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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
6
The Montana County Dairy Herd Improvement associations removed 31 cows from their herds in May after tests showed they failed to provide profit. J. O. Tretsven of Montana State College reports 187 cows in six associations produced 40 pounds or more of butterfat.
Montana state relief administrator William Ruffcorn reports May expenditures totaling 1,003,559.91 dollars with 776,611.56 dollars from federal funds and 226,948.35 dollars from state and local funds. Of the total, 699,083.67 dollars went to the state's destitute, while 155,875.40 dollars financed administration.
Andrew M. Murphy a Montana pioneer and Black Hills prospector died in a Great Falls hospital at age 85. He served as street commissioner in Great Falls and participated in early Indian troubles. He was born August 12 1849 in New Brunswick and came to the U S as a child with his parents. survivors include a widow and a daughter Mrs. E C Mitchell of Dut ton.
The article recounts Murphy’s early journey to Montana in 1867 at age 19, his work as a freighter between Fort Benton and Helena, and his later moves toward the Black Hills. It notes encounters with Gen George A Custer, the Little Bighorn era, and ongoing Sioux threats as Murphy and 22 companions trekked from Deadwood toward the Big Horns before the Custer massacre.
Geologist Paul Schafer told the Montana Mining Association in Great Falls that Neihart district mines should be developed with modern milling, emphasizing flotation to produce zinc concentrates and separate silver and lead. He recommended cooperative mill ownership and detailed zoning into Neihart slope, Snow creek, and Carpenter creek units, noting potential in low-grade ore and need for large-scale, group operations.
The narrative recounts miner experiences during the Black Hills gold rush era. Murphy, a miner, recalls capturing a Sioux warning about Custer and describes scattering attacks near Centennial prairie and Montana City. He later aids pursuits of Sioux and joins Fort Keogh construction before settling near Chinook.
Carl Meyer a 23 year old Deer Valley rancher escaped with a black eye after colliding head on with a Northern Pacific freight train near Warm Springs. His car was demolished and he was en route to visit his three girls when the incident occurred.
Crops in the Laurel territory gained from repeated showers and rains, especially grain on dry land, as harvest prospects improved with weather.
Helen Hentschel, noted as the country's first girl outboard motor boat chasman, provides expert guidance on motors boats and equipment to customers of a New York firm. The text recalls early autos like Duryea’s horseless carriage of 1892 93 and mentions European radio cars with tall aerial masts. It notes Oklahoma’s 1934 record corn and cotton crops lows and hints at zinc lead ore deposits near Hagener creek needing geologic study to assess mill consolidation feasibility.
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