The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-29
COMING TO
THE FRONT
Flathead Lake to be a Summer
Resort.
INTERESTING LETTER
From Our Holt Correspondent Items OF
Personal 1nterest-The
Ice Crop.

Big Fork, Jan. 25. The coming
spring and summer will witness the
construction OF many residences on
the east side of the lake and before
the building season has closed here
| is hardly a question that the number
OF houses will be almost doubled. Elk
Governor Smith, who is having about
thirty acres cleared, on the land which
The purchased of the Northern Pacific,
will built quite pleasant summer
home and J. A. Fossum, who owns
the adjoining claim will soon COM
lmence the erection of a house. Both
of these gentlemen have selected
building sites which will give them a
grand view of the lake and of the up
per Flathead valley.
Fred Wyman is clearing about
Twenty acres through which he will
plant an orchard and it is his inten-
ton to divine his lake front into ten
Iacre tracts and construct neat cot
ltage on each section. The manner in
which he will lay out the orchard will
make it possible throw at least an
acre of fine land in each strip.
There are anumber of others who are
planning to build, and are only await
ing the selection of the ground upon
, which to erect their homes. Lumber
, is now selling between Sc and IS per
thousand and the low price coupled
with the excellent condition of the
roads is being taken advantage of to
| get building material on the ground.
Orivil Estey, Governor Smith, j G..
, Wood, Fred Wyman, in fact almost
!, every owner of land on this side of the
' lake is clearing land upon which they
will put out hundreds of additional
trees and it is only question of time
until one of the largest fruit belts in
the state will be producing great guam
titles of apples, plums and cherries,
not to mention the garden produce.
u Robert Cowan, brother of Mrs
Larkin, is expected to make her a visit
in short time. Mr.. Cowan is a resi-
dent OF Oregon, and has not seen his
y sister in sixteen years. Upon his ar
e rival an endeavor will be made to in
6 duce him to make his future home
!" here
r. Some of those who have had tim
II Der scaled are entering vigorous pro
n test against the measurement and in
< spection.
# Jim Grant, who is clearing EX-Gover
II nor Smiths land, just below Woods
\. Bay, has had instructions from tht
T. governor to clear every foot which hi
thinks can be made to produce. Gov
ernor Smith expects to make anothe
:. visit to the lake in February.
:, Rev. Muth, who had a severe attacl
!, of the grip, is improving.
" Captain Kerr started Thursday TO
Swan lake in company with Earnes
Bond, whom he will visit the re
~ mainder of the month.
y Harry and Oscar Larer and Tx
Is Seeley are arranging to spend fey
l. days at the head of the lake. The
IL will drive across the lake on the ice
Us which is reported strong enough t
bear up teams.
er John Young is staying with J. c
ne Wood while he is logging.
as Jack Fisher, who was one of tn
ng discoveries of gold in the Libby di!
IL trict is spending the winter with job
n Bartlett, who resides near the mout
of Flathead river.
II, A large force of men are out on tn
ne line of the electric company's pole
bv Strengthening them and setting gu
list poles, preparing for the line men, VIII
of will 500 have the wires up.
,e F. B. Fish thinks paper mill migf
de pay here but don't axe an awful Il
of stock in the proposition just {
present, at least not until a mark'
az can be found for the manufacture
no stock.
co There will be shooting match
~ the Kelsey place next week and ever
ne fellow who can handle a gun or thinl
ea he can is preparing to enter the CO
- test. An old-fashioned shootiI
Co. tournament is always large
nu attended sporting event of Il
'ua crack shots of the valley alwa.
attend.
ac- Ice almost twelve inches thick h,
nd, formed in the river just north of tn
int place where it widens before enteril
snt the lake, and many are taking adva
in tage of the fact to secure their sui
lay mer's supply.
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