New-York tribune., 1892-12-04

spring there 10 incentive To move OH IL NUS Vi
his hor.e, had pcr.hcd In the unusually severe "I'
50 he determined TO make the valley MS home anu p''
n cabin near the present size ol kaISpcli on "sIey
Crook, The other white men then living In the valley
wor, Henry Raymo and E,,mir Rayuo ana nan
named ,avaraux while Henry Burney lived on the
eost side OF the Fiatlcad River tn only family WIS
| that Of Savaraux the mother being an lndlah. Ch'u
hc Great Northern reached Kalispeil this year Mr.
| Moon had never ridden on railroad ana hau seen
only one train OF cars at Missoua ON t'r northern
pacific four wears ago. lie always bore an antlpathy
o railroads and threatened TO put Tlhc Dali INT" lhe
first locomotive that entered IN" valley lie says ne
vould not ride over a high railroad treste or bridge
for anv money! hut that he will try ride on the cars
before long to see how they co."
Tbou came hc three Greg brothers. who brought in
tho first wagon In 80 over the rouS! trail from the
south that Moon had followed. They settled near py
nm Ashley Creek TWO years later Captain ~ >.
Lanncan and Andrew Swaney. Indian traders. bnIt II
log cabin for "A general store at Ashley, named nter
,b crook on which II located. postohce was es
tabIslcd there and until the coming OF kallSpeI set
tiers seventy miles north In me Iopacco
Plains country received their mall nj tha ONCE zap
tain 4 : Lanncau can best relate the conditions then
existing.
There were not twenty white people in the valley
whom I carne here eight years ago. Ny partner ana
had 80 900 I'm goods in our cabl>loi 10 iIhd' 10 '
Indians They came In large numbers to trade l
have seen 800 tcpecs Indian Tents "her" thls to"h
now Standard they also camped all up ana down 'ne
river This a game country ana the amount VI
p,lt, the Indians would pack down from the ILLS was
II sight
Tho Indians were friendly to the traders because
,bcv coild dispose Of their urs and obtain such luz
nries as blankets tobacco. ETC., but they drew r Ihe
ai pro,pcctor for t"y knew that the Ending oi gold
would bring wh;c in crowd, and drive them away
:, bnsn,s, nour-hcd at this Grad" trade centre Oi
Ashley steamboats, pat on III" Flathead Lake
which brought freight MP tr river 10 Dcniers-
Vile. near Ashley. Then the business sravtated 20
that place. w.ch h'd ia. ,uprtmA'y 81 tiIe valley
until Kal poll ,pl1ng mo cN.'i"nc.
There /, an older history Of this region Il Is OF the
hudson BAY Company and Oh" J.uii-. who's repre-
rcson,aH,o, penetrated her" hity years ago. Their
p.fcioI influence upon the IuGinn, did much toward
thc pro.rc,, of the Last drcldc. tn first building
I,.ritd IN >ali>p"n after h" town survey thd before
The sale of lots was begun Wa ' iai,idl rN'd','
family wa, among IN" nr-t to com" 10 The town 4"
nve shortly AFTER ihe bJGiug craze and the III
The moi stirring event lhu, Mr IN the history of
Kqll,pcl occurred on January oi ms y@r. II is
b,~t ,Nplaird by local paper; M''r rfhi H3",no 10 ti
Of waiting the most de'"nt ana 'arhr,i WIN 81 @ .i,
people ~ Kalispr Is con-ummai'd. IN" lrpn morse
ha, At lat 'nofl,d IN nc Gard" 81 fu,n %l Moha h
ih'rc wa srud 'r' ION NAV ,, ,,,,,, -
with music hy The band nni od,d WIN IL" dI'its 81
Hn. of the ncw.pnpcrs u!r.rc az. four wc,,lc-l
marked Although kaispH date H. lnccpl'n ',N-
sTIl unuiN, bLfk IL NdAtN Us A'i'ii i'N'N ~ '','
commercial world. Heretofore H. Hil%'h' 'Nt I%uva %
cstly r,fran,d from sounding th" rr-'s ~ i@'ir 0}
but the tim" ha, come 10 ny cl'ln - ,,i''i,,' '
:, proclaim 80 ihe world ih" proud position "'ulH'N.
Al that Tim" ihc number of hulc.a~ !u iac town Hah
incr,a-,i TO 500 and til" population {" Zoo
\ more enthusiastic community oi cill'h- il mo-
wl.rc TO be- found. 1n'y are mostly Nonni men;
one OF The banks. MI the dN council ar ui'u'i
thirty. The young men Who 'pWpr'" i"t L'u,l
he newspaper men. the hInhcf. ral estate d'Hl'is
1nd professional rien r'locc IN lIc irc"'m oi n'"
country ard take p.c1>ur' in having CITY 81 ihrit
own and running n To- suit N"u-''".. I.'y 40 u
cnr utiy too, according io iAc present evidence "i
pioer,,. \ hundred thol-ind dollar plant ], being
rrrc ID ~ 1'pii d'N water. r.r' iItc Lr- ana il
phone ,"r,lcc. seven milo. of wa''rmain' have nl
have hr-n placed ana ior} u.i's OF VIZ sr,nt it ~.
throughout M. town ls about completed TIE fire
ca Is ,p arranged TINT hy trpvi,r open o." dp'r- a."
room vii l. lighted and 'ic Iiarm sounded TIL"
streets ar. being diversified hy iwD and thr'' tory
.fr.cfiir.. Row ~ which are of brick 1I' town hl
decidedly crude md unfinished appearance. -1r'"'is
aio rn up fur The now "airrTorL, and rough m',
timber IS made 10 assume NOR" 'lNlhi'h ti'P'r -
Srt nr 'ra''nf ecl eT'n 1 idry I'm ,h r,t
man, from Ncw York Gty o." ,uof. :. II. Edwards,
was for several wear, ,ccroarv ~ th" nayupc farms
nan 20 j1ln Mr. Conrad on the ground Of 'h" new
town ,lto H. h1s mad" >'rdy - ~" rr,'',rc,> o."
thc town and a., tributary country ana s'm !" your
II cam. here bccnu.c my oh.crva'ions - conditions
~ soil and climate l,d 20 hr'i.'r 'hn iH'r" were
u.f,,r,i .lcr.r'. hcr. MAT make. ti. valley . h.h
agricultural counlry-nke 'hc Hitfor Root aui "aln
valley. which ar known tl" grnuaiie- 81 lh" staff"
E,.r, a. .rici uk. rnf must have g., trade centr"
saw T1rc, grow and Giard Forks gather population
~ ihou and. In fcw y'ar, and ! mad up ny m,"l
Thar when w another nrv country about % develop
should he anorg ~" hr,i on ih' ground. 80 here
am W. don't clam thHi kal.spoi WI be- p Grcai
elfy lkr r~' sound port. l'u' wr d. ihinh if rc1
grain growing valley with l-i1 NJ ihir'y h' mll,
north and south and ton 10 fNc"n mile. aor" H. VII
support "a town. ~ some thou. .auG- 1t least. T"rr
ar. other tributary valley. nko tlr Swan Lake nul
Pcnsnut. which hsv. The chnrlci risilc> ns ih"
IlaiAoad-slm IN from vlcw ly unr,- of A'lS. IN
relFnc country IN tho north extending 20 lh" hn' ~
n". and The cattle agd sheep ranges uu the t'uih.
which ar naturally tributary 10 kal,p"n as imam
ria c'ntr" md commercial supply point. Ju TOOK ~
thsi,' continued Mr.. Edw1ris Do held up ana
90 esei long tobacco plant PARTIALLY d..fd u
comcs from near the British nc u ihr ToN rco Ploins.
hui ihoy used Il md traded II Ia Tho lndiau,. 1h'
valley WI risc all IN" cereals voe"l7h, and p',
i demonstrated fact That all Nnd, ~ I've stock
flourish"
dcelrr 70 500 II In ~ f extent. ~ NIL" ride 10
4 mi on the west and % short climb in the summit
htnes IA" fan scope - ih" Iathcad valley In NSr.
There j. the lal. M th" southern crd. Twelve miles
away. and Tho opcn rolling plains. stretching twenty
miles 10 the north. Along ihe stern border now4
thc lrond T,thcad River which Is mot AT all points ly
smaller streams. liich motWi1ins, now ~noWcnv'r"i
cnccmpss the valley In The crnr" ~ M, sc"nr Hes
The crude town ~ Kallsrcl. scattered ranches dot
iuro. Fancy could picture many marvellous iranstor
nations IN such inspiring environment. The nov
nos, Il thi, fer norhwo, region Is imprc' we Popl
hrone and cities there viii hc. just - there nrc IN
hc older northwest of Minneapolis and s. Paul. Whcr"
the centres viii j." aud what the r. otrr- ihr pres
ent development IS onlv beginning 70 Indicate.
WHERE WEALTH MIGHT AID SCIENCE.
From Tho Chicago Journal.
Professor Mark W. Harrington. chei ~ t'c Weather