Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-24
HELENA LETTER.
Outlook for the Capital City for
the Coming Season.

HELENA, Mont March IL, '92
ED. ARGUS: Little has occurred for
some time past which seemed to justify
even one of my occasional letters, but
with the coming of spring there seems
to be general Frightening up, and in
clination to be hopeful, and ! am
moved to tell of it. Helena has
shared with all other cities the egeneral
depression of the last two years, but
the unanimous verdict of those who
have Travelled elsewhere and returned,
has been that this city is in reality
better of than nearly all OF her sisters
both east and west. ''Distance lends
enchantment," and one is very apt to
imagine ones neighbor more fortunate
and happy than ones self,'but Helena
people are coming to the conclusion
that they are very well OFF where they
are.
A number OF recent developments
has tended to maintain and strengthen
this position lately, and I'd wake the
progressive citizens to the knowledge
that the opportunity for making this
a great city lies at their hand, and
only needs recognition and energetic
action to establish the fact. Among
these movements is the organization
OF the stock company to open up the
new Whitlatch Union lode, which ad-
joins that famous producer, the old
Whitlatch Union, about five miles up
the gulch from the city, If this prop
perty justifies the promises of its pro-
jectors, it will bring the mining inter
est very close to Helena in u forcible
and profitable way, for it will be "A
great camp. In the same line is the
proposed development OF the sapphire
fields, which will employ a very large
number of men, all contributing to
Helena's various lines OF business.
The Helena and Castle railway is still
on paper, but with such backing as
means business, with part OF the road
surveyed and an engineer, w. A. Haven
and party, now in the field to select
the most desirable crossing OF the Belt
range. The conventions that are COM
ing will find a fine building to accom-
modate them, and the snap and vim
with which that matter was pushed
when the time came to act, almost
every reliable citizen joining in the
petitions for it's erection, is being con-
tinued in the work itself, which is now
going on. The bills for public build
ing and a military post, are both well
started in congres, the latter of which
carries great meaning for Helena, il
passed.
l have dwelt on these facts the more
because, on a recent visit to Lewis
town, | was met, from the time /
reached Great Falls on, with the most
remarkable statements OF Helena's de-
cay, representing this city, one OF the
most substantially built in the union,
as deserted village.
Politics are beginning to occupy the
the unusual cordiality of the possible
candidate towards his previously ig-
nored acquaintance is an open book
that tells plainly how much policy, as
well as politics, figures in our social
life. There are no present indications
OF n citizens movement here, but our
infant sister, Kslispel, comes tripping
forward to the spring election with a
"Citizen's Ticket" and peoples
Ticket tiou pays your money,
etc"
Helena has been recently visited by
Cha3. f. Severance, Jas. II. Moe. s. S.
Hobson, ]. ID. Waite and A. c. Green,
friends OF the ARGUS.
OCCASIONAL.