The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-30

SENATOR eANDEnS lin order that he
may deceive them. He is a Republican to
Republican, a Democrat to Democrat,
Presbyterian to q Presbyterian. and, by
JOve, he is even bow.legged to Broad
water"
By the way, l understand that Senator
Sanders will settle down to his law prac-
tice in Helena. He has a big practice and
he has made two or three fortunes at the
bar. He is not great accumulation, and
he spends nearly all he makes. He is in
terested In some mines which may turn
out well, and he owns q tine brick resi-
dence in Helena which overlooks the city.
Hon. Thomas H. Carter is well-to-dO
He has fine house in Helena, which he
keeps up, though during the past four
years he has spent the most of his time in
the East. He is worth something over
500 900, and he has a father-in-law worth
over million. He is jolly good fellow
and does not lie awake nights thinking
about President Harrison and his unfor-
tunate campaign. l met Mr.. Carter dur
ing my stay in Helena. and asked him if
he ever made any money in mining
NO." he replied; 81 own lots of mining
stock, but never made anything to speak
cleared about s.. 500 in a few days. There
was mine owned by some parties for
whom l was the attorney. They had
spent all their money in putting down
shaft and had struck nothing. At last
the chief owner came to me and begged
me to lend him some money on the stock.
l told him l could not do it. He then
stock and finally offered it TO me
at 80 cents on the dollar. took it and
the next day they struck big lead. The
ore assayed at 500 per ton. and it was
thought We had great find. l sold out
my stock for $500 profit and went Off and
got married. The lead PANIED out well
Tor few days and it was then found as
only a great boulder of silver, and when
they went through that that was the end
of it. The result was that when came
back from my wedding journey you could
buy the stock tor nothing, and / was the
only man who made any money out of it,"
l spent several days at Great Falls.
Mont. 1t is a half days ride north of
Butte, at the head of navigation of the
Missouri river, and it is the newest of the
promising cities of Montana. 1t is only
four years old and it contains about 1O, 900
people. 1t covers enough ground for a
city of 50, 600, but it grows like a green bay
Tree and 1t promises to be the largest CITY
between Spokane and ST. Paul. The
town has one OF the greatest water
powers of the world. The Missouri river
here jumps downward in a series of falls
more than 500 feet in distance of ten
miles and goes seething and foaming on to
the sea. II has great coal beds near il.
and these are. am told, owned almost
wholly by Jim Hui. the railroad magnate
who has made the town his pet, and is
pushing II for al he is worth. His town
site Company Land II out, and as they
have reserved certain number of lots in
all parts OF IL they are bound TO made
fortune out OF their sale The coal
fields already uet Mr. IIil., | have been
told. something Tx s20.onn yearly. and he
: interested IN many os the institutions
"1 the clty- Great Falls has 4 rich agri-
cultural region about II. it j. fiear the
richest mines and Il has two railroads and
expects third TINS summer. A baby
CitY 81 four years, Il has a bank building
that cost SlHlND. the interior of which
II hne1 wltn marble, aud II has
an opera house. just completed, which
cost $500. and wall seat l.-Nl. Al of its
houses are lighted by electricity furnished
~ The water fails. and IL mas electric car
mes ana great smelling works in which
e-ertUclty - being used 70 separate the
g1'd. silver and copper. Senator Wash
tafn i, think, interested in the big
" aSbo3Tn elevators aud Touring mills
Ai,A nave recently been built there. and
t..e people OF Great Falls believe IL will be
"a snri ot iI;tsbugg II the West. The non
D-A;+"n ~ She town Is made an of young
iteA from the Middle and Eastern states,
ana met many Young fellows who told
.le tuty We're making money. One young
NeA ! orker VAS bGlidiug houses which he
sad he could rent az about Is per cent. on
Tie Investment and which he could usu-
a-iy se.. at u profit
great many sheep are owned about
Great to.ts and ! found a number of men
Who had yone'-as they say here-'inlo
sheep sheep raising 5 IN fac. taking
the 0.ace a; stock raising in the North
"eS'. ami there are many men here VINO
own teas q thousands of sheep. The
'.uate and grass OF Montana are
s&3d 10 make the best oi mutton,
ana the WOOL clip OF the state
now Fuas close TO 100000 pounds a
year. The country abou, Crest Falls IS
good Tor grazing. aat much Of il Will De
improved by irrigation. Within a radius
q leo niles O; Great Fails il has been
pretty we!I taken up. out am tod there
i sb4l . vast deal of good land IN Mon.
lana kRAxx q. CAxpKsyER