The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16
ON TO CASTLE.
Shall Great Falls Be Connected With
the Castle Mining Dis
trict?
Negotiations Now In Progress The
Route Proposed Importance
to Great Falls.

For some time past the people Of
Castle have been bending all their ener-
gies toward securing a railroad connec
ton with the outside world. Situated
as she is in a rich mining and grazing
district Castle has appreciated fully
what a railroad would mean to her and
to the contiguous territory. Her enter
prising citizens have made numerous eff
forts to impress upon railroad powers
the Importance of the town and country
from a railroad point of view, but thus
far without success. Castle has been
coquetted with, but no really serious
proposals have been made. 1t seems.
however. that at last her people are to
see the realization of their dreams.
AN N
has been ~inaugurated looking to a con
nection with Great Falls by way of
Neihart, and it is a movement that
seems to promise success. The people
of Castle are in earnest and will leave no
stone unturned to attain their end. Her
interests are represented by C. f. Sew
erance andC G. +. Miller, who will arrive in
the city this afternoon on their way east
to confer with President Hill of the
Great Northern regarding the extension
OF the Neihart branch or the building of
a separate road to connect with the
Great Northern at Neihart.
As to the ACCESSIBILITY of constructing
such a line, and the advantages to be
gained by the towns interested there can
be no question. Castle is situated in Il
,rict
'icH IN MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL
resources and with abundant
grazing facilities. On the headwaters of
the Musselshell and Smith rivers count.
less numbers of sheep and cattle can find
a range. But until the town and the
district are furnished with an outlet in
the shape Of "a railroad these resources
must remain comparatively undeveloped.
A few miles north Of Castle is a region
rich in copper. A railroad that will
bllng this copper to the great smelter Of
this city will make the development of
that favored region but a matter of a
months.
1t is also true hat "A railroad connect
ing Castle and Great Falls can be built
easily and at comparatively small cost.
The
MOST FEASIBLE ROUTE
is probably to Copperopolis, along the
divide between the head waters of the
north fork of the Musselshell and the
north fork of Smith river. Follow
ing the divide to the head of Sheep
creek an easy entrance into the valley OF
Belt creek can be found through the
pass at the headwaters of that
There are no difficult feats of
in such "a route; few if any
ieep cuts or fills and but few bridges.
The length of the line by this route
would be about forty or forty-five miles,
With the grade descending from Castle to
>elhart-an important point, since the
heaviest traffic would be in this direction.
II has been estimated that a narrow
road could he built and equipped
or about $4,000 per mile.
Besides bringing To Great Falls the
'res, agricultural products and live stock
the Castle district. a road following
his route would tap the
RICHEST COPPER DISTRICT
u Montana. 1t is believed that the
discoveries at Copperopolis and
n that vicinity are more valuable than
hose at Butte and the latter. AS is well
Known, rank with the best in the world.
is an important fact when il is re
ncmbercd that the largest copper smelter
II the world is located at Great Falls.
II this road is built other smcltcrs will
'umc here to handle the immense output
Il ore from the mines that will be de
at Cupper0polis and in the
Bigger district.
1t rests largely with the people of
treat Falls whether this possibility is
lade a certainty. Proper
Icnt upon the part Of this city will do
luch to bring the movement 10
\ SUCCESSFUL CONCII~ION
prominent gentlemen have al
'ady Interested themselves in the sub
'ct and it is hoped that all of the PEG
lc of this city will do what they can Ia
the project. 1t will benefit
Falls fully as much as ii will Gas
L.. and IN addition to that Great Falls
Ill he showing an active and helpful
ltCrest ana win the
EVERLASTING GRATITUDE
T the Castle people. The people OF
astle say frankly that their vote in the
ipital contest will 60 to the city that
YES them a railroad connection. Since
ich "A connection can he made more
isily and at a less cost with Great Falls
here should be ne hesitation on the
of her people. Let the road be
uilt.
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