Here again are a few undated posts from Mary’s journal . . .
Jno. Duffy born in Mayo, Ireland 1829-12-12 came to U.S. in 1854. He came up the Missouri river on the Minehaha[sic] [1. By A.B. Richardson (auctioneer) (Morning Oregonian September 4, 1871, p.2) (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons] to Ft. Benton then to Helena in 1866. At one time he had an int[erest] in the Drum Lummond & sold it to Thos. Cruse for 10,000. He had a farm in Prickley Pear Valley. He lived to be over 90 yrs. old.
Thos. Frances Meagher (his statue is in Helena by the capitol)[2. Image by Montanabw (Own work) {CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)}, via Wikimedia Commons] came to Virginia City, he was appointed Sec. of Mont. Territory by Gov. Edgerton. Supposed to be a nephew to Lawrence Walsch.
Jno. A. Stemple worked at Gloster & Empire mines about 1871. Built a 10 stamp[3.Detail of Original 10-Stamp Mill – Donovan’s Mill, Silver City, Lyon County, NV. date unknown. Photograph. Lib. of Cong., Washington D.C. Lib. of Cong.Web. 24 Feb 2018. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003001110/PP/>.] at the Whipporwill mine & sold his int[erest] in 1877 for $12,000. He discovered the Pigeon mine in 1876.
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