The Anaconda standard., 1890-05-21
MARTIN ARRESTED.


Charged with Criminal C.reiessps.s In
Connection with Cooks Death.
Special 10 the standard. 49,.
MIssouLA, May 2O.-N was isarned
from q reliable source to-day that two
parties representing eastern capital are
making overtures 10 the Missoula Water
and Improvement company for their
franchise, plans, specifications, etc. They
claim 10 have plenty OF money TO put
through the improvements which the
home company has I'm view. To the
better understanding OF their improve
mcnts II may he said that this company
consists Of George II. Brooks, Frank n.
Woody and Frank Longstaff. Mr.. Brooks,
who Is civil engineer, has drawn up plans
for q dam across the Missoula river at the
mouth Of He'll Gate canyon and for Ger
tain fumes and bitches. At the point
selected for the dam the river is narrow
and the mountain IL composed OF sliding
rock which will be used in the construc-
tion. There will be crib pier at either
end filed with this rock, against which
the ends of the dam abutt. The dam will
be 30 feet long and q feet high. At the
east side a fiume will start and run along
the bench land at the east side of the
river as far as the Higgins avenue bridge
where a big acquaduct will be built across
the river. This fiume will carry water
enough 10 furnish about 10000 horse
power for the Use of mills, smelters, etc,
along the south side OF the river. From
the bridge one big ditch will run west,
river, and furnish water enough To irrigate
5000 acres of lower land beyond Il. The
acquaduct will carry enough to
the north side to irriRate some 5000 acres
Of agricultural land lying between here
and Frenchtown, which at present cannot
1.a lal IN in.
n dry season. The bench land along the
south side of the river is admirably situ-
ated for manufacturing establishments,
not only because Of the water supply, but
because the Northern Pacific can easily
put in switches from the Bitter Root
branch and thus furnish unsurpassed IA
cilities for transportation. The cost OF
the dam and fiume TO the bridge will be
about sixty thousand dollars. II is sin
cerely to he hoped that IL will soon he
commenced and carried To completion, as
il will be one OF the greatest benefits i'm.
naturally attract manufacturing estab-
lishments and thus add greatly to the ma
terial prosperity OF the city, hut IL will con-
vert. II desired, the country from here to
Frcnchtown into "a great truck garden,
capable of furnishing fruit aud vegeta-
towns and camps around here and, indeed,
Helena. Butte and Anaconda.
Last night Constable Logan arrested
engineer II. Nj. Martin, whose engine was
wrecked yesterday, on warrant issued
10y Coroner Myers. The jury found him
guilty OF criminal carelessness. They
also censilred the Northern Pacific com
pany for allowing the practice of leaving
switches open. Martin secured $500 bail
and was released last night.
Peter Johnson of Big Timber, cham
pion lightweight of the northwest, has
challenged John A. Watson, champion
lightweight OF Pennsylvania, who is
stopping at the Florence, to a i0round
glove contest, Marquis of Queensbury
rules, Tor SO and gate receipts. Watson
has accepted, and the contest will proba-
bly, take place soon. Two or three
ounce gloves will be used. Wat
son has considerable of record
having been backed by Pat killen against
John L. Raymond at Livingston, whom
he knocked out in the second round. and
having beaten George Carlton in the
fourth round of a sparring contest for
points. Local sporting men are said to
he backing him.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. &. Turbcville, who have
been living in Butte for some time past,
where Mrs. Turbeville is librarian of the
public library, have returned To their
ranch on the south side. Mrs. Harper,
whose husband il of the firm of Harper
a Baker OF Butte, IL visiting them.
Lawrence Neil aud Edmund OToole OF
Butte arrived ia the city yesterday. They
expect to leave for the Flathead country
to-day. where they have business that will
keep them for about a month.
John Cannon. state superintendent of