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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

q repetition of the offense would result
in a heavier fine This settled the pre-
MUM business. but the drivers later
fell into a bad habit for the line) of
holding the box seat for lady passen-
gers-that is, for presumable ladies.
They We're females, anyway. Some Of
them, however, We're of well defined
sporting proclvities and when one of
them got upon the box seat the pas
sengers ms de were sure of a quick
trip. One day Allard overlook one Of
the stages that was making about 20
miles an hour. and, as he galloped his
horse past the front of the stage, he
saw that the woman passenger on the
seat was holding the lines. That set
tied the pleasant pastime in which the
drivers had been indulging. The order
was made that no woman should be
allowed to ride outside. That made
the staging business rather prosaic,
but the prospect of $40 fine was not
calculated to cause the drivers to for
get that such rule was in force and
effect.
All of the old stages of the Allard
line have been sold and are now in
service on other lines in the state. but
this big one remains in its corner on
the ranch. The owner refused to sell
it while he was alive. and since his
death there have been no opportunities
| to dispose of it, So it holds quiet state
| in the corner of the barnyard and 1t is
| too bad that it cannot speak to tell of
| the exciting scenes in which it has
| taken part 1t was the crack stage of
| its day and it has made as good time,
| it is said as any stage that ever ran
| IN Montana. From the railway to the
! foot of the lake the road measures 81
| miles, and some of the way the hills
! are steep and in other places the sand
/ makes travel slow. Still these stages
| used to cover the distance in about
! three and half hours with their heavy
| loads Those were the last days OF
| lively sta sing in Montana. The drivers
| are now quiet farmers or stockmen,
| whose only indulgence is an occasional
horse race; the horses have gone to the
| last haven of all good steeds-the old
| stage is the only remaining monument
! of the days when the stage ride across
| the reservation was one of the exciting
| incidents in Montana travel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

When the stage and steamer line
from Selfish station-Ravalii il WIS
&C lied then-was first started, tile AL
lard line had things all its own way.
This line had the mail contract and
had practical monopoly on the pas
senger business. It is not alleged that
Allard ever abused this privilege or
extorted heavy fares from MS passen-
gers on account of the fact that he had
things in his own hands, but it looked
like a good thing and an opposition lne
was inaugurated. Then was when the
real excitement of the Trip across the
reservation began. From the moment
that the passenger ali:ylted from the
railway train at Selfish, when he was
pulled and hauled about by the agents
OF the rival lines, ill the steaming
horses pulled up at the station at the
foot of the lake, the experience Was
one that will never be forgotten by
those who passed through it. 1t was
first a struggle for par mage and then
race for the boat landing. ThtIe
was no time lost anywhere and it was
a whirl of excitement from start 10
finish.
When the rival line was established
Allard sent his agent east as far as
Evaro to meet the wes.houni rain
and TO secure passengers. This worked
well for a couple of trips, but thea the
rival line put a similar agent az lEvaro
and then the two fought it out on the
train. Tickets were sold before Selfish
was reached and all that the stage
men had TO do was to pick out the pas
sengers that had been ticketed to them
on the train. Once in a while the rust
ling runner of one line would land
passenger who had been sold a ticket
on the rival stage Then there would
be row. The poor passenger would
get the worst of il by the time they
were through pulling and hauling him
to land on the right seat and in the
right stage. They tell of a poor China
man who alghted from the train one
day with his possessions tied up in
bundle Ali he had on earth was in
that sheet. There was his pipe and his
Adope; there was his joss and his paper
prayers. His clothing, too, and all
that made him man of means We're
| slowed away in that capacious pack
] age. AS he stepped from the train and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

looked about him he was seized by the
runner for the new line and led toward
one of the new stages That was all
right. He liked the looks of the stage
and was willing to go. The proceeding
had been observed by Arthur Laravie,
who stood near by and, as the oppos
ton agent passed him with the China
man in tow Arthur reached out and
jerked the bundle from the Monaghan.
Before anybody could interfere the
bundle was slowed in the boot OF the
Allard stage and the Chinaman was
informed that if he wanted to ride with
his bundle he must climb into the AL
lard vehicle. That was a hard pill for
the opposition to swallow, but Arthur's
200 pounds We're too much for the losing
agent and he regretfuliy surrendered
1t was half a mile from the railway
station to the top of the hill that over
looks the Mission valley. That was a
slow start, but when the top of this
descent was reached there was no time
lost. Down the long slope to Mission
creek and across that stream on the
/ iii, tiicli o' tiAS oboaA i45S ~ tiiS
divide between Mission and Post
creeks; another dash down the hill to
the latter stream and across it, and
then the dash over the smooth road to
! Crow creek. Here was the racing
ground. Fcurs and skies knew that
there was work ahead for them when
they started on this part of the jour-
ney There were shouts and the crack
of whips, the rattle Of wheels and a
cloud of dust and the race was on.
1t was most exciting sport. The AL
lard horses We're the best that could
be obtained and his drivers We're as
good as ever held lines over any team,
but the opposition horses We're fresh
and had not been worn by service on
the road, so that the race was an even
one. The Allard men claim that the
score of victories was largely in their
favor and their line certainly was the
favorite From Grow creek to Mud
creek and then the swing into the lane
that leads to the Allard ranch house.
There the passengers We're fed The
opposition line fed back at the other
creek and also changed horses. Usu-
ally, by the time that the meal was
ended and the new team brought
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

around, the opposition stage would be
seen on the main road passing the
ranch. 1t was quick loading then, and
out through the pasture, where a gap
in the fence afforded access to the
road. swung the coaches, the fresh
horses on the gallop. Then, up the
hill that rises high and steep above
the foot of the lake. Here is where
good driving counted The man who
knew how to get the most out of his
team was the man who won this up
hall race 1t is a difficult pull-a steep
grade and heavy sand to go through at
first and then a steep, heart breaking
ascent over rocky SOIL But that last
steep rise brought the stage to the
end of the last climb. The final two
miles of the ride was down grade and
good steep grade, too. Here is where
occurred the awful runs that have al
ready been mentioned. The stages
swung up to the landing and passen-
gers and baggage We're speedily trans
ferred to the steamers. The excite
ment of the stage race was ended and
the PHEASANT lake rlue was aneaQ.
While this racing business was ex-
citing, it was hard on livestock. and
Charlie Allard decided that there was
a better way than this to kill off the
opposition. He cut rates. The cut
was speedily met by the opposition and
another reduction followed, only to be
met again by the rival line. Then AL
lard offered to carry passengers and
baggage for nothing. The other line
met this, but failed to offer any bonus
and Allard had the trade. It was not
profitable for three weeks but by that
time the rival line had surrendered,
and the Allard line was alone in the
business once more. Matters settled
| down into the old ruts and the SER
vice continued till the opening of the
railway line Of the Great Northern
through Flathead county destroyed the
business OF the stages and the steam
ers were taken out of service
1t is told of Charles Allard that he
was riding over the road one morning
and came to the brow of the hill that
| overlooks the big flat where the drivers
used to race The rival line had been
| driven out of business at that time
and there was supposed to be no more
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

There stands in a neglected corner
of the barn yard at the Allard ranch
on Mud creek on the Flatllead reser-
walton an old stage coach 1t is dill
apidated as to cover and boot; it's up
llolstery is in tatters: the paint is
gone from its wheels and running gear:
Its body is defaced and worn. Weeds
and vines grow among the spokes of
the wheels and the pole furnishes
comfortable roost for poultry. Motherly
hens nest in the corners where once
passengers sat during the fast drives
from the Northern Pacific station at
Selfish across the reserve to the foot
of the lake, and there is little about
the old stage at present to indicate
that it was at one time the crack
turnout of the Allard stage line that
used to do such big transportation
business on the line that furnished the
only inlet TO the Flathead valley in
Northern Montana and its phenomen-
ally rich country. Yet this is the
stage that was in demand when tie
road across the reservation was al
stages while the country in the north
west corner of Montana was being set
tied. Old travellers across the reser-
walton sought eagerly for seats in this
coach and We're disappointed if they
found that they had to ride in some
other.
Those were the days when Arthur
Laravie held the lines over six horses
on this trip and this was the stage
that he drove. Young joe Marion
was another of the drivers and An
drew Stinger a third. The list of those
who handled the baggage and freight
wagons is a long one, but they were
all good reinsmen and the rivalry be-
tween them was great. 1t was inten-
sified when an opposition line of
stages was put on and the patrons of
the road will readily recall the eXcit-
ing races that these drivers INDUCED
in in their efforts to be first at the
steamer landing at the foot of the lake.
These men knew the road perfectly
and they knew their horses. There
was one thing that they did not know,
and that was fear. They drove like
demons and many a timid passenger
has wished that he had walked, as the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16

Colonel Theodore Bruback, who has
just returned from the Tintic district,
where he made an inspection of the
Triumph mine, of Which he is president
and general manager, informs The
Herald that during his stay in this rich
and prolific camp he had the pleasure
OF examining the workings of the Sun
beam mine, and he states that in the
bottom Of The new working shaft. at
about the 200-foot level a fine body of
ore has recently been uncovered. the
ledge being four feet in width, and
carrying excellent values in aZurlte and
ruby copper, the samples of the rock
brought back by him being beautiful
specimens of this character Of mineral,
which. from all appearances, goes Wei
in its silver contents, as well as a few
dollars in the yellow metal: the indi-
cations being that the Sunbeam has
struck II rich" and that from this
time on, or in the very near future.
this famous old wealth. producer VIII
find a place again on the list as a reg
uiar and heavy shipper of high-grade
mineral.
The colonel was well pleased with the
showing in the Triumph, and is fully
satisfied that with greater depth the
same class and character Of mineral
viii he found in its workings as has
inst been disclosed in the Sunbeam, and
ii is the intention TO maintain OPERA
tons in the development OF this ground
until its mineral wealth is fully proven.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Favorable Wheat Crop News Started
q coIli1c ETox,o,,,a,,+

Sell1nS movement.
Chicago, March 15.-Complete summaries
OF the amount of winter wheat killed in
several states showed apparently very lit
reports with which the trade has recently
been flooded and caused the wheat mar
ket to open at decline of $sq12. At the
decline, several shorts saw a convenient
opportunity to cover and the price adj
vanced slowly to 70Ac. At this point.
however, news was received from Cali
fornia of the thorough breaking of the
bears selling on large scale and in
creased the weakness with which trading
commenced. Reports of an improvement
in the export demand at the seaboard
caused a rally near the end, and May,
hesitating at 693sQ6912, rose slowly to 6Sfs-
The strength did not last long, however.
1t was a weak market entirely, with the
price soon slipped off to 691z, closing at
6S12Q695s
Corn did not appear to have any clear
notion as to what direction to take. 1t
followed the course of wheat for the most
part. Near the end of the session the
market got on level with puts: Buy
ing against privileges caused prices to
Change little. May closed nc lower.
Cats ruled weak and lower in sympathy
with the other grains. There was a falr
general trade. May oats closed 14c lower
Provisions ruled steady, notwithstand-
ing a sharp break in the price OF hogs
The latter are so much under the price
of the product that the price at the yards
does not have much influence on the price
of provision futures. as packers are sell
ing their output for cash. May pork
closed unchanged; May lard and May rlbs
closed shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
Red Rock Gravel Runs High In the
Yellow Metal.

The North Fork Placer Mining COM
pany of this city held it's annual stock
holders meeting on Tuesday of this
week, the election held for the election
Of a new board of directors to serve for
the ensuing year resulting as follows:
r. H. officer, president; G. M. Garri-
son, vice president; e. G. Rognon, sec
rotary and treasurer; E. H. Scott, gen.
eral manager, and j. A. Brown.
The property of the company, en-
bracing 410 acres of patented ground, is
located on the north fork of Coffee
creek, in Trinity county, California. A
large amount of work has been done in
the development of this ground and its
equipment, as a two-nlile ditch and
fiun1e has been constructed and giant
hydraulics put in, and as plenty of
snowfall has been reported in that sec
son is ANTICIPATED, as water will be
plentiful for sluicing and hydraulic
purposes.
During the past season, in the ex-
ploitation of the diggings, a tunnel was
driven across the creek channel on bed
rock for a distance of It's feet, the
gravel carrying gold values to the eX-
tent Of a dollar a square foot the en-
tire distance, while above there are
twenty five feet of pay dirt which will
yield good returns when run through
the sluice boxes.
Manager Scott is on the ground SUI
perintending operations, and it is be-
lieved the company will make an ex-
cellent showing this season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
GOLD III THE AMELIA.
Native Metal Showing Through and
Through Fine Rock.

Through Fine Rock.
J. Il. Dupaix of this city, who has a
working lease on the Amelia mine in
Star district, Beaver county, who ar
rived in the city from the mine on
Tuesday night Of this week, brings
with him the pleasing intelligence that
an important strike was made in this
property 4 few days ago, to substan-
tate which he is exhibiting TO his
friends and acqdaintanceS specimens
and samples of ore from the new find
in which the yellow metal in its native
state is plainly 10 be seen with the
naked eye, and Nh DupaiX states that
in the workings OF the mine a three
foot body Of this character of rock IS
exposed. the find being made in the
face of a prospecting tunnel which Is
only in a distance OF fifty feet, the rich
ore being but twelve feet from the sur
face.
Already 2 wagonload of ore from the
discovery has been hauled to Miners
vile, where Mr.. DuDaiX has two
stamp mill in operation, having but
recently made a. most encouraging
cleanup from q short run on ore from
the mine which carries values OF from
$50 to $50 to the ton in gold and silver,
the ore being free milling and easily
worked, and, now that mineral of
higher grade has been found, he antici-
pates making Il splendid record this
season with both the mine and mill.
Mr.. DupaiX confirms recent reports
as 10 increased activity in mining mat
ters in Beaver county, and he states
that the lessees Of the Monitor, which
is but q short distance from the Amelia,
have but recently made a shipment Of
20 tons Of lead ore which Melted them
81 600. while they VIII soon have an
other consignment OF the same class of
ore ready for the market, While at the
Mammoth and Rebel, also in Star dis
trict and which is owned by Allen G.
Campbell, work is being pushed and
the shaft is being sunk on good ore.
At the old Rollins mine in Lincoln
district. which is being worked under
the management Of a. 3. Lewis, a, force
of thirty men IS employed and the mine
is being unwatered by the utilization
of four pumps which handle 1900 gal
Ions a minute. the expectation being
that within two weeks the men will be
able 10 set TO the splendid bodies of
heavy lead ore exposed in the lower
workings of the mine.
st the old Cave mine, in Bradshaw
district. which is being worked under
the supervision of sam Godbe. regular
ore shipments are the order Of the day
and teams are kept busy hauling the
precious metal from the mine TO the
railroad at Milford.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Amelia Mining company will be
held in this city today at $3.50 p. M,
in the Jennings block.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
wool Market Review.

Boston. March 1.-THE american Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow:
The formation of the worSted trust and
the announcement made as to the organi-
cation of other combines have brought
business in the Boston wool market al
most to a complete standstill. Manu-
facturers generally and the members of
the trade are at sea as to what the
ultimate effects of these combines will
be and are buying only such woods as
they absolutely need.
The sales of the week at Boston amount
to 1l61.500 pounds domestic, and 40500
pounds foreign, making q. total of ISL
500. against a. total of 1921 GOO for the
previous week and a total of 1107. 900 for
the corresponding week last year. Sales
since Jan. l. 1899 amount to 39.674.O00
pounds. against 81. 126, $50 pounds last year
at this time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
NORTH FORK PLACERS.

Richard L. Colburn, Stock Broker,
Room 20, Is w. 2no South. Tel. &c
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
A Note of Warming.

Washington, March 15.-United
States Consul McCook writes from
Dawson City:
Investors should be careful of min
ing properties offered for sale, particu-
larly in some sections of Alaska Of
the many who came here last spring
and summer, hundreds drifted down
the Yukon and located at Forty Mile
Eagle City and Star City. 1 am in
formed there are many schemers there
who get up miners meetings, elect
their own recorder, jump claims al
ready recorded, get their man to give
them receipts as record papers, and
issue prospectuses of water rights, all
apparently in conformity with the
United States mining regulations. They
have organized companies, their
scheme being to sell their so-called
rights to the public. No one should
buy anything until perfectly satisfied.
There will be any number of valueless
claims offered by promoters"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, March 15.-Cattle about the
same as yesterday, beef cattle averaging
10 cents lower than at the close of last
week. Fancy cattle brought 5.75G5.S 50;
choice steers, 5Soa5.6O; medium steers
4.65n4.95: beef steers, 3.S5d4.60; stockers
3.3Od4.OO; western fed steers, 4.1On5. 81;
Texas steers. 3.40G4.S5; calves, 3.59lt7.00
The too free delivery of hogs caused
choice, 3.721.q3.S5; heavy packing lots $50
@S70; mixed, 3.6G03.7n2; butchers, 5000
S.S715; lights, 3.55QS.62412; pigs. S.2GQ3.65.
The light supply of sheep caused an
active demand and prices kept firm at
the recent large advance Poor to prime
sheep brought 3.9OG470; yearlings, 4350
1856; lambs, 4.10G525.
sheep, L. 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
Costs More
to use scAs2lsng's Best
tea because you drink
more. >,

with the Lion Consolidated Mining
company, vice J. A. Brown. resigned,
on account of pressure of business in
other directions.
Mr.. Trenam, in taking charge of the
Lion, will push operations with his
characteristic energy and ability, and
he expects to place this promising
Stockton property on a paying basis in
the near future. AS matter of fact.
a shipment of fine ore from this old
wealth producer viii find it's way to the
Salt Lake market at an early day. and
it is anticipated regular shipments will
be maintained this spring and summer.
The underground workings of the mine
are to be surveyed at once, while the
group is to be surveyed as to it's bound
airy lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
The Terrace Incorporates.

The Terrace Gold & Copper Mining
company filed articles of INCORPORATION
at the county clerks office yesterday.
The incorporators are Henry Kohl,
John w. Duffield, l.. T. Jacobs, F. E.
Wilson, John Davis, C. B. burst, w J.
Meeks, John r. Foulks, and the capital
stock is $4,000, in shares of cent each.
The property consists of the Comstock
group of two claims, the Phelix group
of three claims, the Last Chance the
Queen of the Hills mill site, and the two
springs of water known as Iron and
White Rock. officers: John r. Foulks,
president: F. E. Wilson, vice president;
c. B. burst, secretary, and w. P. Lynn,
treasurer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16

Waterman Brothers, Stock Brokers,
5 Central Blk. Phone 46, rings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16
Metal Quotations.

New York, March 15.-Trade in metals
was never large today, nor We're the
changes noted in values of special sig
nificance 1t was a small, waiting market,
buyers holding off for further develop
ments and sellers for new inspiration
from abroad or home sources. AT the
close the metal exchange called:
Pig Iron Warrants-Quiet, at 1925, NOM
inal.
Lake Copper-Unchanged at 1775, nom
inal.
Tin-Firmer, with $3.50 bid and $3.50
asked.
Lead Unchanged, with 4.S5 bid and 4.4O
asked.
for copper IT .621aG17.75.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16

100 Northern Light at 655s cents.
100 Northern Light at 65sz cents.
400 Northern Light at 66% cents.
200 Northern Light at 667s cents.
100 Mercur at $685.
100 Star Consolidated at $1.131z.
100 Star Consolidated at s1.13.
100 Star Consolidated at $l.1212.
300 Star Consolidated at SLIP.
500 Boston & De Lamar at IL cents
500 Omaha. at AZ cents.
LOCO Orient at II cents
100 Showers Consolidated at 30 cents.
1000 Tetro at 10 cents.
200 Valeo at S1.20.
Total sales, 6.775 shares.
Value of sales, SIS, 1898
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
CALL OF LISTED STOCKS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-16

London, March 15.-The wool auction
sales were continued today after a days
large number of buyers present. The
offerings aggregated i, 095 bales and were
of a good selection. Good secured
merinos sold at 10 per cent above the
January price The continental buyers
were unusually active and secured the
majority of good greasy merinos, which
eagerly bid for the Yorkshire buyers
securing the bulk.