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Pictorial Histories Publishing. Softcover. New. Read this history of the Great Northern Railway's earliest construction in Montana - a railroad line from what became Great Falls through Helena to Butte's ""Richest Hill on Earth."" Follow James J. Hill's plans to capitalize on Montana's mining and agriculture, enabling him to build on to the West Coast. It's a story of vision and expansion, growth and development, intrigue and insider trading, all played out on the canvas of Montana Territory. Hill's influence shaped the state we know today. Contents: Gibson, Broadwater Hill and the Great Falls, pp. 1-8, Copper, Butte, Anaconda, Marcus Daly and Hill, pp. 9-22, Battle on the Ten Mile, MCRy Incorp., NP Response, pp. 23-32, Surveys, setbacks and the war with the NP, pp. 33-40, Building StPM&M to Great Falls, MCry to Helena, pp. 41-64, Clancy, Boulder Tunnel and the road to Butte, pp. 65-102, Sand Coulee, Stockett - MCRy to the coal fields, pp. 103-114, Along Belt Creek to Monarch, Barker and Neihart,… Read More

Pictorial Histories Publishing. Softcover. New. Over Homestake Pass on The Butte Short Line: The Construction Era 1888-1929. In the 1880s the Northern Pacific Railroad's management decided to bypass Butte, Montana, in favor of a main line through Helena 40 miles to the north. At that time the mining region around Helena appeared to be a more lucrative source of traffic and offered a lower crossing of the continental divide after the completion of the Mullan Tunnel. Within three years, however, that situation changed as Butte began its conversion to a copper center, becoming known as the 'Richest Hill on Earth.' In 1886 the NP began a decade-long struggle to find a satisfactory route into Butte'first from Garrison, then from Helena, and finally from Logan over Homestake Pass. The Butte Short Line is a history of that effort. The book chronicles surveys, agreements, and conflicts with the Union Pacific concerning rights-of-way in Jefferson Canyon, the Utah & Northern and the Montana Union. It examines… Read More