Tourist Park Hosts dO Cars Nightly
Butte tourists, averaging about thirty cars nightly since season start, show more than 30 on Sunday with nine over yesterday. Most arrivals come from adjacent states or California, split between east and west travelers aiming for Yellowstone Glacier or work for funds. Canadian plates appear, many headed to American parks then home. Butte serves as a waypoint, with few longer stays except for breakdowns as travelers pass through.
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Butte
Montana
California
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Butte Park
Camp Employes
Butts
Bids Sought for Butte Anaconda Route Maintenance
Montana state highway commission advertises bids for nine miles of Butte Anaconda pavement in Silver Bow county. Work includes widening fills, removing and adding guard rails, extending culverts, and creating an under shoulder to reduce danger of vehicles leaving the pavement. Project spans 9.118 miles, covering most Silver Bow county pavement. contract awarded at Helena on July 13 with work to begin soon after.
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Montana State Highway Commission
Butte - Anaconda
Silver Bow County
Helena
Silver Bow
Resume On Oregon Short Line After Nineteen Days
The Oregon Short Line between Butte and Dillon resumed service on July 3 after a 19 day shutdown caused by the Wise River flood on June 14. A half mile of track washout below Divide and a damaged bridge at Avon prompted the suspension. Superintendent R. M. Brooks led a 500 man effort to repair the damage in under three weeks, restoring train traffic.
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Oregon Short Line
Butte
Dillon
Wise River
Divide
L’ Avon
R. M. Brooks
Short Line repairs reopen route between Butte and Dillon
Butte shippers praised the reestablished Short Line track on the Dillon to Butte section. Freight suspended earlier for South s traffic via Spokane and passenger service by auto was restored, marking the line’s return to handling traffic as it did in the 1880s when Utah Northern built north.
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Dillon-Butte
Spokane
Butte
Dillon
Tyater City
Utah Northern
Two Railroaders Die In Weekend Accidents
Two railroad workers died near Butte in weekend incidents. Abeidt Abeldt, 45, a switchman for the C M St P railroad, was fatally struck by a westbound train near Janeystation while flagging. John Adolph Rivers, 19, was electrocuted Friday at Cedric east of Butte. coroner investigations planned.
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Janey Staion
Butte
John Adolph Rivers
Cedric
Abeidt
Pat Holland
Holland
Rivers
Adolph Rivers
Abaarokee
Stillwater County
Kyle Scott
Jefferson County
Adeldit
Donne
Wurose
Union Bus Depot Installed At 106 West Park
The Intermountain depot opened yesterday under Emile Torgeson, featuring bus accommodations, a soda fountain, cigar stand, shoe shine, barber shop, news stand, and light lunch counter. Completion planned by July 7 with full fixtures. interim operations moved to the new location. plans include serving all local lines and future transcontinental or tourist services.
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Intermountain
West Park
Emile Torgeson
Butte
Torgeson
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