The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-26
GREAT SORTHEKN EXTENSION.
News from Headquarters Seven Thou
sand Men Pushing the Work.

MCVElGHvIL.LE. Missoula Co., Mont,
Sept. 10, lS9l.-EDIToR TRIBUNE: Hav-
ing occasion to visit the front Of the
Great Northern railway extension, l am
going to tell you what have already
seen and the prospects of what | will
see if ] live a few years longer.
Leaving the train of the Great North
ern railway extension a few miles east of
the dividing line between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, | journeyed on to
IA small own-McCarthysville-a about
seven miles west of the summit. 1t is Il
village of fourteen saloons. three eating
houses or restaurants, and IA lodging
house or two. No hotel proper. The
town subsists entirely on the proceeds Of
the railway contractors. their employees.
and the ~freighters and teamsters, who
make that place their rendezvous for the
time being.
The work Of this great railway is being
pushed 10 its utmost to get through the
Rockies before snow falls. A rough Cs-
Inmate of seven thousand men are at
work to push this great enterprise
through the finest scenery that ones eye
ever b, held.
The finest springs flowing from be
meath tine rocks uu every hand make
what il known as summit creek. which
cmptics into Big river, seven miles west
of McCarthysvilic. This river is also fed
by Thousand other springs. which makes
one Of the grandcst streams and the
finest drinking water ever placed to ones
lips.
Twenty-one miles west of McCarthys-
vile one comes to the tlourishing town
of Observation-Disclosures thus from its
founder. MIR. VIM. \. McVeigh, the pro-
prietor of the McVeigh house, where he
dispcnses the finest eatables, including
meats. domestic game and mountain
trout. This town was founded by the
aforesaid McNeigh on April ID, and has
steadily increased in population until it
now reaches several hundred.
The other principal houses are Henley
n Houson. Mcconnell ~ Williams, hsey-
nolds II Mckenzie. Cassidy ~ Co, and
the wholesale and retail store of Thad.
f.. Raymond. Il of the most energetic
merchants of the Rocky mountains.
From this store he supplies all retail
dealers. Two hundred feet below this
town flows Big river, surrounded by the
finest timber and l%uarrying rock in the
United States.
Prospecting is going on lively. this be
ing the headquarters for grub-staklng
the poor prospector for gold, silver and
coal. The last named commodity is
supposed to exist in large quantities
about two miles to the northwest of this
place. and silver ore. a ledge of which
has Just been discovered by n Dia-
mond, the rock of which has not yet
been assaycd, but it is IA true tissure and
is about two feet nine inches wide.
A newspaper. and an assaying office
would be paying transactions here. The
people are all alive and up and doing.
The track will surely be here this winter
and make this the l~iveliest burg west of
Havre.
Mcconnell X Williams have just pur-
chased a new stock and will be able to
compete with other large houses here.
There are as yet no churches but sew
eral places where a man can get an edu-
cation, mostly night schools. Capitalists
are in demand but one with small means
can make a living here if judiciously in
vested, and profits can be made if en-
tirely trustworthy and sober.
The mail carrier is coming and must
close. More anon. LIGHTNING.
The Manhattan has Just received a Sc
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