Carbon County news., 1937-07-02
ALL BUSTLING
AT SILVER GATE
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place on July 4th," he said. "Wt
have a dance hall here and VIZ
Esure please the tourists"
Cabins are mushrooming like 6
boom town. Here are workmer
busily installing a meat market
there are some putting finishing
touches on grocery store. "Vin'
celette's" is a good example Of
Just how the town is going fol
the tourist trade. Owned by A
}G. and Douglas Vincelette, the
place is doing rushing business,
The Vincelettes came from
Baker, Mont, and intend to make
Silver Gate their home from now
on. They have Is cabins, in addi-
tion to their modern hotel which
hardles every tourist need.
Largest investor in cabins is
Mike Hoyem of Big Timber. Mike
has constructed Is cabins, each
with all modern facilities. He
calls his place "Whispering Pines"
and it is aptly named. Nestled
at the foot of the Absarokas, the
community is pine laden. It is
especially fortunate in it's noun
famous setting, each mountain
having a definite characteristic.
There is Ampitheatre mountain,
most majestic of the attendants,
and Republic, Silver and Wall
Rock mountains.
First private cabin at the resort
was built by DR.. L. S. Stevens,
Billings, who is convinced there
is a great future in Silver Gate.
With Mrs. Stevens and a daughter
he spends as much time as pos
sible in his sylvan resort along
side Soda Butte Creek.
'This is really virgin country"
he said. II have done consider
able exploring around here and
I've found mountain goats and
moose in addition to the usual run
of animals which abound here. I
even discovered lake nesting be-
tween Republic and Ampitheatre
mountains. AS far as I know
this lake-which has been named
Donne lake-has thus far been
unregistered on any map" In
mentioning beauty spots of the
community he included Silver Gate
Falls near Silver mountain.
If you don't believe Silver Gate
is tops in summer residence, just
ask Mr.. or Mrs. F. w. Falbaum
who operate a filing station and
store. Mr.. Falbaum, by the way,
is mayor and postmaster, among
other things, of Cameron, Mont.
Mr.. Falbaum paints an alluring
word-picture of Silver Gate. "It
is the Switzerland of America,
with stupendous panoramas all
around, ,"hhe STATED firmly. "There
is no end to the thrills to be ex-
perienced by anyone visiting here"
Mr.. Fatbaum has pretentious
store and filling station, with liv-
ing quarters in the back. Every
thing is new and modern.
"We're just starting building"
said MIR. Taylor. Gall these build
ings were constructed during the
past year and we're building new
ones right along. Well keep it
up all winter. This company owns
16S acres and 95 acres are already
occupied. In the near future we
are building another filling station,
"a grocery store and modern res
taurant. You'll see this town go
places"
Mr.. Taylor stated that approval
has been given for a bus line to
run from Billings to Silver Gate.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion granted the right to operate
such a bus via Red Lodge on June
7th and actual operation will be-
gin as soon as flnal plans are
complete.
"We'l get our postoffice, tool
Taylor insists" though we're get
ting our mail now via Gardiner"
One of the proudest boosters of
the new settlement is Mrs. E. L.
Swingle, who came from Living
ston. Mrs. Swingle asserted that
she couldn't ask for a more beauti-
full place to live. She, with her
husband, operates a store and al
ready has built four cabins for
tourists.
practically everyone that comes
from the Park stops here" she
said.