Montana sapphires and diamonds spark a frontier fever
The memoir recounts Montana gem lore from Yogo sapphires in Judith Basin to early diamond fever at Pioneer and French Bar. A group trades claims, the Yogo discovery shifts value, and a pair exploiters’ swindle tests prospecting greed and grit.
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Montana
Yogo
Judith Basin
John E. Blixt
State Bureau of Mines and Geology
Helena Corporation
Deer Lodge
Thomas
Stuart Brothers
Pioneer
Mmebbe
Sonny
Dizzy Deen Winners Membership Plan Offer
Free Dizzy Deen Winners membership with Grape Nuts purchase. Send 12-oz Yellow and Blue Grape Nuts package top, name, and address to Battle Creek Michigan for a bronze prize pin and club manual showing 37 prizes. Offer expires December 31, 1935. not valid in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy Deen
Battle Creek
Mich
Canada
Determining Wool Shrinkage for Market Shipment
Montana sheepmen can use a table to estimate net price at Montana points after deductions for handling and selling commissions. Most Montana wool is well packed though some clips are contaminated by straw dirt and foreign matter, lowering value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
F.o. B
Montana Points
I. M. C. Anderson
Montana State College
Mr. Anderson
Conoco Travel Bureau Predicts Record Summer Tourism
Montana merchants are urged to prepare for the greatest tourist trade in years as the Conoco Travel bureau reports tourism will double over last summer. Dust storms and floods reduced and revived highways, boosting green scenery and wildflowers nationwide. The Denver bureau notes 115 percent more trip service applications in early 1935 versus 1934, with 250 staffers on duty and 2,000 Conoco dealer stations across 42 states ready to assist travelers.
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Montana
Conoco Travel Bureau
America
Continental Oil Company
Denver
Cola
United States
Joe H. Thompson
Bureau
Travel Bureau
Conoco
Conoco Tra
Continental Oil Building
Colo
Princeton Scientists Return to Red Lodge for Sixth Summer
Princeton researchers led by Dr Thom Jr arrive at Red Lodge for the sixth annual field season. About 45 scientists and visiting students from eastern universities attend a conference outlining the 1935 expedition and study plans. ~100 people including families participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton le Scott Fund Geological Research
E Tien
Red Lodge
Thom Jr
Princeton University
Nesta
Ie Horn Mountain
Rocky Mountain
How to Inspect Sands for Sapphires and Rubies
The guide describes washing sand on a waxed trough surface to reveal stones. Moisten sand, rinse with clean water, and inspect the wax surface with a glass. Deep blue or red stones should be saved for expert testing. poorly colored stones hold little value even if hard and chemically suitable.
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Montana
First National Bank of
Helena
Old French Bar
Missouri River
French Bar
Zoeel
Deer Lodge
Philipsburg
Our
Capitol
Jack
Kimberley
South Africa
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James E. Stuart
Heine
The
Harvey
Bruno
Tiamonds
Jimmie
New York
Nampa
Idaho
Ant Hills
Fanny
Glacier Park
B. S. Anponowsky
CCC
Camp No. 1
Lake McDonald Hotel
Mad Dog
Jiminy
Dizzy Dean
Dorothy
Pia
Dean
Dizzy
General Foods
Princeton
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