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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Many Fortunes
in Mining Won
by Grub Stakes

Many Of the immense mining for
tunes Of the west were gained by mer-
chants and bankers who never, in their
entire lives, had so much as stuck q
pick IN the ground and who would not,
in the language Of the hills, know q
lead from lightning rod" through the
operation Of g code that was based on
the honor OF the lowly prospector and
which rarely If ever was violated by
him The system which developed the
code was known as "grub-Staktng
The proSpector, lacking in means
with which to purchase beans and
bacon for his annual summer trek into
the hills in search of ore, would ap-
peal to some well-to-do acquaintance
to stake him to q three month food
and powder supply-and occasionally
a burro-on the understanding that
the hacker would share with the pros
pector in any discoveries made or
claims located. A Nevada paper of the
early Sog's referred to the operations Of
the grub stake method as follows:
Many stories are told Of princely
fortunes that have been realized from
interests IN mines acquired by a small
investment in grub stake In 1858
the now famous COmstOck OF the Com
stock lode paced the streets Of San
Francisco, begging for money with
which to prospect the western slope of
the Sierras where, he asserted, there
were mountains Of ore.
HE was unsuccessful In securing
aid in San Francisco so went TO Grass
Valley without dollar In his pocket.
There Judge Walsh, George Hearst,
Joe Clark and others supplied him
with an outfit. He subsequently made
locations on the COmStOck lode which
enriched all his benefactorS
In 1858 a Shoshone Indian, in re-
turn for square meal and a bottle
Of whisky, guided John Turner, Apple
garth and others to the summit Of
Treasure Hill in the White Pine dis
trict where they found the riches of the
Everhardt mine. Some Of the ore of
this mine was so rich that a nail could
be driven into it as into bar Of lead.
From one chamber in this mine, about
large enough to turn a coach and team
Of horses around in, over 5000, 900 we're
taken.
The great wealth of H. A. w. Tabor
IF Leadville and Denver, was realized !
largely through SITS grub stake he |
furnished some Leadville miners. These
men discovered the Little Pittsburgh, |
ChrySoltte and other properties that /
brought in rich profits and introduced |
% the world a camp that added $10,-
879.
I'm 1879 George Robinson was a
in Leadville He had q stock
alued at $1,000. One day he staked a
to $50 worth Of grub. The
miner sailed Portland brought In the
robinson mine Of the Ten Mile dis
ireland Robinson realized 81 ,000,-
90 from his $50 investment
The term 'grub-staxing' originated
! Nevada-on account of that Indian
] the White Pine district who led
to valuable properties in
sturn for that square meal they gave
inn"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

The United States is the largest
consumer of asbestos in the world.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
First Indian Park
May Be Created in
Flathead- Shotwell

L. w. Shotwell, superintendent Of the
Flathead Indian agency recently told
of Indian projects starting soon in
Flathead valley. The federal Indian
bureau allotted $4,000 to build roads
and mountain trails on the reservation.
Schools at Poison, Roman, Arlee and
st. Ignatius may obtain from the In
dian bureau grants OF money Of $50, 600,
5000 and $4,000, respectively, for
engagements of buildings If they de-
sire as all these schools have a large
enrolment Of Indian children.
Mr.. Shotwell believes that the petit
ton sent to the Indian department. ask
ing for creation of an Indian national
park on the west slope of the MISSION
range, included in F1athead Indian
tribal lands, win be granted. This would
create many Indian work projects. It
would be the first Indian national park
in the United States.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Civil War Veteran,
UnscGt11ed IN War,
Breaks Arm IN Fall

Thomas cambridge, 9O-year-old vet
eran soldier Of Butte, who went through
the Civil war unscathed, slipped near
his home and broke his right arm a
few days ago.
cambridge, one of three surviving
G. A. r. veterans in the vicinity Of
Butte, has an iron constitution, doc
tors said at the hospital where he is
receiving treatment for the fracture.
He underwent the reduction of his
fractured arm without anesthetics," DR..
M A. Gold stated. Mr.. cambridge Is
as tough as they make em at the age
of co."
The veteran reminisced for nurses
that during several Civil war battles
he came out without wound. With
disgust he reviewed his sudden fall on
ice.
During the operation of setting the
fracture, Mr.. cambridge didn't even
whimper, nurses who attended him
stated.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

against the Piegans in the winter Of
1870, and later served In Utah.
The year of his coming was big
one on the Missouri. Thirty-ntne boats
checked in at Fort Benton, the head
of navigation, and many others got
part way up. Although the water was
low between Buford and Benton, boats
kept running until early November,
making it one of the longest seasons
recorded on the river. Consequently
many miners took the river route from
the gold fields, for it enabled them
to remain as long as possible in the
diggings.
The Only Chance left Stevenson in
late September, to be followed almost
every day by fleets Of mackinaWs, large
flat-bottomed boats used extensively
since fur-trade days for floating down.
stream. Most Of the miners on board
were more Hospitality received than
On Oct. 10 the general wrote: Mack
inaw boats are now descending the
river, since the low water is holding
two steamboats, still in these parts. Six
of them came by today, stopping to
buy food at the commissary. One Of
them had a covering of boards in semi
cylindrical form over two-thirds of its
length.
1T is in these boats that the Mon
5ana miners return to the states at
the approach of winter, when their
season has not been good and they
cannot pay a passage of 500 or $500
On a steamboat This seems exorbitant
when one thinks Of the way they are
packed into the cabins or on tenn
oorary beds made of boards and piled
1ne atop the other on the lower decks"
These men, threadbare in appear
ance, with their great boots down at
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Rr EDNA LANFooRE WALDO

IGHT WAS shutting down over
the Missouri hills and lamps
were being lighted in the rude
buildings of the prairie post
rrrtnnrn f1inrarifr linhte far M
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Montana U Will Play
San Francisco Nov. Il

The University OF San Francisco
D0ns were signed few days ago TO
play the Montana university foot
bali team at Butte Nov. 81
The game was arranged by the
Butte Chamber of Commerce for the
dual purpose, officials explained, of
pleasing fans and obtaining another
top flight opponent for what Is ex-
nected to be the greatest Grizzly
football team In the history Of the
NissouIa university.
Douglas Fessenden is the new
Grizzly coach. The DOns, coached
BY ~Spud" Lewis, feature a spec
tacular aerial 0ffense.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
MOntananS Past 100
Apply for Pensions

Three M0ntanans past the age Of
100 have applied for state old age
pension, according 10 J. Z. Erickson,
executive director Of the Montana
old age pension commission. Oldest
of the trio Is Mrs. Eliza lie Fort,
of Wolf Point, whose application
gives her age as 102 years. The
others are Abel Mcknight, Of Brown
ing, and Gabriel Beauchman, of
Wolf Point. Their applications give
their ages as 100.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
JGckrGbbit Hunting
Profitable Business

Great truckloads OF jackrabbits are
being taken to Harlem by farmers find
ing 1t q profitable winter business TO
kin the rabbits, which are bringing
from cents unskinned, to 10 cents for
dry hides on the Harlem market. Be
sides adding materially to the farmers
income, the prairies are being rid Of
one Of the regions worst pests
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Following Departure of Miner and Soldier Laden Boats Each
Fall From Fort Benton Town Was Without Communication

pilots praise Of her efforts in keeping
hot coffee-soaked cloths IN readiness
for the co-piI0t TO use In wipang heavy
frost from the windshields. Preparing
hot coffee Is part Of my job whether
the weather outside Is hot or cold" she
insisted
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Robin Badly Mixed
On Weather, Shows
Up in Western End

Badly mixed in his almanac infor-
nation, a robin showed up in the Or
chard Homes district near Missoula q
few days ago. picking the coolest day
Of the season for his advent. Kindly
hands rescued him from a precarious
perch In the bowling gale and took him
indoors. He was kept a prisoner until
the weather man showed more len
lent disposition.
Other robins had been reported from
different portions Of the city previous
ly, leading to the belief that MisSoula
was due for an early spring.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

1t has been estimated that broadcast
speeches during the last presidential
election cost the motion picture the
aters S50,O00,000 worth of business.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15
Doctor ShOvelS Road
to Aid in Childbirth

DIR. Marvin Amick of BrOadus al
most '-shOeveIed" his automobile 80
miles TO beat the st0rk in race
through a binding snOwst0rm. En-
route from Broadus TO Stacey, mis-
car was stuck in deep drifts Of snow
every few hundred feet but the
physician reached Stacey In time
to deliver an 11-p0und SON to Mr..
and Mrs. J.. w. Pearson
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-02-15

An endless problem with the average
person is to make both ends meet.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
Conservation Theme OF Governor
Hollis Speech To Citizens Here

Approximately 250 accorded
Governor Elmer Holt a rousing
reception at Natali's Friday night
in gathering sponsored by the
Red Lodge Commercial club. It
was one of the largest crowds ever
assembled to hear a speaker here,
a crowd which manifested general
enthusiasm.
Fresh from an inspection of the
Red Lodge Creek dam near here,
Governor Holt stressed the import
ance of conservation, not only of
water resources but of other re-
sources as well, and pledged his
continued cooperation in further
ance of any project designed to
help Montana.
As usual, when called upon to
speak, DR.. J. C. F. Siegfriedt,
local physician and paleontologist,
injected his frank irony into the
gathering when he cited to the
governor an instance Of political
vagaries with reference to. local
efforts to get a road from Bridger
to Red Lodge. The Doctors talk
followed a plea by w. II. Bunney,
county commissioner from Belfry,
that such road be built. The
Governor, upon being advised that
Bunney was going to do so, shout
ed good humoredly Albright, come
and see me-" >
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
Red Lodge Athletes Play Nearly
As Good Ball Sunday As Donkeys

Led by J. J. Gerondale, who
played as if he had been. around
mules all his life instead of cows,
a motley crew of bartenders took
the Proprietors into camp, 5 to 2,
in donkey baseball game at the
Rodeo grounds Sunday. Gerondale
welded a stick as if he was churn-
ing butter and garnered three hits
in three times up, pinching his
mount home for two runs.
By whispering sweet nothings
into the elongated ears of his
mount, Gerondale also achieved the
envious record of not being thrown
once, a feat which led the opposi-
tion to believe he was hexing the
animal. Jim "Foamy" Trythall be-
wildered the Proprietors with his
pitching speed to cause further
confusion. The gyrations he placed
on the ball led the batters facing
him to charge him with placing
beer foam on the bah to give it
a crazy jump. Trythall retaliated
with a baldfaced assertion that he
was decent and wouldn't stoop to
deceiving a donkey. "
Apparently bewhiskered Try
thall's "foam ball" got away from
him once when Bill Curran
smacked the apple for a lusty
homer, the only one of the game,
and his donkey, realizing the
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
Blister Il! BEETLES
IDURE SHRUBBERY
Roberts Describes Means
Of Controlling New
Pest Menace

Many people have been report
ing injury to Caragana hedges and
other shrubbery by beetle which
is called the blister beetle, or gray
BEETLE, according to word received
from o. P. Roberts. This beetle
is either black, gray or powder
blue in color and is long and slend-
er and may completely defoliate
caragana hedges if nothing is done
to prevent it.
No satisfactory control measure
has been worked out as yet against
these beetles but when present in
large numbers the damage can be
lessened by treatment of one of
the following three methods: for
control of the smaller beetles a
spray of paris green / lb., lime /
Continued on Page 81
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
INVENTION OF w. M.
MARSHALL WILL BE
GIVEN PATENT SOON

Friends of Mr.. w. M. Marshall
of Red Lodge will be pleased to
know that his invention of a COM
bination fruit and vegetable cutter
has been approved by Chandlee
and Chandlee, patent attorneys of
Washington, D. G., and they have
complimented the inventor on the
ingenuity he displayed.
The. attorneys stated that in
preparing the patent application
they will present claims covering
the idea broadly, SO that Mr..
Marshall will he in a position to
construct any form of cutter as
long as he does not depart from
the general principle.
"Scotty," as Mr.. Marshall is
called, intends to have Senator
Wheeler see the model Of his in
vention at the Washington lawyer
office.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
CONSERVATION
HEADS A II|I' ELECTED |.
Edgar Cruel, Boyd, Picked
Leader Of County
Organization

At a meeting held in Joliet on
Friday afternoon, May 29th, at the
extension office, the county COM
mittee was elected to carry on the
affairs of the agricultural conser-
vation program. From the 6 chair
men present, representing the fol-
lowing communities Roy .Swank,
Bridger; E. r. Dingus, -Fromberg;
Edgar Cruel, Joliet; W. S.
Knowles, Roberts; E. w. Draper,
Red Lodge, and J. J. O'Shea, Luth-
er; the county committee was sell
ected, as follows: Mr.. Edgar Cruel
of Boyd was elected as president,
Mr.. e. r. Dingus, of Fromberg as
vice-president, Mr.. J. ]. OShea of
Luther as committeeman, and Mr..
w. S. Knowles of Roberts as al
ternate committeeman for the 1896
year. Mr.. o. p. Roberts, extension
agent, was elected secretary, and
Miss Oneita Blaylock of Joliet was
CONTINUED on Page 81
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
MONT ana STUDENT
WINS n. Y. TRIP
Erma Young, Great Falls
Girl, Is First In
Contest

A student of Intermountain
Union college at Great Falls who
has never been in a big city is
the first prize winner of the Pan
hellenic House association annual
national essay contest on the sub
ject "Why I Should See New
York" She won over thousands
from all over the country.
She is Erma Young, a senior at
the college, who will receive a trip
to New York this summer and who
will be entertained for two weeks
at the associations headquarters
at the Beekman Tower Hotel.
II know no city," the first prize
winner explains. 81 have heard of
only a few of the unique aspects
of it. can be no connossieur of
its specialties. I want to lose my
self in it, knowing that 1 am lost.
l seek the impossible, craving to
know all phases of it's multitude
nous life, not merely the usual, but
its entirety and immensity. My i'm
aginings are too definite in their
limited INSTALLATIONS.
>+s'When I have known it, felt it's
many manifestations, l want to-
take the train. Having boarded
that train, ] want to return to the
prairies. want to experience them
anew, relatively"
The distinguished committee of
writer's who selected the prize win
ners included: Mary Colum, Fam
ME Hurst, Hans v. KalSenborn,
Alice Duer Miller, Kenyon Nickol-
son, Lyman Beecher Stowe, Thom-
as Wolfe, and Helen Worden.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
IT MUST BE THAT
THE ELECTION Is
NOT so FAR OFF

In an amazing political shuffling
that leaves so-called progressive"
candidates. more befuddled than
ever to fidgety public, the West
ern Progressive of Helena was
sold or spirited away last week.
Out went John w. Nelson as edi-
tor of the Progressive, but he
wasn't long out of a job. In went
Nelson as editor of The Montana
Review, lauding the candidacy of
Roy E. Ayers for governor. Miles
Romney has been drafted as the
Progressive candidate. Both
papers launched a broadside last
week accusing the other paper of
tieups with powerful interests" "
The reader of either shakes his
head and finds it all very confus-
ing.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
BAILEY. FUNERAL
WILL BE TODAY

Final rites for Thomas Harold
Bailey, 38, lifetime resident of Red
Lodge, who died here Tuesday, will
be held at 2 p. m. today at the
Methodist church, Rev. H. w.
Woods officiating. Burial will be
at the Robinson cemetery.
Victim of a paralyzing broken
back suffered when he was struck
by a fall of rock at the Smith mine
on October 1, 1884, Bailey fingered
almost two years before he sue
cumbed. He was born in Red Lodge
on July 16, 1897, and was educated
in the schools here. In Billings,
August, 1920, he married Olive
Dlnsdale, also of Red Lodge, who
preceded him in death on April 6,
1881.
Surviving, all of Red Lodge, are
his father, Thomas, a pioneer
miner here; a son, Tommy; a
daughter, Lucy; a brother Leslie,
and three sisters, Mrs. Harold
Graves, Mrs. John McNeish and
Margaret Bailey.
Pallbearers at the funeral today
are William Cameron, John Nc
Donald, Lou Maryott, William
Bakka, Byron Whitcomb and Le-
land Newman.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
GOLDEN GUIDEIS>
AVAILABLE HERE
Edgar w. Allen Receives
Vocational Booklet
Supply

The annual Golden Guide, book
let descriptive of the Beartooth
mountains and the Custer, Absar-
Okla and Shoshone forest regions,
has been received by Edgar w.
Allen, secretary of the Red Lodge
Commercial club. Mr.. Allen has re-
ceived a supply of these booklets
which are available to those inter-
ested and a larger supply will be
secured later.
The Guide is of special interest
to those in this area because of the
space devoted to the city of Red
Lodge and surrounding points Of
vocational interest. Red Lodge is
designated as a key city on the
recreational map and the booklet
carries a portfolio of Photographic
CONTINUED on Page 81
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05

Siegfriedt got up and said the
highway commission had asked
local organizations which road
they wanted-the road from
Bridger to Red Lodge or the road
from Columbus to Red Lodge. Up
on being informed the former was
the most desirable, Doc said the
next day "they started building a
road from Columbus to Red
Lodge With that sparkling bit of
information, everyone, including
the Governor, laughed.
o. H. P. Shelley, local publisher
and prime instigator of the Red
LodgeICooke City road, also spoke
for the Bridger-Red Lodge high
way and the Governor indicated he
was favorable to such a project.
Holt made a good impression on
his audience, and his first official
visit here may be termed a success
from every angle. He said he had
been here once before, in 1917,
when, following a period of hot
weather at his ranch home near
Miles City, he drove his family
here and camped to cool off.
He was >,cleverly introduced by
F. I. johnson, prominent prophet
or of Dude Ranch near here.
John Peters, President of the Com.
.mercial club, presided. Committee
Continued on Page ~
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05

Ruthian stature of his rider,
pranced about the bases, possibly
the proudest donkey in Red Lodge.
Looking like nothing so much as
Noah coming to summon his
people to the Ark, Harley Weydt,
after weighty discussion with his
mule, a discussion in which the
mule exhibited the dominating per-
sonality, tried to steal second.
Harley, frantic as he was caught
between the bases, baWled Justify
for an attendant to bring out a
can of Super-Shell, thinking to
crash his way through, but to no
avail. Bloody, but ,lnbowed, Har-
ley went to the bench, a beaten
figure. >,.=s..%& 9ss...s& *'>
It was q splendid game and,
while all weren't stars, every. par
ticipant talked a splendid exhibi-
.tion afterwards. 1 !.
Players for the bartenders in
.clude Trythall, Gerondale, Upde-
graf, Bob Schanck, Joe Romedi,
Wheeler, Hyde, Pollard and Nag
lsh. For the proprietors, Craw-
ford, Weydt, Waters, Norm, Lin
derman, Gregory, Hines, Cerans,
Boggio and Orler.
The event was sponsored by the
Eagles lodge. Mario Marchello in
charge, and was success in every
way. -. @..> r. e =...": ..=.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
OF CITY
SCHOOLS PRAISED
Field Receives Laudatory
Note From Taxpayers
Secretary

The fact that Red Lodge city
schools have one of the lowest per-
pupil costs in the state of Mon
tana, yet ranks in efficiency with
any other educational organiza-
tion, has been recognized in a let
ter from Fred Bennion, Helena,
executive secretary of the Mon
tana Taxpayers association, to H.
B. Field, superintendent of the city
school system.
With an average daily attend
ance of 544, Red Lodge budget
estimates are for a cost of approx
mately $48 per pupil, one of the
lowest such expenditures in the
state and in sharp contrast with
other institutions that run as high
as $167 per pupil cost, the Tax
payers association statistics show.
Comparative costs of systems
similar in size show Hardin has a
$114 per pupil estimate, Hamilton
with a $50 estimate, Libby with a
ST. estimate; Columbia Falls with
$102 per pupil and Deer Lodge
with $l20 per pupil.
. Mr. Bennion was lavish in his
praise of the showing at Red
Lodges pointing out that the budg-
ct estimate and efficiency put the
local system in a very favorable
light.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
LAUREL YOUTH STILL IS LOST

Slough lakes area near East Rose
bud lake and every possible at
tempt is being made by seasoned
wOOdsmen to effect a recovery of
the lad. J. r. McFate, Carbon
county sheriff, has made arrange
ments for provisions for the posse
and every effort is being made to
speed up the search.
IOrndOrff is the son of w. L.
Orndorff, a bOilermakers' helper for
the Northern Pacific Railway. The
boy is a senior at Laurel High
school. The parents of the boy are
aiding in the search.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05
LAST CHANCE TO !
REGISTER II TODAY

Today at. s p. m. is the voters
deadline for registration for the
coming primary eection.
That is the information given
out by George. j. Mcdonald, county
clerk and ex-offcio registrar. All
books Of registration will close
at that time and will stay closed
for the As days preceding the
election July 21st.
Those who were registered for
and who voted at the last general
election in November, 1884, are not
required to register, Mr.. McDon-
aid stated, though he pointed out
that if change of precinct has
been made by moving it is neces-
sary to be transferred to the pres
ent address. Eligible voters may
register at the clerks office or
before a deputy registrar, justice
of peace or notary public.
Carbon County news., 1936-06-05

Snowfall and coldweather in the
rugged Rosebud country is hamp-
ering the search by 30 Carbon
county men for Walter Orndorff,
Jr., 16, Laurel, who last Sunday
became lost while on a fishing trip.
Concensus Of searchers, led by
Bill Moore, Carbon undersheriff, is
that the boy will not be alive when
found. Indications are he may have
been swept into stream and
drowned, though this. is by no
means certain. IT is possible, too,
that the cold and wet weather may
have contributed to death by ex-
pOsure. He was not warmly
dressed when he left on the trip
Sunday.
A camp has been established by
the searchers I'M the Shadow and