The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-25
AN IMPORTANT DEAL
To COlOnize a Portion Of Sweet Grass
County With HOllanderS.
WHAT THE CANAL WILL DO
The Big Irrigating Ditch Passes
Into the Hands of Gentlemen
Who Propose to See That 1t
Shall Prove Profitable.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Big Timber, May 23.-There has lately
been consummated here deal that
means much to the future of Big Timber
and Sweet Grass county and by its terms
Rev. A. Wormser of Bozeman, backed by
Eastern moneyed men, becomes the
owner of the large irrigating canal lying
about eight miles north of here and sup
piled out of tho waters of Big Timber
creek. This canal now extends for a dis
lance of about u miles and will irrigate
several hundred acres of government
land. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Wormser
and his associates to colonize all the va
cant lands lying under the ditch with Hol-
Ianders and, as the canal will be extended
and widened as occasion demands, it
means the settlement of a now vacant
portion of Sweet Grass county by at least
100 families; small farmers of a most IN
dustrious class. Mr.. Wormser is ono of
the originators OF the idea of colonizing
the Hollanders in the Gllatin valley, and
the fact that the colony has done so well
there leads him to the formation of the
colony here. He will maintain his inter-
est in both colonies and believes that one
will be an element of strength to the
other. Three families have already ar
rived, taken up homes and are preparing
to remain.
The new Natural Bridge mining dis
trict, 81 miles south of here, is at present
attracting the attention of prospectors
and miners. The character OF the ore is
free milling gold. The assays average
high and the veins are from four to
l. feet in width. In much of the rock
brought in here free gold is p. ainly visible
without the aid OF a magnlfying glass. Al
though the district has been discovered
but a short time, there is q large amount of
development work being done and sew
eral interested parties are figuring on
putting in 10-stamp mill. People are
daily going into the district, townsite
has been laid out and it looks much as
n large-si I'd boom.
Henry Nicholson, who has been living
at Toston for several years, has in COM
pany with A. +. Shook of this city, pur-
chased the furniture stock of .. NJ Hatch,
and under the title of n .cholson & Shook,
began operations on their own account
"Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Al Seeley of Columbus, is here
visiting her sister. Mrs. Runner. who is
Big Timber's most obliging postmlstress.
Miss Sarah G. Morris and Rivers ).
Brown we're married Saturday by Justice
Lanphear. Mr.. Brown lives on Big Elk
creek and has been preparing homo for
his bride, who arrived on the morning
train from the east, having made the long
trip from London, England, TO meet the
man she loves.
Shelby Eli billiard, the sage of Red
Lodge and editor of the New Idea, has
been in the city for several days, packing
the plant of the defunct Sweet Grass and
Boulder Blade for shipment TO his home,
where. he will consolidate it with the
plant he already has. 1t is n handsome
outfit and will enable him to perform the
duties of official printer of Carbon county
and, also, grind out his gems of thought
in a most workmanlike manner.