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Fergus County Democrat.
Vol I. No. 37
LEWISTOWN, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1905,
Price 5 Cents.
WILL CONTINUE
PROSPECTING
John A. Drake Gives Interview to
Democrat Regarding Intentions
in the North Moccasins.
THE GOLD REEF IS LOOKING FINE
Mr. Drake More Than Satisfied
With the Outlook of His Gilt
Edge Prsporties.
Mr. John A. Drake and party re
turned Saturday evening from Gilt
Edge, having during their trip out,
paid a visit to Kendall and inspected
the property in which he is interested
in that camp.
Mr. Drake was seen by the Demo
crat representative Sunday morning
and gave a statement as to his in
tentions with reference to the North
Moccasin property and also gave an
encouraging report of the present con
dition of his Gilt Edge mine and mill.
"'I was well satisfied with the out
look at the Santiago in the Kendall
district," said the big mine owner.
"For over a year past we have been
prospecting the Santiago by means
of a diamond drill and although I am
not yet ready to announce the exact
result of these operations, I can say
that a splendid body of ore has been
encountered.
"I have no intentions of beginning
at once on the construction of a mill.
In my opinion, the country has been
greatly harmed by the precipitate ac
tions of property owners in putting
up mills before they had in sight suffi
cient ore to justify a mill. In such
cases, the ore is invariably soon ex
hausted and just as people begin to
build hopes on the proposition, the
mill has to shut down because of a
scarcity of ore. This places the coun
try in a bad light and prevents the
exploitation of what might develop
into really meritorious properties.
For that very reason, we are going
slow in the erection of a mill on the
Santiago. We will continue the dia
mond drill operations and just as soon
as we can open up sufficient ore to
make a mill pay beyond a question of
a doubt, then the mill will go up. I
believe that a mill will some day be
built on the Santiago, but will not
give the pubic any assurances on the
matter until I am positively assured
myself.
"From Kendall we went to Gilt
Edge and made an examination of
the Gold Reef. This was the most
satisfactory trip that I ever took to
that camp. The mine is showing up
excellently, better, in fact, than it e>^
er has since I have owned it. De
velopment work is being actively
prosecuted and some fine ore bodies
are being opened up. Not only are
we finding some fine bodies of black
ore but good bodies ot oxidized ore
are also being found. The roasters
by which means the black ore is pre
pared for reduction by the cyanide
process, are working well. It required
a great deal of time to ascertain the
best regulations of the roasters in or
der that the highest values from the
black ore could be secured, but the
problem has now been about worked
out and we expect no further trouble
on that score.
"We will soon begin diamond drill
operations on the Gold Reef property
and hope, by this means, to open up
still larger bodies of good ore for
treatment by that mill."
Mr. Drake and his nephew, Henry
Rea, left yesterday morning for Po
catella, Idaho, near which place they
have some gold mining property to in
spect, after which they intend to re
turn to Lewistown. Mr. Drake will
be here for several days at that time,
which will be within two weeks, and
Mr. Rea will remain here indefinitely,
superintending the development work
which is to be done on Mr. Drake's
properties in the North Moccasins and
the Judiths.
SOME OF THE BIG OUTFITS.
Incidents of a Trip Thronfh Fergos
and Meagher Counties.
Editor Fergus County Democrat:
Dorsey, April 16, 1906. —Being com
pelled to sojourn in this lively burg
for a few days, and finding time hard
to kill after the exhaustion incidental
to s tour of the many places of re
| sort in this city, but not with .i'll
j idea that I could interest your read
: ers, I thought would send a few items
to your paper . Have been drifting
around this part three weeks, and be-1
ing interested in my surroundings at
all times, I see and hear a good many
little items of interest.
In conversation with a very suc
cessful Gallatin man I learned the
system followed by the farmers of
that section in regard to summer fal
lowing. They sow the big red clover
with grain say this year, next year
they cut a heavy crop of clover hay,
then the following season plow up and
repeat the cropping process first men
tioned and harvest an immense crop
of grain and clover, which might be
followed with profit by some of the
Judith farmers.
And while talking about the Judith
I want to say right here, Fergus coun
ty is mentioned with enthusiasm in
all sections. One man from Califor
nia saying outside of a few of the
best counties of his state, no county
in the Union could boast of the diver
sity of industries for which our old
county is noted.
I want to make mention ot a few
of the great ranches I have vis.:.
First, the old Smith Bros, ranch near
Martinsdale. Their favorite feed is
the Alsike clover. I saw a large field
that was so rocky you could scarce
put your foot down between stone.,,
which I was informed produced Al
sike to the height of a man's shoul
der. It is also a fine forage plant
for winter pasture. An inspection of
their buildings show they have an eye
to the comfort of their employes, as
well as to the (other) animals used on
the ranch. All their hands wear a
contented look - . Their machinery is
well housed, and a man who has busi
ness with the manager, W. W. Flail,
lias no complaint with his reception.
Up the valley a few miles is M. T.
Grande, a native of Norway, but one
of the best Americans one can meet,
with every comfort for his family, em
ployes and beasts that money can
obtain, and if you want a good square
just kick your feet under a table
spread by a good Norwegian house
wife.
In the big Smith River basin, six
miles south of White Sulphur Springs,
you will find one of the best .conduct
ed ranches in Montana, owned and
operated by the Catlin Land and Live
Stock company. You will find them
equipped with sawmill, thresher, im
proved grain drills, spreaders and the
latest in farming tools. They have a
large artificial lake fed by springs,
where, if you have a permit, you
can hook a 20-ineh trout. They have
proved that the finest of wheat can
be grown at that high altitude, hav
ing been awarded the 1st premium at
the state fair on hard and soft wheat.
West of the springs is located the
sheep ranch of one of Fergus and
Meagher counties old and respected
citizens, D. E. Folsom. With im
mense stacks of untouched hay, and
roomy iron roofed sheds and fine
mountain range contiguous and ev
erything up-to-date.
The Donahue Live Stock company
is located northeasterly from the
springs with some 40 or more square
miles under fence. They are breed
ers of Herefords and the walls of
their office are decorated with prizes
from all over the states for their
stock. »
While n Bozeman I visited the in
dustrial school, where I found Hom
er Goodell taking a course in stenog
raphy, and Jess Montgomery, also of
Philbrook. puzzling his brain with
complicated drawing and building ap
pliances for the use of students.
Charlie Ray, another Judith boy, af
ter two short terms, is running a
hoist boiler at Red Lodge. Lest I
tire you I will ring off. T. J. W.
Frank Stephens And Bride Return.
Frank Stephens and bride arrived
In Lewistown Wednesday evening and
a.ie now living on the Stoddard ranch,
the home ranch of the Horse Shoe
Bar. Mrs. Stephens was formerly
Miss Ethel Mason of Townsend and a
sister of Thornes Mason who is well
known in this section of the state.
The groom is well known as the
nephew of Oscar Stephens and lias a
host of friends who wish him and his
wife all possible happiness.
Frightful Suffering Relieved,
Suffering frightfully from the viru
lent poisons of undigested food, C. G.
Grayson, of Lula, Mias, took Dr.
King's New Life Pills, "with the re
sult," he writes, "that I was cured."
All stomach and bowel disorders give
way to their tonic, laxative proper
ties. 25c at Delzell Drug Go., guaran
teed.
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WOOL UP JO
HIGHEST NOTCH
The Biggest Price Ever Paid for a
Wool Clip in Fergus County
Made This Week.
THE ADVANCE SALES ARE LIVELY
'
The Buyers Who Are Now in the
Market Rave Money in Both
Hands and Want the Wool.
The wool sales of this season have so
far resulted in prices which are some
what phenominal and the highest
prices ever paid for wool in Fergus
county have already been reached.
The wool growers are profiting by
their past experience and are holding
the staple wools at a good figure; no
sale having yet been made lor less
than twenty cents.
The sales opened with the disposal
ol the Cruse clip last week to Patter
son for Jeremiah Williams & Co.,
250.000 pounds at twenty cents. This
clip will be shipped from Lewistown.
The Fergus clips were sold as fol
lows: William Fergus & Sons, 75.000
at 23c to Putnam for fleet, Liebman
& Co. Fergus Land & Live Stock
Co. 100.000 at 23c to same buyer. Fer
gus Bros. 50 .000 at 23c to Patterson
for Jeremiah Williams & Co.*
Rufus Thompson sold 70.000 to Put
nam for licet. Liebman & Co.
J. I). Waite. 125.000 to Putnam for
fleet. Liebman & Co.
Waite. Elliott & Peck sold 150.000
to Putnam at a figure which though
private is said to be above 24c, the
highest price ever paid for a clip in
Ferguscounty.
The Basin Land & Live Stock Co.
sold 150.000 to Patterson for Jeremiah
Williams & Co. on private terms.
A. C. Green disposed ot 40.U00 to
Ileelit, Liebman & Co. at twenty-two
and a half cents
George Ayers sold30.000to Jeremiah
Williams at 22 cents.
The prices for these clips will av
erage five and six cents higher than
the price of last year and there is no
immediate danger of any fall in prices.
The above wool will all be shipped
through Lewistown with the excep
tion of the clip of Rufus Thompson
who has agreed to deliver in Billings.
The amount of wool which from
present indications will he shipped
from Lewistown this season will ex
ceed last year's shipment by over a
million pounds.
Special to Democrat.
Great Falls, April 25.—J. B. Long
& Co. have disposed of 900.000 pounds
of wool to Peters for Halliwell &
Donald for twenuy three and a half
cents.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A. C. Greene of Ubet is in town.
Rufus Thompson and daughter are
in the city.
Henry Avar, deputy state game
warden, is in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Binus of Gilt
Edge visited Lewistown this week.
Tiie orchestra dance given at
Culvers hall last night was a success
in every sense of the word.
Mrs. Henry Quickenden is this week
visiting with the family of John
Quickenden on the Judith.
Victor Langdoc was in the city
yesterday and stated that he had two
men working on his property in
Maiden.
E. H. Campbell of Phillipsburg is
in Kendall for the purpose of en
deavoring to purchase the Kendall
drug store.
You want that premium map that
goes with a yearly subscription to the
Democrat. Only costs paid up sub
scribers fifty cents extra.
The final declamatory contest of
tire high school has been postponed
until Saturday night owing to the in
disposition of one of the contestants.
The Lewistown baseball nine that
went to Glengarry on Sunday were
beaten in a very interesting game
with the home nine. Score was 17 to
16 in favor Of Glengarry.
Miss Mamie Smith of Fayette, Mo.,
is in the city and has decided to
locate here. Miss Smith will open up
a musical studio shortly. She
is a graduate of the Cincinnati Con
servatory of music and is a pro
ficient and an experienced teacher.
CHILD KILLED
BY RUNAWAY
l'iank. the three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Burke. was
instantly killed this afternoon at
abott l::;o. by a runaway team. The
child was in a baby buggy at the
i corner of Third avenue and Main
street when a team belonging to A.
E. Wilbur, attached to a heavy
water wagon, came tearing down
the street and ran into the side
walk. striking the child and killing
it instantly.
r I he team wastied in front of the
Elkhorn barn and became terrified
at the automobile belonging to
George Bach which passed at that
time. They broke loose and tore
down the street at a terrific speed
and on reaching third a venue tried
to make the turn but ran into the
sidewalk where the child was in a
go-cart which had been in charge
of t wo other children who becom
ing terrified by the runaway ran
out of the way. ('. E. Rossiter,
who was painting on that side of
the Rower Mercant ile Co., store en
deavored to warn the children but
did not have time to attempt a
rescue.
S. Howell of Kendall was transact
ing business in Lewistown Saturday.
Mrs. Lemon, of Moore, held a veiv
successful millinery opening at that
place last Saturday.
Ed Harvey returned yesterday from
the Bitter Root where he has been
staying for the past six mont hs.
For Rent: A furnished room for
light housekeeping or lodging. Cen
trally located. Enquire of Dr. F. A.
Long.
There will be no services in St.
James'church next Sunday, as the
Rector will be absent at Forest Grove,
holding Easter services. Sunday
School will he at 12 noon. Services
the following Sunday at 11 and 7:30.
LIBERAL REWARD: For the re
turn or information leading to the
return of one black horse. Shod all
around. Has harness marks and bears
brand-'"OL". J. C. Delzell, Straw,
Montana.
The usual service next Sunday will
be held at the Presbyterian church.
In tlie absence of the pastor at Pres
bytery, Miss Bailer will speak at 11 in
the morning and at 8 in the evening.
Mr. Quickenden expects to return in
time for the following Sunday.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Lewistown—Billings Mutual Tel. Co.
and by the 1st of May communication
will be established with Cruse and
the Rufus Thompson place. The
wire has been brought as tar as the
N Bar and the poles arc set as far as
Flat willow crossing.
The last few days of warm weath
er have started the grass in good
shape and range slock already are
showing improvement though in lo
calities where the feed was at all
good stool, wintered well and are in
better shape than they were at this
time last year.
The memorial services of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles will he held in
Culver's hall on May 7th. The euology
will be spoken by I)r. John Foley and
Roy Ayers will deliver the oration.
The full Lewistown orchestra will at
tend and a very interesting program
will be rendered.
T. O. Caldwell, assayerandehemistl
Located on Pine st. first door from
Eighth avenue. Prices: Gold, 75 cents:
silver, 75 cents: go[d and silver, $1.25:
copper, $1; lead, 50 cents. Cyanide
tests on ores. All woak given prompt
atttention. Special rates to prospect
ors on a large'number of samples.
Mrs. A. B. Barrows, of Ubet, has
been visiting the city this week. It
is Mrs. Barrows intention to move to
San Diego, Cal., in the near future,
where she has a comiortable home
which was lately erected on property
purchased in that city some time ago.
Mr. Clarence Barrows and his wife
will accompany Mrs. Barrows to Cali
fornia.
INVENTODS.^v Domestic Clear.
ll v v 1.11 I UK3* 0n saU . at all dealers.
CARS WILL BE
DISINFECTED
The Laws Regarding the Disinfec
tion of Cars Used to Trans
port Sheep are Strict.
STEAM AT HIGH PRESSURE USED
The Most Extreme Measures are
to Be Used to Prevent the
Spreading of Disease.
From March 15 to December l of
each year all cars in which sheep are
shipped shall he disinfected and clean
ed according to the provisions of sub
stitute for senate bill No. 15, for
which disinfection there shall be made
a charge by the railroad company
against t he shipper of $1.50 per car.
B. C. White, sheep commissioner
lor Fergus County, has received a
copy of the following agreement,
entered into between the represent
atives of the Northern Pacific and
Great Morthcrn railroads and T. C.
Power, president of the sheep
commission and Dr. M. E. Knowles,
state veterinarian.
From Dec. 1 to March 15, there
shall be no disinfection of cars and
no charge made for the same except
ing some contingency arise requiring
disinfection during the period cover
ed from Dec- 1 to March 15: then
such shall be done on the order of the
state veterinarian, for which the rail
road company may charge a double
rate for disinfect ion, i. e., $3 per car.
Provided, that all sheep intended for
shipment from one point, within
Montana to another point intended
for immediate slaughter, then cars
need not be disinfected, but the
shipper, owner or person in charge
shall make an atllidavit selling forth
the above mentioned facts, which
affidavit it shall be attached to the
way bill.
The following communication has
been received by Commissioner White
from the state veterinarian in
further explanation of the require
ments as to disinfecting cars, etc.
In accord with section 17 of substi
tute lor senate bill No. i5, approved
Feb. 28, 1905, it will Ire your duty,
upon direct ions from t bis office, t o su
perintend tlie cleaning and disinfect
ing oft lie cars In which sheep are
to he shipped in this state where the
shipments originate in and the point
of destination is within the state.
Therefore, upon notification from
this office you will proceed at once
to the point designat ed and superin
tend the cleaning and disinfection of
all cars of the class above referred to.
One of the following methods must
he used in t his disinfection:
The car must he first cleaned and
all debris removed therefrom, after
which, first steam at the pressure of
100 pounds may he used in applying
steam jet to all surface of the car, in
cluding floor and side, not less than
20 seconds at each point of applica
tion to the wood work. Simply turn
ing steam on to the wood work and
going over it hastily will prove of no
avail.
Second. Scalding hot water applied
to all the inside surface of the car
under steam pressure with hose
where all wood work is covered will
be efficient. Steam and hot water
can only lie used during the summer
months and when the weather is
warm.
Third. Spraying all the inside
wood work of tlie car with any of the
reliable cresylic acid made of a
strength not less than one part of
the cresol preparation or crude car
bolic acid to fifty of water will he
effective any time of the year, tills
spray to be applied to every portion
of the inside of the car until it is
thoroughly wet. (In cold weather
this must be applied; hot.) The pre
ferable method of making this appli
cation is by some one of the com
pressed air spray apparatuses.
Four. The entire inside of the
car may be lime washed with a white
wash containing' not less than 2
ounces of crude carbolic acid to each
gallon.
After the cars are thoroughly dis
infected, you will tag each one with
a tag supplied from this ogee, giving
the date and your signature must
also be placed upon the tag at the
point designated. You will th en re
port to this office the initials and
number of each car disinfected, point
of origin and destination, the name
ot'the consignor and consignee, the
number of sheep dipped, and you will
also kindly return to this office a
duplicate of the health certificate
issued.
Gars that have been disinfected for
a shipment within t ho state and that
are to he used again within the state
lor shipping sheep in the meantime
may he used again without disinfect
ing upon the assurance from the rail
road superintendent or his duly au
thorized agent that the above facts
are as stated.
When mutton sheep are to bo
shipped from one county within this
state to another where such sheep arc
intended for Immediate slaughter,
then no disinfection of ears will lie
required; but the owner or person in
charge shall make an affidavit setting
forth the fact that such sheep are so
intended and will be used for immedi
ate slaughter, and that they will not
be turned upon the publje range or
mixed with other sheep.
Such affidavit shall he attached to
and accompany tne way bill, pro
vided t hat, no sheep iidended for im
mediate slaughter or ol her sheep can
be shipped out of a county in which
tiny contagious or infectious desease
exists among sheep, except ing upon
a.special permit or order by the state
veterinarian.
Those regulations apply only to
slioep that have been within the
stale ol Mont ana six months or long
er.
I ael, disinfection card on car with
four tacks, one in each corner. Re
port ear numbers and Initials on
cards supplied from this office.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC TLAM.
The Boys Who are to Lnler the
Athletic Contest are Chosen.
Tim final trial contest of Urn ath
Iriie n am m tin, Fergus County High
School was held Iasi Friday with the
result that Platt Beldcn, Dan Crow
ley, Ralph Tavernier and Ernest Mc
Collum will in all probability tm chos
en to represent die school at the Mis
soula athletic meet, wnich will he
held there shortly.
There were 14 events: Fifty yards
dash by Belden, tun yards and 220
yards race were also won by Beldcn.
who secured first honors In the put
ting of the shot, high throw and the
pole vault. Crowley and Tavernier
lled at the broad jump, while the
high jump was won by Tavernier, who
also won at the high hurdles, while
the low hurdles were won by Crow
ley. McCollum won the one and
two mile race. Platt Belden made
the hundred yards in ten and two
tilth seconds .
According to the showing made by
the hoys Fergus county will he welt
represented at Missoula this year and
the college athletes of the state will
have "to go some" to hold their lau
rels.
* Violated the Game Law.
The case of the state vs. Lee Allen
which came up in Judge McFarlands
court yesterday resulted in a con
vict ion and a line of $.35. Allen was
arrested by Deputy Tulloch on a
chargt of illegally selling deerlddes to
the Lewistown Fur and Hide Co.
There was also a charge against him
of tralficing in Beaver hides but the
latter charge was dismissed from lack
of evidence.
Lewistown Tigers Lose the Game.
The "Lewistown Tigers'', newly ar
gani/.ed hail team from Dies city,
went out to Glengary Sunday after
noon and were given a surprise by the
ball team at t hut place the country
boys winning by a score of 15 to 17.
A It hough the score was large the con
test was interesting and was witnessed
by a large crowd, a number driving
out from town. Sherman and Dici.
Baker did the twirling for Lewistown
anti barring a little spring wildness,
both were effective. The two teams
will play in this city soon.
Kindchy-Camastral Wedding.
E. O. Kindctiy of Beaver creek and
Miss Ursula Camastral of the Judith
were married to-day at the Presby
terian church in tha presence of a
few intimate friends and relatives
Mr. Kindchy is a well known school
teacher of Beaver creek while Miss
Camastral has resided with her par
ents at the mouth of the Judith for
several years past.
692 Acres for Sale.
The Meagher estate will be sold at
public auction at the Court House
doer an April 8th, at 3 o'clock p. m.
See notice of sale in this issue. 3-28-2t