Coeur d Alene Mining Stampede Draws Montana Men
Montanans heard of the 1884 85 Coeur d Alene stampede as gold was claimed in carload lots near Eagle City and Murray. The rush drew men from across the United States and Canada to a harsh desolate country, lured by tales of El Dorado and mountains of gold. Telegraphs and cheap papers fueled the frenzy as Eagle City and nearby towns swelled with gold hunters for months.
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United States
Canada
Eldorado
Railroad and
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Eagle
Murray
Eagle City
Coeur d'Alene
Trout Creek
Northern Pacific
Old Baldy
Butte
Jack Enright
Henry Bernard
Young Ferguson
Tom Steele
Portland
Ore
Wyatt Earp
Bernard
Big John Enright
Buzzard
Enright
Eagle City’s Wild Stampede and Hard Live in Alpine West
The report sketches the rough frontier scene around Eagle City and Murray with stampede camps. Descriptions cover brutal fights between gamblers and locals, gunplay, and a harsh winter landscape. It notes deaths, occupations, and the rough social code amid a lawless mining boom.
Abundant Danderine Hair Tonic at 85 Cents A Bottle
Danderine coats hair for 85 cents a bottle with one application stopping dandruff itching and hair loss. After weeks of use scalp shows new growth with finer downy hairs, while roots are invigorated and strengthened. The product is described as a stimulating tonic that makes hair long thick and luxuriant.
Billings Promises Huge Coal Field
M A Daly, general fuel supervisor for the Northern Pacific, told a Rotary luncheon that a coal region 50 miles east of Billings within a 150 mile radius equals the eastern coal fields in size and potential. He called it enormous, unlimited and undeveloped.
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Billings
M. A. Daly
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Rotary Club
Daly
Pennsylvania
Moose Population and Hunting Feasibility in Montana
The article notes moose in Montana are unlikely to become numerous enough for hunting. It states the mountain country is generally unsuited to moose habitation and growth, limiting hunting prospects in the region.
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Montana
Prize Winners in Montana Power Logo Contest Revealed
Montana Power Company announced the prize winners in its trade mark contest with Myrtle Train Fisk of Helena earning the $300 capital prize. The list includes eight prize recipients from Helena Billings Great Falls and Butte among others. Fisk, born 1898 in Helena, studied at the Minneapolis School of Art and is active in design and decorative modeling.
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J. K. Ralston
Brockton
Mont
C. D. Johnson
Chateau
Elnora Laughlin
Willow Creek
C. K E. Livers
Great Falls
Joe de Yang
Olive Nackling
Lavina
H. A. Polson
Lewistown
Laray Elston
Canton
Fanny Corey Cooney
Canyon Ferry
Ted Cooney
Lyla M. Lewis
Billings
Earl B. Patten
Philipsburg
John Ward, Jr
Fort Benton
Litta Lee
Hamilton
George H. Potter
Butte
A. R. Lukason
Havre
Thomas H. Calvert
Wallum
Verna K. Keyes
Sarah Liedholm
Blanche S. Barker
A. F. Robertson
A. J. Dreyer
Helena
Matilda N. Hill
Stevensville
Leo J. Coady
Montana Power Company
Myrtle Train Fisk
Fisk
Montana
Helena Red Cross
Miss Fisk
Minneapolis School of Art
Palettite Society
Minneapolis
John Fisk
Townsend
Broadwater County
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A Enright
al - Holman
Ball Payne
Ferguson
Payne
Holman
Breasworks
Burdette
Coy.& Hess
Coy
Tenderfoot
Firm
Clay, Robinson & CO
Charles C. Robinson & Co
Chicago
Charles C. Robinson
Kansas City
Sioux City
South ST. Paul
Jas,h. Bonner
Myrtle T. Fisk
Kenwood
James H. Bonner
Breckenridge Street
Vinnie Ream Goode
Babcock ‘Theater
F. Colbert
Lewisohn
Lola J. White
Excelsior
Olaf C. Seltzer
Eleventh Street
C. H. Cohagen
Frederick A. Lange
Power Street
FredKk
Lange Helena
F" Colbert Botte
Bayer
Cenune
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