The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-16
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
The Entire State to He Furnished win
Electricity Prom Red Biu6.

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Special Correspondence OF the STANDARD.
Bozeman. Dec. 13~.-Probably very rev
people i'm the state know of the exist
ence 81 a scheme whereby all the big
towns i'm Montana are to be supplied
with electricity generated WITHIN ~
miles from the little town OF Red blun'
In Madison county. For the last three
or four years work has been COINS on
with this object in view. Last week
many thousands Of tons of earth were
literally blown of the side of a noun
tain i'm the Madison anyon eight miles
below RED Bluff. "A little OF the BoZe-
man road. over four tons OF dynamic
were placed in an excavation I'm the
side of the mountain close 20 the spot
where the dam Is being constructed. IN
"A narrow gorge of the any n fuse
was attached and lighted and soon a
loud report rent the air. Large pieces
of rock and immense chunks OF earth
and smoke rose simultaneously Win
the discharge and tumbled INTO
the river. an unsightly scar was LETT
on the face of Mother Earth. and the
dam was practically completed.
This gigantic scheme is under the
personal supervision of Messrs. Sewer
and Meddar. two w~ell-known electrical
engineers. who have back of them n
large and wealthy company. IL was Tor
the purpose Of diverting the waters OF
the Madison river from It's bed. hlg
enough above the proposed site or a
large electrical plant to insure sufficient
power to run the powerful machinery
that this blast was made. y huge dyna-
mo. or dynamos. will be placed at some
convenient point below the dam ana
the electricity conveyed from thence to
the cities End manufacturing and min
ing points of Montana. From present
Indications this work will be finished
within "a short period Of time. as the
greatest part Of the undertaking ~
achieved. namely. that Of constructing
a dam, and somewhere I'm the near fu-
ture the public may expect To md the
now little and obscure town of Red
Bluff connected by wires. conveying
many thousands Of volts of electrical
fluid. with all the principal points In
the state.
Never before have the stores in Bozc-
MAI been more gayly adorned for the
Christmas trade. Each one seems 10
be vieing with the others 20 see which
can give the biggest show. and all
seem to be doing an excellent bust
ness. This speaks well for the Gallatln
valley and there are but few III VIII
not have a few dollars to spend with
which To make the hearts OF their
friends or members of their families
glad at Christmas time. 1898. IL is
quite a comparison with the Christmas
of 1894. when all seemed to feel the
touch of misfortune. but fortunate cir
cumstances N good crops have turned
the silver linin. of the dark cloud OF
those times uppermost the last Two
years and peace and plenty prevails
The famous water right suit over the
waters VI Willow creek. I'm the western
part of the county. close To and adtoln-
ing the county Of Madison. came To an
end as far as the jury Is concerned on
Friday morning. when il returned GER
tain findings favorable. IL appears. 10
nearly all parties. Nearly all were
granted what they asked for. both
plaintiffs and defendants. but az the
decree. or DEGREES. are not made up
and will not be for some time yet, II In
hard to guess exactly where they
are at. 1t is said there Is somewhere I'm
the n~eighbCrhOod of 1000 inches OF
water in Willow creek. I'm this SUIT
there were Il parties ON either side. all
Of whom except four got pretty nearly
what they asked for. leaving the 4,OOo
inches or less to be divided among g.
people. When the time comes for using
the water OF Willow creek for irrigation
IL is likelv some one or more OF the
parties will get left and the prior ap-
propriators will get the most of the
water and use II until their crops are
irrigated. Each one Of the parties In
the suit claimed from 500 inches down
to 30, and II each one Of the g. parties
gets 60 inches 1t Will amount 10
more than the amount there Is I'm VIII
low creek. The chances are that there
will he some fighting yet over the
waters of Willow creek. hut Il is hoped
that this suit is favorable TO all par
ties.
New machinery was put in the shop"
Of the college within the last few
weeks. which has added very materially
Ia the large collection OF valuable ma
chimes now i'm place and in operation.
The latest additions consist Of n Ia
light acknowledgement Excelsior are
dynamo. which Is furnishing light Ia
the buildings with are lamps. There
are also a number of callorimeters and
ether necessaries Of the engineers at.
The engineering laboratory will soon h.
ready for the use of the professors and
students. In Ibis laboratory viii be
given a number NJ interesting expert
ments with steam engines. electrical
machinery, improvements and tests Of
various kinds. both for the benefit az
the students i'm the college and those
Of the public who wish TO have ma
chinery of any kind experimental upon
The weather has been very cold for
} nearly a week. The temperature wen,
down to nearly 20 below one night.
!, causing quite n number OF water pipes
10 burst. 4 old wind blew for several
J evenings. which made the cold feel
more severe than IL would o:hcrwisa
have done. Wood has gone up "A notch
or two. and coal merchants are work
ing hard n late To meet the ueflanu>
made by the dcarth OF fuel some feS
weeks ago. when coal could not be had
and wood had all been burnt up.
: The heating plant Of II. \. Pease =
J such a success and the plan. as detailed
IN the standard a short time since, -
I simple, that there are n number NJ
householders and storekeepers hgurlni
I on the feasibility OF putting IL In 'hri'
! houses and stores before next winter
} Those who could not afford an OUTLAY
} Of several hundred dollars FOR n heat
ing system feel hat they can amor.
$40 or $50. and not have To have N
! house pulled TO pieces either.
The preliminary trial of Tom NesNcs
I the barber. for ASSERTING "A former en-
ploye with q buggy whip last week. wa
! heard on Tuesday bcfr-e \. ". Nc