The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-14
HAD A ROYAL VISITOR
Great Falls Entertained Prince
Albert Of Belgium.
SHOWN OVER THE SHELTER
Expressed HIS Admiration Of American
Progress in M~echanics-A Magnin-
cent Future in Store for Great
Falls-Left for Butte.

Great Fails. May 13.-Great Falls to-
day entertained q party Of distin-
guished foreigners. A little after II
o'clock this morning . train of i've
passenger coaches pulled into the Mon
tana Central station. and those on
board disembarked and walked up
town. They were the crown prince of
Belgium. Prince Albert; his aide-de-
camp. Colonel Jungbluth: the princes
private physician. DR.. Melis. and NJ.
Joostens, the Belgian representative at
Washington. They were accompanied
by and were under the personal care
Of Louis and Sam Hill, and had Just
come from the coast. The prince and
his suite have been spending the past
month at various places In California,
where they have beer enjoying them
selves and seeing the country. From
Seattle they were under the supervi-
sion of the representatives Of the Great
Northern railway.
After leaving the car they walked
up Central went stopping at the
Standard ONCE to read all about the
war ews and then going to the office
of H. o. Chowen. the secretary of the
IuSlneSS MEL D dSSOCIdtiOH. I1cIe tney
inspected a lot Of photographs of the
town and surroundings and waited for
carriages which were to lake them to
various points of interest In the city
and along the Missouri river. An at
tempt to interview the party here met
with q refusal. the crown prince hav-
ing stated early in his tour that he did
not care to meet representatives of the
press. He and his party conversed IN
Erapch md their cnmmpnfS on the
photographs were therefore unintelli-
BILE to the others.
In q few minutes two baggage wag-
ons. belonging to a local livery stable
and fitted up with seats. were brought
around, and the entire party, with the
addition of Paris Gibson, drove down
TO the river bank east of the city, Mr..
Gibson personally acting as jehu to the
prince. They drove to the silver smell
ter and the Giant springs. Although
the prince remarked that the latter
was very beautiful, he did not seem
to enthuse until the Rainbow falls was
reached. This he pronounced one of
the most magnificent things he had
ever seen. His enthusiasm increased
when he reached the Black Eagle falls
and saw the only attempt made to i'm
prove the water power at this point.
The Missouri was swollen with the re-
cent heavy rains and the melting OF
the SHOWS in the mountains, and a more
favorable time for looking at the falls
could hardly have been chosen. The
party descended the steps to the bridge
crossing the river. looked at the power
house and transmission of power by
cables and then went through the Bos-
ton & Montana smelter. Everything
they saw called out expressions of adj
miration and surprise. and the crown
prince in particular. who has received
an extended education in practical me-
chanics, was most enthusiastic. He
did ndt hesitate to state that Great
falls had a magnificent future in store
for 1t.
The special train had in the mean
time beer run down to the smelter or
the spur track and was waiting fol-
the party at the expiration of its visit
TO the smelter. They boarded 1t and
were drawn back to the city. where
they waited for a short time before
leaving for Butte.
Prince Albert. who is the son of thu
Duke Of Flanders and therefore 6
nephew of the ~reigning King Leopold
10 about % years Did. In build he IL
feet 2 and should weigh about 20'
pounds. He is strong n somewha'
heavy looking and hal a very oper
countenance. Those who met him her
say that he speaks English very slow
II, as Is h habit Of foreigners. blu
speaks correctly. French. of course
IL the language he prefers. n the on
that ne most employs in conversation
His visit to his country Is mo- merel!
one Of pleasure. but more for the pur
pose Of personal investigation of tn
form of government and its practica
working. and also for the purpose o
learning something Of the advance tbs
has been made in this country In tn,
line of mechanical art. Belgium beinI
particularly q manufacturing country
In his trip through the power house
and smelters here the prince seemed I
grasp the principles of the machiner,
very readily. this no doubt being due Il
large measure to he whicl
he has received. The party left TO
Butte at 3 this afternoon.