14 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1893
Page
1
The mining claims are free milling geld and yield rock assays from 17 to 150 dollars per ton. Located near and adjoining the famed Independence wines in the Boulder District. Investor inquiry advised by A G Waren to contact for opportunities.
Butte miner quotes James Buchannan recounting a recent train robbery near town. He describes the robbers as experienced desperadoes, notes a crippled forefinger and flattened fingertip, and recalls the posse chase ending when funds were found lacking to pay rewards.
E A and James Vickery and partners began placer claims on Clark s Fork and plan sluicing later to yield $2 to 10 per day. In Bozeman Thomas Doyle was shot by J Beahm after a quarrel. Beahm fled and was not captured. Northern Pacific trims train to Red Lodge to a tri weekly. Boston and Montana reports 3 million pounds of copper produced last month, 1 million electrolytic.
The Parrot mines and smelter at Butte have shut down, leaving 650 workers unemployed. The note questions whether these workers voted for a change in the prior fall election.
John Robinson of Bozeman, president of the State Irrigation Association, says the executive committee will meet in Bozeman on September 16 to choose a delegate for the national convention in Los Angeles. An eastern paper carries an ad warning John Hall to return stolen goods or risk a public name. Smith River cattle growers delay beef shipments to October 1, hoping for stronger prices amid a large hay crop.
A damaged report describes Montana county mismanagement with Minnesota contractors, warrants sold at 18 percent discount, and a county bankrupt with receivership. It notes wage cuts for Northern Pacific Railway workers, drained funds, and asset losses including Granite county and a Phillipsburg agent selling tickets abroad. An ad notes Crockery and Glassware clearance.
A fragmented report discusses potential silver issuance to boost Western money supply, with New York banks implicated in price and trust concerns. It notes bank stability in St. Louis and Chicago, opposition to policy from eastern interests, and calls for unity among Westerners to endure the financial strain.
The readable fragment references a discussion or event with names and roles but lacks coherent details or context to identify date, place, or outcome. No verifiable entities or facts are extractable for a reliable summary.
A wagon carrying cadets overturned on a bluff near Missoula. Walden and Louk were thrown clear. both were injured. One man died Sunday night at Sisters Hospital. Buck Ble is jailed.
Bandits blew open the express car safe on the Lake Shore and Michigan Central line at Bengallville Monday night and seized over 300000 dollars. Engineer Knapp was fired and badly injured.
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