The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-01-29
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1880.
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IMPROVEMENTS.

Great Falls will be the busiest place in
the northwest during the current year.
Some of the enterprises projected and in
part begun may be outlined briefly as fol.
lows:
The Great Falls and Canada railway
The money is ready tor this important
enterprise, which is to connect Great
Falls with Lethbridge, Canada, by a rail-
road that will be 1855 miles long. This
railroad will open for settlement the rich
fertile country west of Great Falls and
will connect this city with the Canadian
Pacific system. Men are now cutting
ties for the road, which will be built by
that veteran railroad builder, Donald
Grant.
The Pacific extension of the Great
Northern railroad-The capital has been
raised to build this railroad, which is to
connect Great Falls with the Pacific
coast. This railroad will be an extension
of thar which has been hnv-,n hit.e $40
as the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manito-
ba. 1t will give Great Falls a direct rail-
road to the Pacific coast as we'll as access
to the immense mineral and farming reg
ion which lies between. Engineers are
O surveying the route for this railroad,
which will be commenced early in the
spring.
The Missouri dam-The contract will
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dertaking, which will be one of the great
est in the northwest. 1t will extend
across the Missouri near the Black Eagle
falls and will be so large that 10000 0
feet of lumber will be used in construct
ing it. This dam will render available
the greatest water power in the United
States.
The Boston g. Montana smelter and re-
finery-Surveys are now in progress for
this immense enterprise. The site has
been acquired and the plans partly pre-
pared for the buildings. This smelter
will reduce the entire product of the
Boston & Montana company's copper
mines at Butte, which are the largest in
the world, having produced about a.
100000 pounds of copper last year. The
Boston g. Montana company will estab-
lish a refinery as well as smelter, In or
der that the ore may be reduced to pure
ingot at the works. The company will
use electricity in refining the copper.
The great dam is being constructed partly
for its use.
The Great Falls and Belt Mountains
r~ailroad-This road will be completed
and in active operation early in the spring.
1t connects Great Falls with the Barker
and Neihart mining districts and others
of great promise. 1t also gives access to
fertile lands of great extent and may ul-
timately be extended to the Judith reg
ion.
Electric street railroad-Mr. Parsons of
the Boston g. Montana company has been
granted franchise for a street railroad
system, which will extend to the suburbs.
1t will be operated by electricity and will
be equipped in the best manner.
Telephone systematic city council
has granted j. P. Dyas a franchise for a
telephone system which is to extend
throughout the city and neighboring
towns.
Another franchise for street railroads
has been granted.
Other industrial enterprises will follow
in the train of the larger ones, already
mentioned. Steps will be taken to devel-
op the stone quarries in this locality. The
mines at Barker and Neihart will under
60 rapid development. The productive
capacity of the Sand Coulee coal mines
will be increased.
In addition to all these improvements,
are the many fine business blocks and
residences that will be erected.