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Show PROM SOURCES MORE OR LESS AUTHENTIC 'HELENA. Mont.. Jan. 7 From sources more or less authentic. It is reported re-ported that the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company officials will make public an announcement, within the next fortnight of their now line of railroad rail-road which will pass through Lewlstown According to this statement, the new road will leave the main line between Melstone and Musselshell crossing, come up through the Flatwlllow country close lo Grass Range, cross tho McDonald Creek divide, lap the coal mines in that section of the county, and then strike Lewlstown by the easiest grade obtainable obtain-able From that city, the line will proceed pro-ceed northwest' to Great. Falls and thenco on out through tho Cadottc pass In tho main range of the Rockies. As an evidence of this intention on the part of the railroad company, it Is stated that men Interested In the real estate end of the company have been securing options on large tracts of land in the Flatwlllow and Musselshell conn- i li.o I'l.lo ........ I .......1,4 .1.. nu'nsc territory of tine land In the southern south-ern part of the country, which is now far away from a railroad. Uetwcen the Musselshell and Flatwlllow creek arc tons of thousands of acres of level land, which will become immediately valuable for agricultural purposes as quickly as a railroad Is put through. There are great coal mines on the McDonald Creek divide, which eould then be developed with profit to the owners. Information has been received here to the effect that the Soo line, which has for the past three or four years made several efforts lo get Into the Milk River valley, will extend Its line from Ambrose. N. D.. west, and will cross the Great Northern track at or near Nashua, thence southwest and will cross tho Missouri In the vicinity of Llcmas. and then follow the river west until Wilder or Armclls creek Is reaclie,d, when the river will again be crossed, tapping the rich Little Rockies mining district at Zortman. From Jiortman the lino Is to bo extended to Grcut Falls, Helena and Butte, or at least a connection made with .the Helena and Butte electric line, whose right of way has been purchased practically In Its entirety. |