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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
WOOD IS HAULED
in FAMILY CARS
10000 CORDS TAKEN FROM FOR
EST NEAR BUTTE DURING
THIS SEASON
Officials Glad To Get Rid of Down
Timber To Decrease Fire Menace and
Residents of Mining City Profit as
Result.

Setting a new all-time record for
wood haulage, residents of Butte and
Silver Bow county have taken more
than 10000 cords of wood out of the
Deer Lodge national forest during
the last summer. The wood, which
is taken free of charge and without
even the necessity of a permit, is
valued at approximately $500, 900 at
retail prices, John b. Taylor, super
visor of the forest area, said.
At the beginning Of the summer
season, forest service officials an
nounced that residents Of this vicinity
might take all the dry wood they de-
sired for their own use. The only re-
striction placed upon those taking the
wood was that it would be for their
own use and not for sale.
No check has been made upon in
dividuals who have gathered wood dur
ing the summer, but officials are con-
fident that there has been little if any
violation of the spirit of the gift in
sofar as sale Of the wood is concerned.
All summer long, small trucks and
even family touring cars have pene-
trated the forest reserve area and after
a days outing, returned in the evening
with a load of wood, j. N. Templer,
assistant supervisor for the area, said.
From the French gulch region alone,
more than 1000 cords of wood have
been removed, according to a report
made at headquarters.
Removal of the wood serves a two
fold purpose, forest officials said. Piles
Of dry dead timber provide a fire haz-
ard which is difficult to cope with, and
its removal by Butte people is an i'm
portant aid to the service in removing
fire hazards. The dead timber is of
little value within the reserve and is
Of inestimable worth to families who
are provided with the winters wood
supply at a saving of a great deal Of
money to themselves, Mr.. Taylor said.
I'VE desire to extend our hearty ap-
probation to the Butte public for their
excellent cooperation during the sum-
mer in keeping down the fire loss. They
have demonstrated that our confidence
in extending the use of the forest to
them for the collection Of dry timber
has not been misplaced, and the policy
will undoubtedly be continued next
year." Mr.. Templer said.
Following the policy pursued during
the last season, forest officials hope,
with the cooperation Of the residents
OF the vicinity contiguous to the Deer
Lodge national forest, to clear the en-
tire area of dead timber, they said.
AS a result, the entire forest area will
take rank Is the "cleanest" of any in
the state, adding to the beauty of the
area. as well as cutting out one of the
greatest fire hazards, that of piles Of
dead timber, area officials said.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02

tendent of the Crow reservation, made
a trip into the Beartooth mountains
at the instance of some old prOspectOrs
to find gold which some Crow Indians
were thought to have discovered years
before when on a pilgrimage to mourn
for some of their dead.
One of the first settlers in the upper
Saltwater country was a man named
Henry Clauson. A band of Indians
who had gone from the Crow agency,
then IN the Saltwater nea the present
town of Absarokee, to perform rites
for the dead On the tops Of the noun
tains, stopped at Clauson's place on
their way back. They had some Pc
culiarly colored rocks which they said
they had found while in the moun
tains. The Indians were persuaded to
let Clauson have the rocks. :
Apparently, Clauson at first set little
store by the pieces Of rock and at least
he made no attempt to discover
whether they were of any value until
some years later, when an old pros
pector named Charles Glenn came to
the Clauson ranch near Rockville.
Clauson was showing him some of his
curios and relics, and among them the
rocks left by the Indians. Traces Of
mineral were observable to Glenn's
practiced eye and he asked permission
to assay them. The tests showed that
they were some Of the richest pieces of
mineral that had ever been found in
the mountains.
Seeks Agency Help
Glenn was at once in a fever of eX-
element to find out more about SO
rich a find, especially as Clauson re-
called that the Indians had said that
there was much more of the same
kind Of rock at the place where the
pieces had been picked up.
Clauson did not recall who the In
dams were who had given him the
pieces of ore and Glenn faced a prob
lem in locating them. Finally he went
to the Crow agency, which had long
before been removed to the Little Big
Horn, and sought the aid of the SUI
p~erintendent in finding the Indians
and persuading them to show where
the ore wa located. This Reynolds
agreed to do on condition that Glenn
and Clauson would sign an agreement
by which the Indian discoveries would
share in any profits from the under
taking.
The aid of Jimmy Hill, an Indian in
terpreter, vas secured in finding out
who the Indians we're. Finally, after
much questioning among various Grow
families, the searcherS got on the right
trail and two Indians were found who
had been members of the party of
mourners. They at once said they
recalled the finding of the rocks and
the giving of them to Clauson and
were certain they could 60 to the place
in the mountains where they had been
mourning.
The expedition as finally constituted
consisted of the two Indians, Hill, the
interpreter, Major Reynolds, Glenn,
and Archie Clauson, the son of "Old
Man" Clauson, who was too feeble to
make the trip into the mountains. The
party from Grow Agency went with
a team and wagon and were joined
at Columbus by Glenn and Clauson
with horses and equipment for pros
pecting and claim stalking.
Go BY Absarokee
The two Indians declared that it was
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
Yellowstone Expedition
of 7O's Proved Fruitless
Search For Gold Country

gan to make preparations for the I'M
d~erlaking. They had twenty wagons,
and one of these, together with the
SIX yoke of oxen that drew it, was the
git of Nelson Story. Most of their
provisions were also contributed by citi-
zens.
Vernon and three men started out
ahead Of the others, who were still
laying in a stock Of supplies, including
arms and ammunition. Fort Ellis gave
them a small n n and suitable nm
munition, and John Bozeman, who
was of the party, took with him says
Cook, IAN iron piece Of four-inch cali
Der, We had to make ammunition for
this piece. We got some blue flannel
and made sacks to fit the muzzle, and
about ten inches long to hold the pow
der. and for shells we went to the tin
shop and had cans made to fit the
bore of the gun. For projectiles we
went to the blacksmith shop and got
all the old scraps of iron horseshoes
and cut them up to fill the cans. I
want to record that when we fired this
gun. the cans burst when they left the
muzzle Of the gun, the pieces of iron
not being of the same shape or size,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
(By MRS. M. f. PLASSMANN)

vIIHEN the Montana contingent OF
wv miners left Montana for the Black
~ hills in the '70's, Joseph Cook acted
as assistant leader. The Indians were
troublesome in the region through
which they must pass, and experienced
Indian fighters were needed to COM
mand the expedition. Cook was emf
nently qualified to act in this capacity,
being a pioneer Of 1865, and having
been in at least one Indian fight.
He told the story Of this encounter
to the author of BLACK Hills Trails"
from which l gained my information.
A man named Vernon, who came to
Montana with General Stanley, who
was in charge of the eastern end Of
the Northern Pacific survey, claimed
he found gold on Goose creek in pay
ing quantities. He had marked the
place by driving an iron spike into a
tree, and said he would lead a party
of men there, if they cared to go.
There was nc question Of their de-
sire to go if there was the least chance
of their finding SO rich a prospect as
hundred and forty-eight men promptly
responded to the call, and at once be-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
Tax es Are Unpaid
ON Many Butte Cars

Taxes on more than 5000 automotive
vehicles in Silver Bow county remain
unpaid, Paul A. Rooney, county treas
urer. Personal taxes or approximately
1000 autos have been received, records
show. Taxes are due within 80 days
from the receipt of the tax notice, the
last of the notices having been mailed
weeks ago, it was stated.
License receipts will be given with
all payments that are made now and
before the November tax rush begins,
Mr.. Rooney said. Auto owners who
wait to pay their tax until the regular
November tax time will not be given
their state license receipt which m
ables them to secure their next years
license plate until early In the next
year, it was stated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
(By w. II.

TINE MOUNTAINS were regarded by
the Indians with awe and they
seldom ventured into their deeper
receSSes except TO seek spiritual visions
or to mourn for their dead. The min
erals which the whites eagerly sought
were OF no value to the plains Indians
except occasionally for purposes of
adOrnment and their opposition to
miners coming into the country was
rather from their observance that the
gold diggers were rapidly followed by
other agents of civilization than be-
cause Of particular objection to the
taking Of gold.
1t is true that the Sioux strenuously
objected TO the invasion of the Black
hills, which they regarded in a pc
cullar sense as the home of their pro-
tecting spirits, but the mountainous
regions for the most part were left
severely alone by the Indians. This
was particularly true Of the section of
Yellowstone park where the geysers,
hot springs and other strange phe-
nOmena are found.
Many of the legends of the Crows
center about the Pryor and Big Horn
mountain and to a lesser extent the
BeartoOth and Crazy mountains in the
regions where the tribe ranged. Young
Indians after the rites which signaled
their arrival at manhood's estate, often
went to the top of the mountains to
fast and to work themselves into the
state OF spiritual frenzy in which they
expected to be given signs or in dreams
TO learn 0 their protecting "medi-
cine" and other means of securing DOW
er tOr battle and successes as leaders
in their tribe.
Peak Held Sacred
Cloud peak, in the Big Horn noun
talns near Sheridan, WyO, was a par
tlcularly sacred place to the Crows and
one which was frequently visited in
efforts to obtain guidance from the
tutelary spirits. 1t was from here that
five young Grows started once on an
expedition that took them to strange
lands Of salt water and unknown
tribes.
A peculiar rock in the Big Horns
marked the place where the Indians
believed some superhuman being had
fallen out OF the sky. In Linderman'S
book, THE American" which gives the
personal recOllections of Chief Plenty
Coos, mention is made of several other
legends connected with places in the
Pryor mountains. Plenty Coos himself
went to the high peaks OF the Crazy
mountains to dream and receive his
medicine" in his youth.
In the contemporary reports of the
SWordbearer trouble in 1887, Plenty
Coos had gone into the mountains to
o for a wife that had recently
died, and could not be found by the
authorities, who were DESTROYS of using
his influence as a conservative force
in the tribe in calming the Crows and
preventing their following the half
crazed young medicine man.
Whether seeking visions or mourning,
the Indians tasted and tortured them
selves until they became weak and de-
lirious. 1t was small wonder, then,
that the mountains became peOpled in
their imagination with supernatural
beings OF that they Stunned them at
ordinary times.
Search For Gold
Once early in the present century,
S. G. Reynolds, at that time superin-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02

and wounding n man. This mar had
a rotten head log. While trying to
adjust it he was shot in the arm.
With the rising of the sun a charge
was made on the draw, and ten Indi-
ans killed. Some of the details of this
fight are too gruesome for reproduction
They proved that in such engagements
men lost the veneer of civilization, and
reverted to savagery.
This fight ended, the party stayed in
camp a day and then left that place,
Four days later the Indians tried to
steal the horses Of the white men, and
while doing SO shot Zach Yates. Ten
men went out and brought his body
into camp, where they buried him to
prevent his being scalped. While travel
ing guards of twenty men each were
detailed to go in front and rear, and
on either flank, at a distance from the
train of from a quarter to a mile dis
tant.
On a stream called Rotten Grass one
OF these squads came in at 10 O'Clock
in the morning to report that the tim
Der was full of Indians. The train
"a moving through the center of the
valley when the news arrived. The
captain ordered the men to go to the
foothills. The Indians, noting this
move, tried to cut them off. There
were about three hundred Indians.
They thought they could drive back
the guards On the left. These, how
ever, at the command of Way, dis
mounted, and On their knees in a devo-
tional attitude, but not for a devo-
tional purpose, received the oncoming
host with such a lively fire they were
soon put to fight. This was the last
fight Of the expedition, which shortly
afterward reached the Forts Smith and
Fetterman road, and met no O
Sioux. The party was again in Boze-
IN May IL. after an eventful trip last
ing three months. What became OF
Vernon Is not stated. He would have
been granted short shrtft II the re-
turned miners had found him.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
Young Police OF
ficer Will Take
Up College w ork

From capturing robbers to study
ing at a foremost American college
is a far cry, but it's the lot of Ber-
nard Allard, one of the youngest
members of the Butte police, who
left last week for Evanston, Ill,
where he will take up his second
year of pre-medical studies at
Northwestern university.
Young Allard, who has been on
the Butte force three years, made
a name for himself a few weeks ago
by crawling through a t%Ortuous pas
sage along steam pipes in the Metro
pOlitan market to effect the single
handed capture Of a man who had
just completed burglarizing the safe
Of more than $500. He worked his
way through Butte high school while
on the police force, remaining steady
night shift while going to school.
Last year he attended Northwest
ern university to take his first year
of pre-medical work, returning to
Butte in June to resume his police
duties for the summer vacation. He
earned a numeral on the frOsh team
last fall and is one of the Outstand-
ing prospects for this years North
western varsity eleven. He helps
further earn his way through school
by waiting on table at a dOrmit0ry
during the school year.
His three months of standing on
corners and patroling a beat in
Butte will stand him in good stead
as conditioning for the ardu0us foot
ball season, Allard believes.
A delegation of Butte policemen
we're at the train to bid goodbye
to the "youngster who's getting some
book learning and who's going to be
a great doctor some day." all the
Butte force believes.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
Banker Pleads Not Guilty

w. E. Dickson, former receiver Of
Yegen brothers, bankers, pleaded not
guilty to a charge of grand larceny
before Judge O. F. Goddard in district
court. The case was continued until
the next term Of court. Dickson for
merly was in the banking business in
northeastern Montana, North Dakota
and Minnesota. He was arrested in
Los Angeles. The charge specifies
theft of $712, but authorities declare
the alleged defalcations may total be-
tween $1,000 and $10,0 900.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
HAIL INSURANCE
RATES FOR 1890
BOARD REDUCES RATE TEN PER
CENT; LOSSES IN STATE
SEVERE THIS YEAR

Rates for 1890 hall insurance have
been announced by E. X. Bowman,
chairman of the state board of hail
insurance. Although the losses by
hail were rather eve the board
was able to reduce the rates 10 per
cent. The rates for the various zones
follow:
First zone--9Oc for $40 per acre in
surance.
Second zone-81c FOR $40 per acrt
insurance.
Third zone-72c for $40 per acre in
surance.
Fourth zone-63c for $40 per acre in
surance.
Fifth zone-45c for $40 per acre in
surance.
Where crops were insured for more
or less than $40 per acre the charge
was changed proportionately. Beans
peas and alfalfa seed may be insured
for SIS per acre in which case the
rates per acre shown above will BIZ
increased one-half.
The 1880 loss ratio was almost five
per cent, the report read. The larges1
losses were sustained in Prairie county
where $17,621 was distributed. Other
losses were noted in Roosevelt county
$16,450; Daniels, Sill $40; Dawson, &c.
043; Richland, $6,053 and smaller
amounts to Chouteau, Custer, Wibauz
and TOOle.
Many farmers insured in Cascade
McCone, Blaine, Fallon, Garfield, Gla-
cier and Valley counties sustained light
losses.
The 10 per cent reduction in rates
makes the average cost of insurance
for 1880 less than 7h per cent or less
than rs cents for $40 per acre insur-
ance. At the same time it Is esti-
mated the reserve fund will be main
tanned or increased when the seasons
business is finally completed. The re-
serve fund was approximately 500, 600
at the beginning of 1880.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02

3cupsdependabk Rex Flour,lX
tsp. Salt. 2 tbsp. Baking Powder,
3 tbsp. Sugar, n cup Shortening,
~ cups Milk.
ETHO Mix and sift dry
ingredients. Cutin shortening, mix
liquid to make soft dough. Spread
on three we'll creased layer tins
and bake 8 minutesin AS degrees
F., hot oven. Remove from oven,
spread lightly with butter. Spread
desired fruit and whipped cream
between layers and on top.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02

Members of the Great Falls fire de-
partment made a Smile run recently
to a field neal the Green Mill where
stubble and weeds were being burned.
The fire caused no damage, it was
stated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02
Real dyes give
richest colors!

FOR every home use, Diamond
Dyes are the finest you IAN buy. They
contain the highest quality anilines
that can be produced.
It's the anilines in Diamond Dyes
that give such soft, bright, new colors
to dresses, drapes, lingerie. Diamond
Dyes are easy to use. They 20 on
smoothly and evenly; do not spot or
streak; w give things that re-dyed
look. Just true, even, new colors that
keep their depth and brilliance in spite
OF wear and washing. 15c packages.
All dealers.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-10-02

The Harlowton Kiwanis club will
give a series OF dances in Wheatland
county to raise funds to help equip
the new veterans home, which is near
ing completion there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
|COL. c. c. COLLINS
| DIES IN LYNCHBURG
Assistant Medical Center
Commandant Had Distin-
uuiShed Army Career.

Col. Christopher Clark Collins, So
years old, assistant commandant at the
Army Medical Center here, where he
had charge of the Medical Service
Schools, died of heart attack at the
home of relatives in Lynchburg, Va,
yesterday afternoon.
Col. Collins left here for Lynchburg
Friday on q brief leave of absence. He
was stricken with heart attack few
minutes after lying down to rest after
having eaten dinner with his two aunts,
Miss Kate Clark and Mrs. D. L. Ward,
and first cousin, Mrs. M. K. Shelton,
at their residence.
Widely known throughout the service
and much beloved by his associates,
Col. Collins was considered one of the
most distinguished medical officers of
the Army. Although he considered
Lynchburg his home, he had had many
tours of duty in the National Capital
where he had many warm friends. He
resided here at the Army and Navy
Club. Col. Collins was unmarried.
Born in Lynchburg in December, 1871,
Col. Collins was graduated from Vir-
ginia Military Institute in 1892 and
received the degree of doctor of
medicine at the University of Virginia
in 1895.
Had Distinguished Career.
The poSsessor of o distinguished
career in the service, Col Collins first
entered the Army as Federal contract
surgeon before the formation of the
Medical Corps. After serving several
months he was named assistant surgeon.
In 1904 he became a captain and in
1909 was promoted to the grade of
major, carrying with 1t the position of
fun surgeon.
He was named O lieutenant colonel in
May, 1917, and q temporary colonel
three months later, while serving in
France with the American Expedition
airy Forces. He was given the perma-
nent rank OF colonel In October, 1918.
Going overseas with Chicago unit.
Col Collins was assigned to duty with
the British forces at an American base
hospital on the western front. For his
untiring and efficient service he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal.
Funeral Services Tomorrow.
After several other tours Of duty fol-
lowing the World War Col. Collins was
stationed here with the Militia Bureau
ana was surgeon Of the Sd Army Corps
In Baltimore in 1925 and 1926. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
MARKET ANALYST SOUGHT

The California State Civil Service
Commission has announced an open
competitive examination to be held in
washington for the position of market
analyst under State Bureau OF COM
here at an entrance salary of $375 a
month
The competition is open to citizens
of the United States between IS and
so years of age. The appointee will
act as the representative in Washing
ton of the California State Bureau OF
Commerce. Application blanks may be
obtained from the United States Civil
Service Commission, 1874 r street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
DICTIONARIES TRIBUTE.
Virginia Veterans Share In Mothers
DAY Ceremonies at Arlington.

DAY Ceremonies at Arlington.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 12.-More
than 100 members Of the American Le-
gion, department Of Virginia, and the
State Forty and Eight Society OF the
Legion, took part IN the national
Mothers day exercises hefd at Airing
ton National Cemetery yesterday after
noon.
The Legionnaires Of Virginia, along
with other organizations, formed a
guard Of honor through which the
war mothers went to the tomb.
wreaths were placed on the tomb by
Col. 3. NJ. Roszel, departmental COM
nlander of Virginia, for the State De-
partment, and by Normal Cole, in the
name Of the State Forty and Eight
Society.
Before going, to the cemetery, the
LegionnaireS met at Gadby's Tavern
headquarters OF the Legion here, end
were served o luncheon by the local
Legion auxiliary. The visitors were
then conducted on a tour Of tnspec-
restored through the efforts Of the
local Legion, with the ladies Of the
Alexandria post auxiliary acting aS
guides.
Most of the State group came from
the Northern section of Virginia and
included a large delegation from Win
chester. It was their first annual pill
grin.age to the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier on Mothers day, which they
now plan to make an annual occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
WAR COLLEGE UTILITIES
SUPERINTENDENT DIES
Para1ytic Stroke, Suffered Friday
Night, Fatal to George Con-
rad Preston.

George Conrad Preston, T6 years old,
superintendent of utilities at the War
College. died yesterday at his residence,
826 Allison street, following q paralytic
stroke Friday night.
Mr.. Preston, native of Washington,
entered the Government service In 1919.
He was junior warden of Osiris
Masonic Lodge, No. &c, and member
of Mount Pleasant Chapter, No. 10, r.
A. M: Areme Chapter, No. 10, o. e. s.,
and the Columbia Council, No. 20, U.
c. G. of Engineers.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Grace Edna
Preston, and a son, Henry E. Preston,
he Is survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry and Mary Preston.
Funeral services, with Masonic rites,
will be held at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the residence. Interment
will be at Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Osiris Lodge will hold a special COM
munication meeting tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.