Snyder Finds First Gold Near Arizona Street
A long history of Butte and Silver Bow mining is recounted from a Chicago Mining World issue. The piece notes early prospectors from Colorado to Idaho, the Bannack and Last Chance gulch eras, and the pivotal roles of William Farlin and Joseph Ramsdell in reviving Butte by 1875. Historical quotes from the Montana Post and references to Judge Warren and local figures frame the town’s rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
K. T. Hammond-Fogarty
Mr. Hammond-Fogarty
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Gold Creek
Henetsee
Fur
James
Granville Stuart
California
E. D. Leavitt
G. W. Stapleton
John White
Grasshopper Creek
Bannack
Cedar Tree Point
Aldergulch
Montana Post
Hawkins
Missouri
Ble Horn Country
Barney Hughes
Tom Cover
Henry Rodgers
Bill Fairweather
Henry Edgar
Bill Sweeney
Stuart
Clark
Yellowstone
Alder Creek
Last Chance Gulch
G. O. Humphreys
William Allison
Butte
Silver Bow Creek
Inter Mountain
Caleb Irvine
Silver Bow
Rockeran
Dublin Guich
Humphreys
Allison
Missoula
Snyder
Park Street
Arizona Street
John Noyes
Dave Upton
Grey Eagle
Pacific Slope
Springfield
Deer Lodge County
Cottonwood
Johnny Grant
County Recorder
Silver Bow City
Butte City
W. L. Farlin
Joseph Ramsdell
Farlin
Salt Lake
States
Washington
John Neyes
A. W. Barnard
George McCausland
William Hill
Hickey Brothers
James Overson
David N. Upton
Peter Hines
William Owsley
Joel W. Ransom
Robert Girton
Anson Ford
Immense production noted in Philipsburg Granite district
A United States Geological Survey bulletin reports Philipsburg quadrangle in Granite county Montana produced over 32 million dollars in gold and silver with 21.5 million in dividends. The district includes Philipsburg Cable Georgetown Combination Henderson and Flint mines. Granite and Cable ores show diverse mineralogy with both shared and unique varieties.
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United States Geological Survey
Philipsburg
Granite
Granite County
Philipsburg Quadrangle
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
Stone Station
Philipsburg and
Drummond
Northern Pacific Railway
Missoula
Cable
Georgetown
Combination
Henderson
Flint
Messrs. F. C. Calkins
D. F. McDonald
W. H. Emmons
Emmons
Granite Mountain
Flint Creek
Washington, D. C
Parrot Stock Suit Settlement Reported in New Haven
A settlement of the Franklin Farrel suit in New Haven over Parrot mine stock is announced. The case involved shares in Parrot Silver and Copper of Montana and a $600,000 alleged overpayment. Farrel family holdings totaled 119180 shares with negotiations tied to William Rockefeller and H. H. Rogers of Amalgamated Copper.
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New Haven
Notice of 1 cent dividend declared, stock record dates
Notice is hereby given that dividend No 1 of one cent per share has been declared this day payable July 1 1907 to stockholders of record June 25 1907. Share transfer books closed 3 p m June 25 1907 and reopen 10 a m July 2 1907. Deliver certificates to Trust Company of America at 36 Wall Street New York. N F Hayes acting secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust Company of America
Wall Street
New York
F. F. Hayes
Marysville and Boulder Batholiths Lead Montana Mining Center
The Marysville district in Montana sits within an irregular quartz diorite batholith that extends toward Granite and lies near the larger Boulder batholith. The Boulder complex surrounds Butte and hosts major silver and copper production, with smaller centers like Elkhorn and Unionville along its margins. The text notes declining economic importance but enduring theoretical value in geological study.
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Marysville
Montana
Joseph Barrell
United States Geological Survey
Butte
Elkhorn
Unionville
Helena
Granite
United States
Lock of Napoleons Hair Placed in Nottingham Castle Museum
An interesting relic of Napoleon Bonaparte, a lock of his hair cut about an hour after death, has been placed in the Nottingham Castle Museum. It was given to Naval Surgeon Dickson by one of Napoleon’s attendants.
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London
Napoleon Bonaparte
Nottingham Castle
Dickson
Napoleon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin
Waltham
Jeweler and Optician
Owsley Block
GRAYS
Mose Linz
N. Main St
Howard K. Welch
Robert W. Barbour
Welch, Barbour & Co
East Broadway
Butte Mining Stock Exchange
W. H. Nichols
Butte Stock Exchange
Butte and Coeur d'Alene
North Main Street
Butte, Mont
Fred Dorr
New York Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
San Francisco Merchants’ Exchange
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Boston Stock Exchange
Goldberg
Corner Park
Dakota Streets
Main
Dakota Street
Arizona
Warren
Hutte
Grasshopper
Dublin Gulch
Irvine
Fort Owen
Bitter Root Valley
Irvine Hunting Indiana
Walkerville
Anaconda Road
Dresser
Ford
Broadway and
Camp
Soafys
The
Geo
Logiceal Survey
Ingersoll
Rand CO
Broadway
Chicago Butte
Boughton Salt Lake
Parrot
Bullwhacker Copper Co
Lucin Copper Mines Company
State of
Treasury
Boa Wallace Corbett
W. H. Hall
RD OF Directors
DR. W. L. Renick
E. P. Pennebaker
E. L. Mayo
J, L. Templeman
Edwin Higgins
Lucin
Box Elder County
Utah
Nevada-Utah
Tecoma
Nev
Salt Lake Copper Company
Southern Pacific
Lucia Copper Mines Company
Wallace Corbett
Burt A. Tower
Luein Copper Mines Company
Mayo, Sachs & Co
Mont
Harbour Block
Wellcome & Peckover Company
Boulder
Portant Center of Mining
A.C. M. Hardware House
A. C. M. Hardware House
William A. Paine
Thomas S. Dee
Leonard D. Draper
Herbert, Foster
Boston
ED C. Sachs
W. C. Dierks
Boston Stock Exchanges
Hayden, Stone & Co
J. S. Bache & Co
Ww. Co
Lewis Pres
GG. A. Lauzier
Investment and Stock Brokers
Any Butte Bank
Hamilton St
Horace J. Merkle
Bart L. Monahan
Merkle & Monahan
Members
Butte Mining Exchange
Granite St
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