The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-02-26

Progress on the Neihart Branch aud ths
Great Falls g. Canada-A Boom at
Lethbridge. ."

Progress on the Neihart Branch aud the
Great Falls e. Canada-A Boom at
X Lethbridge. M
Mr.. T. Foley, head of the contracting
firm of Foley Bros. d Co., has returned
from u trip along the line of work on the
Neihart branch. Everything is progress
ing favorably," he SAID to the TRIBUNE,
'and we will be able to turn over a com
pleted railroad to the company on CON
tract time" .l.f
"When Is thatY" we inquired.
"April LIST, but we have considerable
latitude. While l think we will be able
to complete the work at that time, we are
not absolutely required to do so, under
our contract"
"When will track laying be resumed?"
"Wlthin a few weeks If the weather is
favorable. The big bridge or trestle at
Belt will be- completed in four days and
then we will have a finished grade to the
sluice boxes. When track laying begins
we will continue right along until the
last rail is laid at Monarch"
EDO you expect the road to be contin-
ued up to Neihart at oncew
THAT | can't say, having no official in
formation on the subject. / can not IN
derstand, however, why it should termin-
ate one foot short-of the mining comp,
whence its business is to come"
There Is now no firm IN the north west
that does railroad contracting on a larger
scale than that of Foley Bros. & Co., and
Mr.. F. fully expects to have his fingers
deep down in the Great Northern extern
sion pie. We are very likely to see much
of him during the present season.
THE GREAT FALLS & CANADA.
(" /. M. Ross of the Great Falls and Can
ada, has been out in the field almost con-
stantly, without regard for weather. He
said to the TRIBUNE today that the engi-
ineers are pushing the work as rapidly as
possible. They are nov beyond the
Teton and doubtless are having a hard
time of it during this severe weather.
There are no settlements on the line and
they must depend on their tents and camp
stoves for warmth. But the average
railroad surveyor is used to such things
and is not much inclined to grumble
about it.
Mr.. Ross says the cold weather will de-
lay them a little in getting work started
on the Great Falls q Canada, but will by
no means prevent the completion of the
road from Great Falls to LeLhbridge by
September list, as stipulated in the con-
tract. The company has established
headquarters near the stock yards, across
the river, and ut this point will soon COM
mence massing the material necessary
for the building of the road.
A BOOM AT THE OTHER TERMINUS.
"Great Falls seems to be having some
thing of a boom," remarked Engineer
Barclay to a TRIBUNE representative,
"but you must not forget that Lethbridge,
to which point the Great Falls & Canada
road will be built, and where the Gait
coal mines are situated, will make rapid
progress this year. Within one week
after the announcement that the north
and south road would be built, the own
ers Of that town sold lots to the valre of
$4,000. English capital is anxious to
invest there, as they have faith In the
town, the coal and the railroad"
Y CROSS TIES.
Q. B. Yale, claim agent of the Great
Northern, is in the city.
D. Sand and p. Nicholson of Robin
son, Sang 6 Co., contractors on the Mel
hart branch are in the city, from the
camp, up in the sluice boxes. They re
port that work has been progressing
favoTably this winter.
H. and T, B. Kirkendsll are in from the
work on the Neihart branch.