Pierre Wibaux: Montana cattle king of the Bad Lands
Pierre Wibaux rose from Parisian youth to become Montana's foremost cattle baron. He acquired vast land across Montana and Texas, owned tens of thousands of cattle, and his name shaped eastern Montana including a county and county seat. He befriended Theodore Roosevelt, later U.S. president, and spent summers on his ranch and winters in Paris.
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American Bankers’ Life Insurance Co
Wibaux County
Chromite Ores In State Will Help Defense
Montana mineral study notes large chromite deposits in Sweetgrass Stillwater and Carbon counties. New concentrating methods could yield ore suitable for steel and defense uses as ferrochrome. Domestic production small. imports may decline, prompting RFC and Anaconda plans for a central mill and mine development near Benbow.
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Carl J. Traverman
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James F. Kemp
Columbia University
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States Bureau of Mines
Paul A. Schafer
Montana School of Mines
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Francis A. Thomson
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United States Bureau of Mines
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Carbon County
Madison County
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Montana Mineral Resources Survey
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Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Conoco Nth Oil Promises Superior Engine Protection
An oil patent touts Conoco Nth synthetic oil with plated lubrication that resists drainage, reducing wear while delivering extended life. It claims a 5 quart fill lasted 13 398 miles in tests and urges customers to ask at their Your Mileage Merchant Conoco station. Continental Oil Company promotes synthetics as a bettering of America's oil.
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