The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-09
Was Followed By a Tidal
Wave
ON FLATHEAD LAKE
Or Correspondent Changes His Brand of
Hop-Next Time a Volcanic
Eruption.

Big Fork, Feb. 2.-Ihree dlStlnct
earthquake shocks were felt on the
east side of Flathead lake between
II and u o'clock Friday morning
The vibrations seemed to be from east
to west, and were most noticeable in
cabins, located high up on the moun
tains. Dishes and pans were caused
to rattle, and cabins shook as though
a heavy blast had been fired at no
great distance.
Although quite a number of people
report having felt the shock, they
seem to have been more severe near
Woods Bay. The Bee correspondent
was in a cabin owned by Duncan
Grant located about 200 feet above
the lake, where there is one Of the
finest views of the lake, on the east
side. Stepping to the door the lake
seemed as smooth as glass, but a
gradual swell swept in from the west
and ran up on the beach as though
the water had been raised six or sew
en- inches. Receding rapidly the
surface of the lake became choppy in
every direction and gradually became
smooth again. The first swell was
not followed by others, and no other
shocks were felt.
The three shocks were distinct and
followed each other rapidly, in fact
the three quivers were over in per-
haps less than second and half.
Jim Grant has quite number OF
men at work clearing the timber from
the land of Ex-Governor Smith.
Now that the open season for deer
is passed, the mountains on the east
side of the lake are full of them, and
fruit growers are experiencing no lit
tie trouble in keeping deer out of their
orchards. The mountain sides are
covered with tracks and early at night
or morning, it is not an uncommon
thing to see bands of three or four
drinking from the lake, or to see the
white flag of a number as they clear
the fence of an orchard or vineyard.
Rev. Hunger, who has been in Kali
ispell for the past week, has returned
to his home.
J. A. Fossum has commenced graft
ing young trees for his nursery, and
has number of men and young ladies
at the work, in his new warehouse,
located ON the east side of the George
Lakin place.
j. C. Wood has finished getting out
logs, which he has sold to the John
O'Brien Lumber company. In all he
took out about 100000 feet
The smallpox patients near Glenn
are reported improving.
The Wells Brothers are building a
sailing boat for j. A. Fossum, which
will be the largest ever put on Flat
head lake. 1t will be used for pleas
ure purposes only and ready for
launching early in the spring
A number of Indians are fishing
through the ice on Flahead river be-
low Holt, and are making large
catches of salmon and nat trout,
which they do not hesitate to sell at
decidedly low price. During the past
two weeks they are said to have
caught hundreds, which have been sold
for almost nothing.
Flathead lake has at no time dur
ing the winter been frozen and navi
cation could have been carried on al
any time. 1t is said to be decidedly
rare thing for the lake to freeze, and
at no distant day steamers will he
running the entire year.
The United States government is
advertising for proposals to survo,
all that part of the county north q
the Indian reservation between Flat
head and Swan lakes.