The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

power plant on the Big Hole river. and
expects to furnish electrical power by
the first of March. The present plant
Is the first Of a series of power sta
tons that it is the purpose of the COM
pany to develop in the near future.
Work is already in progress upon. an
other contemplated institution that will
very nearly double the present mini
mum output in horse power. The plant
is designed to develop 1900 horse power
in units of 1000 horse power each. and
! four double discharge Lefel turbine
water wheels are already upon the
ground, which, when in place. will be
directly connected to four $50 K. w.
generators.
From these generators the current is
transformed by step-up transformers
to a voltage of 10000 volts. and at
the service end is stepped-doWn to
the voltage required for the special
service for which it is to be used. In
the furtherance of this scheme of power
transmission a pole line has already
been constructed from the power sta
ton to Butte. distance of 20.4 miles,
that is capable of transmitting to that
point a continuous output Of 10000
horse power.
The success of this enterprise means
much TO Butte. and to Montana in
general. 1t means that the power of
the mountain streams of western Mon
tana which is now going to waste will
be harnessed and applied to the many
industrial enterprises that are now US
ing power that is much more expensive.
There are thousands and thousands of
horse power unemployed at present
that will be applied when it is once
demonstrated that it can be done sue
cessfully. That this will be done by
the Big Hole proposition. there seems
to be no room for doubt.
STOCK BREEDING.
The great mining and manufactur-
ing Industries of the state have. IN d
measure, CVershadowed the stock
breeding interests, which have receiv-
ed especial attention during the past
year. When it is considered that Mon
tana is new state, comparatively UNI
developed, and that. like all of the
other enterprises OF this great empire.
the breeding Of race horses is yet in its
infancy, it is truly marvellous that Mon
tana horses have SO often lowered the
colorS of their eastern rivals and won
glory for themselves and the state that
was their birthplace. Turfmen recall
with pleasure the phenomenal perform
anceS of Spokane, who trailed in the
dust the colors of the great Proctor
Knott, who was popularity supposed to
be invincible; as long as turf history Is
written the achievements of Tammany
viii be recalled; the story of Montana's
great run in the Suburban is still told
as q wonderful tale; the unprecedented
coup of Ogden will remain for years as
an event re-eminent in racing annals;
the fame of Poet Scout is known wher-
ever there is interest in turf matters:
the name of Ben Holiday stands TO-
day as the synonym for speed. endur-
ance and consistent work. Wherever
there is racing, Montana is known.
There are few lovers of racing who
have not heard of Marcus Days IA
nous Bitter Root stock farm. and the
noted horses that live there in almost
royal style--the matchless Tammany,
the wonderful Hamburg, the
proud Inverness. the phenomenal
Ogden and the whirlwind Montana.
But there is another racing stock farm
in the state-Willow Brook, in Deer
Lodge county-that is not so well
known, though its horses have made
worlds records. Willow Brook is owned
by S. e. Larabie The peerless Ben
Holiday was bred by Mr. Larabie.
Among his other famous horses al
Poet. Scout. Halma, Decapod and Mon
tana Regent.
RELIEF FOR BUTTE.
One of the greatest evidences of
progress in Butte is the step taken to
rid the city of the obnoxious and often
deadly fumes from the smelters, which