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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
6
A major earthquake rattled western Montana and adjoining states, damaging buildings in Manhattan Logan Three Forks and nearby towns. Landslides blocked rail lines at Lombard Trident and elsewhere as tremors were felt from Livingston to Spokane and as far south as Thermopolis.
The fifth earthquake in Anaconda at 9:41 listed a short, violent north south shake. Electrical storms accompanying the shocks injured five people in various city areas. A flagpole broke with its base crushed and a nearby fence moved several feet. Lewistown reports continuing tremors in Montana.
The June 29 earthquake damage spans Missoula Three Forks Manhattan and Helena with ruined public buildings and on fire Willow Creek. Cracks appeared in Missoula county jail eight to seven inches, while Milwaukee line landslides block twenty miles. No serious injuries reported. total damage around 300000 to 500000 predicted.
Cheyenne Wyoming June 22 Secretary Work urged a new federal program for irrigation reclamation stressing cooperation with states, landowners, and settlers. She said limited profits hinder private buildout and urged districts managed by residents with government aid for large scale irrigation projects.
The speaker ties arid land reclamation to national agricultural welfare. They warn that soil fertility loss alarms the nation, linking soil health to national intellect. Irrigation should popularize farm life and keep the farm as the ideal home base for future advisers.
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