The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-08-15
AUGUST Is, 1904.
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Inc Great NOfCDer0 uaS 1aiu d SpuA
out from the main line at Blackfoot and
has opened a pit in the gravel bed which
the company has acquired there.
The steam shovel is loading nearly $50
cars per day with washed gravel which
is used in ballasting the road bed.
Collins Anderson has gone into the
mountains as guide with a party OF
eastern tourists and sportsmen.
james Dawson IS giving his think
cells rest after several months service
as deputy postmaster aud is recuperat-
ing his lost energies in the mountains
There was a lively scrap between a
couple Of railroad men at Blackfoot
Wednesday evening in which some gore
was shed.
Miss Caroline Lockhart, q pencil
pusher on the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin arrived at Blackfoot Wednes
day evening on a special missioa for the
paper she represents. The LADY bore
credentials from It. I. Whitney Of the
Great Northern also who requested that
she be afforded every facility to become
acquainted with the people Of rhis vicin-
itv, and furnished the data she desires to
OBTAIN. Miss Lockhart will do the st.
Mary's region, the Swift Current Min
ing camp, take negatives OF some Of the
fine scenery, aud hunt a little for big
game. It Is unnecessary to add that the
fair reporter win be looked after with
that eolicitude which is characteristic
OF the people Of Montana, and that her
tour will be one to be remembered as an
enjoyable epoch in her life. Miss Lock
hart is at present the guest 81 our es-
teemed citizen Joseph Aipp Esq.
The first large shipment OF Crows
Nest coal to used by Che Great Northern
came to Blackioo: last week. It is OF
sucn qualify and 50 little labor IS re-
quired in firing with it that the engine
men are greatly pleased with the change
and the OILY complaint 50 far is that il
gets up steam too quickly, but that is
remAdiedNby throwing in a few scoops 0
Sand Coulee coal. Bet your life tina.
lowers the pressure. Some Of the new
engines fer the Great Northern viii b
here next week. 1t is calculated tina
they will pull Il hundred tons mere owe
the hill than any Of the locomotives nov
in use On this end Of the high line.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Rantz are occupying
rooms in the old hotel. Mr.. Maye's an,
wife are living 10 the annex to the Eld
ridge block, and Mr.. and Mrs. Teagu
are domiclled il the Baker residence
while Fireman Clark is expecting hi
vie soon, and after her arrival they Wi
live in the Lippincott house. So man
fair ladies' coming to BlaclIfoot to resid
is very agreeable to the former inhabit
ants, and their husbands-well every
body knows that all the rail read boy
are coed fellows.
Joe Butch has just returned from
prospecting trip and reports some grea
discoveries. He found oil, a Tumble
down log cabin with date 1852 cut {
Que of the sides, a section OF COUNT
heretofore uuprospected which abount
in moose and elk in great numbers, ar
IS for gold, silver and copper, why Swi
Current isn't in il. Joe amt sayil
Enuch about his find but the smile
wears now days is proof enough that
has got what he sought for.
N. Carlson went to Kalispell Wedn,
day to lock up d location for a farm
that vicinity bat found that oil the go
land was taken up, and much more tn
was not worth paying the taxes on
we'll, al of which goes to prove that t
people have great faith il the future
the Flathead country.
1t is the policy OF the Forestry ofici
TO keep Indian hunting parties of of
forest reserve in order to minimize
Danger Of timber conlagrations and
Crees are to be especially watched
this connection. Forest Ranger Aub
has been camping on the trail OF
snch outfit, and at last found them n
the upper Two Medicine lake. and eau
them to move on across the divide.
said there was not an ounce Of food
their lodge and it is a %conundrum |
they subsist.