The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-07-22
V'ESTT.AND TRAILS
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the Lamar where the Government now
has their buffalo under keeper. There
is plenty of water and buffalo grass to
Craze on. High ranges are on each
side of the trail as far as the eye can
see. Snow clad peaks stand out prom
inently above the lower ranges which
are covered with timber, fir and pine.
At Soda Butte is another relay sta
ton. Here is a cone or Butte formed
by an extinct hot spring. In the edge
of the stream are sulphur springs
bubbling up, causing the air to be i'm
pregnated with the odor of sulphur.
These springs deposit the most brill
lint IN beautiful colors. Leaving
d. tie, the trail passes on and
upward .hrough vast forests of tim
Der. which stand on each side of the
trail along the Soda Butte Creek.
Beyond stand vast mountain ranges
with jagged peaks, some with faces
almost straight up, grand sight to
behold. From the face spring streams
of water which flash and make minia-
ture rainbows in the sunlight. The
clouds touched with the sunlight bear
against the mountain peaks, present
a scene which memory retains. Wend-
ing around through the forest out of
Montana into Wyoming and then back
into Montana again the trail leads into
Cooke City. The mountain ranges
stand out like huge giants on all sides
and are heavily timbered. Cooke has
nestled down in this valley, IT'S feet
above the sea, between the Republic
and Woody on one side, the Silver
Miller and Henderson mountains on
the other side. The whistle of the iron
horse may never ring out in these
grand old mountains, but the electric
locomotive will take its place to carry
down to the Marts of trade the vast
wealth in these hills.
After arriving at Cooke, Spencer
and the young ladies registered at the
Cosmopolitan Hotel. Our old friend
Jack Allen was still on the job with
Mrs. Allen, hostess. There was great
excitement in the camp. The next day
would be holiday in the camp and
all the miners were invited to be al
the smelter on the Saltwater. The
women folks of the camp were invited
to be present as the guests of Leons
and Winnie. It was very beautiful
day and all that could come were Their,
and mingled with each other. At tn
word Of Spencer, Hartz started tn
plant up for the run of ore. Every
body was in state of nerves. Aftel
warming the machinery up and suff
Gent ore being crushed to start the
run, put in the main switch and threw
in the furnace switch from transform
ers. No results. With blanched face
Spencer quickly examined the electri
cal work for trouble I.t could find nc
apparent trouble. He was sorely puz-
zled and worried. The people were
waiting to see her go. What was the
matter? Leona tried to encourage
them, telling the crowd that she had
seen his furnace work before and he
would find the trouble. Winnie was
quaking with fear lest he fail and she
loved Leona more for her confidence
in Spencer.
Spencer discovered the bug. The
switches in the primary side of the
transformers had been cleverly insu-
lated between the terminals by some
one. The current had been on the day
before. The dark featured stranger
who had left camp was seen to be
lowering around again, very silently
but observing. Hartz had his eye OF
him. Being ready again, the switches
were thrown in. There was hum
ming and swapping With shout
Spencer announced that she was off
The ore was fed in and it was not Ions
until the old miners and prospector
beheld the fluid metal issuing from tn
furnace. A Wild shout went up from
them. Their dreams would be real
lied. They would now reap. Did the,
not see it with their own eyes? TIL
furnace was kept in operation during
the day. There was general merr!
making during the lunch time. Spen
Ger called Leona to his side and befor,
the crowd, and before she knew VIVA
he was about to do, he said, "My gooC
friends, I want to tell you that her,
stands the one person who made THU
thing you saw to-day possible. Sh,
had the courage to invest her none.
so | could build this furnace and plant
She dared to do what men refused t,
do. pay homage to her. May sh
reap her reward from these hills. Ma,
her name stand out in the future his