The Penobscot gold brick and Vestel’s rise in Helena mining
The Penobscot gold brick cast in Helena on April 14 1878 yielded $52262.62 as the 30 day February March output, propelling Nathan Vestel to mining fame. Vestel, buying out Stemple district holdings in 1876, built a mill and worked dumps then pursued ore from Discovery No 2 shafts with a battered alastra, aided by a 10 horsepower engine after bank loans, facing rising costs and mounting wages as he struggled to keep the mine afloat.
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Vestel
Virginia
California
Washoe
Stemple
Murphy
William Rader
Bert Nash
East
Marysville
Captain Sears
Emma
Sears
John Whitehead
Courtwright
Fortune
L. H. Hershfield & Bros
William B. Fure
Detroit
Mich
Penobscot & Snow Drift Consolidated Mining Co
Belmont
Honest Abe Starred in CBS Serial Based on Lincoln Life
The feature spotlights Ray Middleton as Abraham Lincoln in a CBS Saturday morning serial. It follows his early struggles, debts over seven thousand dollars, and a bold mining venture that yields a twenty thousand dollar gold bar. He then showcases wealth and mining lore in Helena with displays of gold as proof of fortune.
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Honest Abe
Abraham Lincoln
Ray Middleton
Lincoln
Submarine Cable Reaches Flathead Wild Horse Island
Montana completes a six mile undersea telephone line from Dayton to Wild Horse Island in Flathead lake. Engineers faced underwater challenges, sourcing final plans from Seattle as lines extend from Puget Sound to remote island ranches.
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Flathead
Wild Horse Island
Montana
Dayton
Pee A TaRe
Wild Horse and Ranch
Flathead Lake
Seattle
McNeil
Kalispell Seeks State Meat Inspection Step
Pomona Grange of Flathead County asks the state livestock sanitary board to provide beef pork and mutton inspection at Kalispell while poultry inspection is deemed adequate. The move follows the Montana Veterinary Medical Association urging meat inspection where practical and desired by the community. Great Falls Butte Billings have similar programs.
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Kalispell
Pomona Grange
Flathead County
W. J. Butler
Grange
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Sanitary Board
Montana Veterinary Medical Association
The Prospector Explores Morrison Cave Prospect
Helena writer Del Leeson recalls Morrison cave, Montana's only state park, and the Penobscot mine saga. The piece advises visitors to prepare for a strenuous 3,000 foot ascent, 301 feet of descent, 46 degree cave temperatures, and a two hour tour with lighting and sturdy footwear.
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Helena
Morrison
Morrison Cave
Montana
Carlsbad Caverns
Mammoth Cave
Ruth Ann Hannan plays Ruth Ann in CBS radio serial
The article profiles Marjorie Hannan born in Hamilton Ohio and known as Ruth Ann in the CBS daytime serial Bachelor's Children And notes her career path from modeling to teaching gymnastics to fund study at Cincinnati institutions The piece mentions a cave tour at Morrison cave with a six bit admission and suggests a light adventurous tone
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Marjorie Hannan
Ruth Ann
Hamilton
Marjorie
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Schuster-Martin School of Drama
Columbia Network
Western guides urge careful pace through space
A reader notes that the guides emphasize a calm, steady approach in navigating a space of choice. The advice underscores a respectful, traditional western tone and the option to either bend over or pass through as a simple maneuver.
Shelby City Council Approves Local Pool Project
Shelby council passes resolution to start construction of a public pool with changehouse and lab building. Work scheduled to begin July 20 at the park site.
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Shelby Pool
Shelby City Council
Park
Swh
Refugees Build Over Two Hundred Factories in England
Refugees in England are reported to be constructing more than 200 new factories, highlighting a rapid postwar industrial push. Local authorities note strong workforce involvement and regional spread across multiple counties.
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