The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-02

ness, this particular branch of endeavor
has been protected long enough, and it
was time for something to drop, as it did
in Choteau the other day.
They tell a funny story here about the
way in which Helena got fooled out of ii
lot of capital votes which had been
nursed at a very large expense. 1t was
decided some time before election day to
keep a large force of men at work on the
streets for a sufficient period prior to
November 8, in the belief that all such
employees of the city would vote straight
Helena ballots for the capital. In the
hustle and turmoil of the fight the for
mality of getting these men on the regis.
try books was neglected. and when it
came election day no plan had been ar
ranged for getting them to the polls. The
street commissioner entirely neglected his
part of the business. and on election day
simply gave the men ii holiday and went
home for a quiet day himself. The men
felt no interest in the capital contest,
and spent their time about the streets,
and very few Of those who were not resi-
dents of Helena went to the polls at all.
At the eleventh hour the error was dis
covered and an effort made to bring in
the %truants. All who were registered
were hunted UP, but most of them re-
fused to go to the polls unless they were
given a 81 bill. They were quite humor-
Il in their remarks. and answered all
persuasions by saying: I'VE don't want
to vote. but If you want us to do it you'll
have to pay us for our trouble" As
funds were low 10y that hour very few
of them were induced to go to the
polls. and the city has an expense ac.
count of some $4,000 on street work
which was intended to make votes. but
proved the deadest kind of "a failure.
Near this city are two fine flowing
wells that are generally lost sight of
when the subject of artesians is under
discussion IN this state. che Herald
gives the following respecting these
wells:
1.-Two Of the most successful Of these
artes;an wells are IN the ranch of W. &.
Child, just beyond East Helena. The
The first and largest is 100 feet deep.
piped with three-inch pipe. and for the
last five years has been in constant flow,
discharging over 100000 gallons of water
every twenty-fOur hours. The water is
forced a little over two feet above the
surface Of the earth and has IA tempera-
ture of Is degrees. This is the finest
drinking water IN this vicinity. as all
who have drank II can testify, and many
families of Helena have large cans of it
sent to them every day and will use no
other. The second of these artesian
wells is not quite SO large, the pipe being
on y two inches. but from thus Il large
flow of water has been obtained. The
water is not as cold either. registering
only 40 degrees. 1t rises. however. to IA
greater hight. TO eight feet above the
surface"
This practical demonstration is proof
positive that abundance of water can he
had from artesian borings on the dry
lands of Montana. 1t should also en-
those who require water on the
bench lands, near Great Falls. to make
thorough experiments.
Considerable anxiety prevails in the
public mind here over the final decision
the capital question two years hence.
Helena is asking herself, "where will
Great Falls stand on the question in
ls9l::' There is, Of course no telling
what combinations may be made be
tween now and then. Anaconda is GER
tain to make Just as vigorous IA fight as
Silc 'It lllIS year, anu as t1lt Iltit - Cltul
for the chosen champions it will he pref
ty hard to tell at the start what the lin
ish will be. \. prominent sheep man from
Choteau county talking IN the subject
today in the lobby of the Grand hotel.
''There's no use talking. as Great Falls
did not get a place in the race. Helena is
my next choice. ] voted straight for the
and would have stood by it with
money and work to the last if it had got
"a place. but. AS between the two cities
that are in the race. | am for Helena
every time. The capital at Helena will
be IA decided advantage To Great Falls.
as compared with what it would he If
taken over the rangc In my opinion.
the capital Of the state demands the sur
.rOundings Of a city like Helena. rather
than those that exist at Anaconda Hell
ena is certainly nearer the center of pop
~ulation. and its accessibility from every
quarter is certainly much greater Il an
that Of its competitor. \ mining man
From Meaghcr county then spoke up:
The vote Of Meaghcr will be practir-
ally solid for Helena in "a said he. "and
there VIII toe Il good many more voters
there then than there are now.
don't believe thcr" are halt IA dozen men
in the county that want to see the CAPT
tai moved from Helena"
Every phase of the question Is being
discussed, and il il still IA leading topic
in every circle.
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