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' w .- CHOTBAU ÀCANTHA in Montana’s Gravel Bars; Diamond Once Found in Pioneer Gulch By IDWAIO B. REYNOLDS 1T is doubtful If even Ripley weald consider diamond mining in Mon- New $225,000 Residence Hall At State University Completed bat- such a venture is not Montana Dwarf Looks Back . entirely improbable. Mining in the ITreasure mate always baa been connected with tbe various mrtsH ■ On Life of Colorful Events principally gold, silver, copper, sine and lead. It is on these metals that With not more than three years left birthday he grew to his full height oí Butte has gained its reputation of be­ to live, Don Ward of Missoula, Mon­ 47 inches. As a trapeze performer his ing situated on "the richest hill on tana’s only native-son dwarf, is out toweight was 75 pounds. He now weighs earth,” and that Anaconda was created "make the most” of his remaining days,123 pounds. as the site of the world’s largest copper looking back on a colorful past packed Butte Favorite City smelter with Great Falls as the site with a multitude of interesting ex­ In recent years Ward has worked as of one of the world's greatest copper periences such as the average personan entertainer in various Montana refineries. is never privileged to enjoy. cities and appeared at several celebra­ However, despite all the fame gained Now 64, the 47-inch-tall man who tions. Butte is among his favorite cities. by these three cities in the mining was Mrs. Tom Thumb’s original coach­ “I’ve been three years in Europe and world for metals, Montana is also famed man in Europe, who traveled the circus 19 times in every state and every as a mining state in which precious routes for 19 years and who is the onlyprovince of Canada, but I’ve never met gems are found in commercially im­ little man ever to work on a trapeze,a better class of people, more con­ portant quantities. And believe It or plans to spend his last years in thegenial and more helpful than those In not—a diamond was found In the Montana he knows and loves so well. Butte,” he says. Treasure state, as well. “I have double leakage of the heart According to Ward, one of the prin­ The diamond was found in the fam­ and the doctors tell me I can’t live cipal troubles little people have is from ous old placer mining town of. Pioneer, more than another three years,” hecurious children, some larger than the in Powell county. Furthermore, it was says. “But I’m going to have all thedwarfs themselves. not a gem dropped from its setting fun I can and enjoy myself. I’ve been There’s also the matter of dogs—but on the hand of Bulldog Kate, Calamity more fortunate than many people—ina dwarf can carry a heavy cane, such Jane or any other of the historic fact, you might say that I’ve beenas the one Ward has, to drive them characters who may have or may have ‘lucky.’ I’ve had a lot of experiences away. not passed through Pioneer. It was a I wouldn’t trade for anything—and no real diamond found in its natural state. regrets.” Although considerable interest was raised locally at the time of the find- Born at Victor lng of the diamond, there has never The little man, who is well known In INDIANS ADOPT been any Intense prospecting for that An "open” house for students has foyer and one telephone connected di­ closets, telephones, laundry, showers Butte as an entertainer at various cele­ valued Jewel. On the other hand sap­been planned for the opening of the rectly with the city system (other and other equipment. Though for ordi­ brations was born at Victor, the first beautiful new $225,000 residence hall phones connected through the univer­ nary use it is directly connected with and only—he claims—Montana-born phires have been prospected for and dwarf. WAYS OF WHITES mined extensively in Montana. at Montana State university early insity central office). There are largethe remainder of the building, it can the fall quarter. A dormitory for upper- linen closets. Each laundry room Isbe shut off. This has been done In order Don recalls that when he was one Curiously enough Montana sapphiresclass women, the hall is the fourth equipped with three tubs, three ironing to provide special accommodationsyear old his head had grown until heONLY FEW TRIBES CLING TO are mined from a lead very similarresidence building on the campus and boards, irons and a-large drier. during summer sessions. Unit B can required a 71 hat—the same size which WAYS OF FOREFATHERS, to that in which the diamonds arewas built after considerable study of house 36 residents. he wears today. mined in Africa. They occur in a The basement of the new building SAYS BUREAU latest innovations in residence hallhas a large recreation room, trunk Suites of Mrs. F. K. Turner, social "I can remember going to school at chimney filled with blue day. This claystructure by Prof. Monica Burke director of the new hall, and CarolineVictor when I was a boy and how tough is left to slake in the open air until room, laundry, bathrooms and seven Swearingen, director of the halls, andbedrooms. Griffith, Corbin hall director and as­it was on winter days when I had toAborigines, No Longer "Vanishing it falls to pieces and then the gemsProf. T. Q. Swearingen, maintenance sistant director of the halls, are similar.push my way through snowdrifts taller Race,” Turns Gingerly But Surely to are recovered. This process takes about The first floor contains the residence engineer. They contain a large living room,than I was,” the little man relates. Paleface Way of Living; They Beote four years. Other sapphires are found At "homecoming,” Oct. 29, when the hall director’s private office and thebuiltin kitchenette, bath and bedroom."I tried to pick out a route where the by placer mining. The Yogo and RockGrizzlies meet Idaho’s Vandals in aoffice of her secretary; three suites for Suite of Catherine McKell, South hall snow was only about up to my neck High Intellectually, Study Reveals. creek districts are the greatest sapphirerevival of their football feud, the hall staff members; two guest rooms director, contains a bedroom, livingbut that was sometimes hard to find mining centers in the state today. dormitory will be thrown open to which may be used as additionalroom and bath. Miss McKeel’s suite as I was less than three feet tall In The American Indian, no Sapphires were first found in Mon­ alumni' and other visitors. Applicationsstudent rooms; a men’s lounge; a largeis similar to the guest suite on this those days. When I was first in school a "vanishing race,” is turning__ tana by miners who were washing thefor rooms poured In before the open­ general lounge, reading room, linen same floor. The guest suite, however, I could crawl into the book space of gerly but surely to the white manfB bars on the Missouri river, not faring of school Sept. 20. closet and a large foyer, located be­may be used for student rooms. my desk. The teacher often wondered tween the front entrance and the mode of living. Only a few tribes, from Helena, for gold. These were de­ The hall, though complete In itself, Mrs. Swearingen’s office opens on where I’d disappeared.” says the bureau of Indian affair« scribed and reported on by J. Lawrencemakes up two units of a proposed north and southcentral entrances and He completed the seventh grade at are clinging to the ways of their facing the lounge. the main entrance to the building. It 8m ith in 1873. Since that time Montanafour-unit building. The present two may thus be used when the building Victor and at the age of 14 moved to forefathers. Many are obtaining has been the only place in Americaunits will house 112 girls, with excel­ Separate Unit Entrance Itself is not in use. The hall office Missoula, which he still claims as his white men’s education in schools where a systematic effort has beenlent facilities for all occupants, plus Unit B (north end of the building) opens on the first floor foyer. The home residence. provided by Uncle Sam, are learn­ made to find sapphires. three suites of staff rooms, the hall has its own entrance and stairway,men’s lounge is off the foyer. The Worked as Messenger ing to become self-sustaining In 1891 actual mining of sapphiresoffice and the offices of the director main lounge can be ventilated without In Missoula he worked as a messen­ through vocational education work, was commenced. During that year sev­of the residence halls. The main part use of its eight large casement-type ger boy for three years and there and are lowering their death rate eral companies were formed for theof the building runs north and south windows. At one end is a huge fire­ launched his long career as an enter­ by use of bureau hospitals and purpose of working the various sap­ while a wing projects west. Future place. When all furniture is installedtainer, appearing on the stage of the physicians. phire beds found in different sections building envisages the addition of aFALLS GIRL WINS it will be unusually beautifully decor­old Gem theater with William S. Van Instead of remaining the citizen of of the state. unit on the south end similar to the ated.

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