An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens, Part 153

Author: Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. cn
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis pub. co.
Number of Pages: 1216

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of the Mountains south to Confederate, are still furnishing gold from its old placers. But meanwhile quartz veins filled with gold and sil- ver, copper and lead, have been discovered in all the gulches and on all the foothills from the Gate of the Mountains to Sixteen Mile ereek, and many leads have been found on the east side and further north. The following quartz claims are on the west side of the Belt range between Confederate and the Gate of the Moun-

Montana, and "Billy" received fourteen years in the pen- itentiary. Several others also were arrested and convict- ed of murder, and Mr. Lloyd executed Henry Roberts, who had been convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of J. J. Maddox at Melrose. Roberts was the only man ever hung in Silver Bow county.

After his term of service expired as Sheriff, Mr. Lloyd remained out of office for a year, and in 1892 was elected County Commissioner, in which position he is now serving. This office is a very important one, as in it the incumbent is the county legislator, having the care of all county mat- ters in charge. In this service Mr. Lloyd has exhibited what in modern phrase is termed "common sense," but in old English, "wisdom;" and this in its broadest applica- tion includes honesty and energy. He has had the honor of being chosen chairman of the board, which is now specially engaged in the building of several much-needed bridges in the county.

Since residing in Butte MIr. Lloyd has been interested in mining considerably on his own account. He sold to the Boston Mining Company the Johnston, the Pennsyl- vania and the Little Ida mines, for which he received $150,000, and their properties are now among the greatest producers in the State. These mines Mr. Lloyd had dis- covered and located himself, and had worked them for some ten years, and he is still extensively engaged in mining, having eleven properties in Butte and vicinity. He is president of the Butte and Basin Gold and Silver Mining Company, which is now improving their property, and there is no question that they are valuable. Mr. Lloyd has also built several small residences in Butte City and at Centerville, and resides in a nice brick house of his own building, at 208 Copper street.

Mr. Lloyd was made a Mason in Butte, since which time he has taken an active interest in the order, ad- vancing until he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish rite, and he has hekl office in all the branches of the order. Ile has been a member of the I. O. O. F. ever since he was twenty-one years of age, and has passed all the chairs in both branches of the order. In his polit- ical principles he is a strong, stalwart Republican. Ilis first Presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and ever since then he has been unswerving in his adherence to his party, and he is proud of his political record. lle

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tains; Little Dandy, Golden Messenger, Assay- ers' Deliglit, Ann Eliza, Florence, Home Guard on Kelly Gulch; on Trout Creek above the Dandy mill are the Mountain, Copper Glance and many others. Friday and Ox-Eye are on Carter Gulch and Scotum, Lyre and others on Clark's Gulch. The J. Y. Johnson, Morning Star, Morning Dawn, Last Rose of Summer, Agnes, Molly Muck-Chuck, Keystone, Joe Dandy and Jim Dandy, Wild Bill and Court, are between little Dandy on Kelly Gulch and

is a man of good judgment and sound common sense, and during his long residence in Butte has acquired the enviable reputation of being a man of the highest in- tegrity of character.

He was married in 1861 to Miss Margaret Davis, a native of Wales, and after two short years of married life she died; he then remained single six years, and on the 1st of March, 1869, married Miss Margaret Lewis, also a native of Wales, and by this marriage there are six chil- dren, viz .: Richard L., now foreman for the Butte & Bos- ton Mining Company; Elizabeth Ann; Edith B., who is now Mrs. George Noble, and resides on East Park street; and John R., now with his father. The daughter, Eliza- beth Ann, is now the housekeeper. November 28, 1893, the kind, loving and indulgent wife and mother died, a most estimable woman, enjoying the love and esteem of all who knew her. Mr. Lloyd feels her loss very deeply, and says that it would be impossible to pay too high a tribute to her memory.

EDWARD W. SCHILLING, dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods, Missoula, Montana, was born in Ger- many, April 18, 1861. He comes of a family of German merchants, his people for several generations having fol- lowed mercantile pursuits. He received his education in his native land and in his father's store learned the mer- cantile business.

In 1882, realizing the superior advantages afforded in the United States to enterprising young men, he came hither, arriving in New York, where he spent several months. The following year he came out West, and at Butte City, Montana, engaged in the liquor business, which he fol- lowed successfully for four years at that place. He came to Missoula in 1886 and here opened the sauie business. In the meantime, however, he became interested in real. estate and in the building and improvement of Missoula. In 1889 he built the Schilling block, one of the finest structuresin the town, 50 x 100 feet, two stories and base- ment. In 1891 he erected the Capital block, 32 x 75 feet, also containing two stories and basement, and besides these he has put up three buildings near the depot which are used as business houses and hotels. October 1, 1892, he opened out a large stock of clothing and gents' furn- ishing goods in bis fine store room in the Schilling block,

Soup creek; and the Wonder and Gold Hill are between Little Dandy and Tront creek; Crown Point, Golden Crown, Mand M., Golden Rule, on Crown Gulch south of Little Dandy mill; in New York Gulch are Friday, Royal Flush, Grace and Daisy and Little Daisy; in Rattle- snake Gulch are Stone and Benson; in Cave Gulch are Sunny Side, Eclipse, French, Sur- prise, Howitzer and Ready; on Bear Gulch are Lady Alice and others; on Magpie Gulch, the Bob Ingersoll and Copper.

and to this business he has since given his attention, here, as elsewhere, meeting with success. Mr. Schilling owns the Barnett addition to Missoula, a beautiful tract of land which he has subdivided into 200 lots, each 40 x 130 feet. Some good buildings have already been put up on this property. Mr. Schilling is also interested in mines and mining. He is one of the stockholders in the Iron Moun- tain mine, which is a valuable producer of silver and lead and which in the future will undoubtedly make its owners rich.

Mr. Schilling was married January 3, 1884, to Miss Mary Swarız, a native of Minnesota and a daughter of Joseph Swartz, a farmer and stock-raiser of that State. They have two children, Lizzie and Nellie.

Politically, he is a Democrat, but is decidedly in favor of free coinage of silver. Pos-essing the characteristic thrift of his countrymen, Mr. Schilling has since coming to Montana met with the success his earnest efforts have merited. Among the business men of Missoula he is re- garded as an able financier and a man of strict integrity.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PHILLIPSBURG is one of the solid financial institutions of this part of Montana. In January, 1888, Mr. Joseph A Hyde, who had been for several years cashier of the First National Bank of Butte City, came to Phillipsburg and opened the private bank of Joseph A. Hyde. It was afterward incorporated as the Joseph A. Hyde Banking Company, and in January, 1892, it was made the First National Bank of Phillipsburg, with a capital stock of $50,000, and the following officers were elected: Joseph A. Hyde, president; M. I. Merrell, of Oakland, California, vice-president; and James H. King, cashier. These gentlemen are all well known in financial circles, and their integrity and ability are un- doubted. Under their efficient management the bank is doing a prosperous business.

JOHN BERKIN, of Boulder, Jefferson county, was born in Leicestershire, England, April 11, 1865. He came to Montana when five years of age, was raised ou his father's farm at Boulder, and received his education in this city. In early life he learned the use of the gun and became an expert . marksman, and during the time from his eighteenth to his twentieth year spent much time in the mountains of the surrounding country, hunting and pros-

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Several mills have been erected at various times during the last twenty-five years for work- ing the mines on Trout creek and in Confed- erate Gulch. Some of them are still doing good work, while the Belt Range from the Gate of the mountains sonth to Diamond City have been most distinguished for the placer mines named above; but south of Diamond City there has been very little placer mining, and several im- portant groups of quartz mines have been lo- cated and somewhat developed, as at Birch

pecting for gold and silver mines. During that time he also worked at the carpenter's trade. He was the dis- coverer of the placer mines on the tributary of the North Boulder, brought water to his claim at a distance of three miles, and took out $1,300. Mr. Berkin afterward sold his claim to ex-Governor Hauser. The discovery of this mine and the surmounting of the difficulties in obtaining water at such a distance, when Mr. Berkin was only a boy, showed that he was possessed of far more than ordi- nary talent and energy. After selling his mine he was employed by Messrs. Ilauser & Vail to traverse the mountains and prospect for mines. He was in Butte City when that place contained only three log cabins, but nearly his entire life has been spent at Bonlder. During his early boyhood he saw much of Indian life, as they camped in large numbers near his home, and was well acquainted with Chief Joseph, the noted chief of the Nez Perces.

While working at the carpenter's trade Mr. Berkin fell from a scaffold, and met with such serious injuries that it changed the business current of his life to a great ex- tent. One of his limbs was fractured in such a way that for a time it seemed imminent he would lose that mem- ber, and, although it was saved, he was obliged to be on crutches for a long time. During his convalescence he studied photography, and while still on crutches began work at his trade. He has become one of the best artists in the county, has a fine art room at Boulder, and is sup- plied with the best camera and most costly and perfect lens. In addition to his home office, he has a traveling outfit, with which he has taken many fine views in the Western States. Mr. Berkin also has the reputation of being one of Montana's most expert hunters, and has without question killed more large game in a given time than any man in the State. In November, 1892, with two comrades, he camped in the mountains, and in six days killed twenty-three deer. They hung them on two poles, extending each way from the tent, and Mr. Berkin took their photograph on a card 18 x 22 inches. In 1890, in company with W. E. Sanders, son or Senator Sanders, and Charles Walgamot, his brother-in-law, Mr. Berkin camped in a log hut on Quim canon, twelve miles from Boulder, and in eight days they killed eighteen deer. Ile has

creek, in Murray district, and in the Russel dis- trict east of Toston. A number of quartz veins have been discovered and worked on Birch creek, a tributary of Smith river. Of all the mines in this group, the Bourbon has attracted the most attention. The ores have been shipped ont and worked with the most flattering results.

The Murray District is in the Belt mountains, south of the road from Townsend to White Sulphur Springs. The mines show more cop- per ores than any veins in the Belt range. It

also a photograph of this scene, which he has reproduced in an oil painting. In September, 1893, while on one of his business trips, he went into camp, took his horse from the wagon, and in ten hours returned with three fine deer. Mr. Berkin had his Winchester rifle made to order. He has been very successful in all his business dealings, has a good residence and art room at Boulder, and is inter- ested in several quartz mines, mostly of his own dis- covery. W. E. Sanders has been his partner in these mining enterprises since they were young men.

Mr. Berkin was married March 28, 1881, to Miss Hollie Walgamot, a native of Iowa. They have three children, -Nellie, Hazel and Isabelle, all born in Boulder, Our subject has the credit of building the first store building in Boulder, which is located on Main street, north of the First National Bank. In political matters he affiliates with the Democratic party, has been twice elected Public Administrator of Jefferson county, and is now serving his second term in that office. Socially, he is a member of the A. O. U. W. and the K. of P., and now holds the office of Master in the former order.

HIERMAN GANS, junior member of the firm of Gans & Klein, wholesale merchants of Helena, and a nephew of Louis Gans, was born in Austria, March 28, 1849. He comes of a family who have been merchants for several generations. In the public schools he received his edu- cation, and in his father's store his business training was obtained.

It was in 1866 that Herman Gans landed on American soil. After spending four years in New York city, he came in 1870 to Montana, and for a short time managed a small store at Fish Creek for his uncle, Joseph Gans. In 1871 he accepted a position as salesman with his present firm. Since 1877 he has been a member of the company. Extended mention of the business of this company will be found in the sketch of Henry Klein on another page in this work. On coming to IIelena, Mr. Gans at once became identified with the interests of the city, and dur- ing bis career here has acquired the reputation of being one of her most enterprising and successful men. Ile built one of the handsome homes in IIelena, where he resides with his family.

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should be observed that the Murray District is on the direct line from Copperopolis to the Green Copper mines six miles north of Raders- burg and at the base of the Crow mountains and the copper mines at Bntte. The rocks at the Bigger District in the Little Belt mountains, at Copperopolis, in the Belt mountains and at the Green Copper mines at the base of Crow moun- tains, all on the line from Copperopolis to Butte, are the same argillaceous variegated shales, and all the mines and prospects on this line carry rich copper ores. These facts would seem to indicate a copper belt from Butte through Crow

Mr. Gans was married in 1881 to Miss Alice Marks, who was reared in this city from early childhood. They have two daughters, Sadie C. and Dorothy H.

In social as well as in business circles Mr. Gans is a prominent factor. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, the K. of P., A. O. U. W. and United Hebrew Association. Ile aided materially in the erection of Temple Emman- uel, in Helena, served acceptably as president of the so- ciety, and is at present its efficient secretary. Ile is Past Master of his Masonic lodge. Politically he is a Repub- lican.

JOHN H. MING, one of Montana's highly esteemed pioneers, now deceased, came to Montana in 1863. Ile was a native of the State of Virginia, born at Lynchburg, on the 6th of February, 1831, of Holland ancestry. When quite young he removed with his parents to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was raised and educated, and for a short time clerked in a store.

In 1851 he crossed the plains to California, where he remained for a few years, a part of the time engaged in the mercantile business, meeting with a fair degree of success. He then returned to his home in Missouri, and in 1858 again crossed the plains, this time locating at Denver, where he opened the first grocery store in that place. He remained there and at Central City until 1863, when he came to Virginia City, Montana, and continued business there until the following year, when he came to Helena and opened a store at the latter place, Helena then being a lively mining camp. He continued in busi- ness in both places and became interested in mining and stock-raising, and made rapid progress, having a large business and many thousand head of cattle. In 1875 he sold his mercantile business and gave all his attention to the stock business. He became the owner of a large tract of land on the west side of the city of IIelena, where he built the first house on that side of the city. He platted the property at a time when city property in Ilelena was very low, and in order to encourage settle- ment he almost gave away lots to people who would build on them. One of the streets now bears his name.

mountains, across the Belt mountains, through Copperopolis to the Little Belt Range. It is therefore more than probable that the mines in this copper belt may prove large and rich in copper, silver and gold. In view of the fact that the mines at Copperopolis and Crow moun- tains look as well now as some of the best cop- per mines did at Butte at the same stage of de- velopment, we may predict good things for the future of this copper belt.

In the Carbonate District some important discoveries have recently been made in the Belt mountains on the west end and on the north

There was nothing permanent in Helena at that time. Some people thought that when the mines were worked out the town would be abandoned.

Mr. Ming was in politics a Democrat and took a lively interest in the offices of Helena, serving as Alderman of the city, and aided in every way possible in building and improving the city. Among his building enterprises he saw the need of a good opera house and built the one that now bears his name. In his business career he sometimes met with heavy losses, particularly in the cat- tle business, but succeeded, nevertheless, in accumulat- ing a nice fortune, and built on his property on the west side one of the best residences in that part of the town on a large lot in a beautiful location overlooking the city of Helena and the fine surrounding scenery.

In 1868 Mr. Ming married Miss Katherine L. Cole, a native of Ohio, and they had two sons, John H. and James L., both of them now young gentlemen of educa- tion and bright prospects, one of them preparing for Yale College, and the other soon to graduate from the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia. They make their home with their mother at the old homestead in Helena. Their mother is a member of the Episcopalian Church, of which Mr. Ming was also a member. Previous to his death he had for some years been a sufferer from rheumatism, and for several years was confined to his room. At last, his heart becoming affected, he died, on the 27th of December, 1887. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the Masonic fraternity. He was a man of very generous impulses, had made many friends and his death was deeply felt by his bereaved widow and sons and by the whole population of the city of which he had so long been an honorable and upright citizen.

ROBERT LEE WORD, junior member of the law firm of Smith & Word, Helena, is a native son of Montana. He was born at Virginia City, June 22, 1866, the son of Sam- nel and Sarah M. Word, nee Foster, who settled in Helena in 1887, and he came with them.

IIis educational advantages were of the best. After attending the high school 'at Ann Arbor, Michigan, he

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side on the waters which flow into Deep creek.

No mines have been discovered in this part of the Belt range until recently, but the devel- opment of those opened, promise to make this the best quartz camp in the Belt mountains.

Some late discoveries of quartz lodes at the head of Confederate Gulch have been made. On the summit the following nine quartz claims have Leen located,-some on the west slope and some on the east: The Grey Eagle, Ida Lode, Red Ro- ver, Slim Jim, Three Sisters, Lone Tree, West- ern Star, Gold Hill and Snow Bird. All these elaims have iron caps carrying free gold. One

went to Exeter, New Hampshire, and while preparing there for Yale College his health failed, so that he had to rest and recuperate. He then attended Columbia Law School, in New York city. Previous to eutering this school, however, he had read law in his father's office and been admitted to the bar. After his return from New York he entered the law firm of Word & Smith, which was then changed to Word, Smith & Word, and, after his father's retirement from the firm, to Smith & Word. From 1887 to 1889 Mr. Word served as Clerk of the Supreme Court of Montana. In his political prin- ciples he is Democratie, but he has never aspired to office.

Mr. Word is a young man of marked ability, is follow- ing in the footsteps of his honored father, and is starting out upon a career that has every promise of success. He is unmarried, and resides with his parents in their beau- tiful home in Helena.

GEORGE W. KING, the leading medical practitioner of Marysville, descended from one of the pioneer families of Vermont, his ancestors having located in that State pre- vious to the Revolutionary war. The paternal grandfather served with Washington in that struggle and participated in the hardships endured by the patriot soldiers at Valley Forge. The father of our subject, Cyrus W. King, was also born in Vermont. He married Miss Louisa E. Dun- can, a native of Quebec, Canada, and a daughter of James Duncan, an early settler of that province and founder of the village of Chrysastum. Hle resided there until his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-four years. Mr. and Mrs. King had ten children, six sons and four daughters, nine of whom still survive. The father lived to a good old age, and the mother is still living, aged eighty-seven years.

George W. King, the ninth child in order of birth in the above family, was born at Malone, New York, Octo- ber 20, 1852. He attended the public schools of his na- tive piace, afterward took a special course at the Cornell University, and graduated at the medical department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, in 1877. He

shaft was sunk to permanent water, where the oxide of iron changed to sulphuret.

Several crevice veins have been opened in the variegated argillaceous shales in the foot-hills east of Toston, in the Russel District. Among the claims located and represented by a large amount of work, are the Grant, O. K., Gray Eagle, Poker Stake, War Eagle and Blue Cloud. The ores are oxides and sulphurets of iron car- rying gold, sulphurets and carbonates of copper and lead containing silver and gold. These prospects are in strong vertical crevice veins which cut across the shales in direct lines and

then served as assistant surgeon at the university one year, next followed the practice of his profession at Kempton, Illinois, two and a half years, practiced in New York city one year, and then went to Chicago. While in that city Mr. King suffered a severe attack of pneumonia. After his recovery he was offered the position of surgeon at Marysville for the Montana company, and believing that the climate of this place would prove beneficial to his health, he accepted, arriving here in 1883. Mr. King has since resided in this city, and has filled his position with the company in a most satisfactory manner, as well as doing a general practice in Marysville and the sur- rounding country. He has also invented many appliances for his use in surgery. One is a valuable device in which to set fractured limbs, and another is used to place injured men while raising them out of the mines. He takes special and laudable pride in surgery, and has per- formed many difficult and important operations with the utmost success, which he has from time to time reported in interesting articles to the medical association of the State. He is a member of that society and has the honor of being its first vice-president. The Doctor has invested largely in Helena city property, where he has built a beautiful residence, but gives close attention to his pa- tients at Marysville.

Dr. King was married July 25, 1881, to Miss Aramella J. Griffin. They have two daughters,-Georgia E. and Mildred L.,-both born in Montana. Our subject is a member of the Masonie fraternity, of the Knight Tem- plars and Shrine, and also of the A. O. U. W. and the K. of P. In political matters he affiliates with the Re- publican party.

EDWIN II. IRVINE, one of the most prominent real-es- tate factors of Butte City, and business men of the place, came to Montana in 1864.

Ile was born in Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky, October 11, 1837. His father, Col. William L. Irving, was a native of Madison county, same State, of Scotch- Irish ancestry, who had settled in America in very early times. His grandfather, David C. Irvine, was one of the

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for long distances through hills and valleys. Whether more work would develop these good- looking prospects into rich and productive mines, no one can tell from present indications; but the facts that these veins are in or near the copper belt above named, that they are in the same shales as the mines in that belt, and that they contain the same ores, should give more hopes of finding good mines in this district. Such are the mines and prospects of mines in the Belt mountains. If its quartz veins shall prove as productive as its placer deposits have,

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An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens, Part 153

Author: Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. cn Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis pub. co. Number of Pages: 1216

Author: Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. cn
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis pub. co.
Number of Pages: 1216