Early Visitor Describes Old Bonanza Camp and Gulches
An observer tours Blackfoot and nearby gulches in Montana noting Carpenter's bar as the richest placer and the vast 20 square mile productive belt. He details water limits, a future aqueduct, heavy nuggets, rich diggings in Snowshoe Deadwood Washington and McClellan, and coal finds fueling miners and new industry.
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McClellan
Washington
California
Montana
Greenhorn Gulch
Snowshoe
Deadwood
Ophir
Jefferson, Montana
Carpenter’s Bar
Blackfoot
Carpenter's Bar
Dorcas Society
N. P. Langford School of
Alchemists
Phil Sheridan
No. 11
Ophir Gulch
Jefferson
Tom Rhea
Pious
Rhea City
Sam Jackson
Nevada
Williams, McClellan, Crevice
Jackson House
Rhea’s
Enos Wall
Jim Wade
Robinson & Co
Gate
Washington Gulch
Lincoln
Montana Gulches
Alder Gulch
Ohio
Buckeye
Illinois
New Hampshire
Diggins
Bailey
Eliza Smith
Homer
Dick Mason
Blucher
Monte Cristo
Harvey
Carpenter’s
Theodore Cunningham
Star
Virginia
Hotel de Cunningham
Oliver
Helena
Rocky Mountains
Greenhorn Station
Oliver & Co
Lena
Ten Mile Creek
Treasure state heroine Harriet Brewer built Helena hospital
Harriet Foote Brewer wife of Bishop L R Brewer moved from New York to Helena in 1881 to aid church work and spearhead St Peters Hospital. She recruited nurses, secured supplies from the east, raised 10000 dollars for a new hospital, and oversaw construction with the cornerstone laid June 22 1887, shaping Montana medical care.
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East
Middle West
del Leeson
Helena
Harriet Brewer
L. R. Brewer
Episcopal
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Harriet Foote
Canton
N. Y
Episcopal Diocese of
St. Peter's Hospital
Mr. Brewer
New York
West
Brewer
Northern Pacific
The
Grange
Jackson
Miss Young
Miss Sperry
Miss Fisher
Jackson Street
St. Peter’s
Mrs. Brewer
New Haven
Seagram 5 Crown Blended Whiskey Details
Seagram Distillers Corporation of New York markets Seagram s 5 Crown Blended Whiskey. The straight whiskies used are four years or older and the blend includes 2734 percent straight whiskies and 724 percent grain neutral spirits with a 90 proof statement.
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Seagram’s
Seagram
Seagram Distillers Corporation
New York
Powell Pioneer Charles B Smith Westward 1865
Charles B. Smith born 1843 Rhode Island enlisted 12th Rhode Island Infantry, served in the Civil War. He drove cattle west from Atchison in 1865 to Central City Colorado, mined there, then moved to Salt Lake City and Montana near Helmville. He died January 24, 1917. his letter from Helena era found by Miss Jean Moore.
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Charles B. Smith
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Infantry Volunteers
Army of the Potomac
Virginia
Kentucky
Mr. Smith
Atchison, Kan
Central City
Colo
Salt Lake City
Montana
Virginia City
Edward Smith
Charles
Cape Horn
California
Edward
Blackfoot City
Blackfoot
Helmville
Charles Smith
Guliches
Helena
Jean Moore
Marysville
Charles Ss
Montana WPA Writers Project Expands Almanac Series
The Montana Writers' Project plans at least three published works by year end, with Montana's State Guide Book already on sale and a humorous annual almanac in process. Other titles in progress include History of the Montana Livestock Industry and an Encyclopedia for Montana, plus regional city guides and legends. The effort involves 65 researchers and area editors seeking old records and firsthand material from cattle and sheep men to enrich the volumes.
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Montana
WPA
Soeas
Michael Kennedy
State Publishing Co
Helena
Kennedy
Montana Livestock Industry
Mineral County
Butte
State Office
Harriett Brewer and a Life of Service in Montana
Harriet Brewer influenced Montana's care and Chinese missionary efforts from Dillon to Helena. She built a larger hospital, directed St Peters hospital, and opened a Chinese missionary school. She died March 17, 1903, leaving a lasting imprint on community and state. Flowers from Chinese Montanans lay with her coffin.
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Harriet Brewer
Montana
Dillon
St. Peter's Hospital
Northwest Airlines Passenger Traffic Rises Sharply in December
Northwest Airlines reports an 864 percent surge in passengers carried in December from a year earlier, an all time high for the season. Passenger revenues up 83 percent versus 1938 and 9 percent over November, with mail and express rising. Three 21 passenger Douglas transports added to meet growing traffic, to enter service February 1 for Chicago to Seattle routes with Douglas equipment.
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Crol Hunter
Northwest Airlines
Chicago
Seattle
Oil Leases Approved for Three Neighbors in Montana
The state land board approved oil and gas leases to Ben O Madison of Shelby on 60 acres in Toole county, A B Cobb of Cut Bank on 320 acres in Glacier county, and John Wilmann of Great Falls on 160 acres in Toole county.
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State Land Board
Ben O. Madison
Shelby
Toole County
A. B. Cobb
Cut Bank
Glacier County
John Wilmann
Great Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Jean Moore
Henry Phiegar
Pennsylvania
California Gulch
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda
Americas Fine SE
Agram
Powell
U. S. Bureau OF Mines
Copper Mining Company
Butte, Montana
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