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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

It seems to be debatable question
with a woman these days whether to
take poor husband to a woman's
magazine for treatment, or to the Lord
in prayer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Ostrich Farm in Arkansas.

An ostrich farm is to be esta in
the suburbs Of Little Rock, Ark.
thomas n. CockhUrn OF San Antonio.
tex. has purchased tract of land and
will take his entire supply of birds there
ut once. His farm is Il branch OF one Of
the celebrated California farms. Mr..
tuckburn will so to Hot Springs be-
cause the climate, he says, is better suit
ct for his business
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Uncle Sans Soldiers

Will eat Libby'S Plum Pudding for
Christmas dinner. The Z. S. Govern
ment has just purchased large con-
signment OF Libby, Mcneil & Libby's
famous Plum Pudding, which will be
supplied to American soldiers in the
IlilipDine Islands and Cuba
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
No Rain in West Australia,

\ West Australian exploring party
that recently arrived at Oodnadatu re-
ported that there had not been drop of
rain for two years in the region
fra ynrSa6
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

Mrs f. j. LYNCH South Division Grand
quickly ihad
7
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
German BARRIERS.

Tho BARRIERS in some towns in Germany
are compelled by law to clean and disin-
feet their combs. brushes and razors inn
mcdiately after use and before they are
applied to the hair or head of another
customer
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsan will stop the cough at
once. Go 10 your druggist today and get
q sample bottle free. Sold in rs and 20
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
trCrOllS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Africa's LARGEST City.

Cairo is the greatest town Of Africa;
it's inhabitants number 100000, $4,000
being Europeans.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

Without the earth the brickmaker
would have to give up his occupation
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Fast Railway.

A prize has been offered by German
society for the best design for an electric
railway upon which trains can travel at
the rate of 125 miles an hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
A MISSIONARIES DRESS.
Why He Was npe11ed to Adopt the
Chinese Costume.

DIR. Crawford, my amiable Baptist
host, who, with his wife, has been re-
siding in China for nearly half Gen.
fury, explained to me why the mission
aries were compelled to abandon our
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

This question arises every day. Let us
answer it today. Try Jell-O, delicious
and healthful. Prepared in two min
utes. No boiling! no baking! add water
and set to cool. Flavors:-Lemon,
Orange, Raspberry. Strawberry. At
your grocers 10 cts
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
The Best Of Life.

The Best Of Life.
Not till life's heat is cooled,
The headlong rush slowed to quiet pace
And every purblind passion that has
ruled
Our nOisicr years at last
Spurs us in vain, and, weary of the race,
We care no more who loses or who wins
All! not till all the best of life seems
The best Of life begins.
70 toll for only fame,
Handclappings and the tickle gusts Of
praise,
For place or power Of gold to gid a
name
Above the grave whereto
All paths will bring us, were to lose our
days
We, on whose ears youths passing bell
has tOlled-
In blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old.
But the world widens when
Such hope Of trivial gain that ruled us
lies
Broken among our childhood's toys; for
then
We win to self control.
And mail ourselves in manhood, and there
rise
Upon us from the vast and MINDLESS
height
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the
soul - )" j4''h''''11H ''o''''
What stars are to the light
-Spectapr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache Price % and SOC.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-14

-Twenty-eight different kinds of food
Berlin ZOO.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
An Interesting Chapter in the Mining
History of Montana,

in sight there was a sure fortune for the
owners. Another sample was taken by
the expert. Hidden Treasure ore was
again substituted. another assayer was
selected and the results were again sat
isfactory. The expert departed pleased
and made a favorable report to tn. east
ern capitalists. g
Another expert arrived on the ground
and he was also royalty treated. He
was also allowed to pick out a man to
accompany him through the mine. the
same tactics We're resorted to and an
other assayer gave even better returns
han the first. Upon his report the deal
for the purchase of the property was
closed, and Major Wilcox was installed
as manager. A little more dew .opnlent
work was done on the worthless ledge,
Wilcox evidently hoping THAI another
ore body might he opened up. The mat
ter had gune SO far. however, that he
could not back out at this ti,le and he
kept sending encouraging reports of
operations. Then along came another
acknowledged expert" and The major
turned him over to his lieutcnantS,
carefully taking the rrecaution. how
ever, not to allow any of the worthless
rock to get into the sample sacks OF the
expert. He also made a favorable re-
port.
To all appearances the eastern men
had a big mine. MessrS. Armstrong and
Quigley took a few weeks off to come west
to view their Ionan1a and to corSult
with the major as to the best method of
treating the ore. The major counsrlled
a little delay until the mine should he
! properly developed. The eastern laen OBJ
jected to any delay whatever. They
! had seen enough to satisfy them that
there was an enormous amount of pay
ore in sight and they suggested the imme-
date construction of a 100-stamp mill.
The major protested. The stockholders
insisted and in order to avoid the APP
p%earance of any deception the major
was obliged to yield. Matters We're be-
coming decidedly interesting for the
major.
The plans for the big mill We're drawn.
machinery was ordered from Fraser &
Chalmers. the construction of Il two
mile electric railway to haul the ore
from the mine to the mill was begun,
| water rights We're secured and a town.
site was laid out. An army of men was
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

in advance of the eXpert-only to find
that the forenan had told the truth II
that the ore body had 'petered out in
the only mine upon which development
work had been DONE. Wilcox cursed his
luck. With the prospect in sight. how
ever. of making a big deal. he decided
that something had to be done, and he
at once set his wits to work.
Adjoining the Colder Scepter vas the
Hidden Treasure mine owned by c.. d.
Mcclure the ST. Louis millionaire. This
mine carried the same character OF ore
as the adjoining claims but SHOVE good
values. Securing the services of a
trusted employe, Wilcox visited the
Hidden Treasure at night n filling
several sacks with ore removed them to
his own mine. Then he awaited the ar
1ival of the expert.
\ few days later Wilcox received a
telegram stating that the expert would
be in Helena on a certain date. Major
Wilcox journed to Helena to meet him..
The major showed the expert all the
points OF interest and introduced him to
all the prominent people of the town.
The expert was delighted at the western
hospitality and the two were particu-
larry warm friends when they arrived at
the mine. Ample preparations had been
made fer his reception and he lacked
for nothing. After a short rest the ex-
pert made preparations to view the in
terror of the mine.
Wilcox pleaded Il business engagement
and the expert was turned over to the
mine foreman. The mine foreman was
busy too and could not accompany him,
, but he politely requested the expert to
| select a man from among the mine crew
who would assist him.. This suited the
expert exactly and he selected a husky
miner with an intelligent c~ountenance to
accompany him.
The samples were taken as faithfully
as could be from every portion of what
! appeared to be an immense body of one.
The samples, however. never reached
the assayer. for they were deity
switched. the ore from the adjoining
mine being substituted, care being taken
not to remove the tags of the expert. The
samples were sent to a Helena assayei
t. ensure against possible deception by
the local assayer. In due course of tim
the returns came baCk-the ore was OF
| fair grade and with the millions of tons
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

employed in grading and over 500 men
were employed for about four months in
constructing the tramway. Splendid
and modern residences were crectcl for
the officials of the p Including
one for the major. The latter treated his
men royalty. and fearing the day of
reckoning. instructed his foremen TO
take his time and string the job out
as long as possible. The town mad now
attained much prominence. 1t had
grown into a city of about 5000 people.
and the arrivals numbered 100 a Gay.
Two had been established
and arrangements We're being made for
another. Money was plenty and new
enterprises were being planned every
Eday4
Then the bubble burst.
The eastern men had received infor-
nation to the effect that the major was
neglecting his business and the board of
trustees decided upon a change. A new
superintendent was sent out to take
charge. The mill was almost completed
and the own was on the boom. The new
man assumed charge at once and the
major started for Butte. The. new SUI
perintendent went through the work
ings of the mine Immediately upon his
arrival. He had an assayer with him
and he broke down a large quantity of
the rock which the workme claimed
was ore. 1t showed no values. \ sec
ond and a third assay resulted the same
way. Then a halt was called until the
eastern men could be consulted. The
truth became apparent at once and they
ordered the suspension of work. Con
ferences We're held. Investigations We're
made and the eastern men soon became
convinced that they had been jobbe1.
They had expended $3.50, 900 in the en-
terprise. and owed Fraser & Chalmers
1926, 900 balance on the machinery Iur-
| chased. The latter firm placed attach
ments on the machinery and recovered a
portion of the debt. The big mill that
never turned a wheel was removed piece
meal. the tramway was torn up and the
rails sold for scrapiron. A few Of The
residents who believed that work would
be resumed remained in town for 4 few
months, but they too quit. and in a few
months the town was practically desert
ed. Two or three prospectors are now
the only inhabitants.
Quigley had 5000, 900 invested in tbs
enterprise. Other reverseS came 10 him
and a few months later he was a bank
rupt. The major was credited with hay
ing made $50, 900 out of the deal, but he
did not have a cent when he surrendereu
his job. and he is now working for day
pay. He still cherishes the belief tina
had the work of development not been
so suddenly suspended. he would hav
discovered pay ore in the mine.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

-Four or five years ago 10 town in the
state save greater promise of a glorious
future than the little town of Quis!ey.
in the northern part of Grant county.
Its mines had been tested by experts
from New York and London and pro-
nounced b~onanzas: a 10o-starnp mill was
in course of construction: two newspa-
pers had been established to boom the
coming mining metropolis of Montana.
and every stage arriving in the embryo
mining camp was filled with men and
women who had decided to make Quig-
ley their future home.
Today Quigley is a deserted village. Its
rows of fine residences are ~tenantless.
Ihe splendid mill which cost more than
th~ree-quarters of a million dollars has
been dismantled and moves elsewhere.
The mines are still there but they are
not being operated, for after the ex-
penditure of nearly a million dollars, ii
was discovered that the ore could not be
worked at a profit.
The story of the rise and fall of the
town of Quigley is an interesting one.
The town owed it's birth to a mar VINO
may be designated here as Major Will
cox-a splendid type of the genial west
ern man. and a prince of good fellows.
whose enthusiasm frequently got the
Letter of his judgment. Wilcox had ceen
mining around the county in a small way
for some years With rather poor success.
when he finally found what he believed
a. the time to be the greatest bonanza
OF the west.
Up in a secluded portion of the county
a group OF claims had been located the
previous year. One of them was known
as the Golden scepter. This mine had
an immense outcrop and a little eXploita-
ton developed that the immense ledge
carried good values near the surface.
Wilcox bonded the group from the To-
Gators. and after putting a few men to
work. started for the east to secure cap
ital to operate the properties.
Wilcox left Montana firm in the Belief
that the Golden Scepter mine was an
other Treadwell. His mission to the
east was successful. He found eastern
capitalists with money TO put in the en-
terprise. Among them were w. Arm
strong, a wealthy soda water nlanlfac-
turer Of New York, H.. &. Quigley. a
millionaire hardware man OF Delaware,
ex-senator Harris OF Georgia and 9TH
ers. It was intinated that Grover
Cleveland also owned an interest. They
employed a New York mining expert
to visit the mines and make an examin-
alton.
Just about this time Wilcox received
a letter from his foreman at the mine
stating that the ore body at the Golden
Scepter had pinched out a few feet be-
low the surface. Wilcox fastened home
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
Written for the Inter Mountain by
Lee GrOnlund.

with sometime a tenderer Interchange
of confidence between young couples VINO
had become more thar friends during
their long association on the pains,
when suddenly the attention OF the
whole company was directed TO the APP
preach of a stranger. AS he entered the
valley from the mountains, II was no.
ticed that he was superbly mounted ana
sat his steed as if reared to the saddle.
In a few moments he entered the camp
and, politely saluting the various groups
about the fires, inquired for the leader.
Captain Fisk stepped forward ana an
nounced that he had thus far been m
trusted with the charge of the emf
grants affairs en- route. but he hoped
within a day to resign the commission
on the arrival of the party at Banhack.
The stranger hen said:
Captain my name is Forbes, Charlie
Forbes. and l come from the people of
Rannack to tender all the members
of your party who can absent them
selves from the camp a cordial invita-
ton to participate with us in the observ-
ance OF a Christmas eve festival. There
will be a ball, good music and a splendid
| upper at the Carlton hotel. Let me
carry back to the people of our town
the assurance that my mission has nor
been in vain"
The genial affability, the handsome
person and manly bearing or the mes
senger precluded the possibility of doubt
of his honesty in the minds of the mi
grants, and the lure of civilization in the
heart of the wilderness was too much FOR
the young folks of the train, married as
we'll as single, and it was arranged that
some of the lighter wagons should be
used in common, and the invitation Was
accepted. Captain Fisk interposed a
slight remonstrance, saying that 1t was
hardly prudent to leave the camp with
out an adequate fighting force for its
protection, but this view was combated
by the elderly people of the train. who
maintained that u an opportunity for
making the acquaintance of of the people
of Bannack should not be neglected. and
promised to look after the affairs of the
camp during the absence of the others
Forbes, without seeming to press the
matter u~nreasonably, strengthened the
idea of security by dilating upon the
general conditions of peace and safety
that characterized the locality, especially
at that season of the year, n after Ear
taking of slight refreshments and grain
ing his horses. started back to Bannack.
urging against the protest of the emf
grants that he was needed there in per
fecting the arrangements for the night!
festivities.
FESTIVITIES AT BANNACK.
Soon the wardrobes of the traveller!
were requisitioned from the packs of tn,
train, and by four o'clock on that bleal
December afternoon a party of strons
men and lovely women, gaily appareled
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

A long line of emigrant wagons rolled
tortuously along the Beaverhead valley
late in December, 1862. Ire Vehlcies'
fc. the most part, We're of that type so
much used in early plains travel
known as prairie schooners,' ana were
drawn by horses, mules and oxen. each
species of the quadruped being some
times represented in a single team. Inc
freight of the araYan consisted OF sucl
stores as usually constituted the outnt
of western pioneers, and the pefsoihel
of the company while generally homo
genous, was slightly cosmlc from aamls-
sion to it's membership of a number or
young men from widely divergent local.
tties. The destination of the pioneers
was Bannack, Mont.
The outfit had started from Omaha
the previous spring for Salmon river.
Idaho, under convoy of a government
escort. and two months earlier in the
season had reached Snake river, where,
attracted by the abundance of fine gold
held in the sands of that stream, they
had remained until a few days prior 10
their advent into Montana. The trip
across the plains had been uneventful.
the party meeting With the usual rou-
tine experiences along the route put
fortunately eliminating from them seri-
1ous illness or fatality. Upon reaching
the Snake the troops, after being INFORM
ed that the emigrants had determined
to try It's auriferous sands for fortune,
babe them goodbye and pushed on Tor
Fort Walla Walla, in Washington
whittier they had been ordered to re-
port.
After several weeks of arduOuS toll "a
the banks of the Snake, accompanied by
Door results. arising from n made
uuacy of their devices for wins the
light golds news had reached them OF
the recent discoveries at ana ano
the party was now headed for the new
Eldorado. No great difficulty had beer
encountered in crossing the range, little
snow having yet fallen in the mountains
but scarcely had the crossing been &C
complished when a severe storm Sc
IN, the weather turned cold, and theil
progress in the valley. now covered
to a depth of six inches with snow
became, necessarily, slow.
James L. Fisk, the captain of tn!
train, assured them the haven was clos
at hand: that at Bannack an abundnc
of timber could be procured and tina
warm, comfortable houses could 500
DE erected for the winter. The.traveler
were buoyant with hope and their heart
were light. At noon on the Gath of De
cember they camped in the valley twelv
miles east of Bannack.
A STRANGER IN THE CAME.
The camp kettles We're singing merrily
the coffee boiling, the bacon frying, an
the usual badinage between the youn
people of the party running it's cours:
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
Cost Of
BOXERS.

The Chinese Boxer deprecated our
praise.
st is quite r we are brave" said
he. but it is the mere bravery of des-
peration. You see, it is literally victory
Or death with us, for we are not boxers
in the sense that we may go into the
saloon business if we are licked. No."
Ir the light Of this explanation. of
course, the fellows %intrepiditv seemed
quite a different matter.-Detroit Jour-
nal
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

rang out on the morning air. As Fisk
leaped to his feet old man Trollett fell
dead at his side, and a singing sensation
in the captains left arm warned him
that he had been hit. Bullets continued
to rain about him, and the shooting was
accompan MED by the most di4holcal
shouts and yells, While between the
wagons and him suddenly appeared half
a dozen of the ASSISTANTS, still shooting
and Yelling
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
A L L

fiSk, seeing ulldl 1t would De llpOSS1-
BILE for him to reach the ago n rem
der assistance to the assailed emigrant.,
promptly shot one of the attacking party
and then retreated into a growth of viii
lows which lined the bank of the creek,
firing again as he entered the shelter.
Dropping upon his face as he vanished
from view, he escaped a perfect fusilaie
of bullets sent after him. Then. quickly
spling.ng to his feet, he ran some dis
lance down the creek and concealed
himself again behind a screen of VIII
lows, from which he could watch the
conclusion of the fight.
From this point of vantage he Wit
messed the contamination of one of the
most atrooious crimes ever committed
in the west. The emtgrants, reused from,
their sleep, confused by the noise ana
unaware of their danger, were murdered
to a man as they leaped from their
wagons the women all sharing the same
fate, Notwithstanding their heart-rend-
ing appeals for mercy. Then the chill
dren were brought forth, and when they
Were all assembled in the glare of the
fire, a Enthusiastically dressed and hideous
monster. with long black hair and glls-
tening eyes of the same hue, selecting
the four oldest of the innocents, deliD-
erately butchered them.
A DASH FOR LIBERTY.
This last act so incensed Fisk that in
sheer desperation, casting caution to the
winds, he stepped from his c~oncealmenr
and, taking careful aim at the villain,
pressed the trigger of his weapon
speeding a bullet tru to his mark. This
scoundrel fell, but instantly leaped to
his feet and returned the fire. The en-
tire gang now charged down upon his
place of ~concealment, and Fisk. real.z-
, ing that flight alone could save him
from their vengeance. put forth his best
efforts in speed and headed for the
mountains. The willows intervening be,
tween Fisk and his pursuers on eacil
bank of the creek, delayed the latter a
few minutes in effect.ng a crossing with
their horses. n they had also spent a
few minutes in a cautious search in the
willows for their intrepid assailant. and
this had given Fisk a start which
abled him to get into broken ground
where the use of horses would soon be-
come impracticable, n encouraged him
in the hope of ultimate escape. Grasp
ing the situation with the true instinct
of the trained woodmen, the captain
strained every nerve and soon fount
himself upon a rocky hillside, where hli
pursuers would be Obliged to dismoun'
to follow him. Meanwhile the bandit:
had deserted him as he reached the foo
Of the hill. and We're now in full chase
less than half a mile distant. But Fisl
vas "heartened," for he knew that M
considerable number of the band. if any
would prove his equal in that kline o
traveIng, and he felt sure that the mel
of the desolated train would soon return
n take up the trail of the marauders
Relying upon these hypothesis he slack
ned his gait, that he might regain hi
wonted vigor, and looked We'll to hi
The pursuers came on rapidly
bur When they attempted the ascent O
the Iii. the difficulties they encountere