The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-06-28
LETTERS from thcPEOPLE
The Editors Of Montana EnrOute to
Missoula.
The Montana Central the Scenic Route
of Montana.
The Mining Camp ut Barker Steadily
Coming to the Front.

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From the "Old Man,"
HELENA, Mont, Correspondence of the
LEADER, June 26, 18S9.-It is the verdict
in every separate trip repeated by those
who have passed over the Montana Cen
trail railway, that for its length there is
not more charming line on the conti-
nent. The road bed is superb; the bal
lasting excellent; the service, from CON
ductor down to the train boy, efficient
and polite.
1t was our good fortune, yesterday, to
make the run over with Pinney, of Great
Falls, conductor, and Shears of St. Paul
in charge of the dining car. OF Mr..
Pinney, to all who know him. we need
not say he is gentleman in the most
comprehensive sense Of the term. Mr..
Shears has aleady rwider acquaintance
at the eastern end of the line, but is rapid
ly multiplying his host of friends in Mon
tana and all along the line, through his
genuinely courteous bearing towards the
patrons of the road.
On the train for Helena were Ex-NIay-
or Gibson, DR.. Crutcher, J. G. Cowles,
the artist, Hon. r. T. Gorham, L. o.
Leonard, general superintendent of tho
Rocky Mountain Telegraph company,
Mr.. Silverman Of the firm of Silverman
& Co., Great Falls; and lively crowd Of
transients from all parts Of Montana, sey-
eral of whom had been over to the Falls
for the first time to see the Missouri cat
aracts, the Giant spring, the mighty
Rainbow, the Golfer, the Black Eagle and
and the Horseshoe perform their won
drous torrent leaps of fifty, thirty, twenty
eight and fourteen feet respectively
They were returning more than pleased
They were utterly lost to find language
to express their a.nazement at the mag
niacence and grandeur of oIr attractions
standing, as they do, in their native
and unadorned sublimity-the inimitable
architecture Of the great Jehovas.
| A very intelligent gentleman was en-
chanted with our Broadwater bay and,
when told that Il large excursion Of Great
Falls people, young and old, would leave
on the little steamer for a pleasure trip
of twenty miles up the Missouri, and that
the scenery along the route was posi-
| lively unsurpassed, he was delighted and
exclaimed, "Why, you denizens of Great
Falls have got all the good things in the
worldp Yes, we rejoined, that's about
so; and if there should he discovered any
thing good that we haven't got, we have
unsurpassed facilities for transporting
and can send for it.
1t will be cheering tidings that the
mountain tops, as We sped along, SCENE !
gathering the rain-clouds and that the
prospects for general outpouring, 50
much needed, are encouraging.
A serious mishap on the Northern P;,-
cific has interrupted the travel since Satur-
day last, when the approach to the great
iron bridge at Cabinet, across the Colum-
bia river, about $50 miles west OF here
700 feet long, was burned. A heavy
force Of men were Immediately sent out,
with their usual promptitude; the I'M
monse structure has been repaired and
the trains were passing over it again to-
day
Banker Will Hanks was here this
morning and took the Northern Pacific
| for Missoula. Although he has become
| I,,,i y l.,
don't feel any too big to associate with
his former brethren of the ''pless gang. .
The members Of the Montana Pres,
Association are coming in from all point,
and Il goodly train load will leave for the
scene ol hostiIitics ut Missoua at o.
clock tomorrow morning. Au REvoIR.
9o'clock p. III.
Dispatches just received indicate that
the Indians are ont on the warp path for
the season. They have SEM their squaws
and papOosses to the mountains and are
gathering in force and swear vengeance
on the n. p. railr Dad because, they say,
the Indians who were killed were shot
from the train The Indians have fired
the forests in the region of .Jocso and
seem red-eyed aud in earnest. Prompt
measures alone can prevent Il general up
rising The order Withdrawing the
troops seems to have been premature
and ill-advised. have just learned that
this order has been countermanded and
that the troops have been ordered to re-
main and to cooperate actively in the
protection of life and property and the
suppression Of the ilos1lities.
Helena is in fever of excitement over
the late dispatches If the capital itsel
were in danger Of an invasion by the rec
devils of the Northwest or by hostile
army of redcoats from British Columbia
or Vaucouver's island, the excitement
could not be more intense. The streets
are full OF patriots willing and anxious tt
risl. their lives in the service Of theil
country-so long as there is no imncdi
ate danger Of losing their scalps.
AU REvoIR.