P a g e 2 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y attack out hunting grouse before he was able to give away the goose. The Hidden Hand would be the first lode mine to be claimed in the district. The chief producer of the district would end up being the Emery Mine named after W. C. Emery who relocated the score after John Renault’s initial discovery in 1888. The Bonanza Mine was first located by W.T. Zosell in 1895 and the camp of Zosell sprouted up soon afterward. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz The company town of Emery opened a post office in 1896. Local newspapers described Emery as keeping “well supported stores and an excellently appointed boarding house”. The production of lodes from 1891 to 1928 was valued at approximately $675,000 with 45% of that representing gold. To Get There: From Deer Lodge, turn east on Milwaukee Ave. Follow to Boulder Road and take a left. Turn right on Emery Road and stay on Emery Road for approx. 8 miles until you reach the town. Warren Park– Garnet, MT. Picnic and Play Among the Pines- Children once hopped on the wooden swings you can still see suspended from the tree limbs. Women in long dresses unpacked picnic dinners on tables shaded by fresh cut pine boughs. It's easy to imagine the park's founder, Edward Warren, taking in the festivities with an appreciative grin. The park proved more successful than his solitary mine a mile from Garnet. He missed company, but loved the natural beauty surrounding his cabin. His answer? He spent many months constructing the gentle trail and forest playground near his home as a gift to the community and an end to his loneliness. Scattered benches and swings provided leisurely rest stops for Garnet residents visiting Warren Park. Warren built a double swing from barrel staves and suspended it from a tree. Two people sat facing each other, with their feet on a platform. You can Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz see the remains of swings with poles instead of side ropes. The poles pivoted on hand-forged, iron links. Edward Brook Warren: 1840 to post-1917. Warren served in the Civil War but little else is known of his past before he took up mining here. He was kind to children, played Santa Claus in the 1917 school play and carried dried figs and wheat in his pockets- "a pioneer health addict," according to Garnet resident Helen Ritchey Smith (who died in 1986). Warren eventually retired to Long Beach, California. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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