The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-19
HISTORY OF THE STATE.
Things of Interest 70 Be Found at
the Montana Historical So
ciety's Room.
Curious and Valuable Relics OF
the Early Days Safely
Preserved.
The growth of tho Commonwealth rs
Set Forth In theN Newspapers From
the Beginning.

Set Forth In tho Newspapers From
the Beginning.
Tho room of the Historical Society oi
Montana ia one OF the most interesting
places to visitors in the county building.
It is not only interesting from the fact that
there arc found curiosities of various kinds
pertaining to carly days in Montana. but
also that there is collected data that can be
found nowhers else, and of almost lncal-
culable value. Among the curiosities is the
first anvil shipped to Montana. the first
sign displayed over \ store. There are also
pictures of \ number of the pioneers. and
diaries of the early days that IN future
years will aid the historian in compiling
tho story of Montana's growth. In addl-
ton there are numerous government publ
cations relating to surveys in the state. and
giving statistics of great Importance. But
the most interesting collection. probably,
arc bound volumes of state papers. They
run from 1884 to 1890, inclusive. are sub
stantially bound. and are kept in closed
cases, so that tho dust is excluded.
About forty-fiye Montana papers
have been contributed for the year 1891,
but whi.h will not be bound until after
1882, because (except in case of dailies or
eight. page weeklies) it takes two years of
the four-page wesklies to make a volume.
The papers contain the perfect local his
tory of every county and city in the state.
from the Post. published at Virginia City
in August, 1864, to the present time, and if
destroyed can never be replaced. They
are beyond all price, and the history of
eyory loeal or public event Of any impor-
lance Wills be found in them. The legal
advertiser snts they contain are OF great
value, and they are frequently referred to
to settle questions at Law.
For twenty-six years." says Librarian
Wheeler, ''ths society has collected and
preserved these papers, and they are open
to the inspection Of all. Without means of
our own, but with the generous and hearty
cooperation of the newspaper fraternity
todians, for the use and benefit Of the pub
lie good. We earnestly request those state
newspapers which we DO not now receive to
send their papers to the historical library
hereafter, commencing on the 1st of Jan
uary of the present year. If not before, and
We will carefully preserve and bind them."
The following list of the papers now on
file and bound, and the number Of volumes,
is furnished BY Col. Wheeler: New North
West, Dear Lodge, lS7O-90 inclusive, 8; Vel
lowstone Journal, Miles City, 1sS0-90, s;
Benton Record. Fort BENTON, 1853, 4;
Montana Post, Virginia City, 1S64-6S. ;:
Avant-Courier, Bozeman. 1920, Il; Week
" Chronicle. Bozeman, 1sS3-90, 4; Bozeman
Times, Bozeman. 1S74-7S, /; The Madi-
sonian, Virginia. City, 1880. 10; WEEKLY
INDEPENDENT, Helena. 1S72-75, 3; WEEKLY
INDEPENDENT, Helena, 1s79-90, ~; DAILY
INDEPENDENT, Helena, lS75-7S, S; Weekly
Montanian. Virginia City, 1s7l-76, 3; Daily
Herald, Helena, 1S7O-79, 10; Weekly Herald,
Helena, (%incomplete) 1883, l; Sun River
Sun, 1SS4-S5. l; Rising Sun, 1885 80, 2;
Rocky Mountain Husbandman, White Sui
phur Springs, 1875 80, IA; Inter Mountain
Freeman, Butte. 1882, 2; Union FREQ
man, Butte. lss3.s4, 1; Montana News, Hell
lss3-se, 2; Mineral Argus, Fort Msgin-
mis-, 1896, 2; Fergus County Argus,
L.wistown, 1Ss7-90, 2; Weekly Re
view, Anaconda. 1868, 2; Week
ly Miner. Butte, ls76-s3, Z; Semi
Weekly Miner. Butte, 1SS4-90, Z; Semi
Daily Town Talk, Butte, 1886. 2: Butte
Mining Journal. 1687-9o, 3; Glendive Times,
1SS2-S7, 5: Glendive Independent, 1S87-9O, /;
Billings Post. Stock Gazette and Herald,
1855, all in one VOL; Billings Post. 1928
3; Townsend Tranchant. 1S86-90. 2: Jefferson
county oentlnel, boulueI, 1ooo-5u, D; tlSlena
Sunday Record, 1888, Helena Daily Record,
1SS8-S9, inclusive, l; Helena Daily journal.
1889, 3; Helena Daily Journal, 1890. 4;
Helena Daily Journal, 1891, 4; Livingston
Enterprise, 1S85-90, 3; Weekly Missoulian,
1s73-S7, s; Weekly Missoula County Times.
1886, l; Great Falls Tribune, Weekly and
Semi Weekly, 1SS5-9O, 5; Great Falls Daily
Leader. 1ss5-9O. 8; Boulder Age, 18s8-9o, /;
River Press, Ssmi-Wsekly, Fort Benton.
1sS4-90, 6; Montana Stock Gazette. Billings,
16S6-97, l; Montana Weekly Gazette, Bill
lings. 1sSs-9O, 2; Dillon Tribune. 1890. 4;
Montana Frsis Press, Helena. 1868, 3:
Montana Stats Zeitung, Helena, loo9-90. 9;
1885,. 80, 3; Montana Stock and Mining
journal, Helena, 18o4-s6. /; Montana Mining
Review, Helena, 1861, 3.
Miscellaneous Montana papers. three
Volumes. Foreign papers-Smalley's North
west Magazine. st. Paul, New York and
West Shore, Portland. Oregon, lS92-9O, II:
Sal. Lako Yiaette, 1864, l; Weekly National
Tribune, Washington, lSS4-S5, /. This
makes a total of PAT volumes. The follow
ing new papers were received in 1891, and
will be bound with those received during
1872: Belt Mountain Miner, Choteau
Falls, Naihart Herald. Red Lodge Picket,
Fraternal Review, Chinook Opinion, Bill
ings Gazette. Aissoula Gazette, The Mis-
aoulisn. Ihare is also n bound volume of
the constitutional debates in 1889.
Col. Wheeler also furnishes the following
list of valuable and rare books. recently
purchased bf him for the library:
Howe's Historical Collections OF Ohio,
1siG-l8SS: Poor Richards and other alma-
macs. III to 1874, bound in one volume,
presented by Maj. Robt. G. Walker; Archee-
logica America; Buehanan's Manners of
American Indians, 1925; Judge Jacob Bu-
nrtt's Notes on the Territory No til and
Wet Of the Ohio River, 1899 to 1845; Cen.
Dodge's Wild Indians for Thirty-lhree
Iear; Chief Joseph, the NeH perces War.
1877, by Gen. O. o. Howard; Francis Park
m"n's Works, Conspiracy of Pontiac; The
Oregon Trail; the Pioneers of France III
the New World; the Jesuits of North,
Americas; LaSalle's Discovery of tho Great
West: The Old Regime in Canada: Front
e~nncls's New France, Louis NV; Mont
calm and Wolfe; wings Astoria; School
crafts Notes on the %Iroquois; Schooicraft's
Discoverv of the Headwaters of the Mis-
aissippl River: American Commemorative
published in uniform stvle by Houghton,
Mlflin ~ Co.. Boston: Connecticut, Cali
foinIa. Ind ana, Kansas. Kentucky, Mary
land, Missouri, Michigan, New York, ONO.
Oregon, Virginia. Also the following from
Francis 3. Harper, New York: Inonlry
Into the History of American Mining Com
pauics, London: Audubon's Animals OF
America, splendidly illustrated and col
ored to nature, three large volumes
Blackett's Lost Histories of America. Fou,
kinpu fJp3iop {biafsN &c C,,.Jo