The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15
BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY
Marking the Division Between
Montana and Idaho.
PUTTING UP MONUMENTS
The Work Will Be Finished in October
Saving the Machinery of the.
Gwendoline-Financ Deal
in Middle.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Libby, Mont, Aug. ED. L. REQ
burn, of the United States geological
survey was in Leonia, which is about
80 miles west of here, a week ago with
a party of eight men, bound south
ward to continue the determination
and marking of the northern portion
OF the boundary line between Montana
and Idaho. This work was authorized
and an appropriation was made to meet
the expense of the same two years ago
and the work was commenced immedi-
ately after the appropriation became
available. This part of the boundary is
formed by the 39th meridian west of
washington and was located by tri-
angulation from the astronomical post
in the court house yard at Spokane,
Wash, by Mr.. Perkins and party in
1887 and 1898. The preliminary line was
completed late last fail and the work
of monumenting was begun early in
June this year. 1t is already finished
to point few miles south of Leonia.
The boundary extends along this me-
ridian about 20 miles, running from the
Canadian line to the intersection of
the crest of the Bitter Root mountains
and is cleared of brush and timber
about six feet wide and marked by Sc
brass-capped iron posts or monuments,
placed at maximum distance of one
mile apart. and each cap stamped with
the distance is in miles and hundredths
from the Canadian line. There are also
four granite monolithic monuments.
one at eiter end and one at the inter
section of the Great Northern and one
at the intersection of the Northern Pa
cific railroads. The iron posts are four
inches in diameter and six feet long.
Hanged on the lower end and set about
half of the length in the ground.
The line at Leonia runs about ten
feet east of the depot and almost par
allel with the Kootenai river, placing
the town of Leonia barely in the state
of Idaho. The line intersects the Buck
horn group of mines eight and half
miles south of the Canadian line and
crosses Callahan creek II miles south
of Leonia. 1t runs one mile west Of the
B. & B. mine near Troy, one of the
largest silver-lead properties in that
camp. Heretofore it has been consider
ed that this property was at least 10
miles this side of the state line.
The work of marking and completing
the line will be finished some time in
October, and it will cost the govern
ment about $4,000.
viii Save the Machinery.
tract some time ago to take the steamer
Gwendoline, the English bottom,
around the falls and canyon of the
Kootenai on the Great Northern, and
which was wrecked from the cars while
in transit, was in Libby few days
ago and said that he was negotiating
with the Great Northern for the use of
its wrecking plant for the purpose of
raising the machinery of the wrecked
boat 1t was the general impression
that the boat was an entire loss and
that nothing could be saved, but this
action on the part of Captain Miller
indicates differently. The boat feil
about 80 feet into a rocky canyon ana
lit bottom side up. AS it was large
boat taking three fiat cars TO convey
it, the weight of the fall must have
been enough to completely ruin every
thing.
The financial part of the deal is still
in a muddle between the captain ana
the railroad people. AS guarantee or
good faith the railroad company COM
PEELED Captain Miller ito deposit cash
bond of $500 before it would have any
thing to do with the transportation or
the boat. They were to receive Sloo
for the transportation and the captain
was to defray the actual expense OF
putting in the side track above ana
below the canyon. Who is to blame for
the wreck of the boat seems to be a
question which they cannot agree up
on. and pending the decision the COM
pany has its strong right hand firmly
on the captains $500 roll. Aside from
the loss of the freight Captain Miller
was a one fourth owner in the Gwen
doline, and, of course, loses that. IN
der the arrangements with the owners
of the other interests they lose their
share in the disaster. The boat was
valued at about $4,000. 1t was to have
been taken from Jennings. the lower
| end of navigation on the upper kotenal,
| to run on Kootenai lake, B. {.
| Notes.
E A. Potter. president of the Ameri-
| can Trust & Savings company of Chi
| cago, accompanied by Keith Spalding
| son of the famous manufacturer OF
| sporting goods of the same place, ar
! rived in Libby and will stay here about
| a week. fishing. They are on visit tC
| W. C. Potter, who is connected with
| the construction of the cOncentrator al
| the Buzz Saw mine.
| Charles r. Leonard of Butte is visit
! ing relatives in Libby and expects &c
| remain here about week.
Quite a number of timber locations
| have been taken up the past few weeks
| as the value of these lands is becoming
| apparent to all. The only unappropri'