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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
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the water of the river began to rise
rapidly. Aubery was putting up ice for
the use OF the steamers In the summer.
The Indians attributed the sudden rise
and overflOwing Of the river to the
holes Aubery cut. They did not like
it. They said II he had not cut the
holes the water would have run under
the ice and not have got out and made
the flood"
From Wolf Point Biedler and his
travelling companion went to Poplar
River agency. He met Major Ilges here
and accompanied him and his COM
mand to Fort Buford. It was at Fort
Buford that Mr.. Biedler saw the great
flood in which so many Indian ponies
we're drowned, some five hundred, he
stated, and where a number Of Indians
were washed away.
Departing from a direct narration of
events as he had witnessed them, Mr..
Biedler says that at Fort Buford he
was told that an Indian was sitting on
the limb of a tree, and had been in that
position for two days, surrounded by
the raging flood below. On the third
morning he was missing. After the
water had subsidized it was found that
the Indian, in his hunger and fright,
had gnaWed off the limb on which he
sat between himself and the tree and
had thus fallen in the water and met
his death.
After staying at Fort Buford until
the water had gone down to a con-
siderable extent, sufficiently to make
travel possible, Mr.. Biedler went across
country and came to Miles City. The
snow had melted to a large extent. He
mot with M y orficy,1or olunntpro he
narrated, or suffered no greater hard
ship than living on dried buffalo meat
and sleeping on the snow or damp
ground.
He was in Miles City during and af-
ter the flood that came down from the
lower reaches of the Tongue river
which submerged the town. He re-
NAMED in Miles City until March 81,
when he learned that the roads were
passable for stage coaches to nego-
tiate the distance to Bozeman at which
point he arrived on April 7, following.
T~ransacting what business he had in
hand, he proceeded on his journey to-
ward Helena and Virginia City as soon
as he could get some new clothes and
his boots ready.
Il hope" he said upon his arrival in
Helena, that I will never have to
travel in such a hard winter as the
past"
Mr.. Biedler was a frequent visitor to
Miles City in his capacity as deputy
United States marshal. His contacts
were largely with George M. Miles, a
nephew of Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who
was appointed as the first United
States commissioner in eastern Mon
tana.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
Joseph TX. Toole Took Part i'm Momtama's
Development Over a Period of 60 Years

rights involved are too sacred to be
made subservient to the will and pleas
ure of the petulant and prurient par
tisan. I have no fear of the character
of their citizenship; they are faithful
and prompt in the discharge of every
duty. No jurisdiction covering the
same extent of country and embracing
the same number of people can boast
of less crime and vice among the citi-
zens. / speak with some means Of in
formation and with some feeling on
this question.
More than half of my life has been
spent among the kind of men who peo-
pie these territories. l know their stern
Integrity and rugged honesty, their
capacity for local self-government, and
their deep devotion to the principles of
our institutions.
upon this important question I beg
you to make no mistake. Do not dam
up the river of progress. Do not OBJ
struct the march of American manhood
toward the destiny contemplated by the
constitution. Popular development and
popular government have made us
powerful and great among the nations
of the earth, but we have not yet
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
New Fast Schedule of
Great Northern Trains !.
Will Stimulate Travel

FAST TRAIN between Chicago,
n Seattle and Portland which will
"a make the most drastic reduction in
passenger time ever made in the north
west, a cut Of approximately five hours,
will be inaugurated by the Great North
ern early this summer, according to
an announcement issued by w. P. Ken
ney, vice president and director of traf-
fic and j. G. jerks, vice president in
charge of operations. 1t is expected
that the two other northern transcon-
tinental lines, the Milwaukee and
Northern Pacific. will meet this reduc-
ton in running time.
The fast schedule removes the dis
parity between the running time of the
extra fare trains to California and the
passenger service to the northwest.
The Great Northern fast train will
not be an extra fare train, according
to the official announcement. The new
train will make the 2,200-mile run to
Seattle and Portland in about So hours.
The present time of the fastest pas
Senger trains is SO hours. The new
through service will save a business day
to passengers both weStbound and east
bound, officials say.
The fast schedule it is believed will
encourage travel over the northern
route. Details of the new schedule
were not given out but the announce
ment indicated that the saving in time
would be made principally or the
l,435-mile run between st. Paul and
Spokane.
Scenery by Daylight
From a scenic standpoint the new
schedule will be a decided improve
ment over the present, as it will afford
daylight trips in both directions
through the Minnesota lake region,
Marias pass on the Continental divide,
Glacier National park, which the Great
Northern skirts for nearly 60 miles, the
scenic mountainous regions along the
Pend 'Oreille and KOotenai rivers, the
Cascade mountains, through which the
Great Northern is electrified. the new
eight-mile tunnel, which is the longest
on the American continent, and the
Columbia River gorge.
In a general way schedules are known
to have been under scrutiny by Great
Northern officials for more than two
years. Ralph Budd, president, has de-
clared in interviews that the inequality
between the time to the southwest and
the time to the northwest place the
Great Northern's territory under a
handicap that the road officials never
lldVC UCCAl Willing w dCCCPt d. q pei =
manent situation.
The remedy. officials have said, was
made more difficult to work out by
reason of the fact that the passenger
business to the southwest was heavier
and vas divided only between three
lines instead Of five as in the north
west.
The announcement of MI. Kenney
and Mr.. jerks follows:
1.-THE Great Northern for the pas
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21

tiers the Milk river.
Here we found" said Mr. Biedler,
"some old buffalo meat left by Sitting
Bull, and with rosebuds managed to
live"
1t was here that Joe Culbertson, chief
scout for Maj. Guido Ilges, found
Biedler and assisted him in reaching
the steamer the next day where he was
well treated and had plenty to eat.
Appreciation was expressed for the hos
pitality. The next day the Biedler
party started for Wolf Point. Arriv-
ing in the course Of a brief period, for
strength for travel had been renewed,
they were kindly cared for by Charles
Aubrey, the trader, and there they
remained for some time.
while we were at Wolf Point" said
Mr.. Biedler, in describing his ~sojourn,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
BRINGS BACK OLD
MINING HISTORY
END OF BUTTE CAMP PROPHESIED
MANY TIMES SINCE
DISCOVERY
But Mining Engineers Say That Sup
ply Of Metal Is Limitless and Old
Claims Idle 40 Years Have Been Re-
opened With Good Production.

The recent reOpening OF an old
mining shaft-unused 80 years-on
the Anaconda highway by the Butte
e. Isele Consolidated Mining COM
pany recalls a bit of early history of
the Butte camp.
When the grizzled placer miners who
sought the glittering gold dust in Mon
tana's streams after the California rush
OF 49 came upon traces IN Silver Bow
smiled.
Eagerly they followed the creek up
stream. With each mile they traversed
last they came to the bend of the creek
just above where the old Tiger and
ISele claims are. Here-a number de-
cided-must be where the gold came
from.
Those claims and others were soon
staked out. Their yields were rich
then the gold petered out. The end
Of the camp was forecast.
But other miners streamed over the
hill where Butte now is and back where
all the mines now are operating. They
reaped rich gold in placer workings,
and gave the lie to those prOphecying
end of the camp.
But the placer workings gave out and
many abandoned the camp. A hardy
few sunk shafts but to their dismay
found the gold was not so rich deeper
down, but that it gave way to copper.
Copper at that distance from trans
portation facilities spelled bankruptcy
to many operators. They feared end
OF the camp now was surely upon them.
Many left.
A few remained-used genius-and
became the multimillionaire leaders
whose names will always be linked with
the copper camp. Butte doomed and
again the lie was given to those pro-
phesying its end.
Then tales that the copper deposits
would 0 o peter out-that it was use
less to build because the town couldn't
last-were told. The boom in mining
activity of the past few years wa COM
pared to the nervous gasp of a dying
man.
But the mining engineers say that
the deposits on the hill, already plowed
through with tunnels and shafts almost
a mile beneath the surface, are prac-
tically limitless.
And in the past few months the
southwest district Of Butte, abandoned
since the shallow gold deposits petered
out when the camp was first discovered
M Cne silver deposits were IOunQ 700
heavily mixed with zinc, have under
gone a marvellous period of reOpening
and preparations for extensive develop
ment.
Metallurgical discoveries that allow
of easy separation of the zinc have
placed this district, long frowned on
by the mining engineers busy develop
ing the hill properties, at high values.
Dozens of companies have reopened
the old shafts, sunk only a few hun
dred feet, and some have found highly
valuable seams of metallic rock.
The potential ore estimated in that
district is expected to keep Butte a
mining camp for two centuries.
The old claims, abandoned almost
two score years, are facing heavy de-
velopment by several strong mining
companies.
Again the soothsayers prophesying a
SHORT end to Butte are wrong.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
WILL BUILD SNOW FENCES ON
DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN SIDES

Taking warning from the present
dangerous situation in the noun
tains west of Missoula, Milwaukee
officials have decided that next
year they will construct now
fences on the sides of the steep
passes to prevent such delays as
have resulted from snow slides re-
Gently.
Most of the slides at this season
of the year are caused because the
barren hillsides afford nc clinging
surface for the snow, according to
officials. A very effective means
Of preventing slides would be to
plant trees at the critical places,
which would hold the snow from
slipping down on the track, is the
belief. 1t may be found possible to
plant trees in the future, but for
next winter the snow fences will be
effective.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
LOTS IN WEST YELLOWSTONE
WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION

More than 200 lots in the town.
site of West Yellowstone will be
placed on sale at a public auction
Aug. / at the United States land
office at Billings, w. S. Wade, dis
trict inspector of the department
of the interior, has announced. Last
fall Mr.. Wade made a reappraise-
ment of the townsite and the sale
will be upon this new value. Lots
are valued at $40 to $3.50.
Residents of southern Montana
and eastern Idaho are DESTROYS Of
purchasing the lots for summer
homes, as the town is just outside
the border of Yellowstone National
park. There is sufficient timber on
each lot to build a log cabin. Good
fishing and hunting are close at
hand.
One main highway crosses the
townsite, according to Mr.. Wade,
and there are two others on the
south and n on the east which
carry heavy tourist traffic to the
park.
About 300 lots were disposed of at
q sale held several years ago.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
(By mon TANA LOU" GRILL)

u MON0 n distinguished VlSltOrS IN
Miles City In the month Of March,
1881, wa x. Biedler, deputy United
States marshal. He had departed from
Fort Benton or Jan. 4 for Fort ASSN
naboine by way Of the Coal Banks, and
subsequently reached Miles City when
1t vas inundated In the spring Of that
year after having visited Wolf Point,
Poplar, Fort Buford and points be-
tween. 1t was a perilous trip. Biedler's
account of that journey reads like q
chapter from Baron Munchhausen's
Narrative.
S. Gordon, veteran editor and dean
OF Montana newSpapermen at the time
Of his death a few years ago, in his
"Recollections Of Old Milestown" says
that the floods from the overflow OF
the Tongue river at the time of the
spring break-ups were in the early days
an annual apprehension though not al
ways an annual occurrence. An early
thaw to the south of us would start
the water in the upper reaches Of the
Tongue and its tributaries which, when
1t reached us, would lift and nov the
ice here, but If the ice was heavy 1t
would gorge in some n Of the bends
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
10000 Lambs Contracted

Stockbuyers have been interviewing
the sheepmen to contract this years
crop of lambs. Lester Work has con
tracted for about 10000 lambs in the
Lennep area. He has been offering IL
cents for the wether lambs and IL cents
for mixed lambs. Mr.. Work will con-
fer with the sheepmen around Two
dot and HarloWton. Though a num-
Der of stockmen have sold, some are
holding out for better prices.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21
Low Rates for Fishermen

Although the time seems quite a dis
lance away when the game department
declares an open season on fishing, the
Great Northern railroad is taking time
by the fin or flipper and is already
announcing special round-trip rates for
anglers who don't happen to own a
flivver. Weekend round-trip rates are
being announced by the road from
Butte, Helena and Great Falls.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-03-21

Optimism is the faith that leads to
achievement: nothing can be done
without hope.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
SCHOOL INDEBTEDNESS

At the outset of the current year the bonded indebtedness of Alaska cities for school building purposes was $369, 500, according to figures compiled by Lested D. Henderson, Territorial commissioner of educa- tion Cities which at that time had school bonds outstanding together with the amount of such indebted ness were: Cordova, $39, 800; Jun- eau, S1O,OOO; Ketchikan, $120,0O0; Petersburg, $35 1000; Seward, $50,- |O0O; and Sitka, $25,OOO.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

sec. ". and particularly described as fel- lows, t0-wit:
 Beginning at corner No. 1, whence U. s. L. M No. 1lO5 bears s. 75 deg. 5S min 30 W. SIPS chains dis tant; thence E.: 3.60 chains to corner No. q; thence N. O. deg. 30 min. W, 800 chains to corner No. 3; thence N 67 deg. 00min. k 2.25 chains to corner No. 4; thence north deg. 30 min. W. 2.53 chains to corner No. M. c. on the shore of Naknek River; thence by meanders along the shore of Naknek River from Corner No. M. c. as fol- lows:
 CD s. S3 deg. 10 min w., O.79 chains (2) s. 73 deg. 30 min. w., 2.44 chains (31 s. 69 deg B min. w., 2 50 chains to No. M. C.; thence s. IO.72 chains to corner No. l, the place of be- ginning, containing of 4.6l acres"
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above described land should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage. Alaska. within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, they will be barr ed by the provisions of the statute.
 J. Lindley Green, Register First Publication May 20, 1929. Last pub- lication August 10. 1929.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
1 [ s AL NJ I l CE
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT AT

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT AT
 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
 In t.e Matter of the Application of the Alaska Packers Association. a corporation, for Patent under Sections 23O6 and 2307 Revised Statutes to a tract of land soldiers additional homestead embraced in U. $. Official Survey No 1881.
 Serial No. 064O9 Notice of Application for Patent.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION, a corporation organized under the laws of California, whose principal office is at III California Street, San Francisco. Califor- nia, has filed application Serial No. 06409 for a patent under and by virtue of Sec tions 23O6 and 2307 Revised Statutes of the United States, assignee of John Suter, for tract of land embraced in U. s. Off, ficial Survey No. 1881. situate on the south shore of Naknek River, Territory of Alaska, west of and adjoining U. s. Amended Sur vey Mo- 69. latitude 5S deg. 43 min. % sec. N.. and longitude 157 deg. 02 min. o5
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
PLANE IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, June 5, (P-The Grost plane Alaska arrived from Cordova via Ketchikan. Passengers included Harry Sedenberg of An chorage who is making trip to the bedside of his daughter at Portland. Charles M Daniels of New York and Mrs c. M. Taylor of Ketchikan a sister to Vern GorSt.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
IS A SICK MAN

George Bogoloff, former barber, at Seldovia and now the owner of a cara room, for some weeks past ailing from abdominal trouble, went to Anchorage on the Princess Pat to receive treatment at the hospital. It is believed that an operation will be necessary.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
AMENDMENT PASSED

WASHINGTON, June 5, (P1-The house passed an amendment to a reapportionment bill requiring reg istration of all aliens in the forth coming census The amendment is to exclude aliens from participation in the count upon which reallote- ment will be based is expected to fail.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05
RECEIVE NEW BOAT

A new boat, which will be used by Johnson and Flynn in their devel- cnment work of the Nushawak oil rroperties near Katalla, arrived at Cordova on the steamer Oduna The boat is A feet long and paWer- cd with 4O-horsepower diesel en- o;ne and will be used in taking SUD- plies and men from Cordova to the oil properties. Johnson is in Cor dova preparing to take the boat back over with him.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

Fairbanks lodge No. 1851, far thest north lodge of Elks, was instituted last week a dispensa- tion having been received re- gently from the grand exalted ruler. Charter will be granted next summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

Elwel Thawley, cashier at the Copper River & Northwestern Rail- road dock, has left Cordova for
 Ketchikan to accept the post as as- sistant agent at Ketchikan under William E. Brown, former Cordova agent tor the Alaska Steamship Co.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

The new house flag of the North ern Commercial Co.,, of Alaska was raised over the Fairbanks store last week. All the company's sta- tons are to be provided with the flag, on which the letters N. c. Co. in white are imposed on red back ground.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

Hear the new records Avalon Town, Gladrag Doll and Gay Cab aIlero at SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-05

LEDGERS. JOURNALS, INDEX ED FILES ETC. SchalIercr's Alas | ka Shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Betsy Ross day will, according to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

some part of his leisure to writing.
John Adams wrote voluminously after
leaving the White House and so also did
his son, John Quincy Adams, essays
and "reminiscences End they both court
ed the muses.. No study IS more enter
tanning than that Of the Presidents in
the literary field. Two within memory
entered the White House after already
attaining celebrity in letters. Many re-
call the vogue established in Washing
ton drawing rooms soon after Theodore
Roosevelt became President Of having
all his works. neatly bound, conspic-
uously in sight. Many Of these sets
were autographed. President Wilson'S
fame and political prestige came through
his books Grover Cleveland and VIII
liam Howard Taft entered the teaching
profession Immediately after leaving
Washington. Both wrote for law di-
gestS and for legal journals, and oc-
casionally made reminiscent offerings
to favorite journals and magazines. Mrs.
Taft was the author Of q charming
series of articles, THE Record OF the
Years." written while her memory
treasured her experiences as First Lady.
Much speculation is in progress as to
whether Mrs Coolidge will take her
pen in hand" when she feels thoroughly
rested and restored to health. She wrote
a graceful letter and her contributions
on the Clarke School for the Deaf
show facile, forcible handling Of the
language.
DR.. Faik Kontiza shares honors with
the Portuguese Minister in remain
ing the envoy Of his country, Albania,
after 1t passed from republic to g
kingdom In Portugal since the Viscount
a RI SI OF YH01iffPo1
change was vice versa. DR.. Kontiza has
been for IS years one Of the intellectual
leaders of his country and when In
1909 Albania began the movement to
shake of the Turkish yoke, he followed
the methods of Benjamin Franklin
when he sought the intervention of the
French court in behalf Of the colonies.
But the scholarly Albanian had to play
a lone hand, as 1t were, and in sue
cession he visited, London, Vienna,
Rome and Paris, placing his plea be-
fore the chancelleries and in all cases
making friends for his cause and PROM
ises of neutrality If not of actual aid.
He bore arms in the early Balkan con-
f1icts and during this time published a
fiery patriotic journal in Brussels which
was the organ of the Albanian party Of
liberation. Having received a new COM
mission from the monarch now reign
ing, Tile AlDdLudu cnVUJ Will IccL HlUIS
secure in his post. 1t is probable that
he will be joined in the Autumn by
his sister, Nine Hanum, widow of q
distinguished military commander. and
her daughter. Mile. Iffet Hanum, who
are at present in the family home in
Tirana. present capital of Albania and
ancient city of Durazzo, now being
known as the Summer or vacation
capital.