The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19

the employment of from $50 to 800 men in 9
business of this description. He assured the
members that this would be prosperous
and paying business. Building operations.
Mr.. Stedman said, would bs commenced on
the new site of ten acres which the company
has purchased, Monday morning and would
be pushed as far rs the funds would permit.
In conclusion he urged the board to take
some steps which would bring the matter
consisting Of ]. B. Sanford, Will Edgar, E.
@. Richards, A. j. Davidson, 81. N. Parchen
and the secretary, have Mr.. Stedman'a
proposition in hand with instructions to re-
port at tho next meeting.
Among the communications received BY
the board lately is one from Richard j. Hin
ton, special agent in charge United States
department Of agriculture, division Of arte-
sion wells investigation. The letter says:
''This department has been charged by con-
Rress with the collection, preparation and
publication Of information relating to irri-
your possession covering tho past year and
half. Please aid the public service. -
Secretary Walker stated that the board was
in possession Of no information on the sub
jeet. President Hotter remarked that the
subject was one Of the highest importance
Commodore Power, who came in at this
moment suggested that the secretary COM
municate With the writer Of the letter and
ask him il he referred to underdow waters.
The commodore thought it would be good
thing TO COLLECT data on the subject and
stood there was IN artesian we'll at Miles
City. 1--WE have advocated all summer that
this underfow could be reached by boring
near the base Of the mountains" Forty
thousand dollars had been appropriated for
the purpose Of collecting Information about
v~vA AxSl ~ l~k> Al
was sufficiently reliable to warrant it, the
government would undoubtedly make sufi-
Gent appropriations TO sink artesian wells
in this region. The amount already appro-
pristed was for the purpose Of obtaining
full information ON the subject and was not
be necessary to be careful in securing data.
He understood that underdow water had been
-1onnd twenty miles north of Great Falls,
Or: Brooke's we'll on the north side Of Mount
Helena was referred to b.. member.
d. n,s n; ,,ro o2%mG 40 said was coed
we'll il down to considerable depth and
water rises in il to within seventy-hve feet
Of the surface and 80 far the pumps have
mot been able to lower it. The commodore
though! that il casing were put in the we'll
water 70 the surface. His theory Is that
there being no casing, considerable vol
ume of water must dow away bStkeen the
different strata below the surfao4;I Any in
formation he could collect about Anderdow
waters on his trip through north9rn Mon
the water could be located he had,ho doubt
but that congress- would Appropriate the
money to sink artesian wells. Inthis CON
nection the commodore had something to
ray about fsh hatchery for Montana.
Colorado had received $4,000 last year for
such purpose and he advised the board to
Ink Ahnnt nj Hv ansrn skaR II
tion. It was not necessary to have lake
b0t good stream where small artificial
dams could be erected would suit the fab
commission much better.
President Hotter said that r. @. Wallace
and William Iuth were good ashermen
tary Walker to hunt up suitable spot for
hatchery. On the committee to gather
data concerning underdow waters the presi-
dent appointed the secretary, James Sulli-
van and j. II. Lawrence Of the Missouri
River Power COMPANY.
proposition WAS also received from A,
w. Ide to advertise Helena. Mr.. Ide has
secured sample copies Of illustrated pamph-
lets executed by the South Publishing CON-
pany, OF New York, and tinto- lithographics,
cuts and views which no exhibits az speci-
mems With view of illustrating Helena.
best style of the art. of 5000 copies con-
sletinR of seventy-hve pages Of cuts and
thirty-seven pages Of descriptive and sta-
tistical matter concerning Helena. for 10
cents each. The proposition also includes
2 miniature edition Of the work, for mail.
ing in ordinary envelopes, Of 1900 copies
without further cost. Il was referred to
the following COMMITTEES: B. Brown. A. j.
Davidson, Secretary Waller.
A Communication from the National
Transportation union was read and won't
over without any action.
The secretary was instructed to secure
suitable tables upon which to exhibit speCi-
mems from tho various coal mines Of ~
state. Is.