Huckleberry patch claim stirs Libby mining dispute
Libby naturalists Enos Alley and Leo Faust report a vast Leigh Lake huckleberry patch in the Cabinet range. They filed mineral claims to back a cannery and rail link, while local residents led by senator Kennedy challenge the non mineral status of the berries and warn of mining law changes.
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Cabinet Mountain
Lincoln County
Enos Alley
Leo Faust
Libby
Alley
Faust
Leigh Lake
Berry Land
J. M. Kennedy
Republic
Eddie Booth
Sam Teagarden
Libby Containi
L. H. Faust
E. N. Alley
Cabinet Range
Kennedy
Senator Kennedy
Warm Springs
Kootenai River
Montana Ghost Cities That Died When Silver Dropped
The Alta mine in Jefferson County's Corbin district, idle 23 years, is revived with ore worth tens of millions. Engineer L. B. Ropes notes timbering remains sound, tunnels intact, and prospecting planned. New ownership groups in Neihart and Hartley mines push development as silver prices rise potential production.
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Alta
Corbin
Jefferson County
Ropes
Helena
A. M. Alderson
Montana Mining Association
Alderson
Montana
Raymond Guyer
Spokane
Con
Montana Silver History Through 1920 Outlook
Montana produced over 520 million dollars in silver from 1862 to 1918. The peak year was 1895 at 22.89 million, while 1908 produced only 5.785 thousand. Post 1896 a slump hit camps, but wartime demand revived ghost towns as silver neared 1.20 per ounce. Production in 1919 may exceed 20 million with 1920 expected to top prior records as modern methods and electricity boost profits.
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Montana
Mining notes on metal values and Native copper find
The report cites a 65 to 68 percent lead share with 35 ounces of silver and gold valued at 3 to 4 dollars per ton. Zinc is separated for future segregation. Native copper was found in a stope of a long tunnel on the Midnight Copps company claims, where three men work. The three claims are operated by three men.
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Overland
Montana City
Helena
Cal Stephens
Silver Camp
Rockies
Lewis and Clark County
Silver Station
Great Northern
Sterling Company
Mike Horse
William Schouwe
Kreiger Mining Company
Newark
N. J
Legal Tender
Clancy
Butte and
Anaconda
Hartley
New York
Midnight Copps Company
Montana Chinaman Promotes Red Cross Drive War Talk
A fragment from a 1944 era column portrays Hock Chung as claiming German casualties and expressing hostility toward Americans while urging Red Cross support. The piece mocks ethnic stereotypes and urges renewal of Red Cross membership between Red Cross Sunday and Armistice Day.
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Irene M. Cumming
Hock Chung
Red Cross
Butte
Billings
Charley Terry
Gloone Forest
Red
State Banks Show Large Increase in Deposits
Montana financial institutions report September 12 resources totaling 123 million. The sum trails the prior peak by about 800 thousand but surpasses the June 30 figure by 5.1 million. The gain includes state banks, trust and investment firms and nine private banks, with 275 state banks noted as of June 30.
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Montana
H. S. Magraw
Sceprew
Pearce coal company leadership outlined in Great Falls notice
The notice names Dan Tracy as president and active manager of the property with 26 years with Anaconda and current role as president of Pearce coal company. Other officers listed include John B. Dawson as vice president, W A Brown as treasurer, L M McDonnell as secretary, and William Thornton as cashier, all linked to Great Falls entities. Plans include modern machinery, electric power, and development of all claims.
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Dan Tracy
Anaconda Company
Pearce Coal Company
Great Falls
John B. Dawson
Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company
W. A. Brown
First National Bank
Ohio Man Gets Goat of Turner in War Savings Feud
Columbus dispatch reports Harry W. Turner of Butte retorts to Ohio director H P Wolfe over Montana's push to top Ohio in war savings stamps. Turner, normally cool, mocks Ohio’s size advantage while noting Montana is three and a half times larger and wealthier per capita. The exchange highlights state pride and rivalry as October aimed to boost war savings.
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Columbus
Montana
Ohio
Harry W. Turner
Butte
War Savings
Turner
Telegraph
H. P. Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Union
Rhode Island
Human Spider Alive Report Reaches San Francisco
William Strother the "Human Spider" is alive and in San Francisco not killed in Omaha as earlier dispatches claimed. His manager Arthur Hill's mother Mrs. O Hill, visiting in Billings, says Strother is in continuous communication with both. He recently gave wall climbing exhibitions in Montana and was said to have fallen five stories from an Omaha office building.
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William Strother
Omaha
San Francisco
O. Hill
Arthur Hill
Strother
Billings
Montana
Park Hotel Great Falls Directors Named In Capitalization
The text notes Great Falls figures including F. R. Van de Putte, manager of the Park hotel, and other directors. The company is capitalized at $600,000.
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Great Falls
F. R. van de Putte
Park Hotel
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Sulting
New York Syndicate
A. E. Spriggs
Thomas E. Hauser
Guyer
Captain Guyer
United States
South America
Wusity
Ceder Gover
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Neihart
Neihart Consolidated Silver Mining Company of
Montana Elevator Company
Lewistown, Montana
Little State
Postum Cereal CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Grocen
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