Great Gold Mines in the Little Rocky Mountains Rise Again
A mining history and current resurgence in Montana's Little Rocky district recounts Whitcomb and Phillips exploits. Beav er Creek and Ruby Gulch operate with new mills, power plans, and expansion hopes while the district eyes large scale low grade gold deposits and possible distant power and transport projects.
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Little Rocky Mountains
Little Rockies
Phillips County
Montana
Bear Paw Mountains
England
Yate
Ben D. Phillips
Lvestock
Phillips
Pete Zortman
Pike Sandusky
Sandusky
Zortman
Kid'” Curry
Whitcomb
Louis Goslin
Coburn Brothers
Helena
Marlow and Smith
Ruby Gulch
Portman
Beaver Creek
wWaron
Ruby Gulch Co
B. D. Phillips
August Mining Co
August Co
Aurust Co
Alabama
Alder Gulch Mining Co
Pole Gulch
Ruby Gulch Mining Co
Alder Gulch Co
Milton I. Leydig
Black Hills
Ruby
Mose Zimmerman
St. Paul
Stems Brothers- Helmers, Inc
Zimmerman
First National Bank & Trust Co
Minneapolis
Zimmerman Estate
Ruby Glory Hole
Charles Whitcomb
Chicago
Little Ben
Little Rockies Mining Co
Sam Goodman
Great Falls
Future of District
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Equitable Life Insurance
New York Street Railway
Ryan
Utah
Missouri River
Missouri
Ben Phillips
Forday
Little Rocky Mountain District
Twin Cities
Butte
United States
Open Season Begins for Fishing and Trapping on Yellowstone
In Gallatin County Deputy Game Warden Frank Marshall notes opening of trapping and commercial seasons on the Yellowstone River. Commercial fishing is for whitefish only, with fishermen allowed to sell catch under a regular fishing license. Daily limit 30 pounds. possession limit 60 pounds. Trappers expect strong fur prices and must obtain a special $10 license from the state game warden.
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Yellowstone River
Gallatin County
Frank R. Marshall
Yellowstone
Hail Insurance Chief Reports Montana Crops Improve
K Bowman state hail insurance commissioner just back from southeastern Montana says grass and crop prospects are better than last year. Hay sells for 7 to 8 dollars a ton in the stack and grazing is also improved.
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K. Bowman
Montana
O'Byrne Concludes Montana Labor Tour
State Labor Commissioner Ed O'Byrne completed a tour of Montana visiting every town with more than 500 people. He investigated compliance with the eight hour law the child labor statute and the hours and conditions for women workers.
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O'Byrne
Ed O’byrne
Montana
Pioneer Richard Grant Portrait Accepted by Montana Library
The Montana historical library received a photograph of Richard Grant, early Montana settler and Hudson's Bay Co. employee for 38 years. Grant began fur trade in Fort Hall Idaho and settled near Missoula in 1858, living there until his death in 1862. His great grand daughter Mrs. Frederick Shaw of Oakland California presented the image.
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Montana Historical Library
Richard Grant
Montana
Frederick Shaw
Oakland
Calif
Grant
Hudson's Bay Co
Missoula
Fort Hall
Idaho
Hudson’s Bay Co. Post
Light Head Easier to Pute in Rains Than Heavy One
A brief note states that a head lighter in weight is easier to cope with in heavy rain than a heavier head.
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Carl J. Traverman
Mining Association of Montana
Montana Stock & Cond Co
Little
Ben
Harlem Road
Ruby Gu
P. A. Wickham
Los Angeles
Charles W
Nest Dorais
Montana Stocks& Bond Co
Edith Murphy
Harry Whitcomb
Malta
Charles L. Fredericks
Stems-Helmer
Whitcomb-Traverman
Bonanza
Ineersoll-Rand
Westinghouse
General Electric
Mil
E. M
Little Rock
Northwest Mining Association
Spokane
Rocky
HOTEL
Urey
Earl Hungerford
Kevin-Sunburst Oil Field
Kevin
BIG West Oil Company
Ferdig
Sunburst Bank
Shelby
J. Hugo Aronson
Dilmont and
CUT Bank
Mont
SoDae Pandas
Agences
Socony-Vacuum
Socony
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc
White Eagle