The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-06-03

being attainable only at prices ranging
from $50 to 500 per hundred pounds.
Being a prudent man, he knew that to
consume uch an amount of %breadstuf,
time and privacy were required in a Sc
questered spot, where Nature, in her
primeval solitude and grandeur reigned
supreme; where hungry visitors came
not; where float quartz in abundance
might reveal unto him a sufficient re-
ward for mis- unSelfSh n voluntary Sc
clusion from the haunts of men. To
that end, packing his horses, he launched
forth in the vast wildS of southwestern
Montana, through dense forests, Ger rug
ged n precipitous mountains until
'Eurekal' float was found. Quartz, rich
and in large quantities on every hand.
He Immediately divided his flour with
himself, made camp near where the Hope
mill now stands, and ~straightway pro-
ceeded to locate the Cordova lode."
In 1866 Horton visited Silver Bow, and
returning, took with him James Stuart
and Reece Anderson. He was followed
shortly after by Philip D~eidsheimer,
Charlie Frost and Dan and Sandy Brown
and others, who located several claims.
A great stampede resulted and in 1856 a
small town had sprung up named Phil
ipsburg, in honor of Philip D-eidsheimer.
In 8 the town had 700 population.
Pioneer Association
In its prime, ~Philipsburg was one Of
the greatest INC most famous camps in
the mining history Of the entire west,
and Philipsburg's early residents were
proud of their town, so much SO that
they organized the ~Philipsburg Pioneer
association, membership in Which was re-
strlcted to men whO lived in Philips
burg and who had been in Montana,
California or Idaho in 1865 or before that
date. There was but one exception to
this provision among h members. That
was in the case of a woman, Mrs. Louisa
M. Kaiser, a California pioneer of 1852,
who was, under special dispensation, adj
mitted to membership and signed the
original resolutions of the organization
There were thirty charter members. To-
day, Frank D. (Sandbar) Brown of Mis-
soula, now secretary Of the Society of
Montana Pioneers, is one Of the two or
three of this number who survive. There
were thirty copies Of the resolutions
printed on parchment, and each one of
these was signed in ink by each of the
charter members. The state historical
library today has one of these; another
hangs in a hotel in Philipsburg, and only
a few Others are known to remain in
existence.
The charter members of the Philips
burg Pioneer association We're: Josiah NJ
Merrill, California, 1913; John Rains
California, 1849; John @. Mclean, Cali
fornia, 1850; John Landes, California,
1850; George Plaisted, California, 1850;
Henry Imkamp, California, 1856; d. H
Anderson, California, 1855; q. v. Sher-
man, California, 1858; Daniel Sisson, Cali
fornia, 1858; John Kaiser, California
1857; Angus Mcintyre, California, 1868,
Mrs. Louisa M. Kaiser, California, 1852,
j. H. Monhart, California, 1849; William
Hammond, Montana. 1865; George Ham
mond, Montana, 1865; A. A. Mcdonald
Montana, 1864; NJ. S. Caplice, Montana
1864; c.. NJ. Freeman, Montana, 1864,
James McDonel, Montana, 1864; William
Stahl, Montana, 1865; David Simmons
Idaho, 1864; Frank d. Brown, Montana
1868; Herman Kaiser, Montana, 1865; Joe
Sarish, Montana, 1868: George E. Tyrell
Montana, 1865; Oar c.. Morgan, Califor-
mia, 1856; Sim Shively, California, 1850.
John w. Hall, Montana, 1865.
The resolutions are typical of the spirit
of early-day good fellowship among the
brotherhood of prospectors, miners anc