The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
UP JEFFERSON VALLEY
Beautiful Part of Montana Opened
by the New Railroad.
FINE, FERTILE GROUND
Twin Bridges Will Celebrate the Fourth
in Glorious Style Both Because OF
the Day Itself and the Com
pletion of the Railway.

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Twin Bridges. June 22-Of the many
beautiful valleys that are TO be found
within the states borders. perhaps none
excel in fertility and beauty the one
just opened by the building of the Gay
lord & Ruby Valley railroad into Madi-
son county. Ever since the stampeders
into Alder gulch in the early sixties
and the old staging route between Salt
Lake and Helena. there has been a
conservative, industrious class of peo-
pie living along the upper waters Of the
Big Hole, Bcaverhead and Ruby rivers.
The building of the Northern Pacific
from Bozeman To Butte made an open
ing at the foot of this valley and made
possible the present town OF Whitehall.
IN Jefferson county. Much %freighting
traNeied the public road to Twin
brldses' sheridan and Virginia city.
but the strong competition between the
northern Pacific and the oregon Short
Line FOR freight drew about one-haif
the traffic To the latter road via Dillon.
Recent traffic arrangements took fully
% per cent To the short Line. The
Northern Pacific people, fully realizing
the advantages of close communion
tons. have just completed n line from
gaylord, now Parrot, To Twin Bridges.
one needs only to know something of
the country to see the advisability Of
such an enterprise.
The Jefferson valley runs nearly
north and south, bearing a little toward
the east for about A. miles south 81
whitehall. In places il widens to sew
eral miles, and I'm no part is IL less than
three. T~Wcnty-eight miles above
whitehall, at the narrowest point I'm
Ihe valley lies the terminal of the new
roau 10 irwin Rridges. About two miles
west or the town runs the Big Hole
river. The Beaverhead bears 10 tho
eastern bench n runs about midway
between the benches at the Bridges
lhese two rivers form a junction two
miles below town and make the Jefer-
son. ABOUT a mile above. south of
TWIN Bridges, the Ruby river Joins the
beaNerhead from the east. All these
Valleys are excellent for agriculture
ana the adjoining benches afford ample
pasture for stock purposes.
irwin Bridges is on the natural water
route TO Dillon. and no doubt the time
Is not long that intervenes between Tho
present ana the completion of n rail-
Toad Detween these places. Whether
the Northern Pacific will build on -
Dlllon or the Shor Linz will build down
the river from Dillon i'm order to com
seen. W p'
Ihe judgment OF the Northern pa
enc PEOPLE I'm making Twin Bridge The
southern terminus will not he ouos-
tloheu py n n who knows the
towns location. 1t is In the midst
of a fine farming and stock rais
lhs section and at the confluence
o. the various rivers named. on Tho
east, about six miles distant. are IN
Iohacco Root mountains. i'm which arc
btar gulch, containing the a. u 4
LI,colh ana other paying mines: Good
Eltn and Coal UrHIahaa -
many producers. The properties are
nearly all gold propositions. Due eat
ot these gulches. across the low divide
bLt on the same mineral belt. is tho
Letter mine. West OF Twin Bridges Tho
enterprising Rochester camp. which Is
100 wen known To need special men
ton IN this article. is located. From
east, south or west all frairbting a.
the railroad Is down hill. and already
even before the road is ballastcd FOR
general traffic, from one TO three cars
are loaded daily.
The citizens Of this place are NOT
asleep to the situation, and propose TO
iaNe a celebration the Fourth of July
n a VIII be worthy a place in history.
"A cltlzens' committee has been ardu-
ously AT work for several weeks. and
the people Of Butte and other places
along the railroad will be given special
train service that day 10 celebrate with
'i'Hl. IHty not only intend to n~ttingly
observe the national day as such. hut
VIII have a jubilee in honor OF the new
road. IL VIII be n trip worth takinp
Southern Montana Fair assocla-
tlon has one OF the finest natural
in the state. and a fine stand
a,d mile rack for racing and irving.
Three rivers AFFORD abundant fishing
The railroad company Is demonstrating
rs gratitude for the liberal grants
given II by the citizens Of his town.
constructing one of the finest depots
the whole line in the state. IL will
be about "A by So feet. besides plat
forms. and two stories high. Nearly A
nile Of siding will be put in and stock
Yards constructed at once.
Several Important improvements
a been commenced during the past
week. There is no doubt that Twin
Bridges will be strictly in IL from now
IN. New Industries have sprung into
Brick are burned near town.
/ Dillon lumber firm Is on hand with
good yard. a $1,000 brewing plant was
completed. real estate has be-
yun to advance rapidly. n only the
uture Will demonstrate what the end
viii be. Twin Bridges differs from
many towns In that II has natural re-
.ources TO back II. and although il has
heretofore been a long distance from
railroad ii has had a steady, I
growth.