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ton mill of the waterpower type,
an abandoned hope of some of the
pioneers in the mining game in
Montana.
Erected over half century ago,
it was destined for but brief pc
Rod of operation. for, after the mi
'tial run it was RELOCATED to the long
list of failures which attended min
ing here and there all through the
mountains.
The mill was built of logs, long
before Georgetown lake came into
being and it is said that not a nail
was used in its construction. The
stamps with which the gold bear
ing ore was crushed were operated
by power generated by an immense
over-shot water wheel.
From this wheel, by means of a
large wooden cog wheel which ar
ticulated with smaller wooden
cog wheel upon an independent
shaft the power was transmitted
by belt to the stamp mill Water
for the operation of the wheel was
brought from large spring some
distance back in the hillside.
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undertook vigorous plan of de-
velopment with view of opening
up new ore bodies in the lower
levels. In their hands a moderate
production was obtained for some
time and considerable new ground
prospected. The total production
of the mine from the time of its
discovery up to 1918 was between
100000 and $4,000,00O
Numerous other mines in the
Philipsburg quadrangle were oper-
ated for many years at great prof
it, in some of which limited opera
ton is still progressing, although
nothing has been done with many
during the past 10 years.
Among these workings, includ-
ing the Cable, or Atlantic Gable, as
it was originally named, were the
Hope, Granite Mountain, Bimetal-
lie, Combination, Pyrenees and
Southern Cross. The government
estimate upon the production of the
various mines in the quadrangle,
up to 1918, was about 100000,
of which about one-fifth was gold
and the balance silver. Included
in this was about $2500O0 in cop
per, lead, iron and manganese.
Mining operations were carried
on with difficulty and expense in
the early days of the Philipsburg
district owing to the remoteness of
supply stations. Three routes COM
nunicated with outside points. One
was by way of Fort Benton, which |
for a few weeks in favorable sea-
sons was the head of navigation on
he Missouri river, and thence by |
wagon road through Helena to
Philipsburg or Cable. A second |
quite, by wagon road from Salt
lake, which is now approximately |
he route of the Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake and Butte. This
quite necessitated a wagon haul of
100 miles.
A third route was the Mullan
wagon road constructed by the fed
raj government between Fort
Benton and Walla Walla, Wash,
connecting with points on the Col
lmbia river. The milling costs
we're especially high for the treat
nent of silver ores, for salt, which
vas used in great quantity in silver
nils, had to be transported from
Utah and in 1871 brought $120
on at Philipsburg.
1t was in connection with the
mining, industry that Georgetown
axe, now one of the best fishing
,aters of Montana, was created.
he story of the formation of the
Ike and the geology of the lake
asin is told by biologists of the
United States Geological Survey,
S follows:
Opportunity for Power
mot many years ago the floor
the basin where Georgetown
Ike now lies was marsh through
hich Flint creek slowly meander- !
| until it plunged at the north into
rocky gorge, whose fall in about :
lie and half miles is nearly 700 !
ct. The exceptional opportunity /
II power development here offer /
seems first to have been recog- 4
zed by the late Paul Fusz. He
id his associates in the exploita- (
IN of the Granite-Bimetallic
ines (near Philipsburg) con-
ructed at the head of the forge :
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ANCIENT GOLD MILL ON GEORGETOWN LAKE
PRESERVED TO SHOW METHODS OF EARLY DAY

Today, while the larger building
containing the stamps is still intact
and in good condition, the wheel
house is in dilapidated condition,
the roof having fallen in and the
logs of the walls are slipping from
place. Inside, however, the wheels
and shafting are still in place, al
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-01-25
A NEW OIL LAMP FREE
Burns 94@6 Air.

e. P. Johnson, sos w. Lake st.,
chicago, ILL.,, the inventor of won
ierful new oil lamp that burns "a
per cent air and beats gas or electric.
'ty, is offering to give one free to the
tfrst user in each locality who will
aelp introduce 1t. Write him for par.
iculars. Agents wanted.
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came from the Cornish, Square Set
and Lake slopes, from 100 to 800
feet below the surface.
Reopened in 1900
The ore shoots were apparently
exhausted in 1891 and the mine
was idle until 1900 at about which
time the management was obtained
by F. w. and H. c. Bacorn, who
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small dam behind which lake
now about six square miles in area.
gradually formed. From this res
ervoir the water is conducted by a
flume to a power plant at the lower
end of the gorge, from which the
energy developed is transmitted in
the form of electricity to Ana
conda.
"The lake should be called arti-
fetal only with a qualification, for
those who made it did nothing
more than to repair an ancient nat
ural reservoir in whose walls the
overlooking water had made a
breach through which at last al
most all of it escaped. The dam
which first ponded the water in
this hollow and caused it to rise
so high that it overlooked the low
est point of its rim was of ice flow
ing from the summit of the Ana
conda range, but after the ice re-
treated the moraines left by it pro-
badly formed the dam of a shall
lower lake that existed for a con-
siderable period before it was
drained by the deepening of the
11t1et "
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By W. W. Moses

q LANDING partially in ruins
just southeast of Georgetown
- lake, near the dividing line
between Deer Lodge and Granite
counties, in measure preserved as
a sample of the early-day method
of working gold ores, is a reduc-
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though showing the ravages of tn,
elements.
The pure, crystal water which
once turned this immense whee
still flows from the hillside, but il
is being utilized for an entirely diff
ferent purpose. Some of it goes to
supply the cottages and summer
cabins of a private resort scattered
through the timber surrounding
the spring and some goes into the
troughs of the state fish hatchery
and cycling station nearby.
The mill was built in 1873 and
1874 by DR.. O. B. Whitford and
Thomas Stuart, the latter a brother
of the late pioneer historian, Gran
vile Stuart, and that it was known
as Stuart's mill is very evident
from the fact that the little stream
which now flows into Georgetown
lake at this point bears the name,
Stuart Mill Creek.
DR.. Whitford is still living and
resides in Portland, Ore, to which
place he recently removed after a
long period of years in Butte.
From his son, C. S. Whitford, of
Butte, has been obtained a letter
bearing information regarding the
mill as follows:
81 was present 81 and 81 years
ago when the Stuart mill was erect
ed and afterwards was employed in
the same. 1t was built by my ia
Their and Tom Stuart, brother to
Granville and Jim. 1t was com
prised of five 750-pound stamps,
and a 25-foot over-shot water
wheel, the motive power being
from a spring about 500 yards
away.
"The mill was built for the pur-
pose of crushing the gold ore from
the Rosa Whitford mine, about
four miles distant towards Cable
The ore was transported by bull
teams and about 800 tons of rock
was put through the stamps. AS
says ran as high as $500 per ton,
but the rock was so uniformly alike
in weight and color that careful as
sorting was impossible and the re-
suit was that in the final cleanup.
instead of giving returns of what
vas confidently expected, from So
o SIS per six-bits was all.
Now Property of A. C. M.
"The venture, of course, was
otal failure, costing between $25,-
700 and $4,000. The mill stands
n dilapidated condition, the pro-
,erty of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, to be preserved
S curiosity of the early Montana
method of working ores. 1t is
laimed that not spike or nail
vas used in the construction of the
11ll. Doc Conner was the mill
wright. The spring that turned
he wheel also formed Georgetown
IKE. | freighted over the bottom
f what is now the lake"
The Cable mine, which is refer
ed to by Mr.. Whitford, was one
f the early and successful mines
the Philipsburg quadrangle and. {
situated near the head of Cable
-eek, Is miles northwest of Ana I
onda. 1t was discovered in 1866 e
nd the following year mill was 7
uilt to treat the ore. The total a
reduction up to 1872 was $780, {
10. Some Of the ore was very rich n
Id single ton is said to have $
elded $4,000. A nugget of gold, :
ON this mine, worth 1915, wa r
lown by Salton Cameron at til
exposition.
In 1877 ]. c. Savory bought tn
inc and built new mill whic
as operated until 1891. Durin.
is period more than 100000 ii II
I'D was recovered. Most of i'll
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Source of Fish Fry

In addition to supplying water
for the Flint creek power plant
Georgetown lake is the source Of
supply for the big Washoe smelter
of the Anaconda company at Ana
conda. Water is carried from the
lake into Silver Lake and then by
fumes along the hillsides to the
smelter, distance of about l8
miles.
For years the state fish and
game department has been making
use of the waters of Georgetown
lake for the furnishing of supply
of fish fry for planting in the va
rious other lakes and streams of
the state. By means of fish traps
it has long been taking eggs at the
mouths of Flint creek and Stuart
Mill creek, where they flow into
Georgetown lake.
Last year about 100000 trout
eggs and nearly as many grayling
eggs were taken in these waters
and then to the Georgetown lake
eyeing station from which they
were afterwards distributed to the
hatcheries about the state for hat
ching preparatory to planting in
streams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-16
Address on DEMONSTRATION"

"NatuIa !ization Requirements" is a
subject of especial interest TO every
Americanization director and even
ing school principal. and the dele
gates were fortunate in having the
opportunity 10 listen to an authority
on this subject. NJ. Miles Dodge, L.
S. naturalization examiner.
eMr. Dodge stated at the outset
that he was born in Maine and he
looks with pride 10 the good old
State. tie declared that the confer
ence being held is one OF great NON.
ent which will prove Of great benefit
not only TO the State but to the en-
tire nation.
Briefly. he sketched the history of
citizenship from the time that a
Roman farmer after having paid his
last tribute raised his eyes to Heaven
and thanked God that he VAS n
Roman citizen. From that time un-
til today one of the most cherished
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be small. Very frequently I have
letters from patriotic citizens who
ask for information and materials
so they can teach their neishbors
how to read and write. This is fine
patriotic service. Sometimes | have
been in classrooms where the pu-
pills practically all came from for
eign language homes. Many Of the
children have told me they are help
ing their mothers to learn to read
and some of them are helping father
also. \ very beautiful picture was
presented by a little French girl in
NasSalboro who told how she sat on
the window seat in the evening with
her mother going through the words
of a primer. with object and picture
lessons. teaching her to read simple
sentences in the English language.
There are 50 many avenues open and
so many means for giving Maine
good standing among tho sister
states by carrying educational adj
vantages to all of the people that
we ought not to neglect them and
state pride ought TO induce us to put
forth extra cgort"
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Address by DR.. A. O. Thomas

Let me express my pleasure in
1's opportunity to tell YOU how
much the work of the principals and
, rvultles of our evening schools is
sppEeciated and to give word of
encouragement for the future" said
~ augustus Q. Thomas. Maine
Commissioner of education, I'm adj
GesNng the delegates. Maine
raoush Your efforts is developing a
VIZ; me system of night schools
SalVn is bound to be worth while.
ousnge as 1t may seem educational
snnsol,ohitles are not Yet wide
rs.ssd and we have a great many
essp Working in blind alleys" who
hsh nt 70 be lifted out and placed in
\ :, reader field Of opportunity.
SHIN the autumn of 1929, 1e.467
tha '1 a, entered the first grade of
l rsn,p pubic schools. In June Of 1923.
Ses 'esenting the same year. only g.
opr ,SS.udents graduated from all OF
h o msh schools and academies. This
mesnpip fceximately one-third which
ana mat two-thirds OF the boys
of ,tsIris fell by the wayside. Many
A latAr Young people will realize
,ael, now they are handicapped by
scboo, vi preparation. The night
|. 10 ina VIII give them an opportunity
prove lease their efficiency. to i'm
and ,, .nelr wage. earning capacity
N"e'r opportunities for promo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-16
Some Democratic
Nominees Loath
to Run in Brunswick
Especial to the Kennebec JournaD

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Me, Feb. 15-Tbe DEM
| ocratic Caucus held in the court room
this evening TO nominate candidates
for town Offices was far from beng
cut and dried prolt sition. Prof.
Charles 7. Brunette was chosen
chairman Of sthe caucus. James A..
Merrill. Emile i. TonuI eau. Arthur L.
Hodgdon, Thomas f. McMahon and
William j. Booker were nominated as
se!ectmen. Messrs. Merrill. Tondreau
and Hodgdon are at resent in Office.
When the ballots were counted it
was found that Tondreau. Hodgdon
and Mcmahon had received the NOM
inauorls. Mr.. Hodgdon declined TO
serve with Messrs. Tordreau and Nc
Mahon and when asked for his reason
refused TO give one. Mr.. Merrill vas
then chosen for the position and he
also declined to serve with those two
and gave no reason. Afterwards Mr..
Booker who was not present al the
caucus was named for the first posi-
ton on the ticket
Other nominations were made AZ
follows: treasurer, Samuel L. For
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ton in whatever ines they under

ton in whatever ines they under
take.
I'VE have come to a time when
our colleges appear to be filled and
college authorities are limiting at
tendance to the more brilliant stu
dents. Brilliancy is not always con-
ducive to solidarity and there is
danger that the colleges may become
beds of morning slories which will
fade in the MONDAY sun. The plod-
der who burns the midnight oil and
who makes only passing grades but
who in the history of the world has
furnished much of the real brains
will have to look elsewhere for his
educational privileges. There are
two institutions growing = up in
America which are destined to grow
and may represent the real oppor-
tunity for a majority OF our people.
One of these is the night, which is
represented, and the other the cor
respondence school. There is no rea-
son why we should limit school at
tendance to twenty-one wears. n
person never gets too old to study
and to improve. When one ceases to
study and improve he goes back
ward. Our people believe in. edu-
l.
pany in a series of Investigations
discovered that the effectiveness of
advertising is in direct ratio to the
spread Of education.
Last year we had in our night
schools 600 students. Many OF
these were taking reading. spelling.
grammar. geography. and other sub
jects which should have been taken
in their regular course had the
privilege not been lost: 1929 of these
represent those who were learning
to read, 1.1a7 were in the american
ization classes. Both groups rep
resenting 1850 were getting ready for
citizenship. The others were gem
orally taking those subjects which
represent their daily occupation and
some unusually efficient work mas
been carried on. There were one
third rs many students in our even
ing schools as in all the high schools
of the State which shows how much
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saith; collector of taxes. John r.
Stanwood; member of school commit
tee, Florence NJ. Lowell; highway
commissioner Thomas Il. Dolan; ull-
ditors Harry +. Thompson, Franklin
Z. Webb.
The caucus then elected delegates
to the state. county and district con
vcntions as follows: county convcn
ton, Charles r. Iurnct:, \. \. .Ioslin,
JudGon T., I.anGtn, George DrapeaU.
Lillian +. Odiorn". Clarence l.. Saw
yer, EuSene II. Andrews: district
convention. Gilbert NJ. Wheeler Per
ley y. Watson. Warren l.. Catlin.
Paul Nixon. Active J. Snow: state
convention, Emile a. I oudreau. Lii
liam +. Odiornc. Mrs i.Igcne -. Mo-
rim. Otto Rosner. Active /. Snow. Mrs.
Florence NJ. Lowell. Edward H. Wood
side, Mrs. Kenneth G. NJ. stills. Rev.
Thompson l.. Ashby, Arthur r.. Hold
gdon. Gilbert NJ. Wheeler. Thomas :.
Melcher, Lorenzo Brilliant and Erin
est Bcnoit.
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possessions of the human heart has
been that of citizenship.
He told of the naturalization act
passed by Congress in June, 1906 at
the instigation of Theodore Roose-
welt. which remains today on the
books with some few amendments.
Any person coming to the United
States since June %. 1906. must Sc
cure a certificate of arrival and be
registered, and on his arrival he may
file a declaration OF intention. He
may HE a petition for naturalization
providing he has been In the country
five years and in the State at least
one year. The final step is Cor the
applicant TO appear in the court and
take his oath OF allegiance. Strict
investiga tons regarding the appli-
cants arena de by the naturaliza-
ton examiners.
Mr.. Dodge stated that the naturali-
cation examiners are ready to CO.
operate in every way possible with
evening school principals and direc-
tors of AUGMENTATION. He declar-
ed that II is for us born in the Unit
cd States to maintain the spirit OF
our institutions and keep alive the
form OF our government. the only
form Of government that can survive
OF Inc people, by the people and
for. the people
1T is too much TO expect for
eien born person to enter into the
spirit Of our institutions unless We
help him said Mr.. Dodge He
r.ointed out that the first step is to
teach the man to read and write the
English language. Lists OF the ap-
piicants for citizenship can be Sc
cured at the offices of the clerks of
courts and these persons can be
brought into the evenino classes and
iauiht the English language.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Dodge's
address. many questions We're an
swered nv him relating 10 the pro-
cedure for securing citizenship
Education Exhibits
4 very interesting displa~ ~ even
mig school exhibits is in place in the
Senate cha m6er. containing posters.
designs and lettering made by pu-
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advantage is being taken of these
institutions by our people.
IHjteracy

advantage IS DelnS taken OF tneSe
institutions by our people.
IiIiteracy
There is one phrase of the work
which / feel should have greater en-
phasis. wish we had someone in
the faculty of each evening school
who could spend some time seeking
out the illiterate in the neighbor-
rood and getting them into classes
or making some arrangement to fur
nish itinerant or home teachers.
During the last ten years We in
creased slightly our population but
decreased our number of illitcrates
from 2i,554 to 20.24o. We have prac-
ticaily eliminated our list of
Juvenile iuiterates through the en-
forcement of the compulsory act. We
have reduced our list of illiterates
recently at the rate of only about
1900 year. This is not fast
enough, We change our per cent
from Al to 3.3. We still have 1896
native illiterates according to the
last census. We have 1850 litter
ates of voting age and our Consti-
tuition requires that voters shall be
able TO read the Constitution in the
English language. Hancock county
has the best record of all. having
coin is next with eighty-nine. Knox
and Waldo have only one hundred
forty eight each. 1t would seem a
very easy matter for these. four
counties to seek out all of their il
literates and teach them to write
their names.
Our night school people should
cooperate with the several organi-
zations which are now interested in
this problem. the ". c. 7. T.. the
Women's Clubs, Rotarians. kiwan-
ians. the Chamber of Commerce, the
American Legion with many OF our
churches are all interested and will
lend a cooperating hand. 1t will be
a fine piece of York to organize a
community on cooperative basis
representing all OF these forces.
IF ea ~ Interested citizen would
seek out one person and teach him
TO read and write our task would
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by Beck

pills of the evening schools at Ban
gor. Rumford, Augusta and other
places also photographs Of the
Americanization and evening school
classes.
The State Library has selected
display of new books on educational
subjects and topics to be taken up at
todaH'S session of the conference.
Miss Marion Brainard. assistant
State librarian, is in charge OF this
exhibit.
W. q. Venn. district superintendent
ior the Internal ional Correspondence
School. is in charge of an exhibit
Of text books fer use in evening
school and Americanization classes.
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All British Ports
Continued from Page One)

tcrs 2. n moment when they appar-
emily had made favorable impress
sion on parliament and the country.
Contrary to the recent railway strike.
the lockers viii have certain
measure of public sympathy. Cas-
uai labor at the docks has been an
admitted grievance which constantly
has been cropping mp during the last
quarter of n century. IL has been
partially reue1ied from time to time
but never disappeared entirely.
Minister Of Labor Shaw tonight made
public the provisions Of a bill which
Will he introduced In parliament short
Is BY Ben Smith which Will be spon-
sored by Ben Til!ett and other labor
leaders. n aims AT dec asualizat ion Of
dock and waterside labor, but il is
considered that its fate will lie I'M
certain in the present parliament. The
bill provides that joint council or
employers and workers shall frame a
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Evening" Schools
Continued from Pace One)

gram for Illiterate in Maine" and
Miles Dodge. L. s. naturalization
.aminer, |. :. department of labor.
|neson office who spoke on the topic
|,Reouirements for Naturalization and
ipints TO Be Emphasized in Training. "
Attention was called by DR.. Thomas
.he fine work that is being done by
msht schools IN all parts of the State
anu 10 the Waite of these schools in
Nihs TO many people the chance to
IMPROVE their efficiency and secure pro-
~0''on in the lines they undertake.
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TIMBER LOT FOR SALE

BY the owner. About IT'S acres,
thirty-five in field with BUILDINGS,
balance timber land. Eight hum
dred thousand, might be million
feet, U.s., white pine, eight 10 ff-
teen inches on stump, exceptional
ly tall growth, two to three logs
III a tree. Balance hemlock and
spruce, very tall and good size.
Near Richmond. Maine, one and
one-half miles to railroad station.
One of the big assets TO this lot
Is its location, which is ideal for
operating either summer or winter.
Land borders on the Kennebec
river, lumber runs from shore
back. Rice dry sloping land to
river. Lumber can be cut and
taken either mp or down the river
and manufactured, or manufac-
tured On the land, and shipped by
water or rail.
For quick sale $500. This is .
trade, to buy to operate now. or
to hold, as the taxes are very low,
and the growth of the timber will
pay big rate of intcrest. Address
CHARLES Z. Patchell. Massachu-
setts Avenue, Portland, Maine.