The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-11-15
GREAT FALLS INDUSTRIALIy.

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The following from write up of Great
Falls in yesterdays Independent is an
apt presentation of the cataract city in
dustrially as she is and will be:
The Industrial growth of Great Falls
will naturally settle around the Black
Eagle falls, where the wonderful water
power is furnished. To render this wa
ter power more available an immense
dam will be constructed during the COM
ing year by the Water Power and Town
site company. By this, the fall of water,
which is now twenty-seven feet, will be
increased to fifty feet, and an enormous
reservoir power will be brought into use.
The dam will be as strong as money and
skill can make it. 1t will cost more than
100000 and will be the sole property of
the company. The preliminary work of
construction will be carried on this win
ter, and the entire work will be under
the charge of ]. T. Fenning, the noted
hydraulic engineer of Minneapolis. The
rock work will be finished by spring, and
it is expected that the entire dam will be
completed in about year. The power
furnished by Black Eagle falls is so great
that it will probably be many years before
the Rainbow and Great falls will be util-
lied for manufacturing purposes. The
manufacturing outlook for Great Falls
Falls could hardly be brighter. The
large smelter located at Black Eagle,
which now uses $50 tons of ore day,
will soon be enlarged to use several times
that amount. This change, of course,
will increase the number of employees,
and as consequence many new dwell
ing houses will be built in the vicinity of
the works.
The news that brought joy to Great
: Falls was the announcement that the
. Boston & Montana company would build
,, their smelter at Black Eagle falls. This
8 enterprise will be located on the NORTH
side of the Missouri river, short dis
= tance aboye the present smelter. The
company's office will be opened in q few
- weeks and active preparations for th'
work will be begun Immediately. 1t i
expected that the grading will be finished
- in few weeks, when work will be sus
70 pended until spring. Then the build
:, ings will be erected and in year tn
=, smelter will be ready for business. Tn
:. Boston & Montana company is reporte
to have 100000 ready for the construt
:. tiou of the smelter.
~ 1t now seems reasonably certain ths
~ ~ the Anaconda company will locate thei
- proposed refinery at Great Falls. 1t wi
~ require water pressure of ten thousan
horse power to operate the machinery
the works, and that power is but min
mum Of the force that Black Eagle fal
te can furnish In addition the Manitol
o. railroad offers unusual inducements to lt
al cate at Great Falls.
o. 1t is expected that train of improve
es ments will follow the establishment
ls- the industries. Great Falls seems de
SITS tined to be the manufacturing centre
lrs Montana. 1t has no rivals that can pr
is sent so many advantages for manufactu
les ing purposes. With its water power f
ne cilities the city will be q great shippir
nd point when the contemplated railroad
he are finished. 1t is already on gre
lat trunk line railroad which will undout
on edly be extended to the Pacific coa
r a One of the best constructed railroads
he the United States connects the city wi
be Helena, Butte and points south.
;he The extension of the Sand Coulee ro
IL to Neihart and Barker is now under
wn tive way and will soon be finished. L
mineral resources Of these districts W
then be turned to the interest OF Gre
x, Falls. The ores will be brought to tt
~ point for smelling and as they incres
H in quantity the smelters will likewise
' crease in number. tits difficult m
W ter to determine the route of railro
40 until its tracks are laid, but there {
w many reasons for believing that Gr
Falls will be practically the southe
'AN terminus of the Gait road though
M trains may enter the city over the nj
~ itoba road, 1t will strike the latter rt
~ - at Sun River, twenty miles west OF Gr
'n0 Falls. It is said that Sir Alexander e
believes this to be the best route.
fos ~ surveys are being made and the constr
tion will begin in few months.
The Northern Pacific road is consid
IL ing the feasibility Of running bral
. m. road to Great Falls. If this is done
nds town will have all the railroad faclll
mis- possible to obtain and will be one of
till best shipping points in the northW
That its present advantages in that
are appreciated is shown by the fact
nearly 100000 pounds of wool "
e - shipped from here this year.
'1S'S CARTER