Successor of Monte Cristo Mountaineer of ’94 s>” ; .. S’ X'> THE TURNTABLE , / L Him SCHOONER SALOON SCENE OF BLOODY FIGHT -T 2nd Edition TheGHOST TOWN NEWS B & 6 A BIT OF MINING TOWN PHILOSOPHY Drink and the gang drinks with you, Swear off and you go it alone, For the barroom bum who drinks your rum Has a quenchless thirst all his own— Feast, and your friends are many, Fast, and they cut you dead. They’ll not get mad if you treat them bad So long as their stomachs are fed- Steal if you get a million, For then you can furnish bail, It’s the great big thief who gets out on leave, While the little one goes to jail. The estimated cost of the sixty-three miles of rail of the Everett-Monte Cristo Railroad was between $1,800,000 and $2,000,000. I 5 ?■ Sped® News Item July 1, 1958 The Old Bunker Perched On the Cliff On Williams Mountain Is Down! Built in the early 1890's by the Wilmans Min­ ing Company the bunker had been one of the visible ghostly attractions at Monte Cristo. All sightseers at Monte Cristo could see the skeleton 2000 feet above the level of the town site. And the questions asked by many . . . "How did they get the material up there?" It was symbolic of one of the gigantic feais accomplished by the rugged pioneer miners, like the aerial tramways, concentrator and sixty-three miles of railroad in three years. The cook-bunk- house on the same cliff had long since been gone but the bunker stood silhouetted against a snow bank. On the night of June 30-July 1st, 1958 it col­ lapsed. Now, like the many other man-made "foot­ prints at Monte Cristo, the old bunker is gone! AGITATION AGAIN FLARES UP AGAINST THE 'BLAZING STUMP’ The citizens of this little mining town are threatening to forcibly close the "den”, as they commonly call the famous gambling house. Hints as to dealing it the same fate as the irate citizens of Granite Falls dealt the Monahan Saloon are now above a whisper. (Ed. note) In the early mining days the law' _. UAabiding citizens of Granite Falls ejected the owner a disreputable "dive” a mile out of town, on t^e Everett'Monte Cristo railroad. They broke igg UP furniture, ejected the owner and dynamited &£**** the place. After extraordinary feat and accomplishment and by means of a clever switchback up the last steep mile upgrade, the railroad reached the miiv ing town of Monte Cristo in August, 1893. The only remaining evidence of this — a permanent symbol—is the turntable still to be seen at the terminal. But Monte Cristo has other reminders of the past. One is the accumulation of old relics and pictures on display. Nature is fast reclaiming its own and it is hard at times to convince the casual visitor that the wooded townsite once boast' ed of three hotels, rooming houses, a general store, :. post office, barber shop, tailor shop, schoolhouse and the inevitable dance halls and saloons. Monte Cristo-also had its own newspaper. It may be another century before the evergreens entirely recapture the valley and hide altogether the silent remains—the battered relics of human enterprise of the 90’s. After the hectic mining activities, Monte Cristo came into its own as a historic spot for campers, hikers, mountain lovers and vacation' $ ing .tourists. Its pleasant surroundings, flavored with its colorful past, a past slightly tinged with its own sort of wickedness, lends itself to human interest as well as relaxation. The Monte Cristo L^ge operates in the re' habilitated cookhouse of t^e Boston American ’ ' in 1912. Foggy p- J ■ e • ■ i C- '' ' MONTE CRISTO TOWNSITE 1894 1890 GHOSTS OF OLD TOWN WALK AGAIN THE STREETS OF MONTE CRISTO, DESERTED and OVERGROWN 60 YEARS AFTER ITS ' HEY-DAY, ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE AGAIN . . . Knives were drawn, pistols flashed and furni' || tyre broken in a saloon brawl at the Schooner Saloon lastxnight. The kindly wife of our local ticket agent, Mrs. Copestick was again called on to treat and bandage. She later admitted that with the drinks knocked out of them the brawlers Mining Company. It wa5 built i: were not so submissive to treatment and leeching. Mountain in the background. < ■ ■ I fife®' , OCR Text: Successor of Monte Cristo Mountaineer of ’94 s>” ; .. S’ X'> THE TURNTABLE , / L Him SCHOONER SALOON SCENE OF BLOODY FIGHT -T 2nd Edition TheGHOST TOWN NEWS B & 6 A BIT OF MINING TOWN PHILOSOPHY Drink and the gang drinks with you, Swear off and you go it alone, For the barroom bum who drinks your rum Has a quenchless thirst all his own— Feast, and your friends are many, Fast, and they cut you dead. They’ll not get mad if you treat them bad So long as their stomachs are fed- Steal if you get a million, For then you can furnish bail, It’s the great big thief who gets out on leave, While the little one goes to jail. The estimated cost of the sixty-three miles of rail of the Everett-Monte Cristo Railroad was between $1,800,000 and $2,000,000. I 5 ?■ Sped® News Item July 1, 1958 The Old Bunker Perched On the Cliff On Williams Mountain Is Down! Built in the early 1890's by the Wilmans Min­ ing Company the bunker had been one of the visible ghostly attractions at Monte Cristo. All sightseers at Monte Cristo could see the skeleton 2000 feet above the level of the town site. And the questions asked by many . . . "How did they get the material up there?" It was symbolic of one of the gigantic feais accomplished by the rugged pioneer miners, like the aerial tramways, concentrator and sixty-three miles of railroad in three years. The cook-bunk- house on the same cliff had long since been gone but the bunker stood silhouetted against a snow bank. On the night of June 30-July 1st, 1958 it col­ lapsed. Now, like the many other man-made "foot­ prints at Monte Cristo, the old bunker is gone! AGITATION AGAIN FLARES UP AGAINST THE 'BLAZING STUMP’ The citizens of this little mining town are threatening to forcibly close the "den”, as they commonly call the famous gambling house. Hints as to dealing it the same fate as the irate citizens of Granite Falls dealt the Monahan Saloon are now above a whisper. (Ed. note) In the early mining days the law' _. UAabiding citizens of Granite Falls ejected the owner a disreputable "dive” a mile out of town, on t^e Everett'Monte Cristo railroad. They broke igg UP furniture, ejected the owner and dynamited &£**** the place. After extraordinary feat and accomplishment and by means of a clever switchback up the last steep mile upgrade, the railroad reached the miiv ing town of Monte Cristo in August, 1893. The only remaining evidence of this — a permanent symbol—is the turntable still to be seen at the terminal. But Monte Cristo has other reminders of the past. One is the accumulation of old relics and pictures on display. Nature is fast reclaiming its own and it is hard at times to convince the casual visitor that the wooded townsite once boast' ed of three hotels, rooming houses, a general store, :. post office, barber shop, tailor shop, schoolhouse and the inevitable dance halls and saloons. Monte Cristo-also had its own newspaper. It may be another century before the evergreens entirely recapture the valley and hide altogether the silent remains—the battered relics of human enterprise of the 90’s. After the hectic mining activities, Monte Cristo came into its own as a historic spot for campers, hikers, mountain lovers and vacation' $ ing .tourists. Its pleasant surroundings, flavored with its colorful past, a past slightly tinged with its own sort of wickedness, lends itself to human interest as well as relaxation. The Monte Cristo L^ge operates in the re' habilitated cookhouse of t^e Boston American ’ ' in 1912. Foggy p- J ■ e • ■ i C- '' ' MONTE CRISTO TOWNSITE 1894 1890 GHOSTS OF OLD TOWN WALK AGAIN THE STREETS OF MONTE CRISTO, DESERTED and OVERGROWN 60 YEARS AFTER ITS ' HEY-DAY, ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE AGAIN . . . Knives were drawn, pistols flashed and furni' || tyre broken in a saloon brawl at the Schooner Saloon lastxnight. The kindly wife of our local ticket agent, Mrs. Copestick was again called on to treat and bandage. She later admitted that with the drinks knocked out of them the brawlers Mining Company. It wa5 built i: were not so submissive to treatment and leeching. Mountain in the background. < ■ ■ I fife®' , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),Local History Articles,Other (articles, research, etc.),Ghost Town News.pdf,Ghost Town News.pdf Page 1, Ghost Town News.pdf Page 1