Fergus County argus., 1901-07-31
Correspondence.
GILT IDGf NUGGETS.


on their friends here last Friday.
Mrs. Karl Erickson has been sick
for over IA week. but is now better.
William Busch was here Friday
night on his way home from
Lewistown. Wherever he goes he
meets many old friends.
A rainfall OF about ten minutes last
Friday evening Hooded the streets
and raised the water over the bridge
In town-the heaviest rainfall ever
known here In that time.
Gilt Edge was visited by quite a
number OF I.ewistown notables last
week. Among them were o. W, Bel
en-, Hal Gibson, W. L. Cort, l.. p.
Slater and DR.. 5. b. Stone.
l.. S. Woodbury. ui Great Falls, Is
looking after the group Of claims in
Whisky Gulch that he recently bond
cd uf j. l.. Westergrecn. lie expects
TO get other groups before he leaves.
In company with l.. :. Woodbury.
we visited the Whisky Gulch mill
last sunday, which Mr.. Woodbury.
claimsis Is lirst-class in every particu-
lar. {. l.. Wright informed us that
they had shut down five days for re-
pairs in this month. yet they would
handle $1,000 tons.
DIR. 'fillotson un one side uf the
street aud l.. Cooper on the other
were using language not fully un-
dcrstuod. Nine nationalitics were
present, but all failed 10 understand.
Another exhibition will be- given next
saturday when n Caribou il expect
ed here for Interpreter
y fishing party started from Gilt
Edge sunday morning consisting of
Tom McGec, Ed. Martin, DR.. Attix,
&. \. Parker, Frank Oswald aud Ed.
Carlisle. They were on the fishing
ground below Maiden AT O'Clock
am. They got sOnlc young chickens
fur dinner aud then moved camp near
Wils place. They all had very
small huuks-a mistakr-Hs they
could see trout three feet long that
would weigh over three pounds.
They claimed a catch of iifty-one.
MrGee brought his home in his hip
pocket, Ell. Martin in sardinc can,
, DIR. Attix In "a mustard bottle, Car
Isle in his hat; Parker lost the heel
uf his shoe and while hunting fpr il
II weasel got his fish, ANA Oswald
saved enough of the wreck 10 give
'lr Local" a fine breakfast.
The Nickel Plate met witha seriou.
accident while rnming oyrr the hill
last Monday. There were four pas
sengcrs on-Mr. aud Mira. Sherry
Joe Briggs AMI Frankie Collins. Al
the tnp of the hill Decker got out t.
put the shoe on one hind wheel and
when he got in the rig Briggs start
ed. The leaders made a leap from
the start and when Decker took III,
lines they were under good head way
He was soon thrown out. however
aud then the rest looked for "A SAT,
landing. The near wheel horse fel
ana WAS run over, while the off hurs,
broke the poll strap ana was thrown
To one side. Then the leaders ant
wagon went on over the hill. Thr
four passengers all leaped from thu
rig. frankie Collins was the onl,
one seriously injured. Herankle wut
dislucntcd aud her head badly cut
The rest escaped with few bruiset
and dllapidntcd clothing. The whce
horses Ner" hh'liy cut aud bruised
ana unc ~ h,'l was demolished. Tw,
lTrighi terms were at the foot of iii,
hill and blocked the road 80 tina
The runaway could not pass, an,
wns STOPPED. A messenger wa
sent tn the Whisky Gulch mill an,
Drtors rillutson ana Attix wer
sent for. II was extremely furtunat,
tha' they all were not seriously in
iured ar killed.