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Smith  \nCover photo:Even the white horse looks at the camera in front of the Galena mine at Sterling,c1902.MoNTANA HiSTORICAL SoCIETY  \nInside cover map:Settlements and Post Offices in Madison County.  \nISBN 0-9714285-6-5  \nGooch Hill Publishing7825 Gooch Hill RoadBozeman,Montana 59718  \nArtcraft PrintersBozeman,Montana  \nIN MEMORY OF:  \nRoberta Carkeek Cheney,for her encouragement,for her sense of humor;for her cinnamon rolls.  \nAcknowledgments  \nThe writer of regional history must rely onthose who have gone before.The outstandingwork of Melvina Lott,Minnie Paugh,JimmieSpray,and Roberta Carkeek Cheney helped me tounderstand and refine the scope of my project.Ofcourse,the centennial books on Madison Countyhistory published in 1976 and 1983 were basictools that I referred to again and again.I am mostgrateful to Ted J.Darby of Sheridan for his per-mission to copy some of the photographs in thosebooks.  \nReading the memoirs of Mary Sheehan Ronan,Frances Gilbert Albright,Sarah Raymond Hern-don,Anton M.Holter,Ellen Gordon Fletcher,Low-ell Gilman,Alexander K.McClure,James HenryMorley,James Knox Polk Miller,Grace RoffeyPratt,Francis McGee Thompson,and Muriel SibellWolle gave life to events of Madison County's past.  \nThose who answered my questions includeSmitty Overstreet,Donna Daems,Duncan McNab,Karen Shores,Stephanie and Mike Becker,DorisFischer,and Bill Gould.  \nI am indebted to Steve Jackson of the Museumof the Rockies who introduced me to the AlbertForeman Collection,a remarkable group of pho-tographs of the Madison area.Lou Ann Westlakeand Barbara Brooks helped to locate prints at theGallatin Historical Society.John C.Brook sentme photographs of the Waterloo and JeffersonIsland areas.Pat Shannon of Twin Bridges andJane Waldie of Sheridan also made photographsavailable.  \nAt the Bozeman Public Library,a remarkablegroup of reference librarians seemed to enjoytracking down answers to my endless questions:Liz Babbitt,Jane Basile,Katie Biehl,Beth Boyson,Terri Dood,Pam Henley,Camille Jackson,MaryKeifer,Liza McClelland.Librarians Darlene Tefer-hiller and Susan Howe helped as well.  \nDave Walter of the Montana Historical Societyadvised me on one or two dilemmas;Ellie Argui-mbau,Jody Foley,Barbara Pepper-Rotness,andBrian Shovers of the Society's library assisted me.Lory Morrow of the Society's photo archives pro-vided expert assistance,as did Katie Curey andBecca Kohl.Kim Scott,Kenny Kempcke,and PatEngebretsen of Montana State University's Burlin-game Special Collections helped me to locate a  \n—  \nvariety of sources,as did Renne Library referencelibrarians Brad Coon,Audrey Jean Haight,andBrenda Mathenia.  \nAt the Thompson-Hickman Library in VirginiaCity,director Joanne Erdall and Faye Rutherfordhelped me find source material.At the TwinBridges Library,James J.Weiferich directed me tohistorical data.At the Ennis Public Library,Mi-chelle Goggins answered questions.The archivesof early Madison County newspapers at the officesof The Madisonian yielded profitable information.  \nPhotographers Richard Harrison and BruceSeleym did the copy work for the black and whitephotographs.Karen Shores of Cameron read themanuscript and made helpful suggestions.JeffSchultz and Artcraft Printers designed the book.I am indebted to my husband Eugene Smith,whoserved as photographer,critic,and editor.  \nNick Shrauger,the force behind the historicalpreservation of the Christenot mill at Union City,took me on the tour of Lincoln Way and the settle-ments to the south of Virginia City.He also gavepermission to use photographs from his collec-tion.He has family ties throughout the Madisonregion.He and his wife Betty are publishing thisbook and I am grateful for their generosity.  \nTable of Contents  \n1  \n# Chapter One\n\nIntroduction  \nChapter Two  \n7  \nShallow seas cover the land;rivers and moun-tai","cbCaioLrhf3BpkwO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioLrhf3BpkwO","pdf",34008862,212,"English","# Chapter One\n## Introduction\n# 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