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Time they lived to operate in Montana.
1 had many experiences with these
men, and my last encounter occurred
at Deer Lodge. I had been in Virginia
City the day before. The town was
surrounded by men whose business was
TO see that nobody got out Of it.
we had 13 horses that we used in
packing. The only feed for them in
Virginia City was frozen slough grass
cut from the top Of the ice. They
charged $500 a head for horses, and I
knew there was good bunch grass with
IN two or three hours of Virginia City,
and thought I simply had to get out
with the horses. If I went down the
gulch I knew I would be stopped; and
it occurred to me that a man I knew
might be in command of the squad at
Nevada City. The man I expected to
find them was Leroy Southmayd.
When I got to Nevada City, down the
gulch from Virginia City, I was halted
and informed that I could not go
through. Going for my horses in the
morning very early I ran my face
against a swinging pair of boots. I got
back to camp with the horses in a
hurry; kicked over the coffee pot
where my partner was getting ready
for breakfast and told him we had to
pack up and get out of there.
We ate breakfast on the Big Hole
river. We were going to Deer Lodge
to the Pemberton ranch to leave the
horses there for wintering. We got
there after dark. On the road in the
valley below Virginia City we picked up
four mules belonging to King and Gil
lette and with them to break trail
across the little snowdrifts we met in
crossing gulches we made it to the
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2 Legislators Are
Old Schoo11mates
Home town boys make good.

Home town boys make good.
That could have been The heading
on a recent issue of the newspaper at
Hastings, MIMI, for the article told Of
two graduates of the local high school
who are active in Montana politics.
The two are Clarence Chamberlain,
of McCone county, and L. w. Busch Of
Fallon county, both members Of the
Montana house.
They are both graduates of the same
high school, Chamberlain finishing In
1911 and Busch in 1913. Both have
been residents of Montana since 1914
and neither had seen the other since
leaving Minnesota until they arrived in
Helena to attend the Oath legislative
assembly.
They have been busy recalling events
of their boyhood and recounting their
activities since arrival in the Treasure
state. Busch is an insurance man and
a%bstractor at Baker, while Chamberlain
is a rancher on Sandy creek.
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ranch easier than we had thought we
could.
About 200 a. m. we were awakened
by four or five shotguns striking the
floor. The Vigilantes had left Virginia
City about the same time we left our
camp in the morning and had followed
us, thinking we were road agents run
ming off stock. I carried a lot of let
tiers for Frank Worden, who was in
business where Deer lodge city now
is. I had these letters for Worden and
wanted to give them up because I was
going to buy goods, and I told the man,
(Ed.-Does Mr.. Gourley mean the man
at the ranch, the road agent with whom
he had his final experience?) that I
was going to Deer Lodge in the morn
ing and didn't want to take these let
tiers with me-, that he had better take
them. He told me I could not go,
but after quite a little talk. he told
me I might go if I wanted to take the
risk. I bought five or six packs of
goods for Worden to take back to Ban
mack and Virginia City and during
all of the time I was under a fire Of
questions from Bill Bunton, lieutenant
OF the road agents, and II was certain
the man the Vigilantes wanted.
William Bunton was hanged Jan. 10,
1864, near his saloon, a half interest in
which he had won at poker two weeks
before. He had figured in the first
stage coach robbery in Montana in
October, 1868, when hummer Dan gave
up $1,000 in gold dust. Bunton was a
stool pigeon for the road agents, and
one Of the three passengers ON the Salt
Lake stage out of Virginia City. Will
liam A. Ramsay was driving to relieve
Caldwell, n of the owners of the
line. Caldwell had made several trips
and was played out. George Ives and
Frank Parish, the road agents VIII
robbed the stage, ordered Bunton on tt
the box to hold the horses when they
ordered Ramsay off. Bunton made
great pretense of crying and whining
begging them not to shoot him as he
was unarmed.
During the night following his arrest
a sympathizer succeeded in slipping
him a derringer, but it was discovered
and removed before he could use it.
He refused to confess anything, ever
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HIGHWAY BIDS
ARE ACCEDTED
MORE THAN 500, 900 IN CONTRACTS
LET BY COMMISSION AT Hell
ENA AT SESSION

In the first major letting of the
1885 season, the Montana highway
commission recently awarded con
tracts on Is federal and secondary
system highway construction and re-
pair projects, for a total expenditure
of sos, 1869. The letting covered
$3.50 miles of road work and includ-
ed the construction of "A large and
small bridges.
On the federal system the work to
be done consists of 1855 miles of new
grading, 1922 miles of regarding, sur
facing and oiling, 1892 miles of plant
mixed oil surfacing, and 20 bridges.
The secondary system projects cover
1924 miles of grading and surfacing
and the construction of "a bridges.
The projects, the firms receiving the
awards, and the contract prices follow:
Grading and surfacing Of 2.032 miles
Of the White Sulphur Springs north
feeder road in Meagher county, E. N.
Brown of Bozeman, $12, 1925.
Regarding, surfacing and road mix
oiling of 3.O22 miles of the Witt hill
section of U. S. No. 10 in Saltwater
county, Standard Construction COM
pdIly VI bOZcIld1, t1,UtO.
Construction of a reinforced concrete
bridge on above road, John M. Cover
dale and E. o. johnson of Anaconda,
$8,576.
Plant mix oiling of 1881 miles of
the Sieben- Cascade section of q. S.
No. 81 in Lewis and Clark county, J.
c. Mcguire Construction company of
Butte, $10O,9 61 so.
Grading of 1855 miles of the Sand
Springs-Jordan section of the central
Montana highway in Garfield county,
Frank j. Haas of Helena, $64, 658.36.
Construction of several bridges on
above road, Walter Mackin of Brock
way, $38, 070.85.
Construction of bridges cross the
Flathead and Saltwater rivers and sew
eral smaller bridges on the Kalispell
east section of U. S. Nc. 2 in Flathead
county, Colonial Construction company
of Spokane, WASH, $243, 691.1 {.
Grading and %surfacing of 6.178 miles
of the Twin Bridges north section of
the Vigilante trail in Madison county;
Earl L. McNott of Eugene, Ore, $751;
O28.19.
Construction of several treated tim
Der pile trestle bridges on above road,
Charles c. Goddard of Butte, $20,490.-
IS.
Grading and surfacing of 4.517 miles
of section B of the Terry-Brockway
feeder road in Prairie county, E. N.
Brown of Bozeman, $23,628.4S.
Construction of two treated timber
pile trestle bridges on above road,
Walter Mackin of Brockway. S $780, 7
Grading and surfacing of "a miles
of section B of the Stanford north feed
er road in Judith Basin county, E. N.
Brown of Bozeman, $26,577.42.
Construction of treated timber pile
trestle bridges on above road, Walter
Mackin of Brockway, $3.50.
Grading and %surfacing Of 3.087 miles
of section B Of the Lewistown-D Denton
feeder road in Fergus county, Frank
]. Haas of Helena, $23,465!O7.
Construction of pile trestle bridges
on above road, Walter Mackin of
Brockway, $4,205.
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months for Carson & Prize in Amboy,
then went to. Polo, ILL.,, and opened a
store for them. In the summer Of 1860
I went to Galena, Ill, and opened a
store there for them under the firm
name Of Walkinshaw & Gourley and
continued in the business there until
May 7, 1862. On account of disagree
ment with Mr.. Carson I left the COM
pany and made arrangements to go to
Australia with the Bruce brothers, who
were engaged in business in Australia
and who had served their apprentice
ship in the same house in Ireland that
I had.
I came to Fort Benton on the EN-
ily," the first steamboat that arrived at
Fort Benton. On that trip I recall we
passed a herd of buffalo that must
have been 100 miles in width . On the
same boat was Sam Hauser, later gov
ernor of Montana territory. There was
also with us a man by the name OF
Dance, who later became a merchant in
Virginia City; also a man by the name
of Bell, who was wounded while on ar
expedition with Stewart to locate a
city at the mouth of the Big Horn
river. Frank and Hiram Stone, who
later located in Gallatin valley, were ON
the same boat.
After landing at Fort Benton, June
Is, 1862, the Spread Eagle" a boat OF
the American Fur company arrived
June II, two days later than the "Em-
ily," we fitted out with pack horses
and went to Pioneer gulch, about 20
miles from the city of Deer Lodge,
where they were prospecting for gold
I was at Pioneer two days, then went
on a stampede to Basin, Mont; was at
Basin n night and was informed by
an Indian that men were mining at
Prickly Pear and also how to find their
camp.
On the road from Basin to Prickly
Pear I passed the first immigrant train
that ever reached Montana from Min
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lib Mine at Basin Has Interesting
History; Was Built by F. A. Heinze

The history of buildings which house
the present 300-ton gravity flotation
mill at the Jib mine at Basin, dates
back to the time of F. A. Heinze, In the
early 19OO's. They were erected on the
site of the old Kate gold mine, which
was built in the COS, and burned down
in 1896.
This mill treated ores from the Katie
mine, which is now one OF the Jlo
group. It was a common occurrence IN
that operation for the foreman to put
his hand into the jig and pull out d
hand full of gold nuggets.
The 2.OOO-ton mill which Heinze built
to treat copper ores from the Butte
properties ran for two or three years.
It was shut down when Heinze sold out
to the Anaconda company for $1O,OO0,-
600 and went to New York to try his
luck in.the stock market game. He was
as DOOR at that as he was good at MIN
ing litigation.
In 1909 the Butte and Superior Min
ing utilized the buildings n
some of the machinery to treat the
zinc ores from their Black ROCK mine.
It was in this plant that the froth TO-
tat1OQ process was llISG ouSSCSoAoAJ y"
ed in the United States. 1t was here
also that E. H. Nutter, chief engineer
for the Minerals Separation, Ltd, OF
London, one evening about 1910, visited
J.. M. Hyde in the residence which IS
now called the Staff house. After din
ner Mr.. Nutter gained entrance to the
mill and investigated the process. he
Immediately reported to his company
that their patented rights were being
infringed on This was the beginning
of the famous flotation patent lt1ga-
ton, which was finally settled IN l922
by the payment of 100000 to n
English company by various western
mining companies affiliated with the
D. G. Jackling interests.
In 1912 the Butte & Superior trans
ferred their milling operations to Butte.
During the war Max Atwater made a
fortune by re-treating the zinc taiiags
from this mill run in a smaller mill
Just below Basin. He later conducted
an elaborate series of large scale tests
ON the sulphuric acid teaching n
eloctrolytic precipitation process for
zinc ores. This work was carried on
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Try Faster Way
to Relieve Your Colds
Medical Discovery Bringing almost
Instant Relief to Millions
Remember DIRECTIONS

Remember DIRECTIONS
The simple method pictured here i.
the way many doctors now treat
colds and the aches and pains colds
bring with theml
1t is recognized as a safe, sure,
QUICK way. For it will relieve an
ordinary cold almost as fast as you
caught it.
Ask your doctor about this. And
when you buy, be sure that you get
the real BAYER Aspirin Tablets.
They dissolve (disintegrate) almost
instantly. And thus work almost in
stantly when you take them. And
for a gargle. Genuine Bayer Aspirin
Tablets disintegrate with speed and
completeness. leaving no irritating
particles or grittiness.
BAYER Aspirin prices have been
decisively reduced on all sizes, so
there's no point now in accepting
other than the real Bayer article you
want.
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(By GRACE STONE COATEs)

(By GRACE STONE COATES)
The following photographed
sketch Of James Gourley was found
among the papers of the late George
d. Pease, Esq, of Bozeman. 1t was
written from MIR. Gourley's dicta-
ton several years ago, and is avail
able through the courtesy Of Miss
Bess Adams Of Bozeman. Mr.. Pease
was a native of Montana, born in
Gallatin City, Feb. ~, 1871, descend
ant Of a longtime of pioneers. His
interest in Montana pioneers was
sincere, and he brought to light many
an item Of personal history otherwise
lost. Mr.. Gourley lives in Bozeman.
His story follows:
I was born in the County of Armagh
Ireland, May 8, 1910. My parents were
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-02-08

John GOurley a q
Mary Cleland Gour-
ley. They were farm
ers and I was raised
on a farm and went
to school. On Feb. 81,
1854 I was appren-
ticed to Henry HaW-
kins g. Co. of Newry,
Ireland, in the drap-
cry business I served
as such for five years.
In 1859, I entered in
to an agreement With
John F. Prize (of the
firm of Carson &
Prize of Amboy, ILL.,,
later known as Car
1:-:@ C10tk qr
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SOII, IL, 5OOUV 0
Co. of Chicago.) Mr.Pirie and Mr.. Scott
served their apprenticeship with the
firm of Hawkins g. Co. where I served
mine, and there I met Mr. Prize. I'm
der my agreement with them I was to
work for them three years and open
new stores for them. I landed in New
York from Ireland, May 4, 1859, my
10th birthday, and went to Amboy,
nj, arriving May 7. I worked three
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in a modern flotation machine, and
treated some Sc, tons of tailings be-
fore winter weather made this opera
ton impractical. In the near future
Mr.. Miller and associates intend to
start the mill treating ores from the
White Elephant and later from the
Hope and Katie mines.
Looking back, it seems doubtful if
any mill building in the western min
ing districts has had q greater var
iety Of experiences than this one which
was 80 solidly built by Heinze.
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Two dahlias grown by Mrs. R. T.
Moore of Nashville, Tenn, are called
the "Siamese twins" by her neighbors
because they are Joined together on
one stem.
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in the same building which now houses
the Jib mill. This was also a pioneer
attempt.
The buildings were next utilized by
the Jib Consolidated Mining company
when they installed a modern gravity
flotation plant which started treat
Evening star., 1935-12-08
SOUTH HARVESTING.
YULE TREE CROP.
Holly, MiStIetoe and SmiIax
Ready for Northern
Market.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVERGREEN, Ala, December T.
Evergreens from woodlands Of the
South-a Christmas cash crop-are
pouring out of Dixie's forests to
brighten the Nations Yuletide.
With business showing an upturn,
orders for Christmas trees this year
are heavier than for a number OF
years. growers throughout the South
report.
An army of workers is in the woods
cutting down cedars, long-leaf pines
and holly trees. Others are gather
ing smilax. mistletoe and other
bright-hued foliage for decorations.
Alabama contributes much holly,
mistletoe, smilax, cedar and long g-leaf
pine to the Christmas trade in large
cities OF the North and East, and
some Of the smilax goes as far as the
Pacific Coast.
Pine, cedar and holly go from Ar
kansas for Midwestern and Eastern
Christmases, and from the Carolinas,
in addition to Christmas trees, galax
leaves are shipped in large quanti-
ties.
A Florida statute prohibits cutting
or shipping trees and plants for Christ
mas decorations.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

flames from spreading to nearby struc'
lures.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
WASHINGTON TAxIMAN
GETS 3O-DAY SENTENCE
Clarence j. Garzopa Also Fined
$3.50 for Hitting Virginia
State Trooper.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, December T.
Clarence j. Garzona, a Washington
taxicab driver, was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail yes
terday on four charges growing out Of
an accident in which State Policeman
Thomas Stafford was injured October
~. In addition his drivers license
was revoked.
Garzona, who was charged with
driving while under the influence of
liquor, reckless driving, hit and run
and resisting arrest, plead not guilty.
Policeman Stafford escaped with
minor injuries when run down near
Warrenton by the taxicab, said to
have been driven by Garzona. Town
Sergt. S. S. Hall and several residents
overlook the cab as it sped from the
scene.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
COURT TO BE DISCUSSED
Modern Juvenile Bench Subject
for Social Agencies Council.

The Council of Social Agencies will
meet tomorrow at 1890 o'clock at the
Y. w. C. A., Seventeenth and K streets,
to discuss establishment of juvenile
court in the District with modern
standards and practices.
Justin Miller, chairman of the At
torney Generals Advisory Committee
on Crime, will speak on a proposed
Juvenile court bill to be introduced
at the next session of Congress and
sponsored by the League of Women
Voters.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

explosion destroyed q building at the
Bowie race track A bull dog belong
ing TO one Of the men was burned 70
death.
The blaze started in room Of the
frame building which was used as d
kitchen. Members Of the Bowie Vel
unteer Fire Department prevented the
Evening star., 1935-12-08

If your home needs additional
lamps or if some one is on your
gift list to receive O lamp this
Christmos, you will be elod to see
the ortistic new Lamps at Meyer
8 Co. TobIe Lamps, Bridge
Lamps and Junior Floor Lomps
;. indirect lighting and others
with lovely shades ond temptineB
low priced now for Christmos.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

Senior High School, last night pre-
sented minstrel show In the Takonna-
Silver Spring High School before q
large audience.
The performances win be repeated
tonight At SIS o'clock at the same
place
Evening star., 1935-12-08

There is more Joy to Christmas if your home looks
we'll So many friends and relatives in and out
people, perhaps. thot you see only once in greet
while. 1t is nice to feel thot your home is we'll fur
nished Homes furnished with Lifetime Furniture
are distinctveN different, too! Quality stonds out
in Lifetime Furniture ond it's beauty is enduring. To-
morrow select the things you need to odd charm to
your hone 1t will be pleasure to show you through.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

Hospitality cobinets ore here
now in q wide voriety OF
ertistic styles ond equipped
with oood-lookino glassware.
Prices TO suit every purse,
too, with unusually ottroc-
tive ones os low os $395o
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Hut solomonized.

To settle dispute over the owner
ship Of q hut, 20 feet long and 10 feet
wide. two miners at Mount lisa, one Of
the largest mines in Australia, sawed
the building In two and each took
half.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
BOWIE STABLE BURNS

BY q STAFF Correspondent OF The star.
BOWIE. Md, December -Four
colored men and eight race horses
escaped unhurt early today when q
fire believed caused by O gasoline stove
Evening star., 1935-12-08
ROGERS CAMP PA|GN
ST
OPENS FINAL WEEK
Funds to Aid Handicapped
Children, Sponsors of
Memorial Stress.
WILL ROGERS
MEMORIAL FUND
TO THE EVENING STAR:


Wishing to have a part in per-
petuating the memory of one OF
our most beloved and useful citi-
gens, inclose herewith by con-
tribution of to the Will
Rogers Memorial Fund. I under
stand that this gift will be added
to others from Washington, D. C.
and will go without any deduc-
-tions whatsoever to the National
Fund to be expended, also with
out any deduction, as the Me-
mortal Committee may determine.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1935-12-08

AS the Will Rogers memorial fund
Campaign swung into its final week to-
day, the District of Columbia Com
mittee. headed by Robert v. Fleming,
president Of Riggs National Bank,
stressed the fact that the funds will
not be used for stone monument, but
gor handicapped children.
I. J. Robert Of Riggs Bank. treas
urer of the fund, explained that by
handicapped children the memorial
commission means those suffering from
blindness, or other physical disabili-
ties; those who have been victims Of
illness who can be brought back to
partial or complete activity through
expert medical attention; those with
out parents or whose parents lack the
money to give them proper shelter,
schooling and home care.
Many persons, Roberts explained.
still seem to have the erroneous i'm
preston that the commission is plan
ming stone monument of some kind.
But when they learn 1t Is to be liv-
ing memorial. they become more gen.
erous in their contributions.
Rogers Was Shrewd Trader.
How Will Rogers was a shrewd trader
and open-hearted philanthropist was
disclosed by NJ H. Aylesworth, presi-
dent of the National Broadcasting Co.
will Rogers always insisted that he
receive the highest price paid to any
radio performer" AyleSworth recalled
''After winning his point, he would
give the entire amount to the Red
Gross or some other charitable organi-
cation.
"On one occasion during the Red
Cross drive he arranged to enlist the
services Of the Revellers, world-famous
ouartette and his favorites, to travel
through Oklahoma and Texas in be-
half of the Red Cross. Will, in turn
offered his services on a series of pro-
grams without compensation for any
sponsor on the N. B. C. networks. in
return for the services of the Revellers,
who were under contract to sponsors
at the time of the trip, but who agreed
to serve
When the National Broadcasting
20. naQ lCS 1nauguratlon program at
the old Waldorf Astoria on November
II, 1926. the services of Will Rogers
were solicited by his manager as well
as by those of us officially connected
with N. B. c.
Answered Young's Appeal.
''Will did not answer any of the tele-
grams, which were persuasive both
emotionally and financially, but when
his friend Owen D. Young wired him,
requesting that he appear on the open
ing program, Will Rogers Immediately
answered by wire, volunteering his
services without compensation because
OF his friendship for Mr.. Young"
Additional contributions to the Will
Rogers fund acknowledged by The
Evening Star are as follows:
Evening star., 1935-12-08
STUDENTS GIVE SHOW

Special Dispateh to The Star.
SILVER SPRING. Nd. December Z.
The Hlackfaee Orioles. 4 group Of
students from the Moxiteomery Blair
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Pure Aryans.

The Sarikon and Pakhpo noun
taineert Of Chinese TlrkestAn are
pure AryanK.