W.P. "PETE" and PEARL SHIPLER, Bio, Granite Co., MT

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	W.P. "PETE" and PEARL SHIPLER

Born: about 1880-1890.
Place:
Died: he passed away in the late 1950s.
Place:

Occupation:  Pete Shipler was a miner at the Nancy Hanks Mine at 
Garnet, Montana.  He also owned the Mountain View Mine.

Married:  He was married twice. 
	1st wife.
	Born:
	Place:
	Died:
	Place:  probably Garnet, Granite County, Montana.  She is 
buried at Sandpark Cemetery, Coloma, Missoula County, 
Montana.
     2nd wife.	 His second wife was Pearl ? Shipler.  Following 
his death she remarried to Mr. Lang.
     Born:
     Place:
     Died:
     Place:	

Children:  None.

His photograph is shown with other miners at the Nancy Hanks mine 
taken about 1900.   On November 26, 1917 he located the Mountain 
view Claim Group southeast of Garnet near the Nancy Hanks Mine.  
When gold went to $35.00 per ounce he constructed the Majestic 
Millsite on May 28, 1934.  He held these claims until his death in 
the late 1940's.  His wife Pearl Shipler of Deer Lodge held the 
claims until May 26, 1961 when she sold half interest to Margaret 
L. Day of Drummond.  In 1962 the claims later became the property 
of John W. Kohr.

He was known for cleaning the floor of his cabin everyday with lye 
every day.  He was fanatical about keeping his cabin clean.  It 
was said that he was the best house keeper for miles around and 
put the wives in Garnet to shame.  Following his first wife's 
death he lived by himself.  Pete remarried to Pearl and died soon 
after.





Bibliography:

Ingram, Pam, 1973.   Interview with Walter Moore concerning people 
an life in Garnet.

Hammond, Helen 1983.  Garnet-Montana's Last Gold Camp, Acme Press, 
Missoula, Montana.