Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-07-03

circumstances. This eulOgium on the
craft may not do Us any good speaking
Individually, but We send il forth for
the benefit of that worthy band whose
subscriptions are three-fourths of them
In arrears, and who.e modest, nav
shjsct solicitation for small lad" H.
regarded much Is road sgent's sum-
mons TO "hold up" but alas! no
complied with, with thessne altcrity.
There are many other fine buildings
both finished and in progress, most Of
them being two-story brick, some
with pressed brick fronts and Others
common. A very handsome hank
building embellshed with ornamei' nj
stone work is going up. The Missoula
Mercantile company occupy five or
six adjoining stores all Of which com.
municate, but each Of which il devot-
ed to distinct department, the whole
comprising general store of immense
proportions and carrying an elegant
line of each class Of goods. The Muir
phy-Wprden Mercantile company j.
another large establishment, not So
diverse in its pursuits but doing q very
large business. In addition to these
two outfits, all classes OF business an.
pear to be fairly well represented. OF
saloons, that il flrst.class houses. there
does not appear 10 he an excessive
number. The testimony on this point,
however, was mainly besrsay. From
the front Of the hotel was to be seen
the magnificent club rooms ri Mitch
ell and Bennett. fitted up with regal
magnificence and displaying the larg-
est single sheet mirror 10 the territory.
A fair estimate Of the population of
the "ity would place il al from $500 to
5000 souls, thirty per cent of whom
are transients held there by the work
of various kinds now being prosecuted
In and about the city, but footloos e
and ready to migrate to some other
po!n; should their interests lag or fail
entirely. At Bonner, few miles east
OF Missoula on the line Of the North
ern Pacifi, the lumber mile OF the
Montana Improvement Company are
situated. To this point Of interest the
visitors were taken and had the jour-
ney been made afoot, the won
ders witnessed there would
have amply repaid the trouble of
making the trip. The sawmill proper
has capacity of 25O,OOO teet OF manu-
factured lumber per day, runs two
large circulars, with any number Of
auxiliary saws for buttlng and trim
ming, lath aud shingle machines, etc..
etc. The motive power is furnishei
10y a 500 horsepower engine, supplied
with steam by gang Of five immense
boilers, each considerably larger than
the one in our electric light plant.
Slabs, trimmings and sswdust are
used for fuel. The mill runs day and
night, two hours between gangs being
allowed for changing the saws, which
are ground every watch by machinery.
When running at full capacity the
day shift numbers l60 men and the
night shift 100. The work at night is
done by electric light. There is also :
planning mill and sash aud door fac
tory on the grounds, the power fol
which is communicated by an endless
wire cable. The operations at th'
sawmill, which was in full blast at thu
time of the visit, were an increasing
source Of wonder 10 all aud the rapid
ity with which a giant log, fresh and
dripping from the mill pond, was con
verted iulo all Glasses OF lumber amid
the bowling and screetching of all de-
scnptious Of rapidly moving maehin'
cry held the party spell-6ound until
the locomotive blew its whistle to re-
call the party. From Bonner the
marty were taken vest again, past Mis-
sonia about thirty miles to Arlee, 9
statlon on the Joco reservation where
a number Of the Flathead tribe were
J soep among them the head chief Ar
lee. a historic Indian, bowed with
. years and sporting a phenomenal!
. large head, which rivalled in size th'
, caputs exhibited by some OF the ex
! cnr.IopIsts. Arlee's was an every-da.
/, head however, while the Others wer
y holiday heads, maintained in honor Q
. Mis.ouIa, Its genial mayor, its afiabl
g CITY marshal and It's courteous an
Q obIlglng chief Of police, On the roa'
( to Arlee a stop was made at the higl
I trestle, to allow the excursionists I
r view the graceful and slender iron
/ work that supports the roadway y
| feet above the narrow canyon that
, crosses. During the trip champaign
{ was served several times througho'
! the train, and in this and other wa,
: the utmost care and attention wi
a lnyished on the visitor. ON Thursdl
!. evening a public reception was give
e 10 the editors aud on Friday evening
;. ball and banquet. The reception Al
! bali were given In the Castle Hall
IA the Knights Of Pythias, and We