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Show May Dredge Bed of Yellowstone River for Gold HELEN" A, Mont. Feb. 1. A formal application for a least- to dredge the bed of the Yellowstone river for gold was filed Tuesday with the state land board The plan Is to dredge the entire en-tire river from Columbia to the park, a distance of approximately 150 miles. Gold is being panned, it was said, at numerous places along the river and It had been estimated many millions could be taken fro mthe bed of tho stream by dredging "p rations The state will receive a royalty should the plan be successful. |