The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-03
WORK At the GREAT DAM AND SHELTER
A Power Station Built Near the Black
Eagle Falls-A Power
full Dynamo.
Visit Of Major Maginnis to Great Falls
-Agreeably Surprised at the
Progress Made.

side amid new houses that have all
sprung up this spring. On turning the
corner at Sixth avenue, some temporary
structures appear which ought give place
to something more comfortable before
winter comes. In building, the south
side holds its own. 1t will benefit by the
motor which enables people to do shop
ping up town and return without much
delay. 1t is surprising how far ten min
utes' ride on the cars will take people in
the residence districts. This ENSURES the
rapid settlement of the south side to
Prospect hill and perhaps beyond.
Above south Ninth street, the buildings
are scattered. The new street sign boards
are useful here, Tor the Oldest inhabitant
might be puzzled to tell the locations.
But this part Of the city is in a fair way
to thrive rapidly. 1t is remote enough
from the railroad, business and manufac-
turing districts to be regarded with favor
for elegant homes.
1t is when the motor turns into north
Fifteenth street that this years growth is
most apparent. It is not long ago since
Alderman Burghardt appeared to be 60
ing into the wilderness when lie built so
far out on the north side. Now there are
houses all around him and more are 60
ing up. Between Fourth avenue north and
the river are fine residences of which any
town might be proud. Those Of R. R.
Hotchkiss and Thee. Gibson are notable.
Sheriff Hamilton has q fine brick house
in this locality and SO has Mr.. Paul. The
noble symmetrical school house Seems in
fact the center around which many happy
homes are grouped, which is quite
proper. The north side has all the
churches except the Presbyterian. The
Catholic church is the largest of all and
yet it seems none too large for the pres
ent congregation, not to speak of that
which may be expected before long.
The motor passes through thriving dis
tricts all the way, but it is at the end Of
the line that progress seems to begin.
The power station is now provided with
q large boiler, a powerful engine built by
Arlington & Sims, Of Providence,
r. l., and a dynamo of great capac,-
ity from the Thomson-H Houston CO. Of
Lynn, Mass. Another large building
will be erected lei by for machinery.
Pipes are being laid to the river In order
to draw a plentiful supply Of water
therefrom. @
From the bluff to the river is a wood
slide, which is a little too steep for tobo-
gan purposes. Those cranks who long to
be buifeted by the waters at Niagara
might find this a trifle too dangerous.
The slide is used to lower cement and
other material to the site OF the dam.
Near the base Of the slide is a small set
Element, composed of workmen's houses.
The descent is by no means easy at pres
ent, but once down, the observer finds
himself amoug the busy workmen who
are Harvesting the Missouri. On the
e~ast-perhaps it should be called the
south side, for the Missouri bends con
oAuoinoiy"IA "oihLh0u AnNc Dullt khte
and sluce m%asonery like that on the
other. Part of the penstock has been,
laid here. Good progress has been made
on the waste sluice at the east side. The
timber-cribbed structure filled with
stone which is to form the dam proper,
seems nearly complete, except that the
crest has not been covered as yet with
the iron armor which is to resist the or
osion Of the water. One pier has been
built for the suspension bridge and found
alton is being prepared for another. The
temporary timber bridge above the dam
is Ia constant use. About nine buildings,
some of them large size, have been erect
ed on the east side, chiefly for the &C
commodation Of workmen. Laborers are
%excavating ground for part Of the smelt-
or works, while the explosion Of "blasts''
that quarrymen are procuring
from the falls itself the fine sandstone
needed for masonry purposes. In the
distance the smoke of the Silver smelter
proclaims that the industrial limits of
Great Falls extend far beyond ever the
Black Eagle Falls. 4