The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-18
AN INTERESTING REPORT.


fore us. 1t is the most complete ard
most thoroughly comprehensive re-
port yet issued by the bureau. }. II.
Calderhead, commissioner, ard .. Nj.
Holmes, chief clerk, are credited
with compiling and editing the work,
which contains 32O pages and is a
valuable acquisition to every bust
ness mans library. For the benefit
of those who have not seen the work
we have epitomized and excepted
the features most interesting to the
HERALD readers.
THE INTRODUCTION
comprises 55 pages, descriptive Of
the "Treasure State,' giving in col
ors separate map of each county,
with its principal features in table
and in graphic description. The re-
port makes the statement that the
area of arabic land in Montana is
greater than that of New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey and Delaware or
Maryland, all combined. Montana
is larger than New York and the six
New England states combined; lar
ger than Iowa and Minnesota COM
bined; larger than England, Scotland
Wales and Ireland all put together.
CASCADE COUNTY.
Cascade county is accredited a
population of 10000, of which r..
600, or 60 per cent, reside in Great
Falls, the county seat. The assessed
valuation of the county is $13,OO0,-
600. After describing the topo-
graphical and agricultural features
of the county, the report says:
The mineral resources of this coun-
ty are very great. There are vast
-coalfelds at Arlington, Deep creek,
Stockett, Sand Coulee and Belt, the
three last being worked on an extern
sive scale employing over 1000 men,
the output of the different mines ex-
ceeding 5000 tons per day. The sill
yer and lead mines at Neihart and
Barker are extensive and rich, con-
sdered by some the largest silver
deposits on this continent. Many of
the mines are being worked profita-
bly, even at the present low price of
silver. Prospectors during Decem.
ber struck vein ON the sswrong side
of Baldy," that, while carrying hun
dreds of ounces of silver per ton, will
yield enough gold as hy-product
to pay for working the property.
Deposits Of iron, gypsum, limestone,
fire clay, and almost every variety of
sandstone are found in this county.
In fact, its mineral deposits are in
wonderful variety and abundance.
The falls of the Missouri at Great
Falls are capable of furnishing more
than 100000 horse power, an econ
omically available energy for manu-
featuring and other purposes unsur-
passed, if equalled on the continent.
A dam at Black Eagle falls has de-
veloped $4,000 h. p, and 25O,UO0
h. p. additional can be obtained at a
minimum of expense. Great Falls
has already great copper and silver
smelling and refining plants costing
millions of dollars, and employing
thousands of men in them and their
attendant industries.
Cascade county, containing more
than 5000 square miles, has great
and diversified resources, and the Pc
culiar advantages enjoyed by the
city of Great Falls, the large area of
fertile farming lands surrounding
her, the vast deposits of silver, lead,
coal, iron, gypsum and fire clay
found near, and practically mex
haustlble water power insure to her
commercial supremacy in the state.
Among the counties of Montana
Cascade in 1893 ranked first in
county bonded Indebtedness, wool
shipments, and coal miued. 1t
ranks second in population, revenues
from business licenses, divorces and
marriage licenses granted, in school
bonded debt, and in the number of
citizens naturalized. 1t ranks third
in value of real estate and improve
ments, in all kines of property valu-
ations, in penitentiary commitments,
fourth in mortgaged and private in
debtedness. Sixth in personal
property valuations, Jail incarcera-
tions and insane asylum commit
ments. The tax levy of this county
is the smallest of all the counties of