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GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
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WILL HANKS, President.
H. O. CHOWEN, Vice-Pres.
C. M. WEBSTER, See. and Treas.
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Address: Talsmux PUBLISHING Co., Great
Falls, Montana.
NO. 8525.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Great Falls.
CAPITAL, - - - $50,000.00
OPFFICERS:
C. A. BROADWATER, - President
H. O. CHOWEN, - Vice-President
L. G. PHELPS, - Cashier
A. E. DICKERMAN, - Ass't Cashier
DIREOTOR~S:
C. A. BROADWATER, T. E. COLLINS,
PARIS GIBSON, MARTIN MAGINNIS,
ROBERT VAUGHN, JOHN LEPLEY,
H. O. CHOWEN, A. E. DICKERMAN,
L. G. PHELPS.
A genewal banking business transacted.
xcohange drawn on the principal points in the
8at~es and Europe.
Prompt attention given to collections.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1887.
WALTER M. O'DwYER, EDITOR.
BTATEHOOD.
Montana will celebrate the Fourth
with old-time ardor and enthusiasm.
In other cities as well as Great Falls
the'Declaration of Independence will
be read, appropriate orations will be
delivered, fire-works will be displayed,
and the day will be given up to gen
eral hilarity and merriment.
Amid this festivity, which is proper
and will do credit to the territory
which bears "oro y plata" on her
shield, but is not so occupied in
search of gold and silver as to despise
genuine fun, careful consideration
should be given to the question of
statehood. That should be the text
of the Fourth of July orations, and,
from Glendive to Missoula, from Vir
ginia City to Fort Benton, the terri
tory should ring with the just de
mand of our people. The orator who
states plainly and clearly the public
grievances in this respect will do the
"state some service," and will do more
honor to the great men of '76 than he
could by attempting to increase the
renown of patriots whose deeds have
made their names immortal. If we
are thus vigilant and earnest ourselves
we may fairly trust our cause to the
judgement of the entire American
people.
ROJfOTINGi R)3P ' .'
Great Falls needs no incentive to
enterprises. There is no city of her
age and population that is so widely
known and held in such high regard.
Since the first stone- was laid here,
the influence of this city has been
beneficial. Great Falls has enhanced
the value of property for many miles
around she has provided home pro
ducers with a good market and ena
bled ranchmen and others to procure
lumber, hardware, dry goods, gro
ceries, implements and other commo
dities cheaply and readily. When
the trunk railroads are completed
next fall the scope of Great Falls, as
a commercial and industrial "center,
will be still greater. Our city will
then be closely allied with the mining
.industry, and people will flock here
S-to bethe first to engage in the many
industries which can be started here
iwith success; merchants will come
hereto buy wool or engage in general
business, and we shall have a large,
istead population, composed of the
best lementrofnotthiwestern society.
In very branch of trade and indus
trour people will be able to meet
uly all competition. They
, buiy, sell and make goods under
the most favorble onditions and will
$hustder `F Falls the leading
fn ern lontana.
Sut oux peopie mustot ax their
energies: Success istheprice oofoon
stant vigilance. In a recent dispateli
ex-Governor Pierce made some re
marks j relative to Bismarck which
concern all towns. He said: "That
there are periods in the history of
towns and sections when bravery and
pluck and a judicious expenditure of
money are necessary to put them on
the highway to prosperity. The
same growth and development may
come ultimately, but years are valua
ble, and the cities that leap to the
front now are the ones likely to hold
the lead in the future. Six months
ago there was doubt and despopdency
in the minds of half the population
of Bismarck. To-day there are bright
faces and a faith in the future that
cannot be shaken. Those who have
come here have seen the truth of the
representations made. The moral of
all this is: If you have an inviting
town or country let the world know
of it, and when you begin to advertise
don't do it in a half-way manner."
The brief history of Great Falls
confirms all this, We have had no
set back like Bismarck, but every step
taken to make known the merits of
our city has given a bountiful return.
THE CUEUR D'ALENES.
Idaho will always be invested with
interest for miners and will become
more so when, as we hope, the region
known as the panhandle annexes itself
to Montana. A correspondent of the
Butte Miner, who writes from experi
ence, gives his impressions of this
interesting region as it now appears
from a mining point of view. He
says: "To the~person looking for the
unattainable, or expecting to find a
fortune on top of the ground without
toil or effort, this is no place for him,
or in fact any other mineral- country
at this late day. But to the person
who desires to mine in a legitimate
manner, is willing to take the chances
and endure the naturally-to-be-expect
ed hardships and reverses before final
success is attained, this country to
such is inviting and alluring, like all
newly discovered mining districts in
its early stages."
The correspondent also says that
since Pritchard's discovery, in 1883,
the placers of what is known as the
north side "have been steadily pro
ducers of gold," most of the yield
coming from the side gulches on. ac
count of their being more regularly
worked The main creeks, such as
Pritchard, Beaver, East and West
Eagle, have yielded many thousand
ounces of gold dust and nuggets, but
the writer considers that to pay well
these placers will have to be worked
on an extensive scale by persons with
capital.
Regarding the gold quartz mines,
the correspondent says that those of
1 the north side will compare favorably
with or eclipse many in older mineral
t locations. He gives some facts re
garding their development as follows:
The Kincannon lode,six miles up Pritch
ard from Murray, slightly developed,
looks promising, has an arastra and does
well. Ophir hill, one mile above Murray,
is a perfect treasure vault. On the hill is
located the famed Mother lode, which with
a one-tub arastra produces about $2,000
per month. Only development work is
being done on the mine, and- the ore is
wonderfully rich. The Occident group
comprises the Occident, Mother's Boy,
Fourth oeiTuly and Chicago lodes. A two
tub arastra pays hugely on this property.
The Treasure Box is a phenomenal gold
mine, known to fame as producing about
$16,000 last winter in a few weeks by four
men with hand mortars. A one-tub aras
tra produces from $2,000 to $3,000 per
month from this lead. Across the creek
are the mines of the Idaho Company (a
Louisville corporation). A partly completed
fifty-stamp mill, immense bodies of ore
and cold.idleness are the prominent fea
tures at present. Cause: Tenderfeet.
Near the Idaho on Reeder gulch is the
Golden Chest, the first gold quartz mine
in the country on which a mill was
erected; $27,000 was soon produced. For
some time W. H. Pettit has been the
superintendent. Be has worked on the
plan to have a thoroughly developed mine
before he starts his mill, and although he
represents a Louisville company he is
thorough in his business. He has now
about 7,000 tons of pay ore in sight, and
under his management the other Louisville
companies will learn the way to make
mining pay.
It appears from all this that the
Alenes. have vast stores of mineral
wealth, and they will yet serve to at
tract westward thousands of enter
prising men who are likely to mature
their plans at Great Falls, which will
be a base of operations for the min- -
eral development of both Montana
and Idaho. Here miners will Afind
large stores with machinery and sup
plies, and here also they will find men
of experience with capital who will
be ready to engage in sound enter
prises. In these respects as well as.
rega large smfilters, Great Falls
w bthe Denver of Montana
SAs Utah has three prosperous
woolen mills, which produced goods
worth about $250,000 last year,it ray
be reasonably expected that Montn
wil cnsumel pe of her own
product before lung x I tiseity
such factories would find Lcoal and
water in abundance with good faili
ties for reaching markets throighout
the northwest. We are even con
siderably nearer the eastern markets
than California, whence blankets and
flannels.are sent to New York and
New England. Of course it will be
said that labor is relatively so high
I that we cannot compete with the east,
1but that does not prevent the !Utkh
or Californian mills from succeeding.
The extra cost of production on ac
count of high wages would be largely
offset by the saving in freight on
the raw material, fuel and manu
factured goods. The subject merits
careful considefation from wool
growers as well as the public at large.
The success achieved in southern cot
ton mills, despite much misgivings,
should afford encouragement.
Mn. CLARK and the Butte silver
miners complained with good reason
to General Manager Potter of the
Union Pacific that the price of salt is
too high. It appears that the railroad
company delivers it, in Butte for $15
per ton, which includes $3 for the salt
at Odgen and $12 for freight to Butte.
Mr. Clark said he could make a con
tract for the salt at $2.75, and that it
was absurd to charge $12 for freight
when the same road hauled coal to
Butte for $6, over a route 150 miles
longer than that from Ogden. This
is one of the many instances which
show that Butte needs the railroad
competition which the Manitoba and
Montana Central will bring her.
WE ARE AFRAID that Major Magin
nis is somewhat inconstant. Helena
assumed at one time that he deemed
Last Chance gulch the hub of the
universe and would uphold the capi
tal against all comers. Next he be
came fascinated with the scenery, the
enterprise and the warm hearts which
he found at Great Falls. Now we
find him pleading successfully with
Mr. Hill not to leave Fort Benton out
in the cold. Perhaps he is in train
ing for the senatorship, which would
entail a friendly interest in the whole
state of Montana, as we hope to call
her soon.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION has
laid down for itself a pleasant sum
mer excursion,, on the theory that
people in Montana and Washington
yearn for public office and are eager
to show their knowledge of algebra
and syntax in order to acquire it. It
is pertinent to inquire now who will
reform the reformers?
NEw YORK has provided for her
governors an executive 'mansion
which is more elegant and comforta
ble than the white house. Republican
simplicity is at a discount in the
Empire State.
MOST PEOPLE WOULD pay a premium
for exterminating the mosquitos.
The prairie dog is angelic compared
with the pesky insect which has so
much malicious industry.
CANARY & SHAW,
Wholeeale Dealers in
LI ME
Proprietors of the Sand Coulee Lime Kilns.
Leave orders at Bank of Great Falls.
E. J. CANARY.
ONTRACTOR AND BUIDIER
BRICK AND STONE WORK.
Great Falls, - Montana.
F. M. MORGAN,
Ar itect and Superintendent
Office: First door east First National Bank.
GREAT FALLS, MONT.
RespectfnlIy solicits the patronage of those who
contemplate brailding.
DR R. F, FOOTE,
DENTIST,
!roadway Hlens, Must)
(ABOvE HEALD wOnesE)
-.AL
An Established Fact i that
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HELENANMt 8en d
a-i ~inI4
MURPHY, MACLAY & CO.
Wholesale and Retail
GROCERS
and Dealers in
BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
S. E. Cor. Central Ave. and Second St., Great Falls.
WILLIAM ALBRECHT.
Great Falls, Montana,
oealer in FURNITURE
Bedding, Mirrors, Chromos, Cabinetware, etc.
Complete STOCK and LOW Prices.
. .ail Orders Solicitea.
A. M. HOLTER, Pres. M. M. HOLTER, Vice-Pres. J. W. McLeod, Sec. & Treas.
CHAS. WEGNER, General Manager.
0OLTER LU1MLBER CO.
Incorporated. Capital, $100,000.
1881Also OllllnetiOll, Great Falls lniiig Mill. 18
DEALERS IN
Lumber, Flooring, Siding, Shingles, Lath, Doors,
Windows, Lime and Building Material.
A. G LADD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m.
Office at Lapeyre Brothers' drug store.
JeH. FAIRFIELD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Great Falls, Montana.
F. B. NORRIS,
DENTIST.
All dental work done carefully and thorough
ly. Gold Crowns, Parcelain Faced Crowns and
Bridge work a specialty. Great Falls. Montana.
JOHN W. STANTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Will practice in all courts of the territory.
Special attention given to real estate and mimng
cases. Great Falls, Montana.
GEORGE W. TAYLOR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Special attention given to real estate and land
entries. Office: Over Nathan's store, Central
avenue, Great Falls, Montana.
THOS. E. BRADY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
Office: Central avenue, opposite the Park hotel,
Great Falls, Montana.
S.A. BALLIET,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Rooms 4 and 5 Birkenfeld Building, Main Street,
Helena, Montana.
JAMES M. AUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
Commercial, collection and real-property law
specialties.
Careful attention given t U.8. Leand Office
basinese.
Settlers located.
Buys andse;lsreal ro erty.
Titles examined and abstract. furnished.
Taxes paid feg non-resident s.
Correspondence e~lici ed.
Office in Taloott, Heuse' (near Blank of Great
Falls), Great Falls, kontait . ,
J. D. MclNTiRas Cana. Moraxn,
Chief Engineer SuBan B. Ganal. CO.Surveyor
McINTIRE BROS.,
SURVEYORS.
GxAtPY rGas. - -A" -,X ; o rv
ALEX. B. LAPEYBE. BEN E. LAPEYBE.
LAPEYRE BROTHERS,
DR nUGGISTS,
Dealers in Fresh Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Lamps, Wall and Building
Paper, Cigars, etc. Prescriptions compounded at all hours.
Central Avenue, Great Falls.
DUNLAP & MITCHELL,
Dealers in Groceries and Provisions.
A Share of Your Patrdnage Solicited.
Cor. 3d ave. south and 2d st. GREAT FALLS, MONT.,
Eclipse Livery Stable
HAWMILTON & EATON, Proprietors.
Cor. First Ave. South and Fourth St.
Corral and Accommodations for Feeding;' the Largest and
Best Stable in Great Falls, Montana.
WWe. have a cook and bunk-house, together with cookingutensils, free for the use of patrols.
H. O. CHOWEN, PRESTON KING, F. B. WILCOX.
President. Vice-President. Sec. and Treas.
CATARACT MILL COMPANY
MERCHANT MILLERS.
Diamond,
Manufacturers of the fol- f Cataract,
lowing Brands of High
Grade Flour: Gold Dust,
Silver Leat.
CASHI PAlh. FOR WHT. IlL FE"EFOR
Great Falls, ontana.
GOL MN SA Oe1N
Charles McGeady, Proprietor.
ine Bad of Liquors and Cigars in Stock
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