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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31

stampede including some of the most
enthusiastic a few months before, is
noted by the chrOniclers of the times.
One of these items for instance, states,
Frank LOsekamp has returned from
the Occur d'Alenes. He has some good
claims that he is willing to dispose Of
for a good consideration. Mr.. Lose
kamp says that there are only about
rs people left in Belknap.'
The Herald also chronicles that
Captain John w. Smith, the well
known saloon proprietor, shook hands
with a number of Billings friends
while on his way to Miles City from
the Occur d'Alene country" The loss
Of most of the genial captains store
OF liquors in a fire at Rathdrum is
related a few days later. The captain
had been a post trader at Fort c. F..
Smith as early as 1866 and had con-
Quoted saloons from Miles City to Boze-
mar at various times.
Ferry Boat Accident
In an item in June, 1884, it is re-
lated that a ferry boat belonging to
the Clark's Fork and Occur d'Alene
toll road and ferry broke from its
cable at Thompson Falls with nine men
and IA horses and mules on board and
WV AiiCAl dIlQ IL dlllllldlS were QTOWUeO.
A young man named John Stout who
started from the shore in a small boat
to the rescue also met his fate, the
account says. 1t is a peculiar circum-
stance that the old sourdough, whose
report OF the finding of gold on som
OF his claims led to the recent STAN
pede was also named John Stout. For
a young mar of 1884 might well be an
old sourdough in 1929 if his drowning
had been exaggerated" as Mark Twain
said of a premature report Of his death.
There were other tragedies besides
drowning and fires in the Occur d'Alene
mining camps. Ira Ford, one of the
Billings delegation, met his fate while
shoeing a horse, when a saloOn-keeper
named Snider accidentally discharged
a revolver in the blacksmith shop.
Latest reports from the new mining
excitement are to the effect that it had
died down almost as 0 as it was
started. The strike wa not as ex-
tensive as was at first thought and one
report expresses the belief that the
gold may have been sailed But it
would take at least a Klondike mining
sensation any more to cause any ex-
tensive migration from Montana to
even nearby gold fields. For the old
generation of prospectors. who rushed
to every gold strike, is almost extinct.
and the few survivors are too advanced
IN years to pack in or "mush" again.
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inN an Indian The versatile
druggist and journalist wrote his i'm
presS!ons of the Occur d'Alene excite
nleit about a month later in the fol-
lowing letter:
There are not many waiting here
10 go TO the mines as points east on
the Inc Northern Pacific much near
er 70 the mines are attracting the
rush Trout Creek, Belknap and Rath-
run are each crowded with awaiting
multitude of men to which trains from
the east and west bring daily Access
slonS Trout Creek is thus far the
moSt favorable point as a foot trail
IRON there is the most practicable one
yet lound- Many men are going into
the mines with tobOggans calculated to
carry from 300 to 400 pounds each.
= saw a party QUILTING here today
IheY numbered four men and were
provided with two toboggans, loaded
VIII flour. bacon, bedding and tools.
The distance from here to Eagle City
is 20 miles and coaches run to Evolu-
tlon, about % miles below the camp.
Eagle City contains 1000 men. The
famous Widows claim is a part of the
toWnslte and is being worked by
jumpers.
Claim Jumping Every Day
Claim jumping is an every day Oc-
currence but men are defending their
claims with shotguns. The air is said
70 smell strongly of gunpowder through
out the camp. / met Mr.. Pritchard
the other day. He is the discoverer
OF the diggingS, 500 to be one of the
famous men in the country. He is
them. They were obliged to walk all
night but finally got to the mines
alive"
In a letter published in March,
David Matheson wrote the editor of the
Herald that he and q Mr.. Bradbury
had reached Belknap and had gone to
work as carpenters, of which kind of
work there vas an abundance. Bel
KNAPP he termed as little more than a
hole in the woods with timber ex-
ceedingly thick. The town was sup
q quiet, unaSsuming sort of man and
has little to saw. CA town named
Prltchard, presumably after this man,
is the place of the new mining excite
ment, according to the Wallace ac-
counts.)
Flour is worth in Eagle City, $50
a barrel; bacon, so cents a pound; rub
Der boots, sl2 a pair; freight costs
from Spokane Falls to Eagle City, 81
cents a pound but this cannot last
more than three or four weeks; mails
are carried by foot, in and out of the
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camp, once a week. The carrier re-
ceiveS so cents a letter. Everything
indicates in spring the widest stam-
pede in the history of mining"
Difficulty Getting to Mines
Several items in various papers are
furnished by j. r. Marks, an early
Billings merchant, who shipped a stock
Of goods to Belknap and remained there
until the trails were sufficiently open
to pack in to the mines. Writing about
two other Billings men, Marks report
ed, "Shimmel and LOSekamp had a
great time getting to the mines. Their
barrel-stave tOboggan broke down about
eight miles out, 81 they had to shoulder
a Sheet-iron stove, a stock of matches,
two pairs of boots apiece, two over
coats, six blankets, 25 pounds of stove
pipe, one large trunk and two valiSes,
tiddles, guitars and other musical in
strumentS, weighing about 1000 pounds
and pack in. 1t took them eight days
to make the perilous trip. The first
night they had to lay out and about
8 O'Clock the gray wolves got after
piled with excellent water brought in
troughs. Business, however, was rush
ing and he thought Belknap would
soon be a booming town.
Calamity Jane Was There
Other items from time to time gave
reports of various Billings people who
had gone to the mines. One short
squib was to the effect that yellow
stone county contributes Calamity Jane
to the Occur d'Alene stampede
Calamity usually showed up where the
excitement was thickest during the
years from the Black Hills on but for
several years in the early eighties she
had spent most of her time around
Billings and in the Canyon Greek
neighborhood west of there.
During the summer of 1884, financial
conditions were tight" throughout
the country and mining operations
were generally quiet. The return of
various persons. who had joined the
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army packer qualities him. The other
pies. MI. Martin goes prepared W
two gentlemen go on general prncl-
scratch gravel for golden treasures, run
a store, edit a paper. start an assay
ing Office, take in washing, teacn
school, peddle clans, do surveying,
take charge of a congregation, or what
ever circumstances make necessary.
Mr.. Garrison writes that the trail 70
Eagle City will be open in the next
ten days"
1t might be remarked that there
we're many men in the territory with
the Yankee proclivity for turning their
hand to a variety Of occupations as
the demand arose and some Of them
eventually tackled about until they
found wealth or rose to high position
Early Spokane Booster
About a week later, Mr.. Fisher wrote
to the editor the following report OF
the country:
Il arrived in Spokane Falls this
morning and am in the prettiest little
town on the line of the Northern Pa
ci1c. The water power at this point
is immense and the falls are beauti-
full. l saw today a load of nice fresh
pork sold for $3.50 a hundredweight.
There is an immense quantity Of tim
Der between Helena and Spokane and
along the line one sees immense piles
of timber. Lumber between Helena and
Missoula runs from $40 to $40 at the
mills.
The biggest excitement 1 have found
as to the Occur d'Alene mines Is at
Billings. My advice to friends is to
wait until spring before coming here,
The Chinese overrun this part of the
country. They are as thick as the hairs
on a dogs back. In regard to the
mines, the reports here are good. ]
will go in there next week and will
send you full reports. Wages are low
here. Men can be hired for from $50
to $40 a month.
Il think the main point of departure
for the mines will be Rathdrum, as
it is 81 miles nearer than Spokane
Falls. The hotels at the main points
of departure are crammed full Of men
waiting a chance to get to the mines
Druggist Tells of Rush"
DR.. A. H. Hersey, who ran a drug
store in Billings when it wa first
founded and acted as coroner and who
"a later in the newspaper game in
the same city. was a facile correspond
ent. Several years later he acted as
war correspondent" at the time that
the trouble with Swordbearer, a Grow
medicine-man, threatened to develop
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
MINING CALCITE
IN PARK COUNTY
HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS OF
ORE BLOCKED OUT IN NEW
LY OPENED MINE

Wide Demand for Output in Making
Poultry and Stock Food and in Man
ufacture of Carbide and A~cetylene
Gases. Shipments Have Been Started.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
DEATH REMOVES
WILLIAM TOUHY
ONE OF EARLIEST EMPLOYEES OF
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL
WAY IN MONTANA
Fifty Years a Resident of Butte and
One Of Its Leading Citizens, Taking
Active Part in Affairs Of Community
and Serving in Many Positions.

In the death of william Martin
TOuhy, for SO years a resident of
Butte, Montana sees the passing of
another of her pioneers, one of those
Stalwart railroad men who came
west with the Northern Pacific as
it was entering the then territory.
William Martin Touhy was born at
Bradford, Can, Feb. 8, 1864. He was
the son of James Touhy and Mary Hol-
land Touhy of Erie, Pa. James Touhy
was manager of a line of steamships
which piled between the United States
and Canada. He and Mrs. Touhy had
occasion to travel over the line and
it was on n of these visits that the
Butte man was born.
w. M. Touhy first adopted railroad
work as his life occupation. He came
west. At Fargo, N. D., he entered the
employ OF the Northern Pacific. This
was in the eighties. When he went
to Butte his first Office was in a little
frame building located on the present
site of the Hennessey store. Later he
removed to the corner where the Lizzie
block now stands.
Following the resignation of James
McCabe, general agent, Mr.. Touhy was
promoted to that position. Mr.. Nc
Cabe resigned to take a position with
the late Marcus DAILY, head of the
Anaconda company and by an odd
chance Mr.. Touhy retired from rail-
reading for the same purpose.
Resigned From Northern Pacific
Mr.. McCabe quit the Northern Pa
cific to take a string of Marcus Days
horses to Europe. Mr.. Touhy resigned
in 1895 to accept the post of land and
tax agent for the Anaconda company
Later he became for a time manager
Of the Anaconda street railway, water
works and electric light plant, making
his home in the smelter city.
After five years with the Anaconda
company, he resigned to engage in
business for himself. He returned to
Butte and founded the Northwest Coal
company, a business institution he
managed to the time of his death.
While devoted to the development OF
the industry in which he was engaged
he found time for civic services and
did much work for the schools and,
likewise, for promotion of the business
interests of Butte, through his services
in commercial organizations of his
earlier years.
On School Board
He gave seven years of his time to
the services of the school district, being
a member Of the board from 1907 to
1914, and a. responsible for much
work done during that period. He
erved for four consecutive years as
president Of the Butte Commercial
club from 1909 to 1918, and served
three years as president of the Silver
Bow club, 1917, 1918 and 1919.
He vas for 20 years a member OF
the Butte Curriers' club and was a men,
Der of the Butte lodge of Elks and OF
the Butte country club.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
M. L. WILSON BACK
HOME FROM RUSSIA
ADVISED WITH RUSSIAN GOV.
EMINENT ON LAND AND
FARMING PROBLEMS
Does Not Expect Russia to Become
Competitor of American Wheat
Growers in Near Future But Looks
For Large Importation U. S. Ma
chinery.

That Russia will not in the i'm
mediate future become a competitor
of the American farmer in the world
wheat market but will, in the next
few years, import tremendous guam
titles of American tractors and farm
ing machinery, was the statement
made recently by M. l.. Wilson,
agricultural economist of Montana
State college.
Professor Wilson has returned tc
BOzeman after six months spent ir
Russia as a special consultant in farm
economics and management problems
with the Russian grain trust, a semi
official government organization there
Although Russia, after a successful
year of experiment in large scale power
farming, will now develop its grain
acreage rapidly, especially in Siberia
economist said, will be offset by Rus
sia's own rapidly growing population
by improvement of it's standard of liv-
ing on farms and by diversion of some
land into raising diversified crops.
Power farming in Russia has be-
come so popular in the last few years
that there is now a huge demand fol
American tractors and farming ma
chinery, Mr.. Wilson said. One farm
of 100000 acres, near Yogorlitskia
where he was stationed, has been 6
most successful experiment.
Besides working as cOnSultant in
Russia proper, Professor Wilson advised
officials in charge of land settlement
In the new Jewish republic of the
Amur district in Siberia, 300 miles wes'
of Vladivostok. He was near the scene
of the Russia China troubles of recent
months but suffered no inconvenience
in his work, he said.
Returning to America he came
through China and Japan, comforting
with the agricultural economists Of the
Japanese Imperial university and with
officials Of the Chinese university Al
Marking.
MI. Wilson is to take up his col.
lege work here again as agricultural
economist.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
(By W.. II. BANFuLD

THE short-lived gold rush. into the
Occur d'Alene mining district con-
corning which there hare bccn .
number OF news stories ~ >ptly. has
had its counterpart river times In
the history Of the MINI .Alstr.ct on
the border between II . and Mon
tana which In its ill., has produced
millions In mineral wealth ~ well "a
Its share OF punctured b0Oms.
Forty-five years ago The Occur
d'Alenes" went through It's first big
mining craze, attracting seekers of for
tunes from other sections Of the west.
For a number Of months Montana
towns we're denuded OF all but their
most stationary population, as miners,
merchants, fortune hunters and the
riff -raff that followed in the wake of
the bOOms f1Ocked into the new min
ing district. Every issue Of the terri
torial papers contained articles and let
tiers from the seat of activities while
the personal columns told of cOntin-
ued departures to the new Ell Dorado.
on at the Cry Of Gold"
The population of most of the terri
torial towns in those days was much
more unstable than 1t Is today. Men,
who had dOcked to the Black Hills in
lou dAVO AOttp lAb0 AOAIOWCO VIC Az
vance of the Northern Pacific railway
into new towns in 1881 and 1882 and as
work and business stabilized they were
ready to move on, ever following the
will O the wisp of a new boom ana
always out on the lookout for the main
chance. Among them were tent mer-
chants with small stocks, saloon keep
erS, restaurant keepers, lawyers and
doctors with limited practice, and
tradesmen of various kinds who saw
more opportunities in a new region.
These were the many who were eager
to drop other occupations for a miners
pick when the chances of finding gold
seemed especially favorable.
The first discovery of gold was made
in the Occur d'Alene district in 1882
but the big influx into the region came
during the winter Of 1883 and 1884.
Parties went into the scene of the min
ing activity which was go miles from
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
''Vow
he's always
hungry"
-. says WESTERN mother!

IT LLOYD is absolutely the pic
II ture Of health again." says
Mrs. P. Koless, 446 West 91st Place,
Los Angeles. "A few weeks ago we
had to force him to eat: now he's
always hungry.
II knew what to do when he be-
came bilious, half-sick and listless,
because we've always known about
California Fig Syrup. Lloyd's coated
tongue and bad breath cleared up
with the first few spoonfuls; and
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31

in just a few days his stomach and
bowels were acting perfectly. He's
gaining right along now"
California Fig Syrup has the full
endorsement of the medical world.
A pure vegetable product, loved by
children. A gentle, but thorough
cleanser of a youngsters system and
agentle energizerfo for sluggish bowels.
A stimulator for tagging appetites
and digestion; q help in building
sturdy limbs and robust bodies.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31

Park county's newest industry, cal
cite mining, is gaining rapid recOg-
milton over the state, according to
r. l.. Ralph, president of the mining
company.
The mine is two miles west of Hunt
er's Hot Springs, with 100, 900 ton OF
calcite blocked out and $500 acres OF
land underlaid with other deposits Of
the same vein of ore, President Ralph
said.
The mill started recently with miners
working three shifts. Men are housed
and boarded at the springs. Ore car
tracks are being laid to bring the rock
to the mill, which is less than 100 feet
from the first tunnel.
THE Montana Flour Mills of Great
Falls has contracted for 100 carloads
annually of the product" said Mr.,
Ralph. Initial shipments have gone
forward. Two carloads are taken out
daily. There are 13 men employed
at the mine now and the force will
be doubled 20
The firm is composed of r. L. Ralph
and his father-in-law, George r. Dun
can of Missoula, and DR.. G. A. Windsor
and Oliver Ebert of Livingston. Roy
Hughes, formerly of Missoula, formerly
foreman of the mines at Mullan, Ida.
has taken the SUPPLEMENTARY of min
ing operations.
There is a wide demand for cal
cite, which is used in manufacture OF
poultry and stock food, for use in max
ing carbide or ~acetylene gas" said Mr.
Ralph. 1T is a big factor in the manu-
facture of face creams, cosmetics and
many types of feminine beauty pastes
and tooth paste. 1t is largely used in
manufacture of paint"
Commercial analysis, according tc
Mr.. Ralph, shows the product, cal
cium carbonate, 1918 per cent; no mag
nesium carbonate, ferric Divide, .004
alumina, .06; silica (sand) IA; no sui
phur trioxide, manganese aoide, .05
and .001 of undetermined substances
One form of calcite, known as Ice
land spar, because it was first fount
in Iceland, is a clear, transparent sub
stance with high refractory attributes
This is used as optical glass, particu
larly in expensive telescopes and astro
nomical instruments.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31
Phone Company Plans
Spending Ouer Million

Included in authorized expendi-
lures of 81, {, 1854 for maintenance
and extension Of the telephone sys-
tenn of the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company in
the Rocky mountain region are:
Observation-Disclosures, building add
ditions, S10,868; Wibaux, central Of
fee equipment, S1,178; Helena, auto
matte transmission pad control, SI0,-
465; Culbertson -Plentywood, addi-
ton toll facilities, S38,454; Fort
Union Havre, additional toll facili-
ties, SOL, 913; Miss0ula, building ad-
ditiOns, $40, 764.
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seed, and cherries.
Increased returns in the livestock
division are shown in cattle. sheep,
hogs, horses and dairy products, while
smaller revenues are shown In WOOL,
poultry, honey and wax.
Figures of the estimated production
for 1929, as compared with the same
classes for 1928, as issued by the de-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-31

Mexico spent nearly So 0O, 900 on ir-
rigation projects in the last IL months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Ve 4s4i

with limitations. The dominant party
used the visit of Col. Lindbergh to
make the demand upon President
Coolidge and Congress to give us liberty
or give us death" Mr.. Coolidge is
credited with having replied that II
the island had the kind of liberty 1t
demanded, it would probably mean
death. A pretty general bipartisan po-
litical demand is for q native-born
Porto Rican governor.
Complaining the whole polltico-eco-
nomic situation Is the fact that the
island lis deeply in debt. Under author
ity of Congress. Porto Rico has sold
insular and municipal bonds through
the War Department and rapidly spent
the proceeds in public improvements
Some were greatly needed and eco
nomically built; others were not. All
of them require expensive upkeep. Inc
great body of citizens is too poor to pay
direct taxes They own no land. The
the people consist Of the barest house.
hold necessities.
Some observers have felt that matters
have gone from bad to worse IN Porto
Rico because of local politics. There
are those who believe that the new
governor will apply "the Roosevelt
touch" and change many things radi-
cally, perhaps through selection OF ms
own advisors and by revealing a rugged
independence of personal politics. There
is particular curiosity to learn whether
at. R." will follow the traditions OF his
illustrious father and ask awkward
questions about finances. Unless ne
does so, the prophecy can be heard that
things in Porto Rico will rapidly orIt
toward the brink of financial Niagara.
The governor has the right to appoint
the heads of the departments OF finance,
interior, agriculture, labor and health.
The President names the attorney gen.
eral and commissioner of education. All
appointments require confirmation OF
the Porto Rican Senate.
Still another factor in the many
angied Porto Rican situation IS the
circumstance that the real owners OF
the island are American capitalists.
they have bought up the most produc-
tive lands and are holding them ds
sugar plantations, which are at times
enormously profitable because OF favor,
able tariff conditions in the United
lCnnvri0ht 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
PAPER IN HAVANA
.LAUDS GUGGENHE|M
Ambassador Designate Close
to Spanish.Americans,
Post viii Say.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, September 21.-The Fla
vana English language newspaper, Ha-
vana Post, tomorrow will publish an
editorial expressing qualification over
the recent designation of Harry E. Gug-
genheim as United States Ambassador
to Cuba.
Several years Of business experience
In Mexico brought Mr.. Guggenheim In
close personal touch with Spanish
American people, and he will come to
Havana with a first-hand knowledge OF
thought Of Latin Americans, which
should be of great aid to him in his
diplomatic work." the Post will say.
Lack Of Experience Offset.
"Mr. Guggenheim's prestige as q
member Of wealthy and powerful fam
lily and his own practical experience
may be counted upon to counterbalance
his lack Of diplomatic training. The
fact that his name was promptly ap-
proved by the Cuban government when
suggested as Ambassador to Havana In
Sures him an suspicious commencement
OF labors."
The Ambassador designate is viewed
by the Post as a man possessing all
potentialities Of becoming a factor In
the advancement of aviation in Cuba.
Speaking of Cuban views that he will
have some bearing on the United States
tariff issue. the Post will say:
1.-THE Cuban press has shown tend
ency to hail Mr.. Guggenheim's appoint
ment as a harbinger of better economi-
cal conditions for Cuba, basing that
view on the assumption that he will
use his influence in reversing the drift
of opinion in the American Congress
toward increasing tariffs on sugar.
Duties not so Broad.
1--WE cannot concur in that view, as
an Ambassadors diplomatic duties dc