Granite Mountain a Ghost Town of Montana Mining History
The article recounts Granite on Granite Mountain near Philipsburg as a once thriving mining camp of over 5,000, now a ghost town. It details McLure and the Granite Mountain Co. founding, the discovery and value of the vein, the growth of infrastructure, a brick Miners Union hall, and silver-based prosperity with large dividend payments in 1890 amid saloons and colorful frontier tales.
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Edward B. Reynolds
Granite
Granite Mountain
Philipsburg
Montana
Charles D. MclLure
Ho Mining Co
William Williams
James G. Blaine
McLure
Hope
St. Louis
Granite Mountain Co
Joshua E. Clayton
Clayton
Paul A. Fusz
Charles Clark
Bi-Metallic Mining Co
Ranite City
Miners Union Hall
Miners’ Union Hall
Nat Goodwin
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Bandmann
Bi- Metallic Co
Philipsburg Mail
Granite and
Philipsburg Bank
Pleasant Dry
Charles F. Scheers
Montana Standard
Anaconda
Butte
Helena
Mount Granite
T Ae
Lcle
Granite Mountain Star
Royal Book Signing by British King at New York Fair
A truncated report recalls a British king signing a “Royal” book at a New York fair. The piece weaves in historical context about 1893 bank runs in Granite and Philipsburg, Montana, the silver price collapse, mine closures, and migration that left Granite a ghost town.
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N. Y. Fair
New York
England
George VI R.I
Peryson Hall
Elizabeth R
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Nervous Relief
An old advertisement touts Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for nervousness irritability and stress in women. It claims over six decades of use and more than one million testimonials alleging improved well being and resilience.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Classy Night Show at North Montana State Fair
North Montana State Fair announces Belles of Liberty as this year’s night show from Aug. 7 to 12. The revue blends vaudeville, opera, comedy and beauty with acts including Marian Ruger Alan Dodgers Myron Earnhardt and Alexander Santos Co. plus dancer Ann Rutherford.
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North
Montana State Fair
Walt Disney
Belles of Liberty
Marian Ruger
Mary Brian
Alan Dodgers
Frankie Masters
Myron Earnhardt
Horace Heidt
Exander Santos Co
Ann Rutherford
Goudsmith
Chicago
Edna Alee
One Building Remains in Lone Mining Camp
A lone brick hall stands as the sole remnant of a once thriving Kies mining camp, shuttered for forty four years. The empty site houses bats and owls, yet the old hall remains in fair condition, underscoring the district's loneliness.
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Kies
Nostalgia and faith in Granite Montana’s mining future
An old timer recalls Granite’s boom days and ruins with gratitude to Providence. The writer notes nostalgia for Granite’s mining past, belief in youth, and hope silver and new development will revive the town. Elizabeth Cole ties to Philipsburg area pioneer families.
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Ieee Gs
Montana
Granite
E Mirco Ig
Philipsburg
Elizabeth Cole
Philips Psburg
Deer
Powell
Apt
Chance to Strike It Rich Remains in Old-Fashioned Way
The note reflects on ongoing work and the persistent possibility that someone could get rich, a sentiment tied to traditional hopes of sudden wealth through labor or luck.
Gravel Load Begins For Sweet Grass Shelby Line
G N Great Northern Railway moves a gas motor shovel from Havre to Kevin gravel pit to load 200 cars for ballasting the Sweet Grass Shelby line. John Kosnick will head the extra gang. After completing this work the shovel moves to Brady to extract 600 cars for roadbed improvement. A large prior gravel pull occurred at Havre before the move to Kevin.
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G. N
Great Northern Railway Co
Havre
Kevin
Sweet Grass
Shelby
John Kosnick
Forerman
Brady
Montana Exhibit Draws Large Treasure Island Attendance
Estelle Nagel, attendant at the Treasure State exhibit, says the Montana display at Treasure Island and the Golden Gate exposition draws daily crowds of about 70,000, averaging 11,600 visitors to the Montana exhibit.
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Montana
Estelle Nagel
Treasure State
Montana Enacts Job Insurance Law Effective July 1
Montana's unemployment compensation act took effect July 1 with benefit checks due July 22. A state fund of over 6 million dollars has been built from employer payments since 1937, with estimates of 3 to 5 million dollars paid to jobless workers next year. Eligible claimants must have earned at least 150 dollars between April 1938 and March 31, 1939, be registered, able, and available to work.
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Montana
Barclay Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Commission
Helena
The
Con Ten
Silver Bow
Cascade
Poles
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Lewin
Clark
Er Athead
Gallatin
Ter
Glacier
Ark
Lake
Toole
Feranson
Pondera
Richland
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Grover Whalen
Fair Corporation
Lee Lehman
LaGuardia
Wes
Santos
Anaconda Sales Company
Anaconda, Mont
Dept. C. L
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