The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-11-05

Lynn III tHt morning, you nave lHt CHOICE
Of two stages-one run by the old relia-
Ole Eurgy " Hilderbrand, and the other
by the Montana Stage Co. The latter Sc
the mail cont act this year to Cho-
eau, but refused to buy off the other
inc, and the result is double service,
better accommodations for passen,
gers and lower rates to merchants under
the relentless law of competition.
GREAT FALLS n CANADA Ry.
Crossing the fine iron bridge which
spans the broad Missouri, we are soon
passed the labyrinth of tracks and net
work of roads which converge on the
side of the river. The Great Falls
Il Canada Ry. have long trains of the
Lethbridge coal awaiting change
from the narrow to the broad gauge cas-,
md the little engines have hard putting
and tugglng to climb the trestle where
the coal chutes are. The depot and
round house are freshly painted in a
red and are prominent objects for
miles with the sun gllstening upon them.
The cow-trail, as the three-foot guage of
the road is called, bears to the north, and
wind around with it till the alkali
lakes are passed and the muddy creek is
reached. Here we part with this ambit;
Gus little road and enter the fertile dis
trict Of the Sun river valley. For ten
miles there is a
SUCCESSION Of i RANCHES,
all under irrigation and having extensive
Improvements. Robt. Ford's beautiful
nome, with the double line of trees ex,
tending from the highway to the house,
is one of the noted objects of interests, as
the red brick residence and
stone barn of j.. c. Adams
Other attractive places are those of Capt
Il. G. Power, Ed Reinicke. Mat
Turnell, Press Rowles and others.
Sun RIVER.
Ap hooh We ullNC Illo tNlI lllftI, 81
miles of Great Falls. This is the oldest
town in Cascade county, and i.
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Lies the business of the town, although
the sign of "Dyas Il Murray is still
visible, as Il "Reminiscences of the pulmy
days of yore. Less than IL decade ago,
all of the traffic between Benton and the
south passed through here, and tolls to
the extent of $500 have been taken at the
Old bridge in Il single day. BY the per
Efforts of John Largent, who
dundee the town IN 1867, n new iron
has supp!anted the old structure
Ind is free to the public. The Fort Shaw
military reservation begins a few miles
and occupies a large area. The post
$ the oldest in the state and is now gari-
by colored troops, OF as the Indians
all them, buffalo" soldiers.
H CHoTEAU COUNTRY.
Recouping by Il square meal and chang
rs hoiooS, 'he uIlStI CfaCkS MS Will
nd we climb the hill for the next stage
If the journey to Cho,eau. This is a
tretch of "a miles over two high and
learly level tables with the grass thick
luxuliant. Lack of water deferred
lock IRON ranging here during the sum
ner, but the late rains have filled MANY
I the water courses and thousands oi
attic are now feastlng upon the luxur-
Gus pastures. Freezeout is a midway
with a couple of log houses, and
hostlrrs are the only inhabitants WISH
lie in the long ride from Sun River to
hoteau. 1t is a splendid stock country
with irrigation will afford homes for
iousands Of families. A large irrigation
itch Is now in operation and is brought
the valley near Choteau by a long
line and an iron pipe, which makes a
to the road and then a rise o
bout 20 feet, the water being svphoned
Ito the t1ume by the pressure from the
pposlte side. Choteau is reached in the
and is found to be n lively town
18th lots of business. 1t boasts of
newspaper and II tirst,class hotel,
lie Valley house, where ii Chinaman
regales the wnyfarer in refreshing
yle. The town is the center of the
'eatest sheep section of the state, n
of Clark Bros.-having a
ock of $4,000, divided into bands of
900 to 5000 each, and having their sew
al ranges in the foothills connected
lth the main quarters by telephone. In
|se OF II storm, or any emergency, assist
ice can be instantly summoned and the
rvice has saved its cost in more than
lie instance. If reports are not received
a certain hour daily from each of the
mounted herders are at once sent
aid the absentee. 1t is probably the
NY place in the world where a ranch
conducted on such a scientific scale,
ranches about Choteau are RAPIDLY
ing placed under fence and irrigation.
ne OF the best and largest IS that owned
Jesse IaylOr-or "Uncle jesse" as all
his neighbors, in their warm regard,
sist upon calling him. Politics are agi-
ting the people here as elsewhere, the
ain question being the division of Cho.
NJ county, with Choteau as the county
at. Next in importance is a
RAILROAD FROM GREAT FALLS,
piping this point and country with the
ain line of the Great Northern on its
'cllc extension. Surveyors have re-
nifty been over the ground to report IN
its feasibility. An immense quantity
freight is constantly hauled by wagons
q if an easy graz" can h. found, the
nd will probably h built.
OFF FOR pIEGAN.
In the morning we resume our journey
another line of stage running on al.
nate days to Piegan, in the Blackfoot
dian reservation, 55 miles further
rthward. Our course takes US over a
oxen country, we'll watered by noun
n streams. Sheep men are in the as.
ndency, although the range stock men
We large herds of horses and cattle
ned loose. The wary coyote and wolf {
ound to- feast upon the tender lambs :
calves, and shrink the profits of the
ok magnates. Bynum and Dupuyer, ,