New-York tribune., 1892-12-04

,.c. ,o>,.>.rrc PIONEER HISTORY AND PHENOM
rxI. .crowTlI-IIOw OTHER INCIP-ENr VII
r,crs WE'RE ABSORBED EPISODES OF
PIONEER TINES IN THE FLATlEND
RIVER vALLEY-TIiE TOWN
NOW HAS TWO THOUSAND
INHABITANTS.
,,,..' ,,o :, , ycor and a half old ana huiho''S
| y 600 Inhabitants II Is in the heart o' INV '
Fcouutrv in Northwestern Montana on '"' NV 49,,
Great Northern Railway. Inc nam. ,u -,
| ,bo Indian word Ka,iSpclim applie' !" '''
Indians that formerly occupied TINS "no" 'eeo' ,'''
| now have reservation Sou'n " .,- ,ht.
| ,.st,,cs NJ Indian camps and traders caDH "'' % @
| , - q tovoritc meeting place for many years i"'
| ,, aod tho iocollty have a history whcH 'hc P'o'
! ,houomcuol c1owth and the Claims ol i"'"' e
| n..s make n matter OF public interest . &, ,ooo
Exploring and engineering par'es ''i' w :, ,,a,
| 4. ,,ao,o tho line Of the Great northern h''i'o"'
,hroucb Northern Montana to Spokane ana ''c '''''
| O.. conGrmcd the current ruU0rs oi 'h' r'oI''f
| -, I rlotboad Valley and tributary country h>''-
r,,,c. noccd the area Of that RECON ut l"ooo Si''
| miles rs much the state ol b''"""'0.
seemed 10 be- the opportunity for cl'! Oh '"' ~
slime Of the Rocky Mountains To we WIN Wv w
n,n town Of Great Falls. located five years before
| IN the eastern slope. From MoraN 'aSS i" r""'''
distance Of $50 miles through diversified aericui-
| ,,rol and mineral country. where the new racine
Railroad was preparing 10 brid' not 'o"h 'N''''
Instructions were given 10 the engineers w. '"'".' d"
division headquarters at the most 'nl'ah' P'''' "''
a town cpgld lie conveniently bnl'' ,
,,,,c. ! IIill thc president of the Great northern
railway or Jim" Ill., as the great railroad masna''
-, th Northwest f. more commonly called, ih'n formed
, tow, sltc companv bv assOcatine with hn'cI 'on'
| wealthy Montana ecncmcn-nmong them ''' ".'
! Colonel Broalwatcr Of Helena. ana INC Hon" - To-
| Conrad Of Fort Benton. To thla echu'mah "'' v"
tcrprso was inru ted for personal superintendent "
development lie proceeded to the ground. ana con
oru,cd the engineers selection Of the town s"' IL N'''
oor tho ccutr, Of Tn. valley the head OF ha'Shu'h
or ,h ra,hcaG River where three other streams con
verge The town plated ia Apfil' VI ana lo'S
rorc offered for sale May !. yr Conrad had at that
fine bvl the first residence and btHlnr>s DIo'h- "n
,ccr .h,on surrounded the town site company head
| ouortcr, and bll for lots I'm the business paH o'
| ",own" The entire "busnc>> sect on war sold out
| in a few davs Later purchasers had TO satisfy them
solves with lots removed several blocks from the
| centre. sales for the month Of May amounted u"
| $500 600. That month 15o structures were raised
mostly bushes, houses and hotels or boarding nouSc'
These were days Of rough and tumble and ,ciHmhl".
| when the fair sex would have been In the way and
| home, were few
The town continued 70 grow Win ~" r'pili'y OF
mining camp MI th. time the railroad va, fir Dis
iant The iron horse had Just pccrcd over The summit
Of the Rocky Mountains toward the Fhthrah country.
100 mile, away. Bat the graders wrr" at work all
| along the line. and KalspcI announced -, the
official railroad city" For lc . known that no now
| town can hope 20 make h,udwav or get start II Il
Is OIL the rlllroad Railroad facil'c, ard avors are
as essential TO the existence of western towns the
smile OF Dame Fortune. Bat Nr. ll!ll had spoken and
that wa, enough \ molly crowd nochcd in {, seize
| the prizc~ The prnspectol, came down from the
lllis 10 what rolng at this new centre OF
| activity. Traders from nclehiorur Indian CAMPS.
| i..f,. fit.u hack
which f. hold their stock Of blankets. hrct tobacco an
| provisions. werc now the most cacer purchaser, of
business property" surrkccp.rs from other small
et;lcmcn, I'm Tie valley sci tsc ncw dnt II ting,.
dropped hc sugar scoop in the barre! and IL" calico
OF tha counter and FASTENED 10 Tie new c"n'r oi
! trade 10 get "dcsIrab. locations" struggling towns
down the river" up the FORKS" and on IL" hh'''
| gave up tho ghost in night King Kalispell had
| come and resistance and rivalry We're vain.
II Is related that the settlement ~ pcmcrvili".
| three miles down the Iathond River. was amons The
| first to stampede. The ncw-papcr II tn valley.
TIE Intcr.InHc." led tho way. When the panic
| stricken nhabltlnts Editor Barnard h.'ne ms
mues Which were struggling With the load of the hand
pres case, and flies and .eclinc to T. Irr even the
dull brtc with the Indian ycll of Ka'lep'. hon they
| knew that the Tide 90 event, irresistible.
The next morning "Th" Inter lllc" got ont special
with the caIinc head line: Come 10 kali.pcl ~"
Tl"rc no dubious alou the oracle thl, time.
wa, 10 follow. sllachs trough wooden buildn-, nud
| al mDyallcs vcr, pat wheels and driven mp over
the level country 10 III" site 90 The city Of magic
! Tho posionicc and town Of Ashcv which an --:arcd
lat" had placed $50 mile west Of the lite II ~" city
of destiny gathered ihcn.clves up and With one leap
| transplantcf Itself TO the ftvorri ground.
one town up toward ia" hills on the east had The
hardihood 10 hold out against the popular current.
Columbia Falls c,saycd 10 rivai Kalspc II had been
organized full month before NJ" latter. II WIS on
the railroad and by III" f. the very location for the
future metropolis. Indeed It diverted many lot
scckcr,. and speedily accumulated population of 500
soal'. Then they sought railroad recognltlon Thong,
| 1t only ten rods from tie grad. the engineers
and officials conldnt this town With their most
powerful glasses- all they could discern Kaspell
rising In th" distance. Columbii Fas. at the tender
| age Of three months, thrown upon It's own fc.
sources. which consisted Of pretty waterfall and iall
trees They turned these account set the water 20
| work saving up the ticcs-vith which they built a
depot and generously gave II TO the railroad peonn
lhcn thr dnXiOus Inhabitants adjourned 10 llc platform
10 see the results. YES the hand ear, ind constrc.
| tion trains acunlly stopped at Columbia Fails The
passenger trains. when put followed the example
and 50 It Is even to this day. one monnlrh, night
III" Columbia Falls got ont Of tho bag and croo,d
class sensation around town. which onickIv
! spread TO KaliSpcll and all parts Of the valley I,
iccane known that th" confidential clerk 1 one Of tho
! wealthy Montana gentlemen associated with Mr. mn
| In organizing the prospective town OF the Tlatbn,d
valley thought he had got on" TO III" locality. lie
organized company and bought up all the hand In sight
OF IN" supposed chosen spot. \ town wa plated and
the schcmcrs lay ow for their gamc the railroad com
| pany to come and buy. But tho company went right
| on. Then Columbia Fall; WIS plLlcly launched The
confidential clerk cleaned up $50 900 and cleared out
When the crestfacn Inhabitants met and asked them
selves: What are here for1" the natural conclusion
was; "ro develop the country and make the most Of
| Columbia Falls"
Meanwhile Kali>pcll was growing Hike the historical
myrcc and benns,alk lIordcs Of grader, and track
nycr poured In from the approaching oontracior
camp and turned night into day The local missionary
was even hITd to quote scripture 10 prove that Ka,
pcll WAS IN earthly paradise to Wit "rhcrc shall he
| no night there" People crowded I'm frnm tbo eou,t