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Memorable Journey Recalled By Storm
After sun broke, fire and flood wrecked bridges and rail lines. The Standard kept contact between Butte and Anaconda by phone while telegraph failed. Train service halted. dispatches rode by courier and even an old cowboy, Frank Conway, rode to deliver papers. He braved floods and terrain, finishing weary but delivering the goods as auto trips replaced rail.
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