Buried Treasure Tale Sparsely Verified on Gravelly Range
Montana lore tells of road agents robbing a stagecoach near Romey Lake during Plummer’s gang era and burying gold on Gravelly Range in Madison County. An Indian survivor breathed the legend, later linked by landmarks to Virginia City and Vigilante history, with treasure once valued around 30 000 dollars.
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Madison County
Virginia City
Upper
Ruby
Romey Lake
Dillon
Bannack
Old West Gold Cache at Birch Creek Ranch Story
A Conrad area tale recalls the John P. Sullivan Birch Creek stock ranch bought by Bob Ryan. The narrative recounts a 19th century gold cache buried by three outlaws near Romey Lake, their double crossing, a fatal confrontation, and a legendary stash tied to Bannack and Dillon.
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Conrad
Bob Ryan
John P. Sullivan
Birch Creek
John Sullivan
William Sullivan
Red Lodge-Cooke City Road Designated Park Approach
The Red Lodge to Cooke City road is designated as an approach to Yellowstone National Park under the Leavitt act. The 60 mile Montana Wyoming route will cost about 1.94 million dollars, take four years to build, begin this season, and provide Montana its first northeast park access.
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Red Lodge
Cooke City Road
JHE National Park Service
Wilbur
Yellowstone National Park
Montana
Wyoming
Yellowstone
State Highway Commission of
Walsh
Wheeler
Erickson
Leavitt
Park Service
Northwest
Cooke City
J. C. F. Siegfriedt
Billings Plans Move Toward New Fox Theater Project
In Billings a preliminary step toward building a new Fox West Coast theater is underway after selling a barn and brick house at auction for 275 and 80 dollars. The structures will be moved before April 15 and the project may cost about 300000 dollars though no official announcement has been issued. A trans Atlantic liner will use 60000 plates 40000 cups and 20000 tumblers.
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Billings
Fox West Coast
Blood Stained Gold of Romey Lake Becomes Local Myth
The tale recounts methodical killings and a buried cache near Gravelly range at Romey lake. A road agent killed by Bannacks, treasure hidden, later hunted by Madison John and English George Thorpe, but landmarks vanished and the gold faded into legend.
Every third cup of coffee drunk in the
The fragment suggests a discussion of coffee consumption but lacks full context and details to identify a complete event or subject. Further readable text is needed to form a proper headline and summary with named entities and concrete facts.
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Gan
Pullman Car Tickets Dominate Daily Rail Use
The article notes that approximately 80 000 Pullman car tickets are used each day in the United States highlighting heavy passenger rail demand and the prominence of sleeping car travel in early 20th century schedules.
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The
United
Aged Watchman Dies in Libby Cabin
Tom Dillon, 65, was found dead in his Howard Acres cabin near Libby. Heart trouble caused his death after months of illness. He was night watchman at the Zonolite plant and left Wisconsin relatives informed as funeral plans are pending.
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Libby
Tom Dillon
Ed Alley
L. G. Sperry
Howard Acres
Dillon
Alley
Sperry
Wisconsin
Albert Dillon
Chippewa Falls
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Homer Faust
Kidd
Southwest
Big Birch Creek
Beartooth
Beartooth National Forest
Bureau of Public Roads
Hyde
Interior Department
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Forest Service
Ridaw
Billings Gasette
Conoco
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John
George Thorpe
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Desperado
Jim Promney
Hack Wilson
Richy Craig Jr
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