Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-05

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I'm THE summer of 1851 was hult
the first house in what is nov
the town of Maiden. II was The
usual cabin built by the hunters
and p@rospcctors OF those DAYS. an nm.
hewn. log structure, With n dirt roo.
and the small SQUARE %panrIrss apar.
turc used for Tho double urpus If
a window and a place from which f.
throw scraps or anything else. when
not convenient 10 the door The chi
of this rude structure was adorned
hy n chimney built Of stones and mud
and in it's c%apacious fire place was
prepared the provender of the habit
tants.
This humble hut may be said 10 he
the beginning of the mining indus
try in Fergus county, for its build
ers Were the discoveries Of n of the
greatest gold producing mines ever
found, not only in the county, but
in the state as well. and following
the building of this cabin other mor
%pretentious structures arose and the
town of Maiden. the first mining
camp within the limits Of the county,
was built. A great portion OF the ear
lier history of Fergus county is close
ly associated with Maiden, as, from
the beginning of the growth Of that
camp dates the beginning of the
growth of the various industries NJ
the county. The first newspaper ttha
Mineral Argus. now the Fergus Coun-
~ Argus) published IN central Mon
tana was in Maiden. and the frs
quartz mines and quartz mills in the
present limits Of Fergc:- county also
belong 10 that camp.
First Named Vaudeville.
Inst why the camp was given the
name il hears is not k-own. At first
II was called NaidenyilIc the uamc
Maiden being an a~bbr.yiatiou fixed
by tba nostnFico dnpartmopr Int the
source of The original name is n mys.
terry TO the old.timcrs who vet remain
In tho country Ye, n more euphon.
ions name could not have been chp-
son far the heautIful valley n, tho
head of Warm Sprinr crock form.
ing the location for the townsite. and.
Notwithstanding tho MANY changes
that have been wrought hy the hand
of man within the mast two decades.
il is sin n Of the pleasantcst and
most picturesoue spo,s in the county.
Placer Gold Attracted.
Tho discovery of plocor digpIpIs
In rho snr,pg of lsSo in tho varIous
gulchcs in the Judith range in the
vicinity of the present location oi
Maiden brought a number of pros.
pectors To- that section. and II was
during that summer that Joe Andcr.
son (Skukum JoeI. Dave Jones and
Hank Heron built the cabin mention.
ed above and discovered the famous
Spotted Horse mine. ]. Frank Sage
OF Maiden. now has in his possession
the recorders book for the Warm
Spring district. and in peruslng It's
pages the following notice was found
by the writer:
Warm Spring District. Mcaghor
County. Mont. Sept. 10. 1SSn-Pr.-
sonally appeared before me. ]. Il. An
dprsou. who has located and recorded
quartz lode CSpottod Horse running
nnrthcrly and s1pthorly on Gold Ilill.
+. T. McPARTLAN.
Recorder.
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