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SEVER DYKE AND BELT CREEK
ASSOCIATION BETTING TOGETHER
Sec.-Treas. of the Bek Omsk Valley
Protective
the report give» by the
to
o# the
the meet»# of
tire Staffs of the Silver Dyke and
Block P mini»# companies.
It also reveals the fact that the
Silver Dyke ha* been working along
the lines previously privately outlined
and are showing their good faith to
the matter of carton# the menace to
health and property along Balt creek.
be question of the farther coarse
of the Belt Creek Valley Protective
a meeting of the executive board to
he held in the near future. Previously
expressed opinion of that body is to
the effect that they desire the clear
ing of Belt creek alone end have no
malice or fell designs against the de
velopment of mining properties in the
Neihart district.
D. L Hayes, manager of the Silver
Dyke Mining company at Neihart,
Saturday laid before members ef the
executive committee of the Belt Vat
ley Protective association methods by
which the company voluntarily pro
poses to correct the situation growing
out of the dumping of mill tailing»
in Carpenter creek a tributary of Belt
creek. =
A conference between represents
tives of the association snd Mr. Hayes
was proposed by W. H. Hoover, at
torney for the Silver Dyke, recently
in a letter to Attorney General L. A.
Foote, following the association's de-|
«»Ion to as^ Mr. Foote to interest
hmsélf in the matter with a view to
brnging abatement proceedings. Man
ager Hayes met Saturday with W. R.
Strain, présidait of the association
andOscar English and Walter Biom
quist, all members of the executive
committee. The conference was also
attended by Walter Flynn, an engin
eer of Anaconda; Manager Von Rhys
of the Block P. Mining company, Dr.
H. C. Gardner of Anaconda and Mr.
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Hoover.
Manager Hayes told the committee
members that the Silver Dyke com
pany would do everything necessary,
and spare no expense which the oper
ation of the mine would justify,
in correcting the situation complain
ed of by the association. Outlining
in the methods now used in tile min
in and milling operations, tee stated.
The tailings dam used until it was
destroyed by an earthquake test July
while not entirely satisfactory, had
accomplished the result of taking the
sediment objected to by property
owners along Belt creek. Coloration
of the water white the dam was In
operation was virtually the ©sly re
suit from the mill's operation.
The dam was so seriously broken
by the earthquake that H cannot be
used again. Manag« Hayes -ontin
tied, aad the company had no other
site for storage of tailings, the rwrah
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. , Mr Ha«, rtrted. The
work of procuring title« is weö ad
the principal rite haring bran
M within fbe fart ton day» Rf
fort, to obtain ritte to the One re
te have thus far bran «b
and Mr. Haye, said thm
* tite filing of condemnation rmrmà
% M». Peter Blais was shoppteg'lt,
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the activitim of the company the ac
tivities of the company at Neihart
since it opened work there three
yraus ago, Mr. Hayes said the oper
étions thus for carried on had been
largely experimental, a result of the
of discovering processes by
which the low grade ore could be suc
cessfuDy handled.
The character of the materials ban
died in operating the mine is distinc
tly different from any the company
has previously handled. Manag« Hay
«s said. Use of the flotation pro
cess requires that the ore be reduced
to fine particles, tearing a residue
which offered problems entirely neu
The extreme complexity of the ores
made necessary a modification of the
processes employed before the mine
could he placed on a practical work
ing basis.
Manager Hayes said he thought
that the period of experimentation
now is pari- Results In the last six
months give promise of permanency
being the aggravated rendition ex
perienced rince July - The company
now intends to construct « series of;
as they may be needed
und
nerasrary surveying has
in#» prdmbly will be a«
It is $|p-company*« intention. ac
to bave con
«traetkm work started on the first
as «arty next spring as condi
tiot. will permit. Materials tor con
struction will be assembled this wtn
ter.
Engineer Flynn expressed the op
inion that results would be realised
from operation of the dam would
eliminate objections now being made
relative to the condition of the water
in Belt creek, the new settling dam
will be much huger than was the
one destroyed by the eorquake and
the proportionately greater elimina
tion of residue from the stream
should, in Mr. Flynn's beylief, create
a situation that will be universally
satisfactory. ^___,
The Beit Valley Protective associ
ation was organised several weeks
ago with interested property owners
along Belt creek composing the mem
berahip. The association laid the
matter before Attorney General Foot
who, after an investigation, announ
ced that he had found grounds for
action by the state through which
abatement of the alleged pollution of
The drain from the Sundermeier
Jewelry store passing between the
State bank and Barney's place has
been opened. This is a storm »ewer
and was originally intended to carry
into Belt creek the water coming j*
down the hill into the city. Of late
yean the sewer has not functioned
properly. About two weeks ago May
or Millard put Frank Heron to work
to find out the trouble. The opening
into Belt creek was found blockea
with mad. Bill Shakles joined Heron
and they worked slowly back toward
Castner street and found the sewer
completely blocked with dirt for its
full length. It was shoveled out, s
new covering laid and filled. How
long it will remain open is a question
Beit creek could be asked
No Wonder That
It Would'»! Work
because in high water the opening
is completely submerged. An apron
or 1 wing dam to prevent
of the water has been mentioned.
able to be out again.
Mrs. Kate Watson of Hobson is
8 Pending several days with home
f°*ks.
***** *** entertained at the
homf of Mrs John Trick Wednesday.
Mr * E * ri Watson and Miss Ceci»
K «™ "ttended the teacher's conven
tion at C *'' r * er Friday.
BiU Kern * of s P ion Kop was a vis
ir « r in Monday.
Mr » Nelson of Great Falls j
attended *** roe * tin * °f ***• E " t * n * !
Star here Tu***day evening.
ereT,in * f _
Mr - and Mre William Gerhart
b*« ,ar 'k* wint * ir -
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T»* Tlmea «***• mt m * t,me ""er
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' ,< ' H P tiona and ** A Mlr ' î * p *'
»««* ^ "Ite or *o out of b«».
*blo«st taxes and .n*urance
«re now doe and w* sh.il appreemte
a P rora P t °* atCÎ>ar,t * W *
j— «-like making out a
Ornent and presenting H by h«d.
When we do this, please andersten* }
that not natural inclination, but stern
jugraraity prompte our artfou.
the inflow
RAYNB8FOBD
Mr. Hull ha* accepted the job as
pumper for the Gnat Northern for
this winter.
Ed Dent and Mrs, Ben Evan» were
shopping in town Monday .
Sunday evening quite a number of
radio fens heard a couple of good ser
mons at the garage.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grosskopf spent
Sunday at the Chesbro home enjoying
the radio. >
Mr. Ferguson and Copeland travel
ing salesmen were able to make their
rounds Tuesday by auto.
Mrs. Frank Merkling left Tuesday
for her home at Belt. She has been
taking care of her mother who has
been quite ill toe part week but is
WE NEED THE CASH
THANK TOU!
Faller - McCain
While
nrday Tray Faller RtU At
to
that his trip to Great Falli
attend the wedding of Ms sou Oasf
to Miss Marie McCain of Great Fa
took place that
The
of Mr and Mm
at the
in Great Fads. The Rev. L- L.
ton officiated at the
friends of the contracting partie»,
H , Sutherland and the groom by M».
Sutherland. After the ceremony the
parents of the groom mined a
The bride was attended by MM. A
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GREAT RORTNEII TRACKS Nil
BE MOVED AT GOODMAN SLIDE
TA^hen the Be It-Rice ville reed «Ma
put through it was intended that
there should be no railroad grade
crossing between Armingtea and
Monarch. The road was practically
completed except for s cut just be
yond the Shelby Goodman ranch when
the whole side of the mountain start
ed down upon the grade. This necessi
tated two crossings within s few ban
dred yards while the engineers pon
dered the question ss to whether It
was cheaper to remove the slide or
go round.
The Great Northern track lay so
close that it was up to the road men
to remove the slide if they did not
care to cross the Grast Northern
right-of-way.
This road is a federal aid project
and consequently state engineers, fed
oral engineer» ad county engineers
inspected the troublesome area.
After a year of negotiations the
Great Northern has entered into an
agreement to move their track suf
fidently far wept *t .the / point of the
slide to allow the road to be bulk
around it, the expense to be borne in
the regular ratio by the county ana
federal highway commission. IT pos
sible the work will be completed tills
fall. However the successful
pletion of the detour before Never*
weather is improbable.
The work of surfacing that part of
oom
Hallowe'en
Hallowe'en was fittingly observed
Ghosts, witches and jack-o-lanterns
flittod from house to house in the
esrly evening and many a man look
ed up from his reading to see a hid
sous face staring through the win
dow white tick tacks and, other nefsr
tous weapons shattered his nerve»
with their unexpected racket.
Soap was applied liberally to win
dows all oyer town and a few of the
young people forgot themselves while
they wrote upon the panes.
In the back alley« another gang
working but to their credit it
may be said that they spared the out- 1
buildings of the aged or infirm ami
confined their efforts to the premise»
of the able bodied.
Louis Mitchell must be « favorite
^ ^ apparent jy did
tMf ^ ^ % two-wheeled de
|j Ter y to tile roof of his shop but
were compelled to desist before they
^ their purpose.
piIed fa ffont of hU dooT w&|| a
1<H ^ jon o{ _ benches, ice
crenm ^ „batever loose could
^ coUeeted #rofn aroum j town. The
Hjgb ^ y(|rd ^ the ol
another pile of flotsam white several
householders had trouble finding
(fc>|r Bormw8 f oun d ht»
favorite car in the school yaid and
concluded that it jumped the fence
to ret there because there is no rosd
^ Hb location. Fred docs not
attach blame to anyone tor this be
b*™ th , „r ,nd if di
position. Some time« when he U
passing a «eeding Packard on the
'Falls road to the disgust of the own
ths Burrows machine ha« been
b^ro to rart . chunk of mud with
aim smraring the Packard'» 1
an<J ron p e{ Hng the dnver
^ ^ ghe ^
V ^ #be did
Li^rie^Tto go and bate» to stand
^ R|v!
Fred i. not bUm
thTboyTtor putting it ii. the
«diool yard. H» knows that it can
Jump higher than that.
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end Mr». K. H Sutherland. Mr.
Mall Mutera. Mr. and Mr*.
Trim «ad Mr. aad M**- L. C
Mr». A H. Lunsford. Mtal*
Chartert«, Harry Been. Ml«»
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the groom » «spatially well-known
honeymoon of the happy
a*d u
family
will ha spent st Neihart where
where the many friends of the
will wish the newly-weds
rity and happiness.
U r- -iaGgr^ - rmrrr^ . rr- , -"= - ---- -
ths road between Rkerilte end Mon
t electric lighting plant to one of
thi innovations of Joslfan A McAllis
ter, contractors and enables them to
keep at work 24 hour« in the day.
That part of the road already fin
hjked is considered to be the finest bit
©f road building yet seen in this sec
ti»r Coarse gravel was first used
to cover the road bed to a depth
of several inches. The surfacing now
'poing on is the covering of this
coarse gravel with four inches of
finely crushed rock to fill the Inter
stice» of the coarse gravel snd give
the effects of a macadamised road
During the inclement weather u
good share of the road craw came
down to Belt where they enjoyed
themselves after a long period of
stormy weather in the road camp,
«new and rain.
Dodson—City accepts state bid tor
$$f$m bomb to put focal fight
teék in condition for sale to Montana
Power.
Montana cattle will bring nearly
$3,000,000 more than cattle sales in
1924.
Glasgow—Farmers « Stock grower«
bank sells 660 sere farm for $17,000
after operating it for years st a prof
it
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Mrs. Keith closed school Friday at
Mrs. Keith closed school Friday a£
ternoon and went to Great Palte to at-.
tend the test session of the teacher«
convention.
Mrs. P. T. Oordiner spent the week
end kith her husband and »ssisted in
peeking their household good* prs
paratory to leaving Wbltham.
Anna and Marie Forder spent their
holiday« st home. Mr. Fonder mes
them bi Great Falls.
Those making boslne»* trips to
High wood test week were W. J. Jomu
Com» Forder and son, A. J. Fisch«,
J*"-. R°Y Heal and Mrs. John Und«,
Henry Weber and Geo. Ellsworth
were recant visitors in Great Falls,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Darko were In
Grast Palis Thursday of test week.
They had dinner with Mr. and Mr*,
P«1 Seherkh and attended a show
afterwards. j
New« of Alice Dark«»'» marriage on
October 3rd to a Mr. Wilson was re
centiy told here. Alice is a lovable
F*rl and was the idol of all the pu
P«W *" Hie Waltham school when she
liv *d here. She has the good wishes
of the entire community
& Stackhouse spent test week in
«rest Falls attending to business
»' at *d Mr. B. B, D.ridw, h.v.
moV9d E Stackhouse'» ranch. Mr,
Katentek bought the ranch they have
for the part three years and
he will move to it in order to be near
«r -ehooi.
About fifty of the brave and fear
less folk, attended the Hallowed
^ ^ stackhoUMS aebool Saturday
night. Most of the crowd hunted up
their spurs and chaps snd came ho«,
^ walked Zt the more cour
«geous backed the mud with care
.ludgte« from the time the affair
broke up they must have had an ra
tbns.
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COUNTY ACER! CAMERON WANTS
ACTION IN TURKEY PROBLEM
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left Sunday tor Ac mountain* on a
far no one to this
vicinity ha« been MOceaefaL
J«« Coiarehte tried his hick at
thrashing Monday afternoon hut did
not gain much headway so gave H up
Miss Mabel Wstktos and family ax
pent to leave Thursday for Lewis
town to make their
for the
winter. Monday evening a few friends
gathered and tendered a real
which a dainty lunch
Mr. WUliamson a brother of Mra.
H. J. Magnuson toft Monday for kto
home to Washington.
The Misses Evelyn Mclnnls. Ethel
Antoneen and A He Westerly
ed the convention in Grant Falk last
Mr. Hull has accepted the jobb sa
Helena State will contract for
building 85 mi 1m Blackfoot highway
early in 102«.
Montana state and federal aid
roads for 1926 will total 116 miles.
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K. Of P's Stage
Successful Dance
The ladle, at the sister, society
served lunch of sandwiches, pickle«,
coffee, i ce- cream and cake. Tbv
crowd wanted to dance and it w»«
well along In the morning hour* be
fore "Home, Sweet Home."
The Knights of Pythias dfuce Sat
urday night brought out a large and
enthusiastic crowd, probably the larg
est in Belt since the summer holidays.
The Urge hall eras so wall fitted with
young people that at times
difficulty in finding room
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Cha*. Fltipatrick wa* a Neihart
visitor last Thursday ,
Ed Meyer was down Thursday from
Hughe» ville after supplies for the
Block P mining company.
Mrs. L. J. Andaraon and son Bob
returned to Hughssvllte Monday af
ter several days spent ln Grast Falls
Mrs. Anderson attended the teachers
convention while tee«. ——
| Mrs C. P. Baylor left Tuesday for
Belt where »he will visit relatives
en route to lot Angeles «fier seven!
weeks spent here with her mother,
Mrs. F. P. Boulais wss s guest of
her daughter Mrs. D. O, Thomas at
Great Palls several days last week,
R. E. Dickenson and D. C. Morri
son came down Thursday from Belt
Creek Ranger station after supplies,
Meesrs. Roy Porter. Dsve Ledbet
ter and Charles Gutman of Neihart
visited here reroute fo Hughesrillo
where they were over night visitors
Thursday
Mr. and Mr*. E. L. Brqyre drove
in from the ranch Thursday,
Hugh Evans who has been on the
sick list for some time is reported
as slowly improving.
A program and Halloween party,
was given at the school house Friday
night by the Pan-nt-Teacher* Assort
stion ^which was largely attended and
a good time had by till. j
F. J Vaughan Rhys returned from
Great Fells Monday where he spent
severe! days and visited here on his
way to Hughesvilte, (
Father McHugh held services at the
{Catholic church Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, L. P. Thornquist left
Thursday for Great Fall* where they
.pmi «v OT l «y, brfdr, „.«mta,
their Journey to Florida. Enroute
they will visit relative, in Minncap
oil* sod proceed to Flint, Michigan
where they will buy a Buick sedan at
the factory and continue their trip
by motor.
^ ^ite retwning from
Great Falls Saturday where he at
tended the teacher, convention had
the misfortune to have hi. car tip
— due to icy road. The car was
imaged ** not to the extent
to hinder him feora driving it horns.
H ® bo^ cv " was ÜRrtttnate m not re
ce!V,n « ^
For the laet ter«
marketing otgsni satte» has hm
seat out Irian this office. ~
to qusatâouaire» rast oat
only hike warn. Unless
interest on the
growers to the
of the
wiH be tout, ami
work already
Cascade's $4<MtiO turkey crop will he
thrown oc the
no
(sad protection to inrare the ben*
prices for the owners. Why?
the growers aa a whole wow not
Ing to put forth a tittle effort he
If eleven other counties to the
find it profitable to SMurfcet
a county pool plait, why shouldn't the
Here tore the cards toe* up:
SOW turkey» to ths «
rated by a rough survey. About i-»
of the birds wHI be in
Thanksgiving »aafcekt
Mr.
from repräsentativ« pointe in
county. A tampw nty prasid—t
secretary-treasurer Have been
ted.
The manager wtB:
1. Order sufficient number of box
et, bead wraps, fining paper etc. to
take cars of turkey» to be »hipped.
2. Receive and grade birds st •
place to be announced as seoa a* in
terest warranto
8. Assemble boxes that come
ed down.
4. Pack turkey» and label boxes.
6. Deduct t cento
each pound ef, i
through the association to täte» m*m
of renting a building for reoeivteg
birds, freight, on boxes, labor of as
sembling and packing boxes, paying;
fpr boxes, head wraps, fining pajpe*
hails etc, *nd manag«« satiny,
6 Arrange for Thanksgiving «Mp
pomtd for
marketed
10th.
ths association. The other offices»
will function without pay.
Operating on tee plto of organi
tatlon in other counties, a date wHI
be set for shipment, all turkeys
be Hated tor loading and shipping
Grast Fulls on a certain Aste. '
from the various firms buying turk
ey« would he asked for. The mass
will deposit «officient fand« so
esah will be available to pay for
tot of turkeys ss soon ss thug ant
graded.
s Thc county agents office is very
anxious to offer assistance In getting
the association started, and in help
ing every way po.sible in
the best returns for the turkey grow
er«, Wc fool we have done our part
by haring held seven meetings to dtel
cuss the proportion, sending out
numerous circular tetters and other
literature on the subject and tending
out two sets of quettionaire* to col
feet information. I
If you sre willing to do your part,
fill out and return the questional«
below by return mail—don't forgets
by Return Mail .every day counts
now.
1. Are yon in favor of s local mar
jketing association..
2. If return« »how sufficient reason
for »hipping through this County
pool,'will you list your birds in tim«;
for shipment...
8. Are you willing to have 2 cents
per pound deducted for the actual
of handling, grading, pecking, boxes,
head wraps and etc. . .
4. If you are willing to do your
part and want to assist in making
turkeys will you have to martert
through the aisocistion trüs year
5 Hw many vill be ready tot
, hipment by November 10 .
fl How ^ for Ch n»tm*., market
rot laU , r than December 16
N . âme:
W a reasonable mimbm af ««to
from Z
sd by W^ber w
chi% that you are not
era an ogams® on a. .
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ger with his Board of Directors wfll
heve sol* authority to accept the
attractive bid.
The company buying the
the enterprise a success, how many
7. Are you returning tWs at once
safe;
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