The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-01-06

In due time others attracted by the
beauty of the scene decided to locate
| in the same immediate locality and a
progressive little city was born and
grew with the passing years.
For time the people there lived in
sweet seclusion, cultivating their gar
dens, hunting and fishing in season, in
creasing in numbers but all the time
dreaming dreams of the day Washoe
would take its place as one of the best
towns in Carbon County. Thus it pur-
sued the even tenor of its way until
one memorable afternoon when one of
its citizens came running down Main
street and in an excited voice an
nounced to the world that he had
found coal mine right within the
city limits,
Commerce and industry then took
the place of ease, beauty and sweet
icontent. Washoe became hustling,
bustling mining town. A railroad was
built into the place and from that
leventful day to the present hour they
have been digging the!fnest quality Of
coal there to be found in the entire
northwest.
/, Trains leave there for the outside
world every day laden with coal and
the reason they don't have passen-
ger trains in and out Of Wasl1oe' is
that no one who lives there ever wish
les to leave. ,....
| Lots of people think that the people
l. of Washoe built that steep hill this
side Of there to stimulate trade in gas
land OIL Such is not the case. 1t is
only an ugly rumor spread by some
jealous rival-probably by Red Lodge
hor Bearcreek- injure Washoe in its
good reputation. The fact is-and |
speak as scientist, as well as a his
Ittorian, naturalist and curator - that
lit isn't hill at all. It is simply a vast
ridge of the finest coal in the world,
which Nature covered over with thin
layer eof soil until it could be mined.
The town is characterized by hav-
ing good schools, fine homes and a
progressive and energetic citizenship.
Let it be said in passing, too, that
Washoe produces something else be-
;sides good coal. / believe it is the
home or former home of more teach
ers than any other town of it's size
in Montana. They are good teachers
too. This speaks volumes for the eff
cheney of the Washoe schools and re-
fleets the splendid home training those
young ladies must have received there
during their formative years.
Washoe hasn't any churches, but
don't get the idea that when Sunday
morning comes all the people of Wash
oe put on their dads and go down to
the creek fishing for they don't. They
get 5nto their cars and go to some
other town for services.
1t ismt safe to disregard the speed
laws when passing through Washoe.
Careless auto drivers did that very
thing few years ago to their sor-
row. The city council took the matter
in hand and directed the street COM
missioner to put ridges about a foot
high across Main Street al several
points. The result was that several
speed maniacs went out through the
skylights when passing through Wash
oe, and the ambulance corps was kept
busy for several days picking EN- up
in baskets. The cure was drastic but
effective and no doubt saved many in
nocent lives.
A complete and well stocked mercan-
tile establishment II maintained It
Washoe where customers are assured
Of good bargains and courteous treat.
.ment, One block west Of to 6tefy
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