Matt Eccles
Matt Eccles' life in the Flathead Valley began in 1886 with a nine-mile hike from his home northwest of Helena to the Northern Pacific Railroad. He took a train, then packed horses and paid $2.50 for passage across Flathead Lake.
Eccles followed his two brothers' lead to a field in Somers. There, the simple outline of a cabin marked by four logs was the start to the family homestead. He eventually became a sawmill owner in the Flathead Valley, Eccles was a good business man who married late and never had children. In his free time he was a collector. He accumulated National Geographic magazines and the newest technological advancement. After sending away for a camera he learned how to take and develop photographs that preserved the life of his neighbors in the Flathead Valley. Written by Katheryn Houghton, Daily Interlake/ Published 27 Nov 2016
Matt Eccles' life in the Flathead Valley began in 1886 with a nine-mile hike from his home northwest of Helena to the Northern Pacific Railroad. He took a train, then packed horses and paid $2.50 for passage across Flathead Lake.
Eccles followed his two brothers' lead to a field in Somers. There, the simple outline of a cabin marked by four logs was the start to the family homestead. He eventually became a sawmill owner in the Flathead Valley, Eccles was a good business man who married late and never had children. In his free time he was a collector. He accumulated National Geographic magazines and the newest technological advancement. After sending away for a camera he learned how to take and develop photographs that preserved the life of his neighbors in the Flathead Valley. Written by Katheryn Houghton, Daily Interlake/ Published 27 Nov 2016