Featured in this lot is a collection of more than thirty-five (35) historical newspapers of The Mountaineer from Marysville, Montana which date from 1897 to 1906. Marysville was a bustling mining town in the 1880s and 1890s and was the center of gold mining in Montana. The story of the Drumlummon Mine is the story of the town. Total production from Drumlummon is estimated to have been $50,000,000. The town had something very unique for a mining camp-a baseball field with bleachers that still stands albeit its age and weathered appearance. At its peak, Marysville was a hub for all the smaller mining locales, with two railroad lines, 26 bars, at least seven hotels and a brewery. Estimates are upwards of 5,500 people called the town home, with 10,000 living in the greater area, but beginning in the ’20s it was thought that the gold had run out, and those seeking a fortune moved on to greener pastures or richer mountains. The early newspapers are chock full of period advertising including clothiers, groceries, hardware and lumber, and "cure-all medicines" such as "Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure", "DeWitt's Early Risers", Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy", and "Dr. King's New Life Pills", as well as news about local mines and opinion pieces. Until 1904, the newspaper was titled, "A Weekly Newspaper, Devoted to the Local and Mining Interests of the People of Montana", but in 1906 it was titled, "A Republican Newspaper Published in the Interests of the Plain People, Owing Allegiance to No Corporation, Faction or Individual." Paid advertising appears to have dropped off considerably with the new format. The 35+ bi-fold newspapers are fragile but in good condition considering their age, some tears and foxing noted throughout, measuring 24"L x 18"W closed, 36"W x 24"L opened, 12.5"L x 9.25"W folded.