P a g e 8 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r From a late 1940s/early 1950s brochure: OX BOW CAFÉAlder, MT The Ox Bow Café at Alder, Montana, is just a short drive from Butte, and is located in the heart of Montana’s most colorful history. Just a stone’s throw to the north you will find old Robbers Roost, famous hangout of Henry Plummer’s Gang. To the east and south, Virginia City still stands and lives over the days of color and strife so well known to the old timers who have passed along this trail in the endless search for wealth. This area through Alder Gulch once boasted over 40,000 inhabitants, and $200,000,000 in gold was taken from this fourteen-mile stretch. Speaking of stretches, George Ives did his last one up the road just a few miles towards Virginia City. George was the first customer the Vigilantes had, but the boys apparently gave him their best services, because there is no record of any complaints. Of course George kicked a little at first, but appeared not to mind afterwards. Well, they say gold and good food is where you find it. Ah yes, pahdner, start digging. -Bea Burrill Ad from The Madisonian, June 12, 1959, Accessed via: www.montananewspapers.org Current Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz My/Donor Information: SUBSCRIBE TO THE GHOST TOWNS AND HISTORY OF MONTANA NEWSLETTER! Renewal? Y/N Send a Gift to: NAME____________________________________ NAME___________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________ ADDRESS_________________________________ CITY______________________________________ CITY_____________________________________ STATE__________________ZIP________________STATE_________________ ZIP________________ Yearly subscriptions are $19.95 (published monthly). Please make checks payable to Ghost Towns & History of MT, LLC and send with this clipping to P.O. Box 932 Anaconda, MT 59711
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