The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-16
Closer Relations Are to Be Established
Between Western Montana and the
Occur d'Alene Country-Bear
Gulch Prospects.


state. They have weathered the fnan-
cial storm through which they have
been passing for the past four years in
manner that calls for the admiration
OF all who are familiar with the stu
alton. All the time they have held
their own and have never lost faith in
the ultimate return of the good times
which made Granite and Philipsburg
Two of the best towns In the state of
Montana. The resumption of mining
activity on Granite Mountain will mean
the return of these old conditions, and
the deserted village on the summit OF
the hill Will renew its youth and will be
once more the busy camp that attract
ed so much attention when times were
good there. The relations between
Granite county and Missoula have al
ways been intimate, and recently have
come to be much closer than they were
4 formerly. The news Is the best that
| Missoula has received since the an
nouncement that the Northern Pacific
had purchased the Montana Union.
There is another change taking place
| that means much for this region The
I Northern Pacific under it's present To-
cal management, Is looking over a
proposition that has for years been
considered by the business men of this
section to be one of the most promising
plans that have been proposed, both
for the local commercial interests and
for the railway itself. This is the es-
Enlistment of closer relations between
Western Montana and the Occur
q Alene country. This can easily be
made possible by the Improvement of
the railway facilities between the two
sections, and will without doubt re-
dound to the benefit of both. In the
Standard of to-day was a brief inter-
into la,,f
the Rocky mountain division in regard
to this matter
Mr.. Russell has determined to further /
the interests OF this region and of the /
Occur d Alenes as Well by improving /
the service over the branch as rapidly /
ana as much as the business of the +
line will warrant. The first step in +
this direction has already been taken.
and will be followed by further i'm
proyements as fast as the conditions
justify. There is now no doubt OF the
trains being able to make the time that
is announced for them. ana the pass
engers over this line will no longer be
in that state of uncertainty that has
heretofore been the case during trips
over the branch. The extra work that
has been done on the divide and at the
local stations near Wallace by the reg
ular crews will now be taken care of
by special crew, so that all the reg
ular train will have to do over there
VIII be TO make time that Is scheduled
for IL. There is an assurance that is
that in the event of the
success of the new train Arrangement
there will be a decided Improvement in
the passenger business between Wal
lace and Missoula. The people over
there are friendly toward Montana, and
II they can be provided with comfort
able transportation facilities there are
The increase in the business between
Wallace and Missoula has been marked
N the past four months, and il is still
Increasing AS it grows, there will be
need of further improvements in the
service, and the railway company is
'eady to make this Improvement as
apidly as the business demands it, !
From the camps up Bear gulch comes ,
most encouraging news this spring
The mines that shipped ore last year I
viii ship more this season. and there
viii be some new shippers in the field .
he Mammoth and the older mines in
he coloma group ought to have an ex-
client year The new Hurst process l
or saving the fine gold that is found
\ the ore from these mines works per f
ectly, according To all reports from
here. and IL will be introduced into f
Their mills in the district this year e
his region is only just beginning to
how what there Is in IL. and the pros !,
ects are first class This country is /,
irectly tributary to Mssoula. and it's
rosperity will add much To the bust =
ess of the city. :,
In the Bitter Root valley there will
be the biggest amount of II
inning business done this year that II
as ever been recorded by that region.
he mining districts in the upper val. II
". where there has been so much a
respecting done for the past two
ears. will undoubtedly step into the I,
class before fall. Those who OF
re- FAMILIAR with the Overwhich and
her districts in that part OF the coun- Z,
y, are confident in their predictions of n
lccess for the work that is now in
'ogress lot of money has been ex- :,
.nded in developing the mines up -
ere, and those who have been en- - -
Iged in this work think that they have
better thing than the Klondike
here are mountains of ore there and
UGH of il is rich. There is rich gravel "a :.
mary of the guches and sacks of -
lst will come out of there when the
campus are made next fall eA
In the lower country. Quartz. Cedar. al
ilifornia. Oregon and neighborine
ilches will this year exceed the splen- q
d record for gold production that they m
ade last year The improvements NJ
at have been made there are extern
re and much more dirt will be han Iii
ed this season than has ever gone da
rough the sluices before. ar
Up at Saltese. the ST. Lawrence dis co
ct and the mines UP Packer creek tn
u ship ore before the summer is far IN
Vaneed. In the former district the
'rk on the new discovery IN the Lee fro
= = oslhs pushed forward as rapidly spt
p"ssipie. Ihree shifts are at work va
the time. and neighbnrine mines are :
81 Iiis allehtlon. rms Is one OF the die
81 promising Of the new districts In iaf
ssoula territory. and the nMnnrs of -