Pioneer Miner Debunks Hidden Gold in Isele Shaft Tale
Ernest Rammelmeyer recalls a Salt Lake Telegram story about Fred Isele locating the Isele Mine in 1864 and hiding $40,000. He asserts no money is concealed in the shaft, recounts the 1882 dynamite accident, the 1883 flooding, and notes Isele died while the mine operated under Larsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Rammelmeyer
Butte
Utah
Isele
Mr. Ramelmeyer
Montana
Salt Lake
Fred Isele
Charlee Stricker
Jacky
Fred
Charles Stricker
Charley
Sheridan
Larsen
Odgers
Hammer
Holland
Germania
Mountain Bay
Borah’s Presidential Bid Falters In Rivalry Of Old Guard
Views of the News note that Senator William E. Borah of Idaho is unlikely to be nominated in Cleveland. He started strong on the rail issue but experienced seasoned Old Guard opposition, and now trails as the contest tightens. He warns he may oppose if a liberal candidate isn’t chosen and an anti monopoly platform isn’t adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Borah
Idaho
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Borah
Bottom of the low mood likely past says Whitefish Pilot
The Whitefish Pilot notes that the economic downturn appears to have peaked, though unemployment remains high. It expects gradual improvement in general conditions and a slow recovery, with no immediate surge but less extreme conditions than in the past seven years.
Adoption of Hayden-Cartwright provision for feeder roads
The piece urges passage of Hayden-Cartwright funding for feeder roads, arguing national policy, noting 3,000,000 miles of U S roads and 2,000,000 miles of secondary dirt roads. It stresses primary transport costs from unimproved roads and the need to upgrade secondary roads to support vehicle needs and markets.
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United States
Advice to Youth from Glasgow Courier
Editors opt for encouragement over traditional sage counsel praising graduates. The piece notes today’s high school grads are better prepared for life, shaped by past depressions, and facing brighter chances for employment. It acknowledges some will attend college, others enter the workforce, and remains hopeful about the world's prospects.
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Glasgow
Noted Orchestra Headline Gregson Springs Engagement
Phil Sheridan's nationally known orchestra ends a 20 month Davenport Spokane run to headline Gregson Springs tonight. The cast includes ten artists led by Anaconda baritone Al Rosena and blues singer Monica Whalen in a vibrant concert program.
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Phil Sheridan
Davenport
Spokane
Gregson Springs
al Rosena
Monica Whalen
Protests in Salt Lake City Over Mormon Persecution
A large Salt Lake City audience urged President Cleveland to stop Mormon persecution. Delegates planned to take the matter to Washington. May 1885 reports note local elections, mining activity, a major fire in Billings, and civic planning in Butte as part of a broad Montana scene.
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Salt Lake City
Butte
Town
James Reynolds
Billings
Tabernacle
Cleveland
Washington
Arrivals in Butte and Local News May 5 1885
Arrivals in Butte average about 20 persons daily. H Jacobs and Son occupy former B J Schlesinger store under the Masonic temple. James Reynolds, Montana champion roller skater, left for Madison Square Garden for a six day race, possibly cancelled by Inter Mountain. Local report cites robberies, a mayoral candidate accused of atheism, and federal troops at Lamont quarries shooting two strikers.
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Phil A. Julien
Washington Post
Butte
Butte Miner
Bunco
Madison Square Garden
United States
James M. Reynolds
H. Jacobs
O. B. Whitford
Lamont
Kidnapping and Murder Shock Town of Tartan
A seven year old boy was kidnapped and killed after his parents refused a $75 000 ransom. The brutal act followed mounting tension in Tartan Mex. Mount Vesuvius eruption lit the night sky as a distant spectacle. Canadian forces clashed with Poundmaker's Indian group on May 3 leaving eight dead and twelve wounded.
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Mount Vesuvius
Tartan
Mex
Poundmaker
Local election results name new city officials
Democrats choose mayor H. L. Frank treasurer Rev J R Russel and alderman J P Reins of the second ward while Republicans elect Milo French police magistrate by three votes and H B Smith city attorney by 343 votes in yesterday’s vote
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J. W. Stoner
Robert Grix
A. McMillan
W. Pinkham
J. E. Richards
H. L. Frank
J. R. Russel
J. P. Reins
Milo French
H. B. Smith
Police reform and new 1885 town events
The piece urges a larger uniformed police force with a permanent headquarters and mandatory two hour report checks. It condemns officers in saloons and calls for reform. Also noted are three brass bands performing an open air concert at Main and Broadway and a new turkey shoot at the Arion shooting gallery annex in May 1885.
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Orton
Main
Broadway
Shooting
Arion
Water war in German Gulch pits miners against flume company
In 1864 German Gulch waters were used by miners for decades as a new dispute emerges over water rights. Notable figures including Lee W. Foster and Thomas C. Porter are named among early supporters and defenders of the resource while public patience waits on competent authorities.
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W. H. R. Edwards
Butte
Lee W. Foster
Thomas C. Porter
Joseph Ramsdell
George W. Newkirk
Dennis Leary
George W. Beal
George Fitschen
William Dougherty
Dennis Driscoll
Walkerville
Dudden
Chris Nissler
Silver Bow
Isere
Rue de Chazelles
Rhodes
Hermann
New York
Bedlock's Island
W. T. Sherman
Bartholdi
Montana Post: First Montana Newspaper Founded 1864
Judge Henry N. Blake recalls the Montana Post as the pioneer paper of the territory, published in Virginia City by John Buchanan on August 27, 1864. The piece notes rapid growth, later ownership shifts to D. W. Tilton, Benjamin R. Dittes, then George M. Pinney, and the move to Helena. It mentions successors like The Montana Democrat and The Rocky Mountain Gazette and key editors E. L. Wilkinson and Peter Rowan.
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Montana Post
Montana
John Buchanan
Virginia City
Alder Gulch
D. W. Tilton
Benjamin R. Dittes
George M. Pinney
Helena
Post
John P. Bruce
Democratic Party of
Territory
Montana Democrat
Rocky Mountain Gazette
Lst of
E. L. Wilkinson
Peter Rowan
James H. Wills
King of Territorial
Henry N. Blake
Constitution in Danger Jeff Davis Statement After War
Dr. A Y P Garnett reports from the South that Jefferson Davis denied authorizing any petition to remove his political disabilities. Davis vowed to stand trial under the Constitution, laments the republic’s crisis, and says the Constitution is becoming obsolete under liberal rule as safeguards erode.
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Constitution
Jeff Ovs
A. Y. P. Garnett
Washington, D. C
South
Jefferson Davis
Davis
United States
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Federal Bureau
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Glasgow Courier
Gregson
A. B. Cohen
Sands and Boyce
Averell
Lucy Smith
Lou Shodair
New York Photograph Gallery
Mantle and
Warren
By M. G. O'Malley
Centerville
Meaderville
R. K. Pierce
Pemberton
Sportsman’s Hall
Pierce
The
Land Company
Gazette
Rustler
the Herald
Western Union
Republican
I. W. Stoner
Dave L. Murphy
Iowa
Montana Copper Co
Adolph Schilling
West Broadway
Four Jack Club
Quartz Street
Burlington
Deer Lodge
Park and Main
H. H. Horst
Lillian Russell
Dan Brahan
Ned Solomon
Leonard
Chicago
King and Leonard
U. S. Navy Department
Nichols
Alaska
Methodist
Presbyterian University
Baptist University
Schatz
Shovlin
Opera House
William Ellery Leonard
University of Wisconsin
L. Flynn
Parlor
Central School House
Reynolds
Tudor
Pat McCann
Ed Ryan
Ryan
McCann
John McNally
Sewell Hardware
Sewell’s
Disston
Stanley
Nicholson
Russwin
Westinghouse
Kabinet
Sherwin-Williams
SWP
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