The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-22
Indicating the Continued and En-
during Prosperity Of Missoula,
the Queen City.
A Five Thousand Dollar Yacht to
be Put on the Mis-
sOula.
Rich Placer Find in Potter Gulch-Mis-
soula Street Railway Company Com
mAnding Structures Being Built

M1ssou1A, May q. Walks and talks
among the various real estate dealers devel-
CD the fact that the realty barometer is on
the rise, several important transactions
having been made within the past week.
Personal inquiry on the part of possible
investors was quite active and much inspec-
ton of property lists distinguished the
week and many strangers we're shown our
progressive young metropolis with its mag
nifcent surroundings. all seemingly very
favorably impressed. The Higgins brothers
have put the Montana addition on the mar
ket. This addition lies on the south..bank OF
the Missoula river, Immediately east of the
bridge. The owners have instructed Ken
nedy g. Powell to draft plans for new
bridge at the foot of Madison street which
will land in the center of their new addi-
ton.
John r. Higgins has ordered a steam
Yacht to cost $1,000 to be put upon the
Missoula river. It will be here by July LIST.
It will contain four sleeping apartments
and safely carry thirty passengers. 1t Will
be fitted up in most elegant style, the In
terror to be modelled after the manner of
q Pullman passenger car.
w. p. Simpler returned Sunday from
Potter Gulch, on the other side of Mullan
tunnel in Lewis and Clarke county, where
he is interested in placer claim. he
showed vial which was One-thlrd full OF
placer gold. The gold is very coarse. run.
pea, and up to nuggets weighing $40, the
lot in the vial weighing out 1872, and was
the result of two days work with a rocker.
The discovery of this claim was made last
fall. There are some twenty acres Of it.
BY the terms of their charter the Missoula
mile of road before 1881. The ties and
other material for the construction of the
lines are on the ground and work will be
commenced at once.
Mrs. Silas Mitchell, of Wallace, died at
the Sisters hospital on Monday. The lady
has been in poor health for a long time. The
remains were taken to Wallace for burial.
The kittery Realty company, of Maine
will at once commence the erection OF q
$4,000 three-story brick block, with 'front.'
age of IS feet on Higgins avenue, adjoining
the Judge Woody residence.
adjoining the Gazette block and will erect
thereon a two-story brick building to be CO.
cupied by him as furniture store and I'M
dertakinR establishment.
The Bitter Root train brought in 81 car
loads of lumber this morning.
The Northern Pacific pay car distributed
nearly $4,000 among its employees here
E. L. Bonner will erect brick block on
the corner of Pattee and Front streets in
the near future.
Bob Coombs has made contract with
the managers of the Curlew mine to furnish
25O,OOO feet of lumber for the new concen-
traitor which is to be erected on that prop
erty pt once.
TIE remains of Cook, the locomotive fire.
man who was killed in the Northern Pacific
yards yesterday, were embalmed and will
be sent to Sedalia, Mo-, to morrow morning
They will be accompanied by delegation
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mr.. Lambert Molinelli, manager of the
Daily Gazette. has returned from Chicago
and other eastern points, where he has
been for the past two weeks, investing in
new material and machinery for his news
paper.
The general belief is that the democrats
will carry Missoula county at the next cleo
ton, the influences which elected Garter
last year not being SO strong now as they
were then. Missoula will present at thu
democratic convention for congress thu
name of Judge q. w. Reeves. The feelins
here is that western Montana is entitled tt
recognition, and if Judge Reeves is nomi
mated it is thought he will carry numbe
of republican votes with him.