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 Pioneer City, Montana. The first of two "Pioneers" in Montana, this mining town thrived on large amounts of placer gold taken from the local gulch. The frustrations of living in a mining camp were captured in the following poem from a local bartender.- Published in The Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer on April 27, 1871 Take pity, Miss Fanny The Belle of Pioneer And grant some indulgence To a vendor of beer Whose heart rending anguish Will bring on decline Oh, God of creation, I wish you was mine. We'd live in a parlor Behind the saloon With sour-krout in plenty For our honeymoons; We'd have schnapps by the bottle To make it go down And live in more splendor Than any in town. There is Fowler and Fischer And Wallace of yore There's cows and there's chickens And many things more But none like your Perry That sells lager beer His tender heart is breaking Each day in Pioneer. So now my dear Fanny If you will incline To join me in wedlock Just drop me a line And great expectations With me you will share Not to mention the sour-krout And oceans of beer. Pioneer City, April 24th, 1871 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 715 Oak ST, Anaconda, MT 59711
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