15 May 1891
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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1891
Page
1
The notice identifies W. H. WeKnight as a blacksmith operating on Lower Main Street in Townsend Montana. It notes his shop location and business type.
The editor notes dangerous electric wires in Butte where a horse died after contact and in Helena where a lineman survived a fall halted by tangled telegraph lines. The piece also previews a self-feeding shingle mill near Monarch and reports on local death notices, post office disputes, and sugar beet farming potential in Montana with emphasis on regional prosperity and farming growth.
The Silver Star Mine shows an incline shaft 124 feet deep with several car loads of ore ready for shipment to Omaha. The lode runs four feet wide with an average assay of $50, and levels will be run by three shifts. production is expected to rise to multiple car loads weekly after July. The company, a close corporation, plans patent applications and also owns the promising Rena prospect.
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