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lie Kxytorei't* Suffered Alwta Hard ship, hat Found it Good KasyPd**.CONTRACTS FOR A PACIFIC AMD.vdialtrieSg*theShepherd « Win-ton and Seim* Arn:ingt»n inny IrtlM Most of the Ux revision.The Uostnirlors Pivpuring Actively— F.nglnwoi* nre Marking mil the Kwite for Them.COB*ere sur • lid Itfll int IIUlt; tin: thelilt!lietlu%rhAsKN.tilPreparations nre evidently going nnac-t|v«,|y for the Paeifle extension of the Great Northern railroad. A party of tiroat Nor hern i-uveyots has arrived at Fort Asslnlbunm. They bRv* ordere in irosfc-section the route surveyed Iroin Block butte,» few mile* east of A=sin ttoinv to the Jlnrin* pn-*It is uudersUwl tliiii. tlm mule for tin Piu-ifle extension will «iart froui a point •jnrili of Assluilioine niul jinhwimI up the Milk rivor w UypreM crossing and then:-.-to Sago creelt in a w»**teily direction toiicbitig at Fort Coorsd.From Fort Conrad the route may lie up ;p Cut hank tnto Willow creek, ft will j fh itobs the pass at the head Willow creek i j* and go down Snow creek to the head (,,t of Fluthend river aud tlier.ee wear- p, terly to Ihu shores of Puget Monud. ’ K Shnpherd A Wiuaton and Seims Ar-1 ^ mington urn mentioned as the principal | contractor*. They are alreudy taking j y\ steps to procure provisions for (he ineu [ on the grade.’*It wits recently announcod in the Tiuii- j J unk that about June 4th one of the de I *** tachmente of the Great Northern surveyors reached the »uow Hue lu the upper course of Cut Bank creek, one of the tributaries of the Maria*, ilore they camped mid Sol Abbott, who woe ocUng is guide, and one engineer went on to look out a mute. They atoned mil on enow shOftS taking with them a pack out jfit and proTisions for four oc flvo days,dtexpecting to return at the end of thattime. Fears were felt for their safety, aa no news bud beeu heard of them up to the Otb inatoot. Joe. McDevlu,who lain mwn, bring* the good word that both Hamilton and Abbott returned on Uiut day. The explorers were out 30 daya uni hod ahard lime of it They found a pcactlca-...... rndehie route with a grftdc of 110 feat to the mile. A few short tunnels will be needed. On the enwern slope no tunnels will be needed. The grade is only 73 feat to the mile. No curvature will exceed six degrees.It is reported that 16 parties are in the field and that the route has been located for 100 miles wraf of Aseinaboine.About four good working months ru-ruaiu of this year. The contractors will no doubt turn them to account and give Great Foils a short route lo the Pacific ocean.Off for (he FlilliMS.ChariBt Taylor left Friday for Choteau where ho will collect supplies. Thin morning, J..T. Gibbons and Jos. Selfrod will start and join him ut that place. Thu party will thpn proceed westward through the Marias pass. Mr. Gibbons will continue down to Demarevlllc where he has interests while the other gentlemen will v strike out over the mountains on s prospecting tour, to be gone throe or four m/mlha Mr t* \Ud!l OXVT11 It t txtfaiT •Inmonths. Mr. Delfrod is welj acquainted with that, country and they nil! uo doubt looms some valuuble properties.WOOD KKWA COMING IN.Tli flMKiil Outlook ■■ Vlsvrd from Mlunrapolla.In their July circular, Jnmcs'McMlllnn A C.'ix, of Minneapolis, thus sum up the wool situation:«Tb# nun km for wool i* very dull and the demand fjom the manufacturers light. A large per oent of woolen machinery of the United riiatfa la either -hut down or running on short time on account of the light demand for inanu Pictured goods. A whlio a*«» the outlook was very bright for woo), as if wna expected that tbs toi'iff bill already passed by Uih bouse would 1ju«* the -emits. TJjIj would have enhanced the price of woolen gnods, which in turn would have helped the price of wool. The deiay inpassing this hill by the senate in (la pre».eot form is enabling foreign manufne turer* lo floral the market witli manufactured goods and tiaa discouraged buyers. Fat weathers that hava been sheared an- selling for $*.35 to $4.75 a cwt.| stock wethers at $4 200 to $4 n cwh; spring lambs at $5.00 tn $6.00 a cwr. At these prices for sheep and present prices for wool, more money can be mads in raising sheep tuan in any agricultural product .Sboep keep tbs farmo from running out, destroy the weeds, and yield n sure prolit. 5Iore of them should l»e kept.”The receipt* at Great Falls to far exceeds 1.400,000 pounds. Agent Kelly iiod hi- start arc kepi but.? almost night and day, attending to the large amount of freight business.A HoMfn telegram uf Tuesday said: Demand m ih'i ite: Territorial grades in fair rujneai .ir lt;ln$f$8c for fine, 58(^60c for line medium nod ,V!*«fi!ic for medium. Call lorn i a, 17lt;ft24c. Oregon wools quiet and iie-i eastern will not s«Jl at over 20fr 31c. and average A Philadelphia telegram dated Tuca day said: \Y.»ol, dull- price* nominal.
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The Semi Weekly Tribune
Great Falls, Montana, US
Wed, Jul 16, 1890
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