Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-02-09

DectOr, Miner, SUOCNuai-iA 4a-rl lFEy-
lander Will All Have . Place.
Too little has been told OF the old
pioneers of the great state % Ion-
tana. No grander body Of sue1 ever
emigrated to a new Land. They had
either to ford, bridge or swim the
rivers hat crossed their paths, 20
find trails through trackless plains,
and force their way through the -
mountain ranges that retarded ev-
cry step because of their peculiar for
nation. But ever since the day on
which Jason sailed to bring back h
Golden Fleece, men have struggled
for the gold that the Maker hid
throughout the world.
1t has mattered not that the froz-
en- land of the midnight sun held the
treasure, or that it was in the sands
of Nome, where the storms of winter
washed it from the bottoms of frlgld
sea. 1t mattered not if it were the
mines of King Solomon in the fever
affected land of South Africa, or
whether it was in the sunny cline
of California, where the perfume of
sweet flowers filled the air, and
bright plumaged birds sang their
sweetest music, to lull the tired and
homesick miner to a welcome sleep.
And our own state with it's trackless
plains to be crossed, the wild In
: dams to be subdued, called the peo-
: pie from their farms, shops n
: homes, to seek the rich sands of AL
2 der, Bannack, Confederate and Last
Chance. And some of these men
would have stampeded to the Heav-
r emily Gates, and stolen the golden
g Alaf 49, ~1nnn
n if they had known the way.
Made Montana Livable.
These men who made possible
. the existing conditions of the
state, where people can live with
= no fear of the marauder who would
. steal their property and take their
lives, do not are to talk about their
exploits. 1t needs men to do this
- work who are themselves pioneers,
as they know something of the early
story of those times and can cor
r rect mistakes that otherwise might
creep in.
all Among those who are trying to
u help preserve the material that
he should be of value to the future his
~torian, and to the unborn genera
a tons, is one who has tried for several
ms years, in his modest way, to write
to of those days. A ranchman and min
er, he claims no distinction as a
at historian, though he has published
we two books within the past three
years that deal with those early,
nd and to him, happy days. Him
zen self a pioneer, and all that goes to
rip make that word a reality, he str =
giles along, trying to do a little good
Big as he sees it, so that those who are
tn. interested may find many things pre-
served, that if not for his pen, would
be forever lost.
Story of the Big Hole.
ere 1.-THE Story of Ajax an autobiogra-
a ply, is not alone the story of his life,
,er, but 1t is the story of the Big Hole
nd basin, that most wonderful of all
The wild-hay valleys of all the world. He
is was a factor in the settlement and
ng- development of Montana, and has
an, written into the story of Ajax, one OF
SOL the most thrilling heart stories thai
est has ever been told. Not a story OF
cts, success, but a story of a failure.
rk: Then that old book of Dimsdale's
vas that Governor Stewart said should be
read by all of the children of Mon.
tana, took on a distinctive value un'
- der the new dress at the hands o.
AL Moves. And not alone has he
a done this work, but is now telling
~ the story of Blaine county, which will
give the story of the Indians, who liv,
on Balknap reservation, the squaw
rap meh, prospec'ois' miners, Ahoiai
mp lishcels, oa.lie ~ sheep meh. an
and while it will be a history, 1t will
lin be told as a story, that should hol,
m the attention of the reader from be
q ginning to end. In this work MI
lint Noyes has visited the Indians an
noe their white brothers on the reserva
TO- ton; he has talked with the oil
plainsmen whose stories have neve
al before been told, and being himself
anv dry land farmer, he will tell tina
story from the standpoint of expert
nall ence.
oct Story of Placer Mining.
her Then, too, for a long time, he hs
been gathering material for the stor
of the Placer Mines of Montana,
work that Miss Fortune of the Hi
,uld ~ a.. thnrc &C. 80 ~ 49, a'
~ This work requires considerab'
~ time before it can possibly be gil
nnoG en- to the public. Mr.. Noyes has bee
,nss at work for the Historical societ
gathering stories of the old timer
.ded ~ M &c" IonjsIo+nro ~ na' "a,
kee, y tbet | ~
,uld nnou ~ " go, ~ ~ 49, y a
i'm Rlopt ~ 80 ,ota thot y
pos 80 49, ~ obtained ana rIaoad 1u =,
vaults of the Historical societ
: y l where they may be had for futu
ally. a. NIoyos savs "wa uor+ .ho .o
te before they 90 on their last sta1
Iase pede over the Great Divide"