The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-28
Items of Interest From the Flathead
Valley and the City by
the Falls.
Railroad Affairs and Progress OF
Business Enterprises at
Kalispell.
Great Falls Suffering From a Surplus OF
Thugs and Other Undesirable Char
actors Within Its Limits.

hhLI3PELI, March H. Special. IA. IL.
Mohlar, general manager Of the 9reat
Northern railway, arrived in this city
Thursday evening in his private car, ac-
companIed by Chief Engineer Miller, Of st.
Paul, and II. Fl. Becker, OF Helena. enRi-
neer in charge OF construction OF the Pacific
extension. After inspecting the Yards the
officials spent IL few hours looking about
the city. They were surprised at the metro
politan appearance of kalispel, but pre-
dict that the coming year will see far
greater change in the city. It is generally
understood from information cleaned from
PRESIDENT Hil! that passenger service will
be established on the Pacific extension ~
soon as the line is completed to Spokane,
and although the visiting officials had but
little 70 say concerning the matter, it il
surmised that Manager Mohler il looking
over the line with view to having
the road turned over to the operating de-
Iarttnent. The line will have been com
pleted to Spokane within few weeks, and
then through passenger trains Will be run
from nt. Panl to that point, and it ia nn-
have been made with the Union Pacific
giving the Great Northern an outlet to the
coast until the line can be completed to
Seattle.
Three carloads of seed wheat Of Scotch
Fife variety have been received here and
much more has been ordered. The Kalis-
pell board of trade secured the grain for
the farmers at $1.l5 per bushel, taking
their notes at II per cent for payment. II
IS expected that about 5000 bushels will be
soWn TINS spring. Arrangements have been
made for the erection of Touring mill
which will be in operation in time to han
die the crop of 1892. II wheat can be grown
ike samples gathered Throughout the valley,
the m1ilmen are confident that an excellent
quAilty OF Hour can be manufactured here.
tons better adapted to wheat growing than
IN the Finthead valley. This industry not
only means much for Kalispall and the
valley, but to the entire state.
Y. i. Conrad will commence next week
upon the construction Of handsome brick
and stone. building on Main street to be
used aa banking house. The Globe Ma
tlonai bank people will also erect brick
banking house on Main street. John Sells
and number of others will build brick
business houses. Within ten days excava-
ting will have commenced for at least ten
brick buildings, while a score of residence
houses are either in course OF erection or
are being planded. All building material in
manufactured at home, greatly reducing
the expense of building. and at the same
time giving employment to so MANY more
men.
:, Prospectors who have just returned from
the South Fork country bring the reports of
the discoveries OF rich coal fields. Over
LOO acres have been located and some de-
velopment work has been done. The coal
Is found along Coal creek about twenty-five
miles southwest of the Great Northern rail-
way and about thirty miles east Of Knlis-
rell. The grade from the railway line to
the coal fields is an easy one, and
a branch line could be built at no great ex-
pense. On one claim tunnel has been
int rratx, x,fn ~ ~
another claim vein crops out of the
ground which is fifty feet wide. Tests have
been made which show the coal to be valu-
able for cooking and superior article to
that found on the North Fork. These are
valuable discoveries and tend to solve the
fue! question for this valley. Quartz has
been discovered in the same vicinity which
assays high. The development OF these
and the hootenai ores will soon necessi-
tate the establishment of smelters in the
valley, and the coal question is an impor-
tant one. There will be q large influx OF
people into the South Fork country now
that the announcements has been made.
The locators of claims there have kept
their discoveries quiet until they could Sc
cure such claims as they wanted. Prepar-
atlons are being made for extensive devel-
opment work.
Henry Van Wyok, a merchant at Libby.
IN the kootenai country, was rearrested and
brought to knlispell Monday, and again
tried in Justice court for the killing of Jos.
Paulin, Frenchman. Van Wyck was ac-
Quilted Of this deed last fall, as the evi-
dence showed plainly that the one thut
pulled the trigger first was the one that
would remain ON earth. Haulin picked a
quarrel with Van Wyck over u claim. and
had threatened his life the day before the
Van Wyck asked to be bound
IN the district court and definitely decided.
He gave bonds.