The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
AT MOUNT VIEW PARK
Rare Combination of Woodland
and Mountain Scenery.
TO BE A SUMMER RESORT
Transformation Being Worked in the
New Park Now Known as Mount
Haggin-Wiu Undoubtedly
Be Popular.

1t is to be Mountain View park here
after. With the changes that have
been wrought at Mt. Haggin park in
the last few days has come a change
of name and Mountain View has been
officially designated as the new appella-
ton. And it will not be long before it
will be known that the new park is
the prettiest in the state. 1t is now be-
ing transformed into a delightful sum
mer resort and many excursions will be
run thither before fall.
Few people in Anaconda have known
of the veritable little Eden that lies
only three and one-half miles westward
up the valley from the b., a. & P. de-
pot. The trip there by rail is a pleas
ant one, through green fields and beside
the rushing waters of Warm Springs
creek, masses of willows and foliage
here and there forming pleasing masses
of light green against the darker green
of the farm lands and the still more
sombre walls of the mountain sides.
There is an absence of dust and fresh,
pastoral atmosphere about the country
especially pleasing after a confinement
to the city.
Then at the end of the journey is the
new park spreading across the valley
and cut into islands and peninsulas by
the creek, which divides into two chan
nels, and gurgles along under the shade
of cottonwood groves.
There are $40 acres in the park-an
entire section. For several days past
100 men have been at work preparing it
lfor the coming of the big picnic on the
Fourth of July to be given by the mem
Sbers of the A. C. NJ. Co. foundry de-
partment. A large dancing pavilion,
with "a floor 103 by 80 fees in size is be-
ing erected and is well Oil ,Nward COM
'pletion. In wing of this pavilion will
be the band stand. A few hundred
yards away another good sized building
is being erected. This will be the re-
freshment building. 1t is being filled
with a bar and lunch stands. Scores of
comfortable, slipping backed park
benches are being built Seven small
bridges have been thrown across the
streams. Toilet rooms for men and
women are being built and a large force
of men is at work cleaning out dead
branches and underbrush and opening
winding paths through the fragrant
groves that form the greater portion of
the park Wires are being stretched
from the electric light plant and by to-
morrow night IA huge are lights will
shed their light upon the grounds.
Even after the picnic of next Tues
day the work of improving the park
will go on. Nature has been lavish in
her gifts to the locality. but there are
yet some things to be done to intensity
the beauties. In addition to cleaning
out underbrush and making paths, an
other building is to be erected. 1t will
be used for dining room, where fami-
lies spending the day at the park may
spread their picnic lunches.
Then a stage is to be put up in the
dancing pavilion and there, during the
summer, musical and theatrical per-
formances will be given amid the
sylvan surroundings.
Taking it altogether, it is to be a
park that would be a pride to any COM
munity. There Is nothing in the North
west more beautiful The combination
of woodland, plain and water. with
background of rugged mountain
heights overlapping them all. is a sing
ularly charming one and one rarely met
with. For the amateur photographer
there are many effective bits of scenery
to be caught, while the backgrounds
offered for figure grouping on bridge,
beside the stream or in the open are in
finite. The contest for the camera Of
fered for the best photograph taken on
the grounds Tuesday will doubtless be
competed for by many.
Between the groves of the park and
the railroad is a broad and level open
field stretching for a. mile or so up the
valley and several hundred yards wide.
On this plain baseball diamond is be-
ing laid out. Later a bicycle track is to
be built.
Within the groves are countless
dainty dells where the day may be
spent by family parties in seclusion.
rooted over by the spreading foliage of
the cottonwOods. Everywhere in the
park the gurgling roar of the swiftly
running streams makes music in the
air. Flags and wild flowers line the
banks, while rich, luXuriant grass
grows everywhere. In spots the risen
waters of the creek have softened the
ground These soft spots have been
covered over with a carpet of brush
and branches piled deep. The rustic
paths are winding, maze-like and de-
lightful in the many idyllic pictures
they present.
At the railway stopping place broad
platform is being erected with steps
leading to the level of the park. BY
Tuesday all will be in readiness for the
pacnickers.