The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-12

tint of the eastern lakes. It has boon sound.
cd to the depth of 400 feet
and no bottom found, In the
hottest weather the surface i. barely warm.
while at a depth of sightsen inones
il 10 ice cold. Thirty miles long. ~ vs ME-
scenery along the lake is OF the Rrandes
description. FrinRed with big trses to the
west lie the snow-caPped peaks OF the Ials.
sion range and to the east another chain OF
mountains of different formation, clothed
with vsrture. From the head of the lake
owing to the circuitous course OF the FIAT
head river, when ycu leave the lake you
still have a ride OF ~twenty-eight miles on
the Flathead river before your destination
ia reached. The shores of the river are
skirted with cottonwood trees and back OF
these come tamarack, pine and beech. This
is the heavy lumber district and the country
of big trees.
1t Is nine p. m. and the second day since
We left Helena, and here We are in Demers-
Vile, q quiet, half asleep trading post till q
few weeks ago, and to-day the typical
looms. dance and gambling houses, 500 to
1000 inhabitants, the arrivals each tventy-
four hours averaging 100, and everybody on
the make. While there are tough charac-
ters in the town thev by no means control
things. the large majority OF thea arrivals
being people pont On leSitiMass
At the leading hotel, the Cliff house, a place
to sleep costs 81, board n lodging being
So a day. In every room there are two
beds and as many cots rs can be damned IN,
it being q cast-iron rule Of the house to let
no roome to II person only. NO n mas
as yet attempted to figure how much the
proprietor is making, but he takes care
every night of from 200 to 25Opeople and yet
cannot accommodate them all. A building
which oost. with the lot. $500, rents readily
for $s5 or 500 a month, and in conse-
quence many of the saloon men have
bought lots for about $3.50. put up a thach
costing as much more, and thus for sou
Banking company and w. G. Whips,
formerly of Helena, do the banking bust
ness and the Missoula Mercantile company
runs the big store, the lStter's receipts run
ming about 5000 per week. There are a
number of smaller establishments, all do
ing a rushing trade.
Three and a half miles from Dsmersville
is kalispel, one of the coming great towns
of the state. according to those Interested.
You can get to Kalispel easily. many walk
ing from Demersville. The townslte com
pany owns about ], 500 acres, 400 of which
have been plated, corner lots on the main
street are held at $1,000 and inside are at
Charles E. Conrad is, the vice-president
and general manager of the townsite COM
pany is a good %rustler, and manages to
work every day from s o'clock IN the morn
ing to II O'Clock at night.
Twenty miles from Demersville is Column
bia Falls, at which point the Northern In
te%rnational Improvement company, under
the management of Frank Langford, is
operating. The stage runs twice a day to
the Falls, and on arrival at Demersville the
speculator or sightseer can take his choice
of towns Each town has a fine location,
water, lots of natural resources, and each
has its champions. The genuine Spectator,
after hearing each place discussed, is, as a
rule, all at sea. and settles the matter by
taking a flyer in each.
If you don't want to buy tow lots, you
can lave lots OF fun fishing for trout. which
abound in all the streams. The Flathead
Rod, Gun g. Improvement company. COM
posed of Helena men, has excellent quar-
tiers in the Flathead, close to good fishing
and shooting. A week spent in the Flat
head will give the Helena man an idea of
the great natural wealth of that section,
and Just now will how him how a genuine
boom acts when under full Roadway.