They came from all parts of Slovenia. The first ones were here already in 1894 and were the families of J. Murnik and M. Pretner. Most of them work in the iron mines and many families have farms. Some emigrants have prospered. The Slovenes are very hard-working and cooperative.
Religious conditions are good.
For five months the parish priest was the Rev. J. Kozan, followed by the Rev. M. Bilban. There are no Slovene schools and the children are educated in Catholicism in the church in the Slovene language. The soil is fertile but they lack water. They export lumber to Canada. Greaney and Rauch These are two entirely Slovene farm communities with about 100 families who came here five years ago.