The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1891-07-16
FLINY GREEK FALLS
Their Great Water Power Is
to Be Utilized.
BAKER & HARPER THE PROMOTERS
the Amount Availab1e-To Run
the Mines and Mills of the
Flint Creek District.

In The MAIL to-day may be seen a.
advertisement by Baker & Harper, c
Butte, to receive bids for the furnishin
of 100000 feet of lumber, to be Delivers
on the line of Flint creek, betweel
Georgetown flats and the foot of Film
Creek falls.
| From talk with Mr.. Harper as t.
what he wanted so much lumber for
the Inter Mountain was informed tha
this is the beginning of a new and yer,
important enterprise for the Transmission
of electrical power. This power is to b.
supplied to Philipsburg, Granite, George
town, Cable, Pyrenees, and perhaps Ana
conda. It is a scheme much like tha
contemplated at Helena under the nam.
of the Missouri River Power company
This enterprise will probably be known
as the Flint Creek Power company
The electrical force is to be generated
from water power. Flint Creek Falls il
the place selected for getting the water
power. These falls are situated about
two miles below Georgetown, and have
a fall of 900 feet within two miles. It il
the intention to build a flume and dan
to concentrate this power at one point
There are 1000 inches of water at this
point, furnishing about 1000 horse power
which is going to waste. When the cleo
trical plant is in position and working, il
is expected to have about $500 horse
power, and this much can be guaranteed
at least eight months in the year.
The object is to transmit electrical
power through wires to the different
towns mentioned. The greatest distance
will be Granite, eight and one half miles
Philipsburg is seven miles, Georgetown
ewo" miles, Cable three and one-half
miles, Pyrenees two and one-half miles.
Anaconda is Is miles distant. but the
idea of supplying this power to the Smell
ter city is premature. It is the inten-
ton to supply this electrical force to all
purposes for which steam is now being
used at the mines and mills. At each
of the places mentioned mining operat-
ions are in progress. This power will be
furnished at cost much less than steam
power, and the places mentioned will
have use for all that is created. It is
an important enterprise and one which
Mr.. Harper has had on mind for more
than a year. Being unable to interest
other people in it, he and Mr.. Baker
to push it through themselves.
That they mean business there can be
no doubt. Mr.. Harper says he expects
to have the plant in operation by Novem-
ber. It will involve an outlay of some
thing like $4,000. He expects to have
200 men at work on the flume and dam
within thirty days. Mr.. Baker is now
east, but is expected home in few days.
when work on this new and important
enterprise will be prosecuted with all
possible vigor.
The MAIL can plainly see that this
new enterprise means much for the Flint
Creek district. It assures cheap power
for the many hosting works, mills, ETC.,
Of the district, and many more that will
doubtless follow, and as wood is getting
20 be rather scarce article in the neigh
oorhood where it is needed most, the
problem of dearth of fuel in the years
% come has an easy solution. For the
past few years it has become a self-evi-
lent fact that wood to run the different
works would have to be hauled a great
many miles before long. which, of course,
would increase it's cost and render the
and reduction of our ores
much more expensive than at present.
Messrs Baker & Harper deserve credit
or the enterprise they have shown in
aking hold of such great enterprise in
he manner in which they intend doing,
nd should receive the hearty support
nd cooperation of every resident and
property holder of the great Flint Creek
istrict. That the enterprise will result |
n great profit to the energetic gentle
aen who have taken the immense under
aking in hand there is little question,
nd it is our sincere wish that their fond |
st hopes may be more than realized.
Board of Aldermen Meet.
An adjourned meeting of the board of
ldermen was held at $50 p. m. on Tues
ay, July 7.
Present: Mayor McDonel; Aldermen
Veinstein, Wilson, Mcintyre, Rains and
'owen.
Minutes of previous meeting read and