Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-01
GETTING BUSY
AT BILLINGS
GREAT NORTHERN TO ESTA6'
llsH ITS CoMMlsSARV At
THAT POINT.

month or more there has been much
speculation concerning the location
of the point at which the Billings &
Northern railroad will leave the Vel.
lowstone valley, when it starts the
work of building it's line to Great
Falls.
There have been a few people who
were willing to bet almost anything
that the line will leave the Yellowstone
at Huntley. Still others were just as
positive that it would go through the
hills at some point near LAUREL and
others have pinned their faith to the
Cove route. A few of the faithful
ones have stuck to the old and orig
inal Alkali creek route.
The Laurel route has perhaps re-
ceived stronger backing in the opin-
ion of people than any other for it
had more good reasons in the argu-
ments that invariably started the dis
cussion of the various routes. It was
said that the Burlington people con.
templated that route for the reason
that it would, when the cutoff con.
nection was made with the Cody line,
take them through the coal fields of
Carbon county and give them a can
nection with the Cody line by the
way of the Clarke's fork and it's east
ern tributaries west of the Pryor
mountains and below the famous gap
on the Cody line, thereby cutting out
the great loop by which the gap is
attained and the heavy grades incident
thereto
Billings Quitting Point.
The Laurel and Huntley theories
have been given somewhat of a set
back in the last two days, however,
for it is reported that the Great Nor
thern people have authorized the cree
ton in this city of it's commissary
depot and office, to be used as a base
OF supplies for the men and teams
on the work. 1t is said that force
of carpenters have already begun on
the work of putting up the building
and that they will be located on the
Burlington line in the north part of
town, between Twenty-fifth and TWEEN.
ty-SlXth streets. If the new line is not
going to be built directly out of this
city it is hardly probable that the
building company would place it's base
OF supplies at this point, when any
other point on the Northern Pacific
would answer it's purposes just as we'll
inasmuch as the greater part of the
supplies are shipped in.
Right Of Way Purchase.
Yesterday there was filed for rec
ord in the office of the county clerk
OF this county deed of right-of-way
given by the Musselshell Cattle com
pany to the Billings and Northern
railway company. 1t would appear tc
still further strengthen the Billings
terminal theory inasmuch as the lane
OF the Musselshell Cattle company is
On the original survey made by the
new line is still in Billings, conferr
ing with sub-contractors. Mr.. Falliot,
says that several sub-contracts have
been awarded but the deals have no
been fully closed and that he does no
feel that he is warranted in givins
company up Alkali creek.
Mr. Falliott, of the firm of A. Guth
rie & Co., general contractors for tn,
out any information for publication
as yet. He says that he does not be
lieve that work will begin sooner thai
30 days, for it is the intention of tn
Guthrie people to finish their work !;
Wyoming, practically, before dom
anything here.