Is miles distant
by rail. are almost inexhau~til,le. and arr,
destined 10 furnish fuel for our railroads,
mills. smclter. and general household use.
Capt. Mills Of the New Northwest, isitcd
the mines while in Great Falls, and says of
them: Experts ia the Science II analysis
pronounce il Il good article of bituminous
coal, about one-iourth being cooking aud
three lourihs steam coal and it is said to
leave but little residue in burning. The
railroad company is putting in n turn-,ablc
AT the mine. and the coal company is put
ting up chutcs for loading. screens for sep
arating. and have all the necessary ma
thincry on the way for expeditions mining.
and within II few days expect to have Il
lar-e force Of miners at work aud be pre-
pared to ship the coal for use Oh the Mon
tana Central and Manitoba roads, and to
supply the demand wherever made The
whole country north Of Prickly Pear Seem.
tn abound in stratiiicd rocks, sand STONE
predominating, with but little wash as we
have in southern Montana; hence the
moisture is retained by the soil, and good
crops are now being matured without irri
CATION. Northern Montana abounds in
prairies and rolling hills, with but little
timber, aud these coal discoveries prove
exceedingly fortunate for residents, who
can now supply themselves with frst-class
fuel ut moderate cost"
With all these advantages, Great Falls
only needs to command it's natural tiibu
tary country to assure its permanent pros
perty. 1t enters field OF competition
particularly so as To the judith country.
Billings aud Benton to day enjoy the bulk
of our wholesale trade. while our products
wool, mutton, beef and farmingproduce-
which are rapidly increasing, are shipped
out oi the country through these points,
judith Landing and Sandy station. The
roads Ia Great Falls are comparatively
good. aud with proper Inducements n
good share Of our shipments can he
diverted in that direction. All that
is necessary is the extension Of the
! entrrsrsa 81 fhs citizens ,f the "f~su-s
great pey ond the limits oil their town,
and that they propose to keep their
weather eye" open to the opportunity
offered in this direction we feel confident.
Every branch of business is represented,
while the stocks carried by the leading mcr-
chants would reflect credit on mncl,
Larger city. To assure the continued and
undivided patronage of this most valuable
! agricultural and stock raising portion oi
Montana. We would suggest that Great
Falls influential citizens bring sufficient
pressure to bear ON the Manitoba Railroad
company as to persuade it to build the
Great Falls Il judith Basin railroad" ut
once. Then the future prosperity of Great
( Falls will be assured. Though we are con-
ident of building city here. the town
from which our railroad comes will find
Fergus county II most valuable auxiliary
to its advancement.