The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-17
GREAT FALLS is HAPPY
The Lay or the Plant and sss Cspacssy-
Work will be tegun nj Once and
Pushed Until the Works are
Ready for Bustne>s.
S,s..iaI tn tn. standard.

special tn the standard.
GREAT FALLS. Nov. 16.-Mining and
business circles arr. greatly Interested i'm
the concluding of the 1~Sxreenent for the
building Of the Boston and Montana
snicltcr and refinery. as well AS for the
development OF the water power. A Iri-
b"ar representative interviewed Messrs.
Parsons and BiRclow last evening and So
cured from them some interesting facts
regarding the proposed works. both the
-inclter and dam.
"Whcn will work on the new Boston
and Montana smelter begin,' inquired
the reporter.
Work will practically begin at
once" said Mr.. Parsons. 'That is
as soon AS We can possibly begin
operations. l have tclegraphed for my
civil engineer aud he will bc here within
"a week to- begin the surveys. Following
that, and ;s soon as possible the contracts
for the grading will he let. We expect to
have the grading done before the first of
the year, III the weather will favor MS to
some extent, and then, il February is an
open month as we expect. brick laying
will begin aud from that time the great
works will he pushed through with all
possible speed. We intend tn have the
works ready for operation by Sep
tcmbcr LIST next. Al the same time
work ON the dam is to bc pushed witt, dill
gencc.. The Water Power company must
he ready on our contracts to furnish ms
motive power 10y September 1. lsaD. TO
accomplish that result they cannot lose
any tilhe. Nf. canning. tht a'fl11ntttt n.y.
,lrailic engineer, has been wired and will
doubtless he here i'm n few days to begin
operations. l expect that more, than $50
men will he employed this fall and witt
ter on the dam. which will he "a model of
it's kind, with solid cut stone work tn back
its great mass of timbers."
will the dam he built immediately at
the falls"
NJ it will he about 40 feet above the
falls, but we still get the full benefit of all
the fall there is. as the water will he cou-
Quoted from the dam about 1hO feet in an
iron pipe nine feet in. diameter, whence
will couic our source of power"
MIR. Parsons said the sinclter would he
located about opposite the Black Eagle
works. The conccntrator will be situated
just above the smeltcr and both may he
enlarged tat will, extending the srueltcr
down the stream and the concentrates up
the stream. The capacity of the works To
start with will be SOD tons "a day, but this
will De increased within the next year tn
probably four times that number of tons.
The Manitoba railroad will build five
tracks from the main line tn the sinclter.
"a distance of about two miles. One of
these will bc constructed at once so as tn
afford facilities for hauling material for
both the dam and smclter. This work
will he undertaken Immediately and
pushed to early completion. 4. %. Par
sons will have full charge of the
and will return here in few
days from Butte to- assume the task. ht
has opened an office i'm the Dunn block
which was recently occupied by the police
magistrate and city council. Henry Prem
tiss. jr.. late of Minneapolis, who went u
Butte to-day with the party, will he hi,
assistant, and il il believed that G.. T.
Ingersol, who is well known here, will d.
the company's civil engineer. The con
contractor and smelter will he built adja
cent to the river bank with other build
ings farther up on the hill. The site i'm
clutles a storage building, boarding ant
bunk houses. mn extensive shop. offices
some residences, etc. When com
plctcd. the smelter and surrounding
structures will present i'm the distance TIN
appearance of n small city. 1t will -
supplied with a perfect water system am
every department will he lighted by cleo
tric'ty. In fact IL will he u model smclteI
supplied with all the latest appliances am
convenienccs for the cheap and success
ful reduction of copper ores. II il the ia
. tention of the company to add "a refinery
SO that they can refine their own coppe
products. hut this will not be undertake.
until the smelter is completed. Tn
Boston 4 Montana party left to-da
i'm their private car for Butt
aud were accompanied to tina
place by Mr.. Paris Gibson, who is i'm n ds
cidedly happy frame of mind over tn
conclusion Of the deal. MIR. Gibso
handed tn Secretary and Treasurer Bigs
, low OF the Boston rnd Montana compan
deeds for 4SO acres of land ON the mort
side of the Missouri river at the Blac
Eagle falls and received in return NJ
Bigclow's check for the purchase price.
= SIM, that rims we'll nm i'm the thousands.