The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-13
NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Kalispell.

The first house was moved from Demers-
Vile to Kalispell Friday.
One hundred and fifty houses in Kalis-
pell is a pretty good record for thirty days
The fires have been drawn from the first
kiln of brick at the Whitiside's yard. The
superintendent SAYS it is the finest quality
of brick ever burned By him.
The boom of the great blasts in Bad
Rock canyon and Smith valley is heard in
the land. 1t means the early completion of
the Great Northe II to Kalispell.
An engineering party of the Great North
ern has finished meandering Whitetish and
Saltwater creeks. 4 hey are now cross-sec-
tioning through kalispell townsite.
f.. H. Hubbard, lately in charge of the
passenger department of the Montana Gem
trail, under b. II. Langley, has established
pell.
Assistant Chief Enginee j. A. B. Thomp-
kim changed his headquarters from Dem
ersville to kalispell Friday. He will be fol-
lowed shortly by Shepherd, Seims a. Co.,
the rail. oad contractors.
Asst. Chief Engineer Thompkins' family
which have been visiting friends In Lyons,
N; y, are en- route to Kalispell. Mr..
~Thompkins has let the contract for his
dwelling on Fifth avenue east.
u. j. Carter, brother of U. S. Land Com
missioner Carter, has invested heavily in
business and suburban property i'll Kalis-
pell. He has now under construction a
business building on First avenue east.
An extensive quarry of granite of the
finest quality has been discovered just west
OF the Carpenter place ONLY three miles
west of kalispell. Mr.. Henderson the dis
coverer will Immediately open up the
quarry.
j. A. Coram, who represents the interests
OF the Butte and Boston Commercial COM
pany In kalispell, ia now in Boston. This
company is completing arrangements to
engage in large manufacturing enterprises
III kalispell.
Chief Engineer Becker arrived in Kalis-
pell after a trip over the Great Northern
from the east Monday. He states that con-
structlon ID being prosecuted with vigor all
along the line and that the track will surely
reach kalispell in September.
Grading on the Great Northern is fin
ished to Two Medicine creek, and tho
track Is down to that point. Six outfits are
en- route from the completed work to grade
through the valley. They will begin work
on the cut on the Flinchbaugh farm now
owned by the kalispell company.
A public rond will be built to the Flat
head one mile east of Kalispell. A ferry
will be put in to accommodate tho farmers
on the east side and u dock built at which
all boats will discharge freight and passen-
gers. The road will be finished by July |
go as to furnish facilities for Shepherd,
Seims d Co.
Work will DO commenced by the Butte
and Boston Commercial company ON their
big saw mill at an early date. Its capacity
Will be "a, 0OO,0 GOO per year. General Mana
ger Miles has returned from Butte where he
went to consult Mr.. Coran about details of
construction. This will be the largest mill
in Montana.
1t is runored that the millionaire rail
road contractor. Underwood. of Minneapo-
lis, il surveying out a townsite in coupec-
tion with the Northern Pacific joining Kal-
ispell on the north The road will run in
an air line from Lakin's place on swan
river to the old Goodrich place now owned
by Underwood. From there it will run to
Whitshsh lake md divide, one branch run
ming to Crows Most pass and the other to
Tobacco Plains.