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Marching Through Montana and the Missouri’s Wild Reach
Aboard the Far West from Bismarck to Fort Benton the journey through Dakota and then Montana includes a devastating cyclone on the Missouri and a buffalo herd crossing, followed by Indian tensions around Poplar River and Fort Peck. The narrative ends with reflections on comradeship, frontier life, and old trading posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Fort Benton
Dakota
Montana
Manitoba
Missouri
Yellowstone
Snag
Sitting Bull
Poplar River Agency
River
Lambert
Fort Peck
Miles
Milk River
Whistler
Poplar River
Little Billee
Trilby
Devil's Elbow
Old Fort Union
American Fur Company
Northwest Company
Bridger Canon
James Bridger
Father DeSmet
Gallatin Valley
Pitter Root Valley
Rocky Mountain
Grand Canyon
Eidleweisse
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Fort Dauphin
Flower of France
Hudson Bay Company
Fort Renton
Buffalo