MORE ON THE DEERFIELD, MONTANA HORSE CAR TOKEN

I greatly enjoyed Paul's piece on the Deerfield token in the last issue of The E-Sylum. Here are two more ideas for confirming the existence of this horse car line:

1. I believe even back then the states may have had the equivalent of Public Service Commissions that licence street railways.

2. Maybe a county or state historical library could turn up some mention of a street railway for Deerfield. That's not something that happens every day.

After sitting in front of this screen for a couple of hours, I came up with a little information that may be of interest.

R.L. Polk & Co. of Helena, published their first Lewiston City Directory and Fergus County Directory in 1904. The listings for Deerfield, Montana, are on pages 129-130.

"A country postoffice on the Judith river, first settled 1887, 25 miles northwest of Lewiston, the banking and shipping point, Jesse Sampler; postmaster." A list of 23 residents follows without any A. Myers.

IMHO the token is a mule. Deerfield, Montana, could not even think of supporting a horse car line.

Paul Cunningham adds:

To read the complete article, see: THE DEERFIELD, MONTANA HORSE CAR TOKEN (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n01a21.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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