The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-18
A COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS.
Big Monthly >ales of Tickets-An In
teresting Talk on Mon
tana.
An Old Nontanian interviewed on
the >weey Grass Placer Mines
A Good Year.

lnefe are very rev people. wen Ict.
who realize that Great Falls is a railroad
The Great Northern carries
from this place daily many 4 business
man bent on some heavy deal. Every
month the ticket agent sells tickets
amounting to not less than $4,000 and
often even this amount is exceeded. The
majority Of passengers go to st, Paul.
but a great many tickets are also sold to
Chicago. and ever to far-otf New York
city. while occasionally some one pur-
chascs IA ticket across the pond.
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j. j. Kennedy. an old Montana cattle
man, was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Kennedy is furnishing the beef on the
Great Northern extension. He talked III
a very interesting manner on Montana
cattle, and his long experience gives
great weight To his opinion.
Cattle" he said. rare looking very tine
this year and why shouldn't they: 1t
has been IL fine year. | think tins year
increase compares very favorably with
tlldt vi any Ntdi VI l' ttlllt'i y > ilictpi,.
Just after what will always be known as
1.-The hard winter" there was a large ship
ment into the territory. That was five
years ago and about a0.OOOhcad came in
to northeastern Montana. Since then
there has been no loss to speak of and
these. with the increase. will make this
years shipment unusually large. | think
about 10000 OF 10000 head will he ship
,u,l Ion IN,urnrnn and SunJS and
Taylor. who have a big ranch near the
Great Northern extension. will begin
shipping about the middle of the
month" Regarding prices Mr.. Kennedy
sad little. "Ihey have started off we'll"
he remarked. most too well in fact to
mold out. The early shippers will all get
DIG prices
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Mr. Kennedy also spoke OF the great
trestlr now being built 10y the Great
Northern. 1t is 80 feet high. 500 feet
long. and built entirely Of wood. 1t will
be finished about Aug. | and then track
laying toward the summit Of the Rockies
will again begin. 1t will probably be
finished by the middle or latter part Of
August. as a great deal of the grading is
already done.
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Oscar }. Olingcr. an old prospcctor,
has Just returned from Barker and is
registered al the Milwaukee,. Mr.. Oh
niger speaks highly of Barker and says
late developments III the Carter and
May and Edna are especially cncourag-
ing. But il is his Information OF placer
mining which is Of especial interest To
every Montanian. He has some
fine marble %Iuarrics in the
vicinity Of the Sweet GLASS
region and has had a party Of surveyors
at work in that vicinity for some time.
These" said Mr.. Olinger, tell me that
the placer mines have had an abundant
supply of water throughout the entire
season. There are two camps in this
region. They are known as the Eas,
and Middle Butte camps. The region
is located within about ten miles Of the
international boundary line" The gen
tleman was unable to speak definitely re
gardirg this years yield. but said that
last year it averaged SO IA day per man
us long as water lasted. II this year :
yield proves equally good there will Ger,
tainly be Il rich harvest in the Swccl
Grass region. And. 10y the way. re-.
marked Mr.. Olinger in closing. tn,
maine Sweet Grass is Of Indian origin
In the language Of the red man it was
termed the Catouis. which being inter
prctoi. means sweet Grass.
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Hon. Paris Gibson is authority for tn
statement that tn" city parks will r'
ceivc Il great deal Of attention this yral
. just al present the earth is being en-
richcG and this fall more trees will he ST
, out. The parks are already one of III
city's main adurrments. They are youn.
as vet. not over two or three years Ole
and beyond d doubt will II day b.
among the most beautiful spots in al
Montana.