Montana Cyanide Prospects Grow Across Judith Mountains
Matt Alderson travels through Gill Edge and Maiden areas with ore and tailings samples, noting four old cyanide plants failed yet new mills rise. He predicts Montana can boost mineral output via cyanide in Madison Fergus and Granite counties, cites rising plant capacity, and warns of technical challenges like slime and volatilization.
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Helena
Matt W. Alderson
City
Gill Edge
Judith Mountains
Maginnis
Maiden
Aledison
Madison County
Granite County
The
Independent
Montana
Spotted Horse
Judith Country
New York
Wright & Johnson
Colorado
Braden
Madison
Fergue
Granite Counties
Salt Lake City
Union
Mercur
Utah
Metcvr
Montana Company, Limited
Marysville
Great Northern Mining & Development Company
Everthing
Belmont
Longmaids
Narrowly escaped death at Green Mountain mine
James McCarthy a teamster at the Green Mountain mine was kicked by a mule while unhitching it. The iron hoof grazed the right side of his head nearly severing the ear. He was treated at Sisters' Hospital where Dr. Alexander sutured the injured ear back in place.
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James McCarthy
Green Mountain
McCarthy
Eloge
Alexander
Women Trade Wheat and Lose, Skewed by Margins
In Chicago Journal style prose a man recounts trading wheat for a client woman who sent $20 to buy 1000 bushels. He margin-traded to protect her, spent $80 to cover losses, then sold out as prices briefly rose. The woman calls him a robber in a letter and demands refunds, lamenting overvalued odds and expecting rewards.
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Chicago Journal
Tam
Deaths and incidents reported across Montana towns
Epquepees Helena reports Dixey Smith farm hand died from hay fork injuries at La Chappelle's ranch on Plat Creek. Helena notes Joe Reno attempted suicide with a razor and is said to be demented. Whitehall records Edward McGuire killed by a horse near his ranch. Also totals show $4,263 in bounty claims filed for last month, with county breakdowns and numbers of coyotes and wolves under both old and new laws.
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Helena
Dixey" Smith
la Chappelle
Plat Creek
Joe Reno
Reno
State Board of Examiners
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Carbon
Cascade
Choeteau
Custer
Dawson
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Granite
Jefferson
Lewis and Clarke
Madison
Meagher
Missoula
Park
Ravalli
Sweet Grass
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone
Dinner with Eph Gatherum Ends in Premium Mystery
A visitor recalls meeting Eph Gatherum and his wife during a city visit. Conversation reveals that most furnishings and items in their home were purchased as premiums or rewards from everyday goods. A playful interruption from a child ends the reminiscence with a hint of curiosity about ownership beyond premiums.
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Eph Gatherum
Eph
Epic
Purified Water Filter Ad Promises Germ Proof Clean Water
An advertisement touts a Pasteur Family Filter for home use at 1.25 dollars monthly, claiming Butte water cannot rival sterilized output. It argues spring water is inferior and pricier, promoting the filter as an absolute germ proof device sold by Four Filter Co at 2385 Park Street with R. J. Bohler as agent.
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Butte
Pasteur Family
Four Filter Co
Park Street
R. J. Bohler
Iceberg 75 miles long halts Parisian in Belle Isle Strait
Montreal Herald notes the Parisian met a massive iceberg about 75 miles long during its voyage from port to Liverpool via the northern channel toward Montreal. Captain Brown recalls extraordinary ice encounters, while other ads offer silk goods and Yellowstone trip tickets through local firms.
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Montreal Herald
Belle Isle
Parisian
Liverpool
Ocean
Brown
Montreal
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South Gaylord
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Butte, Montana
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King TV Wire
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Lewis and
Clarké County
Mountain House
Trail Creek
Mont
Holbrook’s
Salt Lake
Salt Palace
Midway Plaisance
Anaconda
H. O. Wilson
John N. Olson
West Granite
Gebo Coal
J. Q. Goss, Jr
Dr. Wix
Brobeck
Bozeman Ranch
Hoffman House
Baltimore
Queen Mary
Harvard
W. Broadway
Whitehall
Edward McGuire
Here
McGuire
Harper’s Bazar
Iceberg
Owsley Block
Weinberg Bros., & Epstein, Fropriet.vs. S
Yellowstone Park
Thresher & Lucan
Bozeman
W. T. Boardman
West
Granite Street
Harnois & Schatzlein
Ana Umeda
Ana Eneaaeehhne
Wea
Standard Carriage Works
S. Main St
Priday
Salina
Underwood
Cy Beardsley
Ceeseenee
Heinze
FINN
Jockey Club
Quaker
Lutey Bros Cash Grocery
W. Park St
Woodmen OF America
Deer Lodge
Ontana Union Depot
Brownfield-Canty Carpet CO
Butte, Mont
Smyrna
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