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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1897
Page
4
The Dillon Examiner notes Henry George's mayoral prospects in Greater New York are strong, potentially matching or surpassing rivals. An exchange jokes about Chilkoot pass travelers needing Wheeler Williams poems to thaw the ice on the trail.
The note argues that tariffs on steel rails and health measures show needless spending. It cites New South Wales importing 2000 tons for the United States and estimates yellow fever costs in the South at 200,000 this year. The piece laments quarantine rules and fiscal waste, urging savings.
A chaotic, garbled report notes escalating political tension in New York and Montana as debates over Democratic and Republican candidates heat up. Voters face price hopes and strikes, with mentions of Alanoa Weeki and Weeki by the prosperity bocia amid a tense public mood.
United States Marshal McDermott reports from Divide Station that the Montana Power company hires about 150 men for the Big Hole river dam and a new wagon road. Pars ons, Winters & Boomer manage the project with heavy blasting, road relocation, and river access shifts to back water along the Little Hole, while the old Key Tole crossing is removed for new access.
The Arisda mine, linked to Meteger Keippenberg, seeks to supply lead ore from a silver lead deposit beneath the old Cleopatra mine. Plans call for large production, with expected ore shipments and a target near eight dollars per ton, subject to market factors.
Advertisement notes hay and straw sale with price per ton and delivery to the city. Mentions quality terms and pricing details though OCR is fragmentary.
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