Mysterious Finders and Gold in the Little Rockies
The Little Rockies in Phillips and Blaine counties loom as a storied gold district with legends of Kies and Dutch Louis. Accounts recount early discovers near Alder and Beauchamp creeks, 1860s explorations, 1884 stampedes, vigilante activity, and the shift to cyanide ore processing that unlocked wealth.
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Montana
Little Rocky Mountains
Phillips
Blaine
Little Rockies
Ruby Gulch
Portman
August Gold Company
Sandusky
Fergus Mining Company
Rawhide
Ninety-Six
Curry Gang
Chris Kies
Fort Benton
Kies
John Lepley
Chouteau County
Silver Creek
Missouri River
Fort McGinnis
Lee Scott
Rocky Point
McKinzie
McGinnis
Hancock Creek
Rattlesnake
Reed’s Fort
Judith
Lewistown
Dutch Louis
Crooked Creek
Louis
Pike Sandusky
Frank Aldrich
Alder
Moccasin
Malden
Matt Foley
Sport Welsh
Denton Deer
Billy Leg
Maiden
Willard Duncan
Clais Steadman
Tony McFarlin
Fort Assinniboine
Department
Potter
Eighteenth Infantry
Alder Gulch
War Department
Captain Scott
Beauchamp's Creek
News Briefs From Treasure State
Garfield County reports 350 Red Cross members with 278 registered in Jordan. Winston-Newell grocers take over Price-Rite in Plentywood. Senator Wheeler says a $61500 WPA project to promote Montana music approved. Various items from Harlowton to Kalispell note court actions, hunting, oil tests plans, and local civic events.
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Jordan
Garfield County
Red Cross
Plentywood
Winston-Newell Co
Wilbur Damson
Helena
United States
B. K. Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Hotel Association Elects New Montana Leaders
Hugh Egan of Heads Hotel in Lewistown was chosen president of the Montana Hotel Association at the close of the annual Great Falls meeting. He succeeds Paul J. Hagen of Glendive. Other officers named include Paul Campbell of Glasgow first vice president Millegan of Miles City second vice president and A J Breitenstein of Great Falls as secretary.
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Hugh Egan
Lewistown
Montana Hotel Association
Great Falls
Paul J. Hagen
Glendive
Paul Campbell
Glasgow
Millegan
Miles City
A. J. Breitenstein
Toole County Acquires Land for New Airport Near Shelby
Toole County acquired 480 acres five miles south of Shelby for a new airport. State trade of 960 acres from scattered blocks funds the site adjacent to water and gas lines off the main highway near the Marinas river. The current airport a mile north is too small and poses a hazard from power lines.
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New Toole County
Aiport Toole County
Shelby
Perousine
Marinas
Final Figures On Referendums Revealed By State Board
The state canvassing board led by Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell reports final figures on the vote for three special measures in the November 5 election ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Secretary of
Sam W. Mitchell
Rancher to Furnish Food Lodging and Supplies
The statement notes a rancher will provide food lodging and supplies to the trapper when he is in the area.
Montana votes on bond issues and millage measures
One measure failed. Initiative No. 44 would have issued 850000 in bonds for Montana State college buildings, 51917 for and 57197 against. Referendum No. 42, the university millage tax levy, passed 57970 to 2999. Referendum No. 43 approved a 500000 bond for Warm Springs state mental hospital, 75824 for and 38469 against.
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Montana State College
State Mental Hospital
Warm Springs
Private State Savings Gain in Montana Insured I Savings
Montana savings rise to 8.002 million as of November 1 from 7.502 million a year earlier. First ten months 1910 saw 1.712 million in new deposits across eight insured savings and loan associations, with 11,177 investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Nugent Fallon
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Montana Extends Bull Elk Season in Sun River Country
The state fish and game department approves a 30 day extension for bull elk hunting in Sun River country. The season now runs through March 31 with branch horn bulls as legal game and the area may close on two days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Fish and Game Department
Sun River Country
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Lewis and Clark County
Lepley
Kics
Bill Hamilton
Rockies
Bill
Joe Wye
Fred Merchant
John Thomas
Bent
Grinnell
Benton
Milk River
Piegan
Billy Skillen
Old Fort Belknap
Bill McKenzie
Spud” Murphy
Harlowton
Weather Bureau
C. E. Parker
Judith Gap
Great Malls
Roundup
Helen Sadler
State Department of Public Welfare
Baker
Miss Sadler
Bozeman
Kalispell
Oliver Bose
Cedar B. Aronow
Edna Feigel
Jeanine Highland
Mrs
Margaret Riley
Edna
Jeanine
Mrs. Riley
Lawrence Strom
John McCormack
Emma Rom
Hamilton
Albert Besancon
Roy Carson
Texas
Carson
Sid Clark
Missoula
Big Prairie
Flathead National Forest
J. C. Urquhart
Red Lodge
W. L. Wayman
Clark
Wyo
Wayman
E. M. Adams
American Legion Hall
H. L. Lokensgard
Whitefish
Woman's Club of
L. J. Sissel
Orpheum Theater
Orpheum
Flathead County
County Fair Board
County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Annie Olden
Musselshell County
Norway
Wisconsin
Webster
S. C
Upper
Flathead
Hoerr-Jensen Corp
Schirreffs
Penilla
Columbia
Temple
Abe Goodman
Estel E. Doty
Sam R. Wilber
George D. Riley
Robert =. Devgney
L. T. Lawler
E. Leonard Setterstedt
E. H
Pop) Carr
Truman G. Bradford
Warren Toole
Chester Anderson
George Haddow
Ambrose Measure
Lone Pine Hill
Ernest White
Roy Alexander
Hamilton Gordon
M. H. Zimmerman
Service and Wildlife Service
Clark's Fork Valley
Anaconda
U. S
Bureau of Mines
Copper Mining Company
Butte, Montana
Charles M. Russell
Russell
Montana Newspaper Association
Falls, Mont
Martha Mears
Harry Cooper
Hollywood
Ntti & i
Stardust
Dorothy McGuire
Sally Milgrim
Sunny Brook
Kentucky
Gexny Droog Vin
National Distillers Prod. Corp
N.Y
Rawlins
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