The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-10
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

The following Is a reprint from a care
fully prepared statement of the history
development and resources of the city Of
destiny, first published by authority OF
the Great Falls board of trade:
GREAT FALLS Up To DATE.
Assessed valuation, 1850. SI,OSo,ooo.
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EARLY HISTORY.
In the year 1882. the Hon. Paris Glib
son tor the first time, paid a visit to the
present site of Great Falls, now the lead
ing city Of Montana. Although he saw
nothing but a stretch of prairie with the
great Missouri flowing down on its course
to the sea, he realized the possibility of
a large city, and today his hopes are
more than fulfilled.
In 1854 Mr.. Gibson. having interested
several other gentlemen in the scheme,
plated the original townsite Of Great
Falls. 1t was not until the year 1887,
however, that the tow started on its up
ward career. In November of that year
the Manitoba railroad tnow the Great
Northern reached Great FALL. and the
village of that day with its 200 inhabi-
ant is today a beautiful city Of 10000
people.
Devclopment.-Iti most gratifying to
the founders Of Great Falls to witness
the -ucCess with which their efforts have
been crowned, and indeed it is wonderful
% note what the last five years have
done tor this city.
one of the Chief factors in the growth
OF a city is good railway connections,
and Great falls has five roads contribu-
ting to her growth: The Great Northern.
from St. Paul; the Montana Central, to
Helena, Butte and the Pacific coast. con-
meeting south with the Union Pacific;
the Great Falls & Canada, connecting
with the Great Northern Pacific extern
SION and the Canadian Pacific through
line; the Sand Coulee branch, to the
coal mines, the Belt mountain branch, to
the mining camps OF Neihart and Bar
ker; and two branch lines to the smelter
and Touring mill. The route from the
Burlington terminus in Wyoming has
been surveyed into Great Falls, and
track laying will this sum-
ner.
Real Secret of SuCCcss.-Thc real Sc
Cret of Great Falls success, however, is
her immense water power. Within a
distance of twelve miles the Missouri
drops 5I2 feet owe perpendicular falls
and many cascades. The perpendicular
falls are:
Black Eagle falls. with dam, I'M
proved. :...... ........42 feet
Coulter falls, unlmproved .......I2 feet
Rainbow falls, unimproved 1913 feet
Crooked falls, unimproved 80 fee,
Great falls, unImproved .96 feet
The Black Eagle falls has been i'm.
proved at a cost of $4,000, and is re,
served for existing industries and those
under construction. The Great Falls
Water Power and Townsite company is
now building a power house at Black
Eagle falls, costing $4,000, to develop
mechanical power for the use of manu-
featuring industries, and will furnish
power transmitted by cables to any par,
of the large district reserved for manu-,
featuring purposes. A large stamp mil
for reducing ores is assured this year
Rainbow falls will be next improved fol
large smelling and refining plants.
FUEL SUPPLY.
Sand Coulec Coal Mines. Twelve
miles from Great Falls are the Goa.
mines Of Sand Coulce, with a daily out
put Of 1900 tons, and $50 men are EN-