Deer Lodge ~ Lewis & Clarke County Montana Newspapers, 1894
Deer Lodge County
Population
15,155. Large prairies, affording pasturage; soil in the valleys
fertile. Mining: gold and silver. This county is said to contain
the largest copper smelting works in the world, the "Anaconda,"
also the most productive silver mine, the Granite Montana. The
U. S. Penitentiary for Montana, the State Insane Asylum, and
College of Montana are also in this county.
Anaconda, Population 3,975
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Review |
L. O. Leonard |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1884 |
| Standard |
Standard Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Dem. |
1889 |
Deer Lodge City, Population 1,463
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Churchman |
E. G. Prout |
Month |
Religon |
1883 |
| New Northwest |
Jas. W. Fox |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1869 |
| Silver State |
Hass & Son |
Wed. |
Dem. |
1889 |
Fergus County
Population 3,514. Soil fertile and well
watered; gold, silver, and coal mines. Products: live-stock,
wool, gold, silver, corn, wheat, oats, barley, and vegetables.
Lewistown, Population
400
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Argus |
J. M. Vroomau |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1883 |
Flathead County
A new county formed from Missoula
county. Surface, mountainous. Valleys well adapted to
agriculture. Considerable manufacturing carried on.
Columbia Falls, Population 450
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| The Columbian |
Jno. W. Pace |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1891 |
Kalispell, Population 2,000
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Flath'd Herald Journal |
Moore &Houtz |
Friday |
Dem. |
1891 |
| Graphic |
Mock & O'Connor |
Wed. |
Rep. |
1891 |
| Inter Lake |
C. O. Ingalls. Mgr |
Friday |
Rep. |
1890 |
Gallatin County
Population 6,246. Mountainous, with
extensive fertile valleys; largest grain-raising valleys in
Montana; extensive argenti-ferous galena and coal mines. Coal
fields cover 50,000 square miles, and 1,000 men are employed in
their development. Products: wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, hay;
cattle.
Bozeman, Population 2,143
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Avant Courier |
W. W. Alderson |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1871 |
| Chronicle |
Yerkes & Fell |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1883 |
| New Issue |
New Issue Pub. Co. |
Friday |
Prohib. |
1890 |
Granite County
New county, no statistics.
Phillipsburg, Population 1,058
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Mail |
Bryan Bros. & Co. |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1887 |
Jefferson County
Population 6,026. Products: oats,
barley, wheat, potatoes, butter, hay; live-stock. Gold is the
chief export. Several quartz and saw mills.
Boulder, Population 1,146
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Sentinel |
B. A. Robertson |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1885 |
| The Age |
Will Kennedy |
Wed. |
Ind. |
1888 |
Lewis & Clarke County
Population 19,145. Mountainous; soil
fertile in the valleys. Products: wheat, oats, barley, potatoes,
butter, hay; livestock; gold and silver.
Helena, Population 13,834
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Christian Advocate |
A. D. Raleigh |
S. -M. |
Religon |
1881 |
| Herald |
Herald Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Rep. |
1866 |
| Herald |
Weekly Editiou |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1866 |
|
Independent |
Independent Pub. Co. |
Daily |
Dem. |
1871 |
| Independent |
Weekly Edition |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1867 |
| Mining Area |
Mining Area Pub. Co. |
S. -M. |
Mining |
1893 |
Marysville, Population 500
| Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
| Mountaineer |
W. C Mahurin |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Montana Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index
Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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