P a g e 4 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y The Pantry Shelf PORK ROAST WITH SWEET POTATOES Score in squares a 6 -pound pork roast, baste frequently until nearly done. Then place sweet potatoes around the roast. The potatoes should be boiled until nearly done before placing in the roasting pan. Sprinkle over them a small handful of brown sugar and salt to taste. Brown nicely and baste frequently while cooking. Mrs. Nina Black, Jefferson Island. HEALTH SALAD Dissolve a package of lemon jello in 1 cup boiling water and add 1 cup of juice from a can of crushed pineapple. Then add 1 cup crushed pineapple, 1 cup raw grated carrot, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vinegar. Mold and serve on lettuce with salad dressing. Mrs. Cleve Hotz, Malta. CRANBERRY SHERBET 1 pint cranberries 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon gelatin 4 cups water 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon lemon juice Cook cranberries in 2 cups water, put through sieve, add sugar while hot, then gelatin which has been dissolved in a cup water, then put in the rest of the water. Let freeze until mushy. Beat the whites of eggs and beat up together; then freeze again. Mrs. C. B. Bull, Wolf Point. - The Sanders County Independent Newspaper (Thompson Falls), April 30, 1941 Accessed at: montananewspapers.org Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz The Elliston mining district is about 20 miles west of Helena and south of the Little Blackfoot River. It includes the town of Elliston which is the first town on the Northern Pacific Railroad west of the Continental Divide. The mining district includes the town of Elliston but is generally south of the river in mountainous, heavily-forested terrain. Early reports on the district described about 15 productive mines, most of which were from five to 11 miles south of the town. The Elliston district began as a placer operation along the Little Blackfoot River during the 1860s, but the gold deposits were poor and little production occurred. It was not until the 1890s, when lode mining was developed south of town, that the district began to produce significant amounts of ore. Most of the production from the lode mining occurred between 1890 and 1908, at which point the total production was estimated at $2,750,000. Other important industries of the district included woodcutting and mining limestone. - Montana DEQ Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz The Madisonian, Jan. 1, 1886
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