JANUARY 2023 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From the River Press, Jan. 20, 1892 Tidbits of Farlin, Montana Local company predicts Farlin to be “One of the best camps in the state.” - 1903 as reported by the Dillon Examiner As mining camps started to boom, so did the dangers involved with attaining those payouts. Fourteen miles west of Glen and north of Bannack, the camp of Farlin would grow to a population of about 500. The Indian Queen mine was a great producer for a period of time and treated her workers well. But, the pioneers of this camp would face many trials and tribulations along the way. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Several miners working the night shift on June 6 of 1904 underwent quite an experience. According to the Dillon Examiner, an exhaust pipe leading from the gasoline engine was somehow disconnected and by midnight, it Accessed via: https://montananewspapers.org had reached the lower levels of the mine. As panic set in, some of the men made it out just by the skin of their teeth. Fortunately, no serious results were reported. Poor old Thomas Williams, a well known miner of Farlin, would meet his maker while working in the Indian Queen. It was August 8th, 1906, a Monday morning. Thomas was working down in a winze with fellow miner Reme Coyner and for most of the day, things ran smoothly. But, when buckets Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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