Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-10-13
GOLD DUST.

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Thos. MCGEE has opened up his sa-
loon and can be found at bis old
stand.
Messrs. Ed. Wright and Ed. Foster
of Lewistown spent Sunday in the
gold camp.
NJ. l.. Poland returned Thursday
from Great Falls, where he attended
the shipment of a large invoice OF
goods for his Gilt Edge store.
Robert Sharp of Lewistown has
accepted the position of blacksmith
of A. r. Frame, thecontractor. Gus
tom work will be given prompt at
tention and satisfaction guaranteed.
Mr.. L. G. Phelps and Attorney j.
E. WATSON started Sunday by private
conveyance for Great Falls. The
handwriting upon the wall would In
dictate that the tickle goddess of for
tune was shedding it's light on the
latter.
Messrs. Wright and War; are i'm
proving the telephone line from Gilt
Edge to Lewistown and have award
ed a contract to A. r. Frame to set
new poles on the mountain portion
of the line. Since first constructed
the line has been among trees, and
conseqently was often down Or mop
alive during the winter months, but
now that there is good prospect of a
| full u-fnfarsc x-Drly In thu fho
line will be placed in such condition
that patrons may depend on it's being
in working order at all times.
w. del. Benedict spent Sunday in
camp looking over his mining prop.
erty. Mr.. Benedict was accompanied
by C.. +. Hall of the firm of Slater &
Hall. 1t would, in our opinion, bt
more beneficial to the camp and sur
rounding country to have more suct
men as Mr.. Benedict get locations
for men with money will more quick
ly develop a prospect and by so do
ing put money into circulation. o
course, we do not mean to say thai
poor men should not be entitled tt
locate mining claims, but we know
of instances where they go to ex
tremes and by 30 doing keep on
Locations and without money canno
possibly represent them and by relO
cation and various other method
keeps anxious capital and energeti
pcpnflr ont autrIoffan m Il
some way regulate this matter coul,
not come amiss, or, at least, their 10
cations should be confined to teri,
TRINA. Your correspondent join
with many others in bidding mel
with money thrice welcome and ma,
their efforts be crowned with colder
success.
The celebrated gold camp has ono
more donned her garments of activity
Messrs. l.. q. Phelps and E. w. Kin
have leased the mill and all the poi
sessions of Butts Bros. and Moshne
of Receiver l.. s. Woodbury. and hav
a force of men at work on the mil
reconstructing the ore bin and pur
ting all in good shape SO that til
work of unloading the ore will /
more practical. Twenty men are en-
ployed at the mine under the efficieI
: management of n. j. LittlejOhn,
I practical miner of long experienc
W. Il. Shaw, the pleasant assayt
and chemist, upon whose ability an
r knowledge of the cyanide process
can, in a measure, be attributed Il
r successful outcome of Receiver Woo,
C bury's management, will be assiste
e i'm the assay Office by his brothe
Howard. The management are no
taking out ore and have about fit
r tons on the platform. A. r. Fran
has the hauling contract and will b
I gin work as soon as the roads ar
outfit can be gotten ready, thong
t the mill will not begin to grind unit
the bins are all filled and sufficiel
e ore is developed to guarantee a wi
s ter's run.
REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
n Gilt Edge, October 18th.