The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-19
THE MONTANA MIDLAND
What a Preliminary Survey of the
New Line TO Castle
Shows.
A Feasible Route Found 4 Line
of Easy Grades and
Curves.

The Castle Tribune OF March II con
tains the following interesting news re-
garding the Montana Midland:
"Thc attention of the people Of this
state at present is attracted toward Gas
tie on account OF two railroads To- he
built in the near future to this place.
From time TO time the Helena papers
announce the progress that is being
made in preparing for the construction
Of the one from that city. Short notices
have also appeared in the Great Falls
and Neihart papers of what has been
done toward the building Of the Castle
and Ncihart railroad. 1t is well known
to the business men of Great Falls and
Neihart that two of the chief promoters
of this part of the line are prominent
residents of this part OF the state. One
of them is a citizen of Castle. The
| Tribune in the interest of the people
here has repeatedly endeavorcd to OBJ
tain data that would show what has
been done toward connecting Neihart
with Castle by rail, but both of these
gentlemen possessing a dislike of news
paper notoriety declined to talk.
A few days ago a reporter OF this pa
per was permitted to see the report and
plat of the proposed line which was re-
Gently prepared by the engineer now in
the service of the Montana Midland rail
road company. The report ~conclusiveiy
demonstrates the feasibility Of this pro
posed mountain railway. 1t gives in sec
TORS. for the whole distance. the grades,
which are as follows: From Castle TO
the top of Robinson hill. which is
deemed the most difficult portion Of the
route. a grade of = per cent can he
secured. From the last named place to
the Legal Tender camp from a cipher TO
! per cent: from there to the checker
board from / to > per cent; from there
to Smith river from | to IL per
cent; from there to Sheep creek
y per cent; from there TO the
summit one to one and d half to two per
cent; and for the balance OF the distance
to Ncihart two to two ami a han per
cent. This last stretch Is about nine
miles. BY increasing the distance two
miles more a grade of two per cent can
be obtained. In which case there will
be no portion Of this entire line. which is
about forty five miles in length, that VIII
5 exceed a two per cent Grade. \ feature
which if is said is possessed by nc other
5 mountain road III the United States.
The report gives in detail the extent of
, the llllDtI dIlLtu 'NS'h, wv VI ''' "'''
4 of the valuable timber lying between
, Castle and Neihart. 1t also further
state, that work can begin at the Ncl
hart end within a week after the com.
!, pany commences to permanently iocat'
!, the line.
The conception nj this timcof connect
. ing Neihart with Castle by rail, the
| credit of which belongs to Castle. ],
, was one Of her citizens that started the
!, present movement. a short history 81
' which at this time would not be amiss
= TO the thousands readers of the tribune
Early in October last. Chas. f.. Miller OF
: this town. began carefully considering
e the o~uestion-an outlet by rail for The
e ores of Castle. He carefully examined
each of the railroad propositions that
had in times past engaged the attention
= of the people of this town. He came tt
the conclusion. on account of the short
z ness. chcapness and feasibility OF the
@ route between here and Neihart. tina
s that WAS the one that the people OF this
d strict should encourage. In the
i latter mart of November he submittcC
v his plans in detail to G. II. Sever
ancr. That gentleman at once hearth,
=, Endorsed them. He became immediately
> AS his temperament well fits him, to bt
= the moving spirit in promoting thc puiio
ing of this line. After a conference be
tween Mcssrs. Severance and Miller TIT
latter gentleman ON Dee. ) SET out 10
! Great Falls via Ncihart to enlist the al'
II of Hen. T. T.. Collins in ~furthcring tn
!, proposed road. When the plan was IN
y folded to this prominent leader OF Gas
cadc county he warmly approved "i II
i He. together with & friend OF vi
Miller. who resides in Kansas 'l'N
a and the two first promoters above name
m met by appointment Mr.. James IN,
n president Of the Great Northern ral
IS, road, in his office in -. Paul. on the l'tI
day Of January. That railroad magnal
II was SO well pleased with the plan Pre-
I'll posed for the construction OF the I'm
Mt b,twccn Ncihart and Castle. that he It
Ii once entered into "A traffic agrrenici
Nc with the four constructors of the MOI
he tana Midland. They have made AL IN
of necessary arrangements for the placlh
of the bonds. As soon as the seas.
I'd permits, they will begin building n !
a the first day of September. lo'2' u
is shrill whistles of the locomotives OF u
C. Montana Midland will be heard rcsonn'
ing amid the hills that surround 'a'tI
Amen!