The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-08-09
CLAIM IT WILL BE BUILT THIS YEAR
Surveying Parties Now at Work at
the Anaconda and Hamilton Ends
of the Proposed Road, Estab-
fishing n Definite Route via
Philipsburg Good News
for Granite County.


to the matter, and as the construction of
this line of railway will be of tenfold
benefit to Philipsburg as compared to
Mlssoula, we give a couple of excerpts
from two of our west-side exchanges
the Missoula Democrat and Hamilton
News. Their statements are quite
definite and if thev but prove true will
be heralded with JOY in Granite county.
Missoula Democrat "Well, the Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific railroad is a co.,
was the cheering announcement made by
a gentleman high IN authority to a
Western Democrat reporter yesterday.
Further inquiry revealed the informa-
ton that the money necessary to the
construction of the proposed line be-
tween Hamilton and Anaconda had been
secured and the line will be speedily
pushed to completion. A large force of
surveyors left Hamilton on Friday morn
ing to locate the necessary cuts and
tunnels through the mountains between
that point and Philipsburg. Other
parties are now working west from Ana
conda. The main line through the
Bitter Root mountains has already been
definitely located and will be made
known within the next few days. Dirt
will fly from both ends OF the line SYM
ultaneously within the next thirty days
and employment will be given to thous-
ands of idle men. The grading on the
new line will probably be completed by
January 1st next. Upon it's completion
between Anaconda and Hamil ton it will
be but step to continue it to this city
and thence to the Flathead country
where the Anaconda company is heavily
interested in vast coal deposits.
Unofficial announcements of the con-
tinuation of the B., A. & p. from Ana
conda west to the Bitter Root have been
numerous of late, but the statements
made by the Western Democrat are
authentic and will be verified within the
next few days The news is the most
encouraging that has been received in
Missoula IN many day. The extension
OF the B., A. & P. will be of incauculable
value to Missoula and Ravalli counties,
The following in relation to the road
is clipped from the Western News, at
Hamilton: .
The News has never wavered in it's be-
lief that the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
r. R. would be pushed into the valley
this year. Two years ago, when times
were bright and money comparatively
plenty and the hustler had a show, there
was not a shadow Of a doubt in the mind
of single man in Montana but what the
road would be extended to the Flathead
by this time, and the people of Mlssoula,
the Bitter Root, in fact all Western
Montana be able to throw off the chok
ing, life-killing, ravenous, grasp the
Northern Pacific has upon the throats of
the people But the awful times came.
The government at Washington ruined
Montana, business languished, mills and
mines were closed, the wheels Of every
industry turned slower and slower. For
the first time in dear Montana's history.
there we're aching, anxious, hearts among
the poor, there was sadness and unrest
in the homes Of the people. But through
it all with hopeless business night dark
ening every industry, there was hope in
one man. One man who for years knew
the weight Of light dinner pail, was in
in position to ward off actual want by
keeping mines and mills, and railroads.
and stock Industries, and farms and wood
chopping, lumber saving and log hauling
and building all going that the working
man IN Montana unlike job, might not
feel tempted to curse God and die. That
man was Marcus DAILY. It was on his
matchless enegry, bis sublime nerve, his.
neyer-falling resources that the Western
News has always rested it's faith on the
road being under such headway this year
as will insure it's completion to Flathead
early next spring, and now the defnate
line ofsnrvey we believe to have been Writ
ually settled upon. In response to an in
quiry, Monday, Mr. Daily said: ''The de-
tinate line Of survey is not yet positive.
1t will be one Of two routes and when
the engineers come in and report in a few
days, we can announce which route will
be accepted" Blythe Skalkaho route it
is just Is measured miles from Hamilton
to Anaconda, the distance via Ross Hole