Granite Mines and the Lost Glory of Granite Montana
A historical portrait of Granite Montana once the nation’s richest silver district. The article chronicles McClure Merrill and Clark founding the Granite and Bi Metallic mines, the rise of 20 and 100 stamp mills, cashing hot bricks, vast dividends, and the town’s swift decline after the 1893 silver slump. It notes the town’s high altitude, bustling mining road, and the exodus of thousands within a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Granite Co
St. Louis
Dr. Merrill, McClure
Charles Clark
Montana
Algonquin
Hasmarck
Rumsey
Philipsburg
Granite
McClure, Clark
Dr. Merrill
Granite Company
Douglas Creek
Holland
Motorists Urged to Obtain 1941 Driver Permits Now
Montana motorists were urged to secure 1941 driver's permits to avoid arrest. State Highway Patrol supervisor Charles L. Sheridan reported receipts from licenses lag about $4,500 behind the prior year at the nine month mark of 1940, and about 6,000 drivers lack current licenses after the 1941 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Charles L. Sheridan
Woman Pioneer Minnie Fowler Dies at 87 in Lewistown
Minnie Fowler 87 died in Lewistown after a life spanning Auburn New York birth in 1854 to Montana settlement in 1869. She lived in Neihart Kendall during gold mining years, then with daughter Mrs. John Kertz after her second husband Arthur Fowler died. Survived by five generations including daughter granddaughter three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Fowler
Lewistown
Auburn
N. Y
Montana
Neihart
Kendall
Arthur Fowler
John Kertz
Granite mine town fades as ghostly legends persist
The once thriving Granite mines fell after repeated shutdowns and a 1893 crisis. By 1898 the Granite Bi-Metallic Consolidated Mining Co. revived runs with an 8,850 foot tunnel and new power works. The town dwindled to ruins with only the Miners' Union hall standing, waterlogged tunnels, and rusting equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite
Granite Bi-Metallic Consolidated Mining Co
Douglas Creek
Montana Water, Electric Power & Mining Co
Georgetown Lake
Amalgamated Copper Co
Union Hall
Fred Burr Lake
Track Official Chairman Retires After 38th Interscholastic Meet
Dr J P Rowe concludes a long tenure directing the Montana State sponsored interscholastic track and field meet in Missoula May 15 to 17. The 38th annual event expects record crowds as Montana high schools converge for two days featuring a two mile racepitting Gregory Rice the distance champion Mel Trott from Indiana and Dixie Garner of Washington State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Missoula
J. P. Rowe
Montana
Gregory Rice
Mel Trott
Indiana
Dixie Garner
Washington State
Montana Liquor Board Names 60 Vend ers and 12 Assistants
The Montana liquor control board announced a complete revamp of the liquor store network designating 60 new venders and 12 assistants effective May 1. The list includes town by town appointments with vender and assistant names across Belt Butte Great Falls Fort Benton etc. The record also notes a census finding that the average American is 28.9 years old from a 5 percent sample of the 1940 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Liquor Control Board
Ray L. Wahl
Belt
George W. Stuffel
Butte
Thomas J. Kennedy
C. F. Reardon
Great Falls
Roy W. Page
Fred Dorn
Fort
Dillon
Donald A. Gast
Poplar
Oscar A. Larson
Philipsburg
A. H. Neal
Alzada
M. C. Morgan
Cut Bank
George Edkins
Alberton
William F. Gast
Galata
J. H. Fenton
Wilsall
Lawrence Knapp
Kalispell
Ray Johnson
Vender
Francis Ripke
Whitefish
William Donegan
Columbia Falls
Chris Rasen
Miles City
Alex S. Caudel
Sam Findlater
Hingham
Ben F. Muzzey
Nashua
Alex Torkelson
Conrad
John Riggs
Dupuyer
A. W. Hullinger
Brady
Daisy Foy
Walter
J. N. Starbuck
Lewistown
Roland Hegan
Jack C
Hannah
Census Bureau
Utilities Ready for Their Defense Part
D. J. McGonigle of Butte, general sales manager for Montana Power, said private electrical utilities would supply all power needed for the national defense program. The Montana Chapter of Electrical Inspectors, formed last September, elected officers: Carl Smith of Butte as chairman, Ralph Grant of Havre as first vice chairman, Thomas Lloyd of Butte as second vice chairman, and James Clune of Chinook as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. McGonigle
Butte
Montana Power Company
Montana
Carl Smith
Ralph Grant
Havre
Thomas Lloyd
James Clune
Chinook
64 High Schools Compete in Montana Journalism Contest
Questionnaires for the high school newspaper contest were received along with sample papers. Dean A L Stone of Montana State University reports 64 Montana high school newspapers submitted after his Montana High School Editor bulletin. State papers are judged in five classes by university researchers for Fanning. Four copies of three consecutive issues were required for entry.
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Montana Interscholastic Editorial Association
Dean A. L. Stone
School of Journalism
Montana State University
Montana
University School of Journalism
Flathead County Buys Land for Airport Site
County commissioners announce the purchase of 80 acres belonging to E. R. Havens at 3000 dollars for the proposed Flathead county airport. The county has now acquired 220 acres and holds options on about 400 more acres for the project.
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Flathead County
E. R. Havens
Fifteen MSU Students Earn Degrees At Winter Quarter
Montana State University awarded bachelor of arts degrees to fifteen students at the end of winter quarter. Two graduates earned teaching certificates. Notable degree recipients include George F. Wiesel Jr. in zoology with honors and Glenn E. Livingston in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Armon Glenn
US Committee On
Gaaree F. Weisel Jr
Ovando
Harold Goldstein
Miles City
Glenn E. Livingston
Billings
Leonard John Campbell
Stevensville
Lehman B. Fox
Missoula
Stanley P. Klesney
Great Falls
Donald McCulloch
Alberton
A. Eugene Phelan
Norman L. Stortz
Forsyth
Ward Buckingham Jr
Kalispell
Isabelle Eleanor Jeffers
Jeffers
George F. Welsel Jr
Paul Gerald O’connor
Butte
Susan J. Wilkinson
Bonner
Gladys Margaret Gill
Alton Leonard Knutson
Devon
William ©. Bequette
Thompson Falls
Warning Issued Over Defense Contract Contact Claims
Donald M. Nelson director of the division of purchases issued a warning about individuals or organizations that claim jobs or contracts under the defense program. Montanans, Inc provided the information leading to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nelson
Division of Purchases
Office of Rependiters Management
Montanans, Inc
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West
Mont
United States
Tombstone
Walter Noble Burns
Law and Order
Miners’ Union Hall
Granite Mountain
Charles D. McClure
J. M. Merrill
Hope Mill
Liquor Control Board
Hugh McElwain
William Steinburger
Eureka
Frank P. Garey
Flathead
U.S
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Glacier Production Company “Natural” Plant
Northwest
Peerrerr Rer
Glacier Production Company
Butte, Mont
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