The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-13
JOURNALISM.
What II WIZ Like .h. Days Of
the Rocky Mountain
Caste.
Notes Of the Capital Campaign
Between Helena and vir-
giuia Oily.
fea Msn Vino Wsuld Not Vote for Major
Mssianis, Amsns whsm Was
Gel. sanders.

ADUuH tuo many SutO10Svln8 toI900
aonsatoss 10 10 sssa d ths residence Of
no late Msjss Ronsn q The Tiathsad Aasn.
,. there are nons more rsplsts With iatsy-
% than the partial dls Of the Rocky Noun
aiA Gaxstts. which Major Ronsn aad Hon.
lastin lsgtnuas published 81 Hslshs.
Fhs paper 10 bright aad aswsy
svsn-and sometimes sight-ooIumn Issue,
weekly durinp the earlier period Of its q.
pSsncs snd lstsr . daily. Its local notes
nd sdvsstlssnsnts contain the nnass Of
aany still proninsat men In Montana. and
. state news 10 foil Of interesting facts and
ansies. The papers which Nj. Rsasn had
y the agency are believed - b sbost Ne
My ones In existence. ~ ths sfase
les were destroyed In NE Asss wAiot(
|ipsd ont the sstsblishmsnt Of
ns Gazette On three occasions.
pne Of the most Interesting
opiss Which are preserved II one
tinted during the capital campaign BE-
wssn Helena and Virginia City. This
|as evidently printed after the Helena
missariss had made . CANVASS Of The ssYri-
pry and had made their sspessA II gives
p estimate upon the vote whish the two
owns would receive, and plsoss Hslsna's
Importers a 1900 and those Of Virginia
ity d 1900. This estimate, however. does
ot include Deer Lo ios o. Madison coun-
Of. and, while the Gazette expresses the
ops that these two counties will NOT over.
PINE the majority for Helena elsewhere.
erious doubt 10 expressed a. TO The out
pine. The vote on The question y now .
kaAt.v - kiatrvo and rvovAa thA Tao
ghtsdness of the Gazette editors.
The issue Of July 8, 1857, WAS printed
bon after the receipt Of the news Of the
ntimsly death Of Gen. Assahsr, By drown
be. The paper II printed In heavy mourn
hg and oontaias . biographical sketch Of
en-. MsaRhsr and . euioaistic editorial.
: one column :pp::rs SefEo s ..io1 By
on. Msagher's body. 10 be delivered at
!. Louis, FoDt Benton or any intermediate
pilttsry post Gen. Aeaaher and Major
Jonah wore warm p%ersonal friends. and the
attsr's tribute to the memory Of his friend
extremely Appropriate and beautiful.
vidsnose Of the Intimacy whioh existed
tween the two msn are abundant y the
om the general regarding the publication
one of his lectures that he wished to
pr car In The Gazette.
The next issue Of note 10 shat Of Aug. d,
BIZ, whom the ksginnis-C laRgstt campaign
a. at 10 height. This paper contains
Pme very saustio remarks, soms Of them
sing quite personal. Helena was evidently
strong Greeley town a. far a. the presi-
pntisl candidates we're concerned, bat
here were many men who stood for Greeley |
I'D CIaggett and who could not bs induced |
bo!t their party In the fight for the YER
toEy's seat in congress. The Gazette.
owever. claimed to bs unable to ind more
kan ten men In Helena who would not vote
y ths handsome major. and among these
. Sanders, TO whom tho Gazette pays Its
bnplimsnts In The following language:
Fourth-W: +. Sanders, who prstsnds to
Tor Greeley and ClaaRst, but who a.
Fart IL for nothing and In favor Of nothing
Eve Sanders md his promotion to ofios.
The Gazsttee Of Aug. 10. 1872. published
ter The election, 10 jubilant over the sue
'nt to it, Rlse In some rather extreme
atemsnta. The following editorial aots,
pwsver. 10 not too strong and shows that
. object Of the remark was the lame sort
. man then that he 10 now:
Capt. Mills. Of the New Northwest,
iys: II 10 not pleasant TO admit defeat,
!, j. must b done Gap throws Up u.
70 hs exhibits . few signs Of gripping, bat
} il not afflicted with violent belly aoiine.
hat IA the difference bs.wssa . game cock
I'D . dunRhill."
In January. 1874. the Eighth legislative,
ssnbly met at Virginia City sud the Ca
tie Of Jan. 8 oontAins An extended ao-
unit Of the organizing Of the two houses, |
on. John Rodss's was elected speaker Of
Q house and Hon. g. W. 6tapleton-re-
FRED to a. "Wnsb"-wss shossn president i
the council. There was . warm contest
Ter one of the seats Of Lewis and Clarke
unity In tho lower houss between Msssts.
,at'ie and Clark. she former being seated.
The Gazette, % shown by 4 few copies
deserved, 10 we'll rinssd md ably edited.
h local news 10 bright and interesting aud
diontss that Helena even In those days
he q good nswspsI Or town. It's state
bws 10 indicative Of tho unsettled condi.
|on OF affairs in the remote camps and
tlleys. and some Of tho issues contain
k~counts of Indian disturbances aud out.
v skirmishss. II 10 difficult TO realize,
ben reading The paper. that Helena was
ithout railway facilities. and the Gazette
. monument TO the perseverance, and on
|rprise Of IL oWneHA
Miller & Lott hive cash ON hand to buy state