Big Hole Breezes (Jackson, Mont.) 1898-1915, July 18, 1913, Image 1

ISlBllfi m m > - / Largest Circulation Best Advertising Medium hf Th* Valley rJ W WUU Publidbod In The Metropolis Of The Big Hole Busin Volume 15. Butte, Wisdom & Pacific Railway Development of Mining Claims in Eikhorn and French Gulch Districts to Commence A Dillon special of July 12 to the Butte Post says: With the advent of the haying season in Beaverhead county, Dil­ lon and other towns are* swarmed with men seeking employment in the hayficlds. Each year an in­ crease of manual labor can be not­ ed until after the greatest crop in the county is harvested. Right now is the busiest time of the year for the ranchers and hundreds of men have already U'eti taken out. Winncmucca road which proposes j No less than 200 left the city yes- to run through the basin, but to an j terday afternoon, entirely different organization, the1 The largest number of extra la- liarnc of which is I d be Inr.nd at bor goes into the Big Hole basin, the head of this article In last uitlithc Beaverhead, Centennial, week’s issue Tut. But e/.i-.s punted Horse Prairie Grasshopper, Rattle- the following item make, Blacktail and lower Big We arc indebted to bred Meiers Hole valleys falling m the order The best news that has struck the Big Hole basin for 25 years is the news that we are to have a railroad within a short time, and that acres upon acres of old Beaver­ head county's mining lands arc go­ ing to be developed by a $ 15,000,- 000 corporation. The news has com.: almost like a bolt from the blue and we have been isolated so long that it. seems almost incredible.* We refer not to the much-talked-of Butte, Boise & Costs $1,000,000 to Harvest Hay Whole Army of Men is Employ- in the Hayfields of Beaver­ head County WISDOM, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JULY 18, WI3. Montana Will Shine San Francisco in Number 32 at 1913 Committees Make Treasure State Preparing for Big Display at Panama-Pacific International Exposition Mining i\ Selen- ' 11 ■ |,mis the In] i i.oi 11 I rum Bus- for a eup\ <>1 I h tific Press, u hi, lowing mtcrcsin ton Freeman i Dmiviii oMlm Bulle Central (’opjn i t o , idi hci c mi May 21 lor Bun, ,i i I Ik ,-j wi-lu-ad count! , Mmit.au,i uliru In gins In organize a i?111,Oiiti,iniii rmpm >ir>n to be km i\vi i as tin Mmitaiu Mill­ ing & 1 Ici'i I,ipei'Til ('n, mill a $3 out).IIIJO corporal mil tu be liiimvii named John Helming, the well kiinwn Pox postmaster, is aulhoni y hit the st.atemi>nl t hat over I,NIK) ex Ira men are engaged for pulling . up wild ha\ in that section every \ ear. and John S Baker deputy; eonlit v clerk, has made the asser­ tion that 0,000 men are put to work in I hi counly havliulds that •5-- H \ ! - h •{•++•!•++•!■■ ! • + • { • - I - • ! • + + + + + + + + + X BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT SAN FRANCISCO IN I t 1915 AND DIAGRAM SHOWING THE LOCATION OF MONTANA'S SITE. J 4--E-h-h-F-E-E• E ' y v - h - F - F - h - h - h - h - H ' - h - h - h - i ' - b - S - T - P ' h ■ ? + • £ + + + + + - { • - I * - I - - l ‘ , l - ‘ l - , i \ is, a dialing population of 0,000 as the Montana N I’ueilir R. ad wav mm is required to lurvesl the hay Co. The diming and development cn),, company will takeover I2U ilaims, ,,, , . r, , , , , , All of these 0,(111 nrn are paid in Bea'.'ertjead emtni \, vdiere it is 1 said rii h ont.iToppings exist and f> >oi I - 2,i to $2 .Yd a day, w hich from which limited shipments ol with their board, generally figured tng the great industry in this, one of high grade ore already have been at 75 cents a day, would bring the the richest agricultural states In Die tail vuv planned is to n\-(.Tage wage of each hand up to America. in the Palace of Hurticul- *3 25 Six thousand men working at a scale of S3 25 would make the GNTANA v, ill have u magnificent exhibit at the Panama Pacific l li 1; ■ i n ii 10 hi a I lax 1 a ,s 1 1 ion t.o he held ill Sun Francisco in lUI g ill rule Ill ation of the roiupU l ioii of the Pan ,.ma eanal It will In an extiihii located Iri three riffii'ent exhibit iialiiees In the Pal nee of Agriculture I here will he n large area devoted to the agricultural products of the stale, with practical , xhihitions of Ihe methods of conduct- made be an electrified st in Ur,I-gauge road connecting the new < imp with therailfuad It t:-. s,-ml that urmn mg season will t xt,Hid from .if) to (id days, according to the wcathi r conditions However, taking a ■'{()- day season into consideration, it will he shown that the enormous sum of |5S5,(HH) is expended m this count y each war for manual labor m putting up the big hay crop V\ ith the addition of the cost of inent Mont a r. officials. lornier Am- daily payroll for hay hands $10,- algamated financiers mid Canadian 500 It is estimated that the hay- magnates, will be on the boards of these two companies Die pro­ moters arc a.ltvadv claiming that they iiave aiioilM l Bult.r m pros pect. Since then, we have bint favor­ ed with a visit I mu i Mr Damson, who, in company with W R .Minn, Edward Gilliam, of Boston, Mgss , and a representative of the Ana­ conda Standard, passed though maemnery and other expenses it is the basin tins week From this generally conceded by men who party we gleaned that charters are larm'iar 'with this line of ranch- have been applied for for the Bos- mg that $1,000,000 is not placing ton & Montana Development com- the figure too high lor the actual pany, with a canital stock of $15,- cost of harvesting; this county's 000,01X1, and Hi lUnu, \\ i don & hay. Pacific Railway company, with a j \ ~ capital of $5, ooo,ooo j Best Hay County These companies will exploit j ..... — 2,000 acres in the Eikhorn mining ’ Th*c- Butte Miner of rccent date district and about 1,100 acres in1 quotes J . E Morse, owner of the French Gulch. The president of jAjax and Pinkerton ranches, the companies is W. R. Allen, for­ mer lieutenant governor of Mont­ ana, who was born in French lows: ture there will be an exhibit of what Montana Is doing for (he horticultural Industry, displays of its wonderful products ill fruits and flowers, and operating representations of the meth eds by which the remarkable results ore obtained. Montana's mines, and the great industry of mining, which is making such rapid advance in the state, will be represented in a com prehensile exhibit in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy Spams in tiiese palaces have been reypived by I>r ,J M. Kcanland. who was sent to Kan F\Hririsco by Mr. ,1 M Kennedy, secretary of the Expo­ sition Commission for the state of Montana, at whose initiative, with the (('operation of Governor S. V Stewart, action has been taken in the counties of Montana toward raisin? e fund of $2T>.t)ii(i as part of a general sum to be devoted to Montana's par tieipation in the greatest celebration of a national event which any nation bus ever yet eonceived. State Commissioner Dr. Scanland Tinted San Francisco on a special mis- eion of investigation Into the condi­ tions obtaining at the exposition. With a thoroughness and earnestness that has greatly impressed the exposition as fol-! officials, I)r. Scanland has completed ; bis investigation and has declared that the world's fair of l'Jla ofiers to “Beaverhead county is the prem-; the State of Montana an opportunity ier hay producing county in the: proving to the world her great and Gulch and is the son of one of the j United States. The crop of wild | Mb,0UTKic'? ptoncer placer miners of Montana, ;hay in the famous Big Hole basin j Dr sc-anland's action in the reserva- Both the Eikhorn and ^ Gulch districts are well throughout the west, dating back! French j th-is season will be the largest in its ! tiem of space for Montana’s represen- known j history. I estimate 250,000 tons. I «atl011 at the e*P°sition me,ansi that the - > l Treasure State will now be able to put Beaverhead county ranchers are already cutting alfalfa and to the early sixties. In the Eikhorn district a 3,000- worj£ on the wild hay will com foot tunnel will be run. Several ■ mencc within the next - week. The strong ore veins run through the j freighting outfits have been busv district, which, it is claimed is just j the past two weeks taking supplies *w tt* infanev and will iostrfv de-lc ___ t v - h ___ **.. -» ______ « . u . - - j in its infancy and will justify de - 1 frora Djfion to the hay fields and vebpment when railroad transpor--jstai are at it. Among ranchers it before the world the cream of her the natural resources, shown in the best possible way, and at the same time she will compete with the rest of the world for the international prizes to be awarded. \To miss the opportunity of exhibit­ ing alongside the rest of the world at the exposition,\ said Dr. Scanland, tins ever had of showing to Ihe world that hers la one of the richest ala lea In America. It Is only by comparison that the value of Montana's prodml* can be judged as Ihe heal that the country can produce It is only when Montana’s resources are placed side by aide with those of other states that their superiority can he estimated The exposition offers that opportunity, and Montana will grasp it and make exhibits in those departments where she pre-eminently excels It will he an exhibit that will do Montana credit, add to the interest amt attraction of tha exposition and bring incalculable commercial benefit to the country as a whole.” The sum of $25,000, which Is being raised pro rata by the Montana coun ties for the state’s participation In the Panama-Pacific International Ex position, is said to be already more than half In hand A site for a build im> to he used as a rendezvous for Montanans (luring the exposition pe­ riod. was selected by Governor Nor­ ris last year It is an Ideal location, facing Ihe waterfront of the hay of Kan Francisco and adjacent to it are the sites ol Hawaii and of Ihe state! of Idaho, Kentucky. Missouri and Min­ nesota, while New York's pavilion is (lose by. So that Montana will be in good company and In line with the crowds. A more ideal spot could not wed have been chosen It is the envy of elhers who followed in their selection mi l will be cherished by those who an to occupy It. The site commands a full view of the broad hay where !)•! serous aquatic (vents will he hold in connection with the exposition throughout the (ear. Yacht races, mm nr boat races and the naval sport if v, 1 1] have their (enter in the waters of the bay tlml front the MonPiun she Within hniline: distance of the Treasure State's rendezvous I.\.0 bat­ tleships from ail the leading powers of the world will lie at anchor on th« opining day of the exposition and Montana will be in the very van of the first big celebrations to be con­ ducted on the water. Nearby also is the race track where the- international events will be con- dinted all the year round, and the live stock exhibits will be arranged In a reserved area in close touch with the state sites. Exposition preparations are proceed­ ing apace and records have already been established in the building prog­ ress of the fourteen exhibit palaces to be erected hy the exposition. These peaces wffl form the main featu re of the who)* exposition, which is divid­ ed into three sections. On the east “would be for Montana to pass by the | of the exhibit palaces will be the tation facilities are provided. ! is a case of ‘everybody’s doing it’ lest and most thorough chance She'amusement confessions, for which One of the first things content- i I ■■■ ............. ... J\-\\.-1 ... - r: — plsted is the betiding of the Tail- more than (i.OOtl applicmhms hate bi-eu made up lo dale 1 lm imurs slims tire Imlug grunted imrni-dlng I ) linir vulim as a means of edueaUve eiihTltiihim nl and il is piedieled that u lame complete aggregation of the wmld's best fun makers has never been brought togelluT To the west of the exli In I palaces will he the for­ eign and Mule pavilions The parllcl pulton promised h> Mutes of the I'nion ami fori ign countries Ins reached a record, and everything promises that the great eeletiGillon of the opening of ihe 1'ummm canal will be the greatest International event of modern times. Tito exposition grounds lit Harbor View a crescent (trip ol hind border- lug the Golden Gale for n distance of nearly three m les are now a seem1 of grout activity Machinery Hall, the first ami fulgent of the fourteen exhibit palaces to lie erected, Is on Us wav to compli turn, while five other palaces are under construction. Tlwv will nil he completed by July, ifil-i, unit will the.i he ready to receive the exhibils from all parts of (lie world about seven months before the Opel Big Subscription Raised by Big Hole Ranchers for Trail Creek Road Under the alxwe heading the D.iion Examiner says in part: The delegates fn m the basin re­ ported to have done their i>ari , and the i|iu'siion was now up to the residents of the Beaverhead valley. The entumiiteee were tud ready t report and action on the signing of the eon tract was postponed until tile sentiment of those interested in and around Dillon was appealed to As Niiin its this nutter is attended to we will know whether this im­ portant link hi the road can be built It seems to us that as this link is llie most d tiuult m the entire pro- pi sed route, and that so much of the necessary money has already been rai.iciI, and that the road is necessary and bound to i mie m time, that I lie eill/.nns of Beaver­ head should gu c t lie matter their earned ,mention, and do all in l lien power to see that the efforts i hat h.tvi’ already been made will iioi go lo naught U lm ran ( sinuate the great im- |n ii tain i 1 hat tins mad \\ ill he to tins yallip ’ Not meuly as a means for transi lent trawl through the best sei lion of ihe entire stale, but as a means ior the hundreds of ranchers to get to and tmiu with ideir supplies and products. This is a Good One Here is a most com inning argu- ith nt in favor of buying at home. ()ne ot our ranchers came in from Dillon last week, win re he paid $1 25 a doyen more for sweat pads and 7 cent', a gallon n ore lor oil I hail he would haw done at the Wisdom Harness Store Not only that. I in he paid the freight to Do. id i and limn hauled the goods ing of the exposition on Saturday, up |1( ri He found out his inis- li h. 2n, l Jl.i take al ter he got bark and has been In keeping with the pace of prog i res-a set hy the building of the exhibit kicking lim. -iT i ( er Since He 11 palaces, u similar advance Is shown get the home liirniiants’ prices be- in other sphered of preparation A tore going out next time Flashes from Fishtrap Scvcni rani hers of this vicinity h ox (otrrnc;:.vd having and the crop prunn-vs to be a large one. Mr and Mr; Rwce Armitnge lilt Monday for the upper basin, v,hire they intend slaying until alter tire haying siasnn. We arc pleased to learn that slogan of the exposition of llUfi ha? been that it eliull be an exposition that will he ready. There Is a .-•Kur­ il nee of the fulfillment of that prom­ ise, up to dine, and no previous Inter national exposition has been so far advanced hi a date nh-'ort two yo.ir., before it opens its gabm. One hundred and nil cteen ('invci tions Iiave been dofiniti ly Keen red fur the ( yposi:ion year This I? also n record, and then ei - still many more being arranged fir. It will mean tliuj the ITinamu I'm ifi- Gxpof.iPnn v. ii! h Die rendezvous of the world in liPT The attractions of so Immense an exposition are addisl to and ( iiham i d by the climate of California, which I),,n F™neiS, who was injured bv permits of the holding of a ceb-bro-! being thrown from a wagon, id now tion during ten w.wudlw month-!! aUt k . aruUr,(] in_ ' mid during that time the exposition , grounds will look like a garden ini Miss Laura Wilkinson has return- full bicom Millions of plants and ; , t(j j j jn aftcr a flowers and trees are b< ing nurtured , and the 'mile-long boulevard Is sown ; pleasant visit With her sister, Mrs„ with grass and ready for the trails-! Geo York, plantation of avenues of trees as soon j as the nearby palaces, are completed.. George \ork has rented the Wm. Dr. Scanland was convinced of the ; Cal\*ert ranch and will make his immensity of the exposition | tome there soon, the scope of its purpose and, having i studied the Fituatiot well, be has re- j Several people motored over ported; \The Panama Pacific Inter- j r « i c 7 . __ _ national Exposition of 1915 is MAn-!from Anaconda Sunday and spent tana's opportunity. And she wdi j Ihe day fishing. They left for grasp it.” 1 home with their baskets filled and a broad smile. - road to Wise river. Other devel­ opments will quickly follow. The companies, working in con- j Buys Big Shire Ttw Submarine and the W h a le. , A squadron o f sot-m a rines anchored W . A . A r m itag e r e t a i n e d la s t i to a s A tlantic port found ftsetf ja D c t k m , w ill h a v e a b o a r d o f s e v e n j H o le , w h e re h e ‘ rwrndcd by ten w h a le s. To t be t s t o » i Hazeibaker Offers Prize Frank Hazel baker will give $10 - ---------------------- ----------- iw e e ir morn jk o s s n o t e , w u e re fie wnmw ^ « » « « - j d ir e c t o r s , fo t t r fro m t h e w e s t an d r f - t w . t isbm e u t o f tfee men. these nwzssHtfi ’ 13 * ° Sorrte PtTSOn 133 tb e * Z e e f r L t h e e z s L A s M s i « t * r -ft | I W r t - i . lor the b « t d isp la y o f T(rf,-rri 1 W B Atlem - J - P* O d e B . T h e w h k it b h beBes-ea. fr o o fb c © a w n rstSta « f . r e t i r e g r a s a s sen t t o h im m o r fie e s iS t a g e d , w - K . Altoa K , a t o th e h f c « f t g o m e r r J w t e lc s . t h a t they trerw desegag tow er . e rTrfrrn>,r r Tg t w , h o r s e , i s d a r k n a h o g a n y m e t i o t , t fb e a g , f b e a t t e a * i v e v a r ie t i e s o f g r a s s e s . ■ {rcsidesft* while eeae of the eastern dveeSers w& large \ stocMiddeis wiBheSirFredW.B<ff(ka,cf Ot- ■■ •«»-■••• - - -m- ■ - ^nirr*n • ' s s e h ; i Jim and Faul Paddock and Joe State Fair this fall and will send. and Will Clucas have gone to the the best specimens there. He will, tipper basin to harvest, the former pay the transportation to Helena, having already put up their cro p and aH premiums wen will be hand- i down here, ed over to tlx n A n ol tbej Jo!m Andm ra relnmBj sheaves. After the Helena fair they will be placed in cold storage and sent as part o f Montana’s ex­ hibit to the big San Francisco ex­ position in 191 >. Wednesday from a pleasant visit with frierids and relatives in Ana­ conda. Miss Pearl Calvert is visiting friends is Anaconda.