The Helena independent., 1889-04-16

The Northern Pacific is In the most pros
porous year Of its existence, and Montana
will feel her share OF The benefits Accruing
In the form Of increased railroad building
IL is now officially stated that this company
will build its Gallatin- Butte branch, also
the Boulder. Butte extension. Besides there
is probability that the proposed cNten-
sion into The Castle mining district may be
constructed during lSsa. The latest step
taken is 10 extend The Bitter Root Valley
branch from Grantsdale, the present lefmi-
nus, 10 the Meadow llill country, a dis
lance of thirty-ihrce miles. Work on this
extension will begin Immediately Con
tractors were last week looking over the
ground and sub contractors are getting
their teams ami stfapefs ready Tor
action. The held which this me
will traverse is sad 10 De-
highly fertile and IL is only owing 70 lack
OF TRANSPORTATION q want oi market iot
produce that the country has n0i been tilltd
before. Up in the Meadow llill country u
IA said that mountains Of low grade silver
nre exist, which have been but barely pros
nreted By means ol cheap transportation
these mines viii pay tO work, by shipping
the ore 10 some reduction works On The
main line. -.
uleinrnts which lrlt chicago a lew daFs
400 uasscd through here Sunday. IN Two
sections Altogether it contained forty six
fat cars. Twenty six Of the cars carried
tract AN engines THIS Is The longest train
nf the klud that was ever consigned ~ on"
nolnt. Il l0uked good deal like circus
irain as il passed here. The trlin ran on
fast express time, and was bound for Port
aaolf Nlfn
MassillOn, o., over the Wisconsin central,
thence on the Northern Pacific
10 may not be- generally known, but my
three iTains come In aud out Ot Helena
every day. or this number, forty bEe pass
by 0n the Northern Pacific and the remain
der IN the Montana Central, Thirteen on
the Northern Pacific are through and local
passenger trains There have been DAY ai
the Northern Pacific when hity trains re-
ported. Helena is the great railway center
Of Montana.
NJ c. Kimberly left Sunday for a ten
days trip 10 the coast.
Cbief Clerk Ramsey at the Northern Pa
cine general Office LETT for Tacoma yester-
day.
Among the improvements spoken OF at
the Northern Pacific depot is the erection
of another freight war; house.
w. T. Preston, the young conductor, who
came near losing his eyeslght recently, Is
able To be around again. Dr. Ireaey
brought him around Nil right Mr. Preston
will entirely recover, whereas a lew weeks
ago bis case looked hopeless
j I, Haynes studio ear passed through
here yesterday enrOute to Spokane Falls.
W. T. Small, superintendent OF machin-
cry and motive power, OF the Northern Pa
cihc with headquarters at ST. Paul, was IN
the city Yesterday enronte 10 the coast.
G. A. McMaster has been appointed ehlrf
train dispatcher of the Northern Pacific
Office at Missoula, since + IL. smith re-
signed.
Il. n. smith, late chief train dispatcher
of the Northern Pacific, accompanied by
his wife arrived in the city yesterday from
Missoula.
The Montana Central will run an extra
train 10 Jay Gould ana Marysyllle, begin
ming this morning. Il will leave here AT
1880 a m. and will return AT j:35 p. m, Civ
people plenty OF time 10 transact their bus
iness.
MissoulA Item. Rumor has IL that the
Northern Pacific railroad has brought suit
against a number of settlers OF the Bitter
Root for the possession OF land settled on
by them, As near as can be learned, tor
some Yeas past both the railroad and the
government has claimed certain odd sec
tions In that valley, A contest was inst-
tuled BY the railroad in the .and Office
which resulted In "A decision In favor oi the
settlers IL now seems that Col. Sanders,
Rs attorney for the Ncrthern Pacific, has
brought suit in the United States court al
Deer Lodge for the possession OF these dis
puted claims, The result OF this litigation
will bc watched with interest. IA II ailccu
quite a number oi settlers who have i'm
proved the land they claim and lived oi
The same for years.