The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-28

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silver and copper mining district of
Neibart. To these mines q railroad
from Great Falls is now being built,
and is, in fact, completed to within
a distance of some twelve miles of the
mines. Stimulated by the increased
transportation facilities which this
railway affords, new and rich discov.
cries are almost daily being made.
Present indications point to this dis
trict as being likely to equal in rich.
ness and extent anything that has
yet been discovered in Montana, not
even excepting the great mines of
Butte City and Granite mountain.
Among the more prominent and
promising properties Of this region
are the "Moulton' and the "Queen
of the Hills" on both of which q
great deal of development work has
been scientifically done.
At a distance Of three miles below
Great Falls is located and in full
operation, the Great Falls smelter,
while on the opposite side of the river
the Boston and Montana smelter
company is employing several hun.
dred men night and day in the ION.
struction of a copper smelter. This
plant is to cast tMo million of dollars
and is to exceed in capacity the ia.
nous Anaconda works of a similar
character. An electric railway and
q telephone connect the smclters with
the city. The city is lighted by cleo.
tricity and supplied with water by
means of the Holly system, taken
from the Missouri river above the
city, which, at this point, is soft and
pure as a mountain brook.
Two first-class daily newspapers
with press dispatches enlighten the
p~eople-the Tribune and the Leader.
The First National bank Of Great
Falls, with an authorized capital of
n million dollars and a paid in
capital of s2jO,O00 is doing an inn
mense business, and has already
made a financial record rarely
equalled anywhere in the United
States. Besides this bank there are
two private banks and another ma
tional bank now being organized.
Immense quarries Of the best quail
ity of building stone, brown, red and
white are only five miles away. This
stone is similar in color and quality
to that used in the construction of
the Masonic temple and the Kittridge
building in Denver.
Seven miles away are the great
Sand Conlee coal miles, which sup.
ply the city and smelter. with an ex-
cellent article Of bituminous coal
The output from these mines are
numbered now 10 nearly one thou
sand cars per day, and is shipped to
various points on the line of the
Great Northern railway in Montana
and the Dakota. Four lines of railway
are now completed. The Great
was the first to reach this
point. Its president, j. j. Hill, with
his quick perception, saw at q glance
what nature had done here, and he
at once set about utilizing these for
cess. His faith in the possibilities Of
Great Falls is unlimited. His freight
and passenger receipts at this point
already exceed that of any other sta.
ton on his entire line from st. Paul
and minneapolis to Helena. From
this point this season have been j..
shipped ovcr the Great Northern up.
wards Of two million pounds of wool.
This is but one item of its immense
freight business Of Great Falls.
The Great Falls and Canada rail.
road will be formally opened for
business September 1. This line
will open up an entirely new country,
and will bring closer business rela-
tons between Montanians and their
Canadian cousins across the border.
While Great Falls has in all re-
spects equal, and in many respects
superior advantages to her sister
in Montana, she is not unduly
puffcd up. Conscious of her own
great powers and resources, con-
scious of her beauty and attractive.
ness, she views with complaisance
herculaen efforts of Helena and
Butte City to manufacture for them
selves a boom. She loves them both
and wishes them well. The former
IS fortunate in being only 96 miles
away from this coming metropolis of
he new northwest. Helena is CON-