The Rise of a Copper King Marcus Daly
Irish immigrant Marcus Daly came to the United States in 1856 and moved to California five years later. He followed mining advice, was sent to Butte by the Walker Brothers of Salt Lake City, purchased the Anaconda Mine, and uncovered one of the world’s richest copper ore deposits.
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Marcus Daly
Ireland
United States
California
Thomas Murray
Butte
Walker Brothers
Salt Lake City
Anaconda
New York City
Marcus
Germany
Montana
Rockies
Old West
Elsa Maxwell
Mark
Daly
Montaniana
Corcea
Adaim
Murray
Calaveras County
Mother Lode
Mark Twain
Bret Harte
Joaquin Miller
Comstock Lode
Virginia City
Nev
George Hearst
J. B. Haggin
Willie
Walker Bros
Hearst and
Haggin
Margaret Evans
Walkers
Walkerville
Mont
Alice
Hickey Brothers
Edward
Daniel
Marcus Daly and the rise of Montana’s copper king
A portrait of Marcus Daly from Irish peasant roots to Butte mining magnate. The piece traces his arrival in New York in 1856, emigration to America, early labors, and the formation of the Anaconda Mining Co as he transforms the Anaconda copper mine into a major Western empire.
Lambs Club Sends Greetings to Virginia City Couple
The Famous Lambs Club sends a painting of the Gallatin River and a telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Arbogast on their silver wedding anniversary. Members including Fred Waring David Warfield Jim Meighan and Julian Eltinge sent greetings from New York and Butte Montana. The couple reside at the Bell mine and have summered in Virginia City since purchasing the mine.
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D. W. Arbogast
Bell Mine
David Warfield
Phil Baker
Mrs. Arbogast
New York
Gallatin River
West Gallatin Canyon
Harrison Brockbank
Montana
Dan W. Arbogast
Western Union
Lambs
Fred Waring
Jim Meighan
Julian Eltinge
Bill Dalton
Butte
Mr. Arbogast
Prehistoric Wrinkle Forces Glacier Park Road Repairs
Glacier National Park engineers plan a 75000 dollar reinforced concrete lining for the east side tunnel of the Going to the Sun Highway to divert water and stabilize rocks as underground springs threaten the road. Traffic will continue during construction with bids anticipated in fall. The west tunnel is considered stable.
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Glacier Park
D. S. Libbey
Piegan Mountain
St Mary Lake
Logan Pass
Continental Divide
Park
Heavens Peak
Tourists Increase in Yellowstone Fall Travel
Autumn travel to Yellowstone National Park rises as all roads stay open until October 15, with Dr. H. F. Tavlin noting the season showcases peak color and geyser basin activity. Visitors enjoy comfortable weather and striking scenic displays in Gardiner and surrounding areas.
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Yellowstone
America
Park
Yellowstone Park
King Winter
Yellowstone National Park
H. F. Tavlin
Gardiner
Marcus Daly Builds Anaconda City From Copper Riches
As a silver proposition he found copper at 100 feet and a richer vein at 400 feet. Daly became a multimillionaire, built the smelter and the city of Anaconda, and formed the Anaconda Company in 1881. From 1881 to 1900 he fought legal and political wars, expanded his empire, and enjoyed life.
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Daly
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Marcus
Firefighters Enjoy Unusual Luxury in Yellowstone Park
Firefighters battling Yellowstone Park forest fires enjoy a luxury unseen in earlier days. The Three Rivers Junction camp near Ranger lake offers hot and cold running water and four spring fed streams for baths and laundry. About 500 men from various camps kept the big blazes under control, drawing crews to renove themselves.
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Grandpa
Three Rivers Junction
Ranger Lake
Yellowstone Park
Three Rivers
Yellowstone
Montana Unemployment Benefits Reach 3.265 Million
Barclay Craighead announces that the Montana unemployment compensation plan has paid 3.265 million in benefits to about 33 900 workers and families since July 1 1939. The commission also transferred 1 062 460 to the railroad retirement board for railroading unemployment benefits. The trust fund declined about 114 000 in the first year of benefit payments.
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Montana
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Barclay Craighead
Railroad Retirement Board
Craighead
Pony district's famed gold mines in Madison County history
In Madison County the Pony mining district near Willow Creek produced rich quartz veins and notable properties. Key finds include Moreland's 1875 Strawberry claim with ore averaging $20 per ton and occasional $1,000 per ton streaks. The Bess Tweed Clipper, Fourth of July group, and Strawberry helped Pony gain lasting fame as a gold mining town.
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Madison County
Alder
Last Chance
Alder Gulch
Willow Creek
Pony
Pony Smith
George Moreland
Moreland
Walters
Reynolds
McCoy and
Edmundson
Robinson
Kendall and Bowles
Ned Lode
Potosi
Mammoth
Sand Creek
Norwegian Creek
Norris
Red Bluff
Richmond Flats
Revenue
Meadow Creek
Stirling
Mallory
G. M. Barnes
William Meader
W. W. Morris
Pony District
Boston
Morris
Elling
Virginia City
Largey
Butte
Montana Subdivisions May Levy Half Percent Emergency Relief Tax
Attorney General H. J. Freebourn declares that every political subdivision in Montana may independently levy a tax of one half of one percent for emergency relief funds. The levy may be imposed annually and at any time under state law.
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H. J. Freebourn
Montana
Governor Manning Acts as Montana Leader for Two Days
Speaker D M Manning of Hysham served as Montana governor for two days while Governor Ayers consulted federal engineers in Yellowstone Park on water conservation. Lieutenant Governor Adair would have filled in but was in Salt Lake City on legal business.
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D. M. Manning
Hysham
House of Representatives
Montana
Roy E H. Ayers
Yellowstone Park
Hugh R. Adair
Salt Lake City
Montana commission fixes apple box price at 75 cents
Following a hearing by Montana apple growers the railroad and public service commission set the minimum cost to produce a standard 49 pound box of apples at 75 cents.
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Montana
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
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Walter E. Taylor
Cork
France
Emerald Isle
Tate
South America
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Mary Coyle Daly
Ballyjamesduff
Derrylea
Luke Daly
Miss Honore Daly
Famous Lambs Club
Last Chance Gulch
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Conoco
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