European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Capital Helena population 674,767 1960 census area 147,138 so. I. Flower bitter Root Lewis a Slat Capitol u crowned with a native Copper dome. Historic mining area is Home of ghost towns. By Odice Mcdaniel staff writer who Vrr i delighted with my etude u either wild beaut or a  Baron people in Mon Tenn might not agree it with this famous English philosopher but for Good reason. Montana has More Ince for Solitude than anything else and people come from Many parts of the world to enjoy it. The treasure state offer the largest variety of True wilderness area teeming with a Jib by , a a other wildlife that can be found in the Continental United states. Here Are the Rocky Mountain with scenery unexcelled for breath taking Beauty Crystal Clear i treat and Virgin forests where you can roam with unbelievable Freedom myriad wild Flowers Sweet Earth smells whispering Pines and rising trails open an adventure for you to a Panorama of nature s great outdoors. The Rocky mountains Cross the state ram Northwest to Southeast and us spurs and ranges occupy two fifths of the state s area in the West and Southwest. The main portion of the state is occupied by the great Plains. Peaks of the Continental Divide Tower ing More than 10,000 it. Give an average Altitude to Montana of 3,400 feet but More than one half of the state s total area is below 3.000 feet this Low average much lower than any other Rocky Mountain state to some extent offsets its Northern position and temper the  an area of 147.138 Square Miles and Only some 674,767 inhabitants Montana has plenty of room but people can t liven space. The four major sources of income Are agriculture  minerals and tourism. Major farm products include wheat and other grains cattle sheep an sugar beets. Next in importance to farming and live Stock is the mining Industry. Copper min ing dates from 1880 when Marcus Daly first exploited it. The biggest smelter is at Anaconda which also has what is said to be the largest mineralogical Laboratory in the world. Large cities Are few and far Between in Montana. The state has Only 30 cities and towns with More than a 3,500 population. The largest is great Falls with less than 60,000 people Helena is the capital am ranks fourth in population. Rich in Indian and Cowboy lore great Falls sits on a Fertile Plain with the powerful Missouri River at its knee and the mountains at its Back. Today As the Center of Montana s Highway system and air lanes. Great Falls acts As a funnel for travel to Canada and Alaska and for traffic from the East and West. The surround ing Region is Rich in minerals of Many kinds including Oil. Its manufacturing industries include Oil refineries Railroad shops packing Plant Sand the electrolytic Plant of the Anaconda mining co. In addition the City has flour Mills and  of the most important my Fng towns in the state an Butte and Anaconda. Bulte has the title of the richest Hill in the world because of the great Mineral deposits that have a can extracted Tom be Neath it. Its Copper mines have Ore Worth billion of dollars and us surf Are in the mining District s Gilr ironed with railway tracks to the mines and dotted with Shaft houses smokestacks and steel hoist Frumen. Butte has same 27,000 people and is the Home of the Montana school of mine. Copper is King in Anaconda with a popu lation of More than 11,000. Here is locate the Anaconda company s smelter for processing Copper Zinc manganese and other Nan ferrous metals. But the greatest institution in Montana is not dams or refineries or Industry of any sort. It is the memory of a Man Charlie rus sell Cowboy artist sculptor and author who combined in one personality the characteristics montanans most Admire. One of his most famous paintings Isth end of the  his Indian and Cowboy paintings command big prices so do his sculpturing. If you Tiro of seeing Glacier or Yellowstone National Parks ghost towns and other above ground scenery then go under it at Lewis and Clark caverns just off . Highway 10, South of Helena. Guided Tours Are offered from May 1 through sept. 30 and camping facilities Are free. Two historical Sites of the slate Are the Custer Battlefield cemetery and the big Hole Battlefield National  most famous Battle in All of Ameri Ca s Indian wars was the Battle of the Little big Horn Custer s last stand. . Cavalry led by George Armstrong Custer met disaster there at the hands seven dwarfs formation. I ally 24, 1963 a Granite Shaft and smaller memorials Dot the site of storied Battle Cutler i last stand. The stars and stripes of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors led by sitting Bull on june 25, 1876. In big Horn county near Hardin the visitor ran see the whole Hillside Bat Learea and imagine for himself what must have occurred. The terrain has change but let Lar from what it Wax then. The Battlefield is marked by n Granite memorial and headstones showing where the soldiers fell. Twelve Miles West of Wisdom u the big Hole Battlefield National Monument which stands As a tribute both to the . Sol Diers who gave their lives and to the indians they fought chief Joseph and Planez Perce. This Battle was a tragic episode in the struggle to confine the indians to their reservations. The nex Perec attempting to flee peacefully from present Day Idaho to the Canadian Border were attacked at. Dawn aug. 9, 1887 by . Troops. In the Melee women and children As Well As warriors were  taken by Surprise chief Joseph regrouped his warriors and forced the soldiers to fall Back. As darkness fell Mostof the indians disappeared. A few remained to harass the soldiers until chief Joseph could Lead his people away. The chief almost reached his goal aftera Long struggle. His famous ret rent was ended within sight of Canada when troop finally caught the Nez Perce at the Bear s Paw Battlefield n r Chinook. After a six Day siege. Chief Joseph surrendered. The first White men to visit Montana Are said to have been the French Vren Dryes father and son in 1743. The next exploration was by the Lewis and Clark expedition which reached the Vaalen Bor Der of the state in j905. Manuel Lisa in 1807 built trading Poeton the Yellowstone at the Mouth of the big Horn River the first building in Mon Tana. That same year one of is men John Colter discovered the. Future Yellowstone National Park. Settlement of the Region never got under Way to Earnest until Gold wms discovered in 1836 by James and Cray Lyle Stuart. The next year a Richer strike was made on Grasshopper Creek near the town of Barmack. Gold was later discovered in Alder Gulch where Virginia City grew Upland soon out distanced All its  first newspaper the Montana Post a started at Virginia City in 1864. About the same time. Last Chance Gulch the site of the future capital City of Helena was discovered. Montana was then organized As a territory and became a slate on nov. 8. 1889. To the visitor and native alike. Montana Means Many things. It is cowboys branding cattle after round up or a Rodeo it Bil Lings or at one of the other towns. It is fishing in a Clear Stream or Laker watching an old prospector pan for Gold. It s watching a Bear cub climb a try or a Moose Ford a Stream. It in stalking Elk coot or Rocky Moun Tain sheep or sitting before a Camp lire drinking hot Coffee at end of a Day s Hunt. Page. 13