Mining Outlook Promises Great Beaverhead County Awakening
Beaverhead county faces a mining boom as investors and miners swarm in. Dredge success at Grasshopper spurs quartz prospects. Bannack, Bloody Dick Creek, Argenta, Elkhorn, and Bald Mountain districts show potential with capital needed to unlock rich ore bodies. The region nears a revival akin to the late 19th century, signaling new activity and prosperity.
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Beaverhead County
Grasshopper
Bannack
Bloody Dick Creek
Marcus Daly
Argenta
Dillon
Elkhorn
Bald Mountain
Sheridan Notes Special Correspondence Recaps LocalActivity
Sheridan notes report Mr E N Reed selling Harris gulch mining interest and visiting brother in Butte. Rev Reed of Twin Bridges visits Rev Smith. D B Noble travels to Butte for ore shipments. Ladies Aid social at Mrs Romulus Brown with large turnout and good supper. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Edwards dies near Sheridan and is buried. Mrs Merier of Iron Red visiting daughter Mrs Atin.
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the Tribune
Sheridan
E. N. Reed
Butte
Reed
Harris Gulch
E. O. Means
Indian Creek
Baumgarth and Williams
Lloyd Edwards
R Sheridan
Merier
Iron Red
Atin
State News and Reappointments Dominate Local Columns
Col S M B Young, once acting park superintendent and brigadier general in command of volunteers, promoted to major general of volunteers for meritorious service at Santiago. Silver Bow county remains Montana’s wealthiest by taxable property at nearly 27 million, with mine proceeds about 7.7 million. The Winston Inspector changes hands as editor Charles Ford sells to C W Hubbard. The sundry civil bill provides 40 thousand dollars for Park improvements, paving the way for urgent road work. Oregon Short Line trains slow due to fruit and express cargo. Granville Stuart and M H Keefe return to Helena from abroad to attend business and health in Montana, with Stuart’s Paraguay and Uruguay posting noted.
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Col. S. M. B. Young
Santiago
Silver Bow County
Winston
Chas. Ford
C. W. Hubbard
Park
Oregon Short Line
Butte
M. H. Keefe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Helena
Helena Herald
Captain Jensen praises Co E donors and soldiers ready to ship
Captain Andrew Jensen writes from Camp Merritt Cal July 16 thanking Mrs Fybrie and others for a $130 donation to Co E. He notes packed orders for transport to Manila aboard the Pennsylvania and praises First Sergeant Virden and others for their leadership amid rough drills and foggy conditions. The letter ends with resolve to perform duty abroad. Commissioners’ Proceedings record Beaverhead county bids for two bridges and other local actions, including road petitions and tax reductions. Horace A Woods obituary note and Equalization Board actions conclude with land value adjustments and mineral company assessments.
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L. O. Fybrie
Andrew Jensen
Co. E
Camp Murrrrr
Cal
Pennsylvania
Manila
Virden
Dillon
Co. G
Camp
Merritt
San Francisco
Cushing
Crowell
McIntosh
Johnson
Rogers
Co. E. Mont. Infantry
U.S. A
Boundary Change Hearing for Beaverhead School Districts
A notice from Isabel Rife County Superintendent of Schools announces a hearing at Dillon Montana on August 8 1868 to consider changing the boundary between school district No 18 and district No 13 Beaverhead County. The document also notes a Board of Correction adjournment and a quarterly conference at the M E church with Elder Bennett and Dr Yeaman's local trip.
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Bennett
M. E. Church
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead
Desert Lana
United States Land Office
Missoula
Mont
Lewis J. Price
Dillon, Beaverhead Co
N. SE
B. R. Stevenson
A. S
Fox
Samuel M. Skelton
W. J. Adams
Foz
John O. Berg
James Innes
Joan-M. Evans
Register
Grand Avenue Horse and Mule Co. Announces August Western Range Sale
Kansas City breeders urged to ship 1000 lb plus western range stock for a late August grand sale. The firm promises higher prices and faster sales with 1500 head guaranteed, aiming for nationwide and international buyers. Dry mares and geldings emphasized. For details, contact Grand Avenue Horse and Mule Commission Co.
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Grand Avenue Horse & Mule Commission CO
Grand Ave
Kansas City
United States
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Cincinnati
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South Range
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Argenta G. ‘&8. Mining Co
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