Ghost town Cable Montana once a mining boom town
Cable in Granite county grew after 1866 with 600 miners, a Cable mine employing about 150 men in 1881 and 100 Chinese placer workers. Routes used oxen teams to move ore and freight from St. Louis and Fort Benton, with Philipsburg 16 miles away and George Town nearby.
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Cable
Granite County
Pearson
Caldwell
Aitken
Cameron
Thomas
James Savery
John Norland
James Ule
Thomas McDonald
Southern Cross
Jesse Miller
Anaconda
Harvey Showers
W. W. Harper
Philipsburg
Georgetown
Silver Bow
Little Mountain
Missouri River
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Garrison & Wyatt
Scofield & Morey
Diamond R
Cable Mine
Sultan Carman
Iowa
Miller
J. C. Lavery
Dixon
Montana Editor Fights To Save Cabrera Life
The Montana editor Larry Dobell lobbied the U S state department to spare former Guatemalan president Manuel Estrada Cabrera from execution. Cabrera, jailed after a Guatemalan revolution, faced death with his property seized. Dobell cited past ties and advocacy by Senator Moses to urge protection and safe conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Guatemala
A. EB. Spriggs
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Cabrera
Spriggs
Republic
Larry Dobell
Butte
Dobell
South American
Estrada
Quatemala
State Department
Guatemala City
Benton MacMillan
Washington
Moses
New Hampshire
MacMillan
Law University
Mr. Cabrera
Legation
Walsh
A.°.E. Spriggs
Estrada Cabrera
Latin America
United States
Colonize N-Bar Ranch Faces Division Among Heirs
The famous N-Bar ranch once owned by Col Thomas Cruse and later by Norman Holter Al Smith Warr estate and G C Weidemann will be divided for colonization. H A Stroud is in charge and aims to complete the work swiftly. The ranch sits on the Flatwillow 35 miles east of Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N-Bar
Thomas Cruse
Norman Holter
al Smith
Helena
Warr
G. C. Weidemann
H. A. Stroud
N- Bar
Flatwillow
Lewistown
Cooke City Montana Mining Camp Poised for Rail Link
Read of Cooke City in Montana where rich gold silver copper and lead showings surround the old camp at the Yellowstone edge. With multiple firms drilling tunnels and crosscuts ore veins to great depth, rail connection to the outside world is seen within two years. Local promoter Nick Trederick leads new development as townspeople anticipate a railroad into the camp.
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Montana
Cooke City
Yellowstone Park
Jay Cooke
Northern Pacific
Nez Perces
Joseph
Miles
Bear Paw Mountains
Republic Mine
Gardner
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific Railway
Republic
Velna
Glengarry Mining Company
Miles City
Western Mining and Development Company
The
Tanser
Dr. Tanser
Mohawk Mining Company
Republic Mountain
Sheridan
Wyoming
Nick Trederick
Castle Mountain
White Sulphur Springs
Meagher County
Cooke Camp
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Pain Relief for Back Aches
Mrs. A Vincent of Missoula Montana credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her severe backache kidney pain and related symptoms after two boxes. She reports restoration of energy and cessation of kidney trouble. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufactures.
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Dean
A. Vincent
N. Third St
Missoula
Mont
Vincent
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Montana Mining Association Aims and Unity Emphasized
President Muffley outlined the Montana Mining association goals at Spokane. The group seeks redress against unfair rules, high costs, and excessive taxes, urging joint action with other states and the American Mining Congress to promote and protect mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Charles
Muffley
Northwest’ Mining Association
Spokane
Montana Mining Association
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
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American Mining Congress
Monitana Mining Association
Carnation Milk
Montana Newspaper Association
Historical Archives of
Hon
L. L. Callaway
Great Falls
Pray & Callaway
Pete Snelson
Great Falls Tribune
E. H. Cooney
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