The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-19
A Veteranon Great Falls.
Orange Judd has seen Sight and
Heard a Sound.
He Talks Glowingly of the Falls, the
Giant Spring and Smelter.
\ Great Business and Manufacturing.
Centre.

nd also the country eastward of this whole re-
ion nearly or quite to the Dakota border, says:
There Is coal enough now known to exist In the
onntry itself to supply this region, however dense
he population may be. until better fuel is dis
overed." He would seem to anticipate the find
,g in the future of some new source Of heat. but
his matter Of little importance to the present
eneration. The supply Of coal now IN sight, OF
positively known to exist, not only here, but in
many other parts Of the country, will no doubt
uff'ce for centuries to come. There is a popular
lea that electricity will take the place Of coal'
but electricity as now used is merely form OF
orce developed by the consumption Of coal. Per
laps Prof Brown may have had in his mind the
mmence force developed by gravity This has
oeen in our thoughts while looking upoe the vast |
COVER, now unused, but easily available. in
THE FALLS OF THE MISSOURI,
IN the immediate vicinity of where we now write |
remarkable map Of this section Of the Missouri |
river is In existence which was made by Lewis & |
Clark IS years ago, OIL which they mark series OF
descents in the river, amounting to over $50 feet
within u few miles of the city. A recent work es
Inmates the total descent of the water in the Mis-
souri, river in this vicinity at 5l2 feet Including the
falls, the rapids, and the natural
descent Of the current An fact In connec-
ton with this fall Of aeryvast bodyof water. for the
Missouri is a very large stream at this distance
from its month, is the circumstance that the wa
ter runs near the surface hereabouts, except at
the immediate foot Of the various perpendicular
falls This allows nearly the whole Of the water
to be diverted into side canals In a way to make
It's gravity force available for any uses desired.
There are scores of points where unlimited power
can be easily obtained for the production of cleo
tricity, which may be distributed along conduct
ors to all points in the surrounding country where
it may be needed, and at any desired place be re-
converted into heat and light. The natural pow
er here existing in unlimited amount may be one
source of the better fuel OF which Professor
Brown speaks. One OF the most interesting of the
half dozen or more falls within as many miles OF
this place is the
RAINBOW FALLS
| two miles or so down tho river. To the writer
this Is one OF the most interesting OF the great
water falls he has ever visited. Niagara has
deeper perpendicular descent and at times, at
| least more water in its "HOrse-ShOe;" but Rain
bow falls extends about half mile In IN unlnter'
rupted sheet of water from shore to shore, pour,
ing over its curvlng crest, and falling perpendie
ularly some fifty feet. Rainbows are always visi
BILE In the cloudy mist whenever the sun shines
! whether seen directly from above, or from dis
tance below, or after descending the band ant
looking up ut It, the view is very beautiful
long Journey and days lingering to study AM
enjoy it. Half a dozen miles below the stream
narrowed to about 800 feet In width, and the wa
ter plunges straight downward nearly hundred
feet Besides these, there are the Horseshoe
Crooked Falls, the little Rainbow the Black E;tsl
, Falls" ETC.. ETC. While between the main pei
pendicular falls the river Is navigabie by steam
boats, there are frequent descents OF the currell
sufficient to furnish large power BY means
water let out from canals taken from the river al
carried along on level for short distance
brief, the water-p0wer easily available In the v
cinity of this city, appears ample enough to SUI
ply half If not the whole of the stationery mani
featuring machinery in the United States
, THE GREAT SHELTER WORKS.
mon the river bank, Il little ab0ue Rainbow fall
/ and a short distance below the city, have bee
}, completed since our visit here last year and a
actleyly ut work. They cost nearly million az
lars, are the largest in Montana, and are snrr.s
ed by very few in our country In capacity, and
none in the perfection of machinery and appoii
= ments. We have not space for a minute discri
tLon but no one should pass within Il hrndr
J miles without giving them ut least half !: dt!
visit and study.
u GREAT FALLS CITY.
II or this future "metropolis Of Northwestern Nc
1t tana we have said but little since our last yea
VISIT At that time there was a decided "boOI
IN real estrte. which, though we'll founded so
~ rs the future is concerned. was little too raj
le for the development of the country already
I'd tained. That it must be a great business Il
Ia evident
it's unlimited water power and other crcumst
ces. A glance at the map shows broad territ
r stretching far off to the west, northwest a
of northward, A large portion of this region alre;
described in part, will undoubtedly be brout
under q very high state of cultivation by means
he the extensive system of irrigating canals no"
)b progress of construction. The storage reserve
ia in the mountains, to be provided by the gene
-. government will supply many millions OF ac
=" aside from the pasturage and the agricut,
III products grown without irrigation. Eastw;ll
eY lies wide stretch Of cultivable land, and the
ha "1udith Basin'' will be directly tributary to
center. ,,nx,
re are found east, southeast south and southw
nd whose products will be brought here by rail"
nv already planned for, while coal easily mined In
-, limited quantities Is available quite near at II;
Ao as noted last week. The city is we'll laid out
ap- broad, neyry level plateau, extending on I
; Is sides of the river, though the main built-up
th- t,on Is on the easterly bank, nearly opposite
~; Sun river valley. The present population Is
>. 10 tween $500 and 5000. There are numerous
lie built and extensive business houses, bank
its very commodious hotel, high school build
with primary departments, erected at the co
s2OOOO. Taken in all, there are few new 10
ties where we should invest If inclinedto ''se
ate" in real estate. Great Falls is near the
ion ter Of Cascade county. Upon thu last count
sh- sassment rolls, we find 1924 acres assess
the s34647; 4,sDO "town lots'' assessed at u, ,lG
ma with improvements on them assessed at S24!
sh- 1s3147 sheep assessed at $l8s,956; g. $50
ood cattle assessed at s463 073; 96l5 dairy COWS a
ers sed at s&,5s9; 297l work horses assessed at
tne 345; 3,764 stock horses assessed at S1o5,o57
nal cbandise assessed at $177,785 and various
ION properties, making up total OF s., AS 754.
VIA items, for single county, reckoned at the
oba lo,v r.+o of assessment will give the reader
% idea of the great development going on Il
northwestern region.
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