The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-05
Ice Cream at Gaines.
THE GREAT +
As Seen by the Rev. 4. l.. Ely
of this City.

M SNNhu w ~ ~
Of tllis City.
ARTICLE 81
In 1864 four miners were prospect
ing in the mountains Of Montana and
in a gulch where Helena now stands
found indications Of gold but believ.
ing it was not there in paying quaint.
ties threw up their work and started
north to a point where they had
heard gold Lad been discovered. On
the way they met some miners rsturn.
ing from that place who convinced
them that it Was useless to 90 farther.
They then turned again to the gulch
Which they had just left and gave II
the very suggestive and to them
signigcant name Of Last Chance,
They stayed by it until each had
pade q fortune and in this way the
Foundations we're laid Of the present
beautiful and rich young city Of
Helena.
1t is not easy to describe the city.
The first street and now the main
street was built up and down the
gulch. The main part of the town
now being where it opens out into the
PrickIy Pear Vally which is about IL
by 20 miles in extent. From here it
is a narrow street running up the
gulch until it FINALLY tapers of to a
point. The last mile the street is not
more than 20 or 30 feet in width and
is occupied by shanties. In the main
part Of the city streets enter and cross
tho main streets at all sorts Of apgles
and cuSves so it is said, and there is q
complete abselGe Of anything like
regularity eithct,in the location or
width OF tho !st+ess;ts. The narrow
streets and tall bulldogs reminded
me Of st. Paul, MINI.
Besides this main gulch the city
now extends up three smaller gulches
and also extends out into the valley
where there is more regularity in
PLAN
About where the city begins to
TAPER of in the main gulch to about
two or three streets is Chinatown
wher. about 700 or 800 Of the people
live Of whom u good Uncle Sam
thinks so much of that he advises them
to stay in China and eat rats and mice
instead Of coming to this Gland Of the
free and the home Of the brave" and
being compelled to associate with
coal miners, section men &c who are
liable at any time to take q sudden
notion to cut off their queuef or hang
up a few to a telegraph pole to bait
the crows. Seriously a chinaman's
life is held in very little regard in
that country and yet for certain kinds
Of work such as cooks they are the
only ones to be had that are to be re-
lied upon aad there are many Of them
in Helena earning from $50 to 500
per month. In this vicinity is also
the disreputable part Of the city.
Some of the workmen will remember
a dispute as to the pronunciation Of
Helena. While at Butte City l made
the acquaintance Of a Helena man
and when l called it Helena he said
if l did that they would call me q
tenderfoot and that l must say
Helena a decided accent on the frs,
syllable.
think il l had not been told that
by him that after seeing it I would
have put the accent on the second
sylESle for the main part Of town and
Of the first for Chinatown and vicinity
N The Chinese live in miserable hovel,
huddled together as l suppose they dc
in the Chinatowns in all the western
cities. Helena has a population Of
about l4OO is a beautiful place to live
if one has the income sufficient t.
meet tae expense.
The mines just at this point arr
exhausted although there are sewers
within a radius of 10 or IL miles.
One Of the principal places o