The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-27
THE TIES THAT Bind"
Butte and Boleman Celebrate The Com-
pleton Of the Glllltin Branch.
Hundreds Of Silver City People Visit
Boxeman and Are Received
and Entertained In
Royal Style.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May a.-"The tie that binds"
the hope Of the Bozemanites and the
of the Butteites, ut last has been
perfected, and the two cities are bound
together by q band Of iron and o frater-
nifty of feeling. The frowning mountains
that have separated them have been
pierced and the shrek OF the locomotive
now reverberates through gulch and
canyon. The Queen City and the Silver
City are linked by ties indissoluble, and
though miles apart, form "a community of
interests. actuated by the same spirit and
prompted by the same motives, the ~
grandizement and prosperity OF the state
Of which they form the brightest stars.
Had aught remained to show the friendly
feeling existing between the two cities the
excursion Of to-day would have more than
furnished h missing link. Open hearted
hospitality on one side and generous APP
probation on the other evidenced the
kindly feeling existing between the W o
communities.
AT last our prayers have been an
swered and we are in direct communica-
ton with the wealthiest and most enter
prising city in the state" Such was the
remark heard on all sides to-day by the
visitors that spread over the broad streets
of the Queen of the Gallatin valley.
But enough of this, the chronicler OF
events will allow ADLER pens to describe
will content himself with a mere recital
OF facts.
As previously announced, to-day was
the date set for the first excursion over
the Montana & Northern Pacific, ar
ranged by. Mr.. McHenry, engineer in
twofold, to give the people of Butte an
opportunity to view the new road and to
cement the ties OF friendship existing be-
tween the two cities that form the termini
of the road. Although advertised to leave
sharp at 8 o'clock, it was fully
half al hour later before the
train left and the long ascent for the
famous Homestake tunnel was begun.
Eight passenger coaches and q baggage
car, drawn by two ponderous locomotives
constituted the train. j. {. Patterson was
in charge of the party, ably assisted by
Conductor McKinnon, to whom was as
signed the duty Of directly. overseeing
matters in connection with its running.
When the tunnel was reached n OF the
engines was detached, as the descent be-
gan, and with steam shut oil n brakes
set the long train wound its way along
the mountain side down toward the smil-
ing jefferson valley and the rich and fer
tile Gallatin, which, like a map, lies
spread before the %entranced view of the
beholder.
just before leaving the tunnel an acct
dent occurred which was slight i'm its re-
suits but for a while threatened to become
serious n throw gloom over the entire
party. Ex-Alderman Pinkham availed
himself of the brief stop to pick a few
abundance there. Tempted by some
growing higher up the mountain side he
claimed some distance the steep decliv-
ity and suddenly noticed that the train was
moving. Fearing he would be left behind
he began to run, and when near the edge
of the track he jumped down the embank-
ment and landed fairly or top of a pile of
ties and timbers. The shock was SO great
| that il rendered him insensible, and in. that
condition he was picked up and placed on
| board of the cars. Liberal applications
of ice water and the cool air
soon restored him to consciousness
and in a few minutes he was
\ apparently feeling as well as ever. A
badly bruised shoulder and sundry abra-
sions of the skin formed the total of his
injuries. Nothing more occurred to mar
the pleasure or joys of the trip. The ride
down into jefferson canyon, along the
banks of the wild mountain stream and
at the foot of the towering mountains
that hem il in is indescribable. Only its
actual experience can convey the slight.
est idea OF its exhiliaratinR effects and
the pleasure of its enjoyment. Following
the river for miles, the road finally
debouches into the broad fertile valley
dotted with pleasant, peaceful homes,
its boundless acres covered with wei
titled farms and hundreds of cattle and
horses grazing upon its green swards
Only q glimpse Is required 10 show ever
the most careless observer why Montana
horses are the fieetest i'm the world and il
cattle the latest. To the ''old timer
the almost endless iiume and tho
,a.oxar hx,flrn sp1ir xx-nrlc raar thu tpNntrf1
Of the canyon brought visions of the goot
old days when ''dust' was the only circu
lating medium n tenderfeet bad not We
invaded his mountain home. Whitehall
and Sappington are soon passed and
"Three Forks" is announced. The jeff
erson Valley IL now left and the still
richer Gallatin Is entered. The first par
Of the journey was grand and inspiring II
its scenery, and a feeling OF awe over
comes the beholder. Here all wa
changed, and the view dissolved itscl
into a picture Of pastoral simplicity ant
rural beauty. Another world was en-
tered, and had it not been for TIN
~snow-capped mountains which in tn
distance hemmed in the vale,
on either side the scene would hav,
brought TO mind similar ones viewed b,
the excursionist years y when he was
child roaming the fields OF the far OF
East. A serious delay was experienced a
Logan. at which point the branch join
the main line. A belated freight an,
some difficulty with the track were tn
causes. To while away the time th
Alice band, which accompanied tn
party, played several airs. swhile those o
the party who cared not for "a concord
ance of sweet sounds" visited the bap
gage car and made great inroad
on the commissary, generously supplies
with Schlitz's, Pabst's and other famou
brews, Kentucky wines and smoker q
more than ordinary quality. Miniatur
mountains Of sandwiches were piled u
with tempting recklessness and IL is bt
fair to say that all were literally sampled
j. &. Hines. Charles Wainey and Fran
Lovejoy were In command OF this depar
, ment. II should be borne in mind thu
the baggage car was not visited at Loga
alone FOR candor compels the statcmer