Treasure legends lure spring prospectors across the West
The piece recalls famed treasure hunts from the Lost Dutchman mine near Phoenix to Lafitte’s gold near Galveston, the French cache in Leadville Colorado, Cavern del Oro legends in southern Colorado, and the Reynolds gang haul along the Denver to Leadville route. It notes enduring quests, perilous journeys, and memorials warning hopeful diggers.
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Denver
Phoenix
Ariz
Jacob Walz
Walz
Dons Club of
Weaver’s Needle
Adolf Ruth
Washington
D. C
Peralta
Lafitte
Galveston Island
Jean
Pierre
New Orleans
Maison Rouge
United States
Colorado
Louisiana
Rio Grande
Rockies
Leadville
Colo
Anta
Gold
Peter Moser
Sangre de Cristo
Reynolds
Denver-to- Leadville
Venus and Mars Near-Earth View Promises Cosmic Duel
Astronomer J Hugh Puett describes Venus towering above Mars in early evening sky on June 6. Closest approach about one third degree at 10 p m Pacific Standard Time, with Mars appearing as a small reddish dot below Venus. Good optics reveal Venus’s crescent and Mars in the same field. Venus about 200 times brighter than Mars due to distance.
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J. Hugh Puett
University of Oregon
Mars
Venus
Scouts of Lake County Assemble at Polson Camp Grounds
A Boy Scout camporee was held at the Polson Country club camp grounds for scouts from Charlo St Ignatius Ronan Pablo and Polson under Ralph Childs Kalispell. Field day events occurred Saturday afternoon and a court of awards was held around a camp fire. Rev Clifford Shumaker led a scout church service on Sunday morning.
Helena attorney seeks state post for attorney general
Helena June 1 Torrance H. MacDonald Helena attorney today filed for the Republican nomination for attorney general He is the second Republican candidate in the July primary Harry Burns of Chinook had previously filed Phil G Greenan of Great Falls filed for the Eighth Judicial district judgeship on the nonpartisan ballot Greenan is Cascade county attorney The district includes Cascade and Chateau counties
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Helena
Torrance H. MacDonald
Harry Burns
Chinook
Phil G. Greenan
Great Falls
Eighth Judicial District
Cascade
Chateau
Greenan
Cascade County
FBI Creates National Defense Investigation Unit
Washington June 1 announcement lists formation of a national defense investigation unit by the FBI. Hugh H. Clegg, veteran affairs expert and current assistant director in charge of training and inspection, will head the unit tasked with probing fifth column activities and other actions deemed prejudicial to national safety.
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Washington
National Defense Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hugh H. Clegg
FBI
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Miguel Peralta
Sonora
Richard Holmes
Weaver's Needle
Holmes
John Reynolds
Royal Knight
Scouts of
Lake County
Assemble
Stemware
Hennessy
First Lady
Btn DE
Cromwell
Cannon
Hennessy's
Eld
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Rd FL
Hennessy’s
Chicago
Simmons
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