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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1895
Page
8
Reports from Kalispell Montana claim a new gold field on the Yakt river draws crowds west of the state. The Troy area becomes a bustling start point as reliable sources authenticate the find, predicting a major development for the region.
In Florence Colorado excitement grows over a Green Horn range discovery nine miles south of Florence. The free milling vein runs 40 feet wide with a mill test near $10 full width. A 30 foot tunnel yielded high grade quartz with claims of $55 for the vein and some sections as high as $500. A Cripple Creek rock drilling contest on July 8 offered $1 000 in purses with Tom O Neil and Harry McMullen of Cripple Creek winning $500 for 33 inches in ten minutes. Davy and Fallon of Butte took $250 for 44 inches, Keys and McKee of Leadville placed third within a fraction of an inch.
J W Schaaf offers breakfast bacon hams and salt meats at bargain prices in Townsend. P D Meloy's tobacco emporium promotes the Diamond Crown cigar made from Havana stock and guaranteed satisfaction. Parks Cough Syrup touted for summer colds and coughs. Church chimes list Townsend Deep Creek and Duck Creek services with Rev BF Lee as pastor and midweek prayer meetings.
A Florida man and wife, married two and a half years, reportedly welcomed ten children four girls and six boys after twins and triplets. The piece notes the couple’s poverty and mentions a proposed pension bill by the Florida legislature to aid them. The draft ends with a quip about Darn Cleveland.
The Copper Market reports firm prices with full payments for contracted quantities. Trade focuses on a rising large speculative movement in Boston that unsettles buyers. Exports remain high but new contracts slow, while manufacturing districts run full time and London prices improve despite early week softness.
Development work on the Paris Belle Mineral Claim southeast of the War Eagle mine near Rossland shows early ore at 10 dollars per ton from a shaft 16 feet deep. Trustees plan further development and have authorized W H Nichols & Brother to offer 30 000 shares of treasury stock at 10 cents each, predicting strong returns if the property parallels the War Eagle.
Townsend Lodge No 6 holds standard Saturday evening meetings each month at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend. Sojourning members are invited to attend. Worshipful Master Whaley and other officers encourage attendance.
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