Kleinstick/Cottonwood Mines    

In 1905, Sam Smith and William Alexander, who had a ranch on Cottonwood, opened a coal mine on Cottonwood. A Finlander named John Linstrom had a coal mine near where the Kleinstick Mine is today. The Linstrom mine was very hard to get to with a team and wagon to haul the coal out. The Kleinstick Mine had three different holes. The oldest one experienced a great deal of trouble with water. The next two were designed by Shorty Kleinstick so the water would run out. He also planned the mine so the air would circulate well. Some time after Mr. Bleamer died in 1926, Mrs. Bleamer sold the ranch on North Horse Creek and invested the money in the mine.