The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-11-10

joint investigation made by Emil
Starr, Phi. G., State Bacteriologist
and Thos ID. Tuttle NJ. d. Secrtary,
State Board Of Health. as presented
to the State Board Of Health at its
meeting held in Helena on Tuesday,
Nov. 1th 1905, and upon which the
board decided that no further action
was necessary on their part.
In arranging for this Investigation it
was agreed that Mr.. Startz should
make such water analyses as might
be necessary. The city Of Havre not
knowing who was to make the eX-
aminatiOnS for this investigation and
desiring to have specimens of the
water examined on its own account,
employed Mr.. Starr to take and
analyze certain samples of them. 1t
tary and Mr.. Starr would go over the
ground together and make Il joint
report Of conditions found. Accord
ingly, on the night of August 9th,
1905 we left Helena for the Milk River
country. We stopped at Hayre and
explained to the Mayor the methods
we proposed to pursue in making this
investigation, and went from there to
Chinook, by railroad, where the pro-
posed methods OF procedure were eX-
planned to DR.. Hopkins, Mayor of
Chinook and county health officer Of
Chouteau county. We then. drove
from Chinook to Havre along the left
south, bank Of the river. taking
samples of the river water at various
points, and noting the character Of
the country, drainage that probably
reaches the river and various other
the waters OF the river. The follow
ing day we drove down the north
bank of the river from point above
the mouth Of Beaver creek, about two
miles above the city of Havre, to
Chinook, taking samples of water and
noting conditions with regard to
ooulCCS VI ColIldillllidlioil do oI pitN~
ious day. On both days ranchers
living at various points along the
course OF the river were questioned as
to the extent TO which they depended
on the water of Milk river for do
mestic purposes, the following ques-
tions being prOpounded and answered
under oath:
Do you Use the water OF Milk river
for domestic purposes? DO you put
up your own ice? Where do you
make your ice? Have you Il well Or
cfsten? DO you till your cistern from
Milk river? How many times during
the course Of year do you fill your
cistern? How many COWS do you
milk? DO you sell any milk or butter?
DO YOU use water from Milk river for
washing milk vessels? Have YOU
ever seen Milk river dry on this
ranch? Have you ever seen it 50 low
that you could step across the stream?
How often have you seen it so low
that you could step across it? How
long have you lived here? DO you use
water from irrigating bitches for
domestic purposes? What is the
source of the water in your irrigating
ditch? In the following statements
the distance from Hayre are taken
from the measurements as made by
engineer Smith and given in the
report af DR.. Hopkins given above.
{. c. Cheleen, dairy ranch, mile
! from Havre: Cheleen has moved his
dairy to point on Milk river above
the city of Hayre. The ranch is not
| occupied at this time.
Mrs. Agnes Griffin lives 3It miles
east Of the city Of lIayre. She does
| not use Milk river wafer for domestic
purposes. does not put up ice, has Il
well, milks three COWS, does not sell
milk or butter. does moi Use Milk
river water for washing milk vessels,
. has never seen Milk river dry or SO
! low that she could step across the
j stream. has lived here eight years,
does not use irrigating water for
domestic purposes, source of irrigat-
! ing water in Milk riAer.
! n. f. Thomas lives IS miles east oI
! Havre. he does not use water from
Milk river for domestic purposes.
does put up ice from Milk river, has d
well, milks four to six cows, COWS
depend on Milk river for drinking
water part Of the time, does not
sell any milk or butter, does not use
river water for washing milk vessels
saw Milk river dry on his ranch ii