The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-17

tered the valley.
At another Time l looked out of my win
dow and saw coming towards us % IN
dams. all well mounted. When they saw
that they were discovered they fed, going
down to Deep Creek valley, where they
murdered several families and drove all
their stock away.
1 am the mother of nine children, six of
whom are living, and for several years
past l have resided IN Butte, Mont.
MRS JAMES A TALBOT.
Mrs Talbot's ma den name was Josie
Lavna RImsdell, daughter of the well
known mine owner, Joseph RImsdell.
She was born in Macon City, Mo-. Feb. Z,
1859. and when years of age she made
the journey by OK teams with her parents
to Montana. The train included 100
wagons. and tho trip from Denver to
Alder Gulch occupied a days. No adven-
lures were met with except the marks of
the massacre of the preceding train by
Indians, and several bodies belonging to
the Inflated train were found pegged to
the ground with picket pins. The journey
at the time was made by the route known
as the smoky Hill route.
Alder Gulch was reached Nov. II, 1868.
| Mrs. TalboPs first home was a log cabin,
| Is by q feet, in which there were no win
dow lights, -four sacks being tackled to
| the windows in place of glass, and the
doors were of the same novel contrivance.
| The floor of the cabin consisted of beef
hides fastened to the ground. During her
residence in this cabin, George Ives, the
road agent, was hung directly in front of
| the house.
On the following April 9Th the Ramsdell
family removed from Alder gulch to the
| ho Snrinnc in,
Deer Lodge comfy, and it was while liv-
ing here that the famous -four famine &C.
CURED in 1865. Flour reached the exor-
bitant price of Sl60 a sack. There was
plenty OF -four, but a combination had
| been formed to raise the price.
| In 1865 the family moved to Blackfoot,
| during the gold stampede, and lived there
! in tents while the excitement lasted.
| They then removed to Salt Lake City, but
returned to Montana in April. 1866. In
July of that year they came to Butte, most
| of tho mining in Butte at that time being
gold placer mining. Mr.. Rimsdell. her
father, was the first to engage in copper
mining in the city of Butte, developing
the r ,msdel-Parrot mine and erecting
the first smeter bullt in Montana.
| In 1869 the family move to the G. lllatin
valley, but in the following April returned
to Butte. Thence they moved TO M-ad's
Station, between Deer Lodge and Helena,
and shortly afterwards Mr.. Ramsclell
bought the ranch of Hugh O'Neill, the first
| prIzefi yhter Montana ever had. Mrs.
Talbot was meanwhile O lucated at the
pub ic schools at Deer Lodge city, and on
July &c, 1875, she was m irrIed to James A.
Talbot in Deer Lodge valley. She and
her husband moved 10 Butte in 1876, and
have lived in Butte ever since. Mr.. Tai
bot has had seven children, of whom four
are living.
| Mr.. Talbot is ono of the wealthiest as
we'll as one of the most prominent citi-
IONS of Butte, and the family residence on
West Galena street is one of the finest in
the city.
| MRS. T. D. AIKEN.
Twas born in the year 1917, in Savan-
nah, state of Missouri, and was educated
in the same place.
| NV maiden name was Ada Rogers.
was married to 4. ID Aiken in 1882, in the
city of Missoula, Mont, and l have had
no children.
came to the territory in 1854 or an OK
team and settled in Virginia City, Mont,
and have since lived in Missoula and
Butte, the latter place being my home at
the present time.
MRS. LAURA a. BELL.
was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1926.
My parents lived near Columbus on q
farm, where / grew to womanhood: at the
early age of l6 years l was married, but
still lived in OHIO until April, 1s6i,
when with my two sons and baby girl
started TO what was then called Idaho. 1t
was long. weary journey, attended by
many hardships and dangers. We landed
in Virginia City, Montana, in September,
1861, having Travelled from Eddyville,
Iowa, by OK train; in November my eldest
son. Joseph. died of yphoiI-pneumonia
and the following May my other son,
John, died of the same disease, leaving
me sick and broken hearted with mn, little
girl. Josie. / found many kind friends,
however, in my sore need, and remained
in Montana until the spring of 1866, when
opportunity offered and / returned TO
ONO.
Upon returning / found many changes
and il seemed could not be satisfied un.
til again breathed the pure air of the
mountains, and in 1873, accompanied by
relatives, returned to Montana, which is
my home at the present time.
MRS. BELLE FoRBIs BRowNLEE.
was born in Platte county, Mo-, March
/, 1857, and was educated in the public
schools of Helena, Mont. My maiden
name was Mvra Belle Forhis. | was mar
ried TO Malcolm Bruce Brownlee III Butte
Mont, on the 16 n day of December, 1881
and have three children.
crossed the plains with my parents ir
an OK wagon and arr we'd in Montana in
1854 We settled in Virginia City, wher,
we spent the winter, and afterwards
move d to Helena, where we remained un
Ill 1879. Then we moved to Butte, which
has since been my home.
MRS. T. f. CURTIS.
was born IN London, England, on Dec
/. 1916. and came to America when years
old. l landed in New York in January
1855, ami was adopted by Henry Zoller o
. Fort Plain, n. Y, and was afterwari:
, known by the name of Emma ZoIler in