The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08
COL. BRoADwATER. OF HELENA.
WelI-Known Montana Capitalist Stop
ping in the City.

Colonel c. A Broadwater and his family and
Judge William Chumasero with his family, of
Helena, arrived at the Rainier hotel yesterday
and will start for Alaska this morning. Judge
Chumasero, who is fatherin-law of Colonel
Broadwater was prominent for many years at
the Montana bar, but now he has retired from
active practice. Colonel Broadwater has long
been one of the foremost men not only of Mon
tana but OF the Northwest.
Born in St Louis he started out at the age OF
10 to see the world 81 wanted to explore the
Rocky mountain country and hunt bears and
Indians" said he, $50 went in for pixies Peak
or bust in 1859. Well. it was bust with me.
'sThen turned to Mexico for year, but came
back to Colorado, and then started with some
Others for Idaho. When we got down to the
crossing of the Snake river, at about where
Pocatello is, met crowd of miners returning
from the Boise excitement. The mines had not
turned out well, and / came back with them to
Deer Lodge That was in 1862.
"Then the first strike was made Of Bannock.
That was followed by the Virginia City strike.
snd that by the one at Last Chance gulch, now
Helena. l was in for what there was to be
found in Montana, SO / made the round and
ended up in Helena, where have since lived"
During the years since Colonel Broadwater
went to Last Chance gulch, he has shown him
self one of the most successful men OF the
Northwest. He made fortune in mining.
Now he is president of the Montana National
bank, owner of the famous Broadwater hotel,
and largely interested in the Great Northern
railway, as well as dozen other large enter
prises, so that he is known one of the "Big
Four of Helena"
Though he has never held a political office,
he has been a Democrat Warwick in Montana,
and is now member of the Democratic Ma
tional committee. In looking at him it can be
seen at glance that he is man of unusual
force. He Is not tall, but compactly built. A
grizzled moustache and closely cut chin beard
partly hide firm mouth, while heavy brows
hang over piercing eyes.
''Pm an enthusiast about Montana" said he,
Though must acknowledge that / have only
good words for Seattle and the state OF Wash
ington. / believe we have in Montana the
greatest producing state in the Union. consider
ing our population, which is about 10000. Our
yearly output in metal is s50oo0,0OO, nearly
half OF it copper. Our cattle bring US back
100000 and the cost TO us 10 only that OF
rounding them up and shipping them. Then,
too, our mutton and wool bring in s2,000,000, to
say nothing of other sources OF income.
1.-The mining business, with the exception of
the shutting down OF the Anaconda mines, has
never been better than now. There are hun
dreds and thousands of new mines being found
not big ones like the Anaconda, but mines
employing from twenty to fifty men. lot
of these swells our total output to the enorm-
Gus sum have mentioned Then, too, improve
ments in the processes OF mining and reducing
ores increase our profits.
"Of course every man in Montana is for free
silver. l think the next House will pass the free
coinage bill without much difficulty. The Sem
ate Will make fight, but probably pass it. but
am afraid the president will veto. l know he
would have vetoed the bill last year"