Early Montana notable residents and pioneers list
A montage of 19th century figures tied to Deer Lodge, Butte, Helena and surrounding towns. Names include Mantle, Smith, Tuttle, Bishop Malone N. Gilbert, J. R. Russell, J. Belcher, J. A. Cokam, De Ryckere, Upton, P. Andreoli, D. Cohen, Suprenant, W. Parks, J. McKinstry, Normandin, Robert Fenner, Van Gundy, Lounsbury, Samuel Thompson, James Petty, Leopold Schmidt, Beebe, Jonas, and others. The piece notes roles as senators, clergymen, city leaders, miners, merchants, craftsmen, and early settlers, illustrating regional development and community figures in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mantle
W. Edward Smith
D. $. Tuttle
Malone N. Gilbert
J. R. Russel
John X. Biedler
Prof
JA. Cokam
R. R. Deryckere
W. H L. Edwards
David N. Upton
Ed Stone
P. Andreoli
Sol Star
George F. Lavelle
Philip E. Evans
David (Mack
Tuttle
Helena
Deer Lodge
J. R. Russell
First Presbyterian Church
Butte
John X. Belcler
J. A. Cokam
RH. de Ryckere
W. H. Awards
Ban Hack
L Rst
Ea Stone
Northern Pacific
F. Lavette
Divide
Conone
D. Cohen Sr
Anaconda
Joseph Suprenant
Thomas J. Mckinstry
P. Normandin
Robert 8. Fenner
J. BE. van Gundy
Western
D.C. Lounsbury
Samuel Thompson
James K. Petty
Leopold D. Schmidt
Centennial Brewing Company
Thomas Beebe
Henry Jonas
Butte Gambler Narrates Early West Life and Mining Tales
An elderly Butte pioneer recalls gambling escapades and frontier adventures. He notes laws against gambling, flashes of fortune and loss, and memories of cab driving, gold seeking in placer mining, and crossing the plains in 1863. Fellow pioneer Mr Dulaney attends a Montana trail blazers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C. Jones
Butte
Pat Jack
Robert Smith
Colonel McLane
Monti
Jim Potts
Mr. Jones
Montana
Great West
Plains
Virginia City
Helena
Dulaney
Jefferson County Pioneers
Montana Trail Blazers
Wealth tales in Montana placer mines echo origins
A. Le Dulaney of Boulder, charter member of the Society of Montana Pioneers, is traced from Illinois as stories of rich placer mines unfold. The brief notes a western migration tied to mining fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. le Dulaney
Boulder
Society of Montana Pioneers
Illinois
DULL MARKET DRIVES WESTERN WANDERER TO STAY
After surviving Civil War camps and prisons, Mr Page went to Leavenworth for a merchant deal. He planned a quick trip back but a dull market stalled goods sale. The merchant later bought the goods, prompting Page to remain in the West with his two grown daughters returning home only later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helle Isle
Andersonville
Libby
Eivil
Mr. Page
Archduke Joseph Speaks On Rule Of Austria
Archduke Joseph voices indifference to ruling Austria stating his stance remains unsettled. The Louis Globe Democrat notes his calm, detached manner as he discusses potential governance and the future of Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Joseph
Austria
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Canvas Covered Carriage Saved Them on 1805 Trail
Mrs Minnie Noble-King recounts 1805 overland trek in prairie schooners to Montana. Her father kept a white canvas covered carriage, claimed as the first of its kind in the territory, saved travelers from Indian attacks unseen by others. The carriage now sits at Whitehall. Evidence suggests white canvas calmed redskin fears, likened to soldiers’ white covers on field guns. Also notes irrigation boosts hay value. farmer says annual returns rivaling 1,000 dollar-per-acre land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Minnie Noble-King
J. J. Brook
Montana
St. Touts
J. J. Stanley
Whitehall
Wesern
Oth
Kalispell Inter Take
Women in Early Montana Travel Tales
Spring 763 described as trains of families moving across the Dakota plains into Montana. Couples and children camped in tents while building log homes, with women cooking, tending camps, and sharing in the journey's endurance. A postscript features a humorous anecdote about a mail carrier and a woman guarding letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Montana
Ates
Mitchell GW. Rell
Russell Gulch
Rell
Notable early Montana figures fade from memory in Boulder and Deer Lodge
A roll call of pioneering doctors merchants editors and settlers from Boulder Deer Lodge Philipsburg Virginia City and Butte lists Louis Keyser A J Mitenell Peter Mussigbrod W W Higgins O R Whitford J C Whitford W J Higgins D W Beal L E Holmes A D Acheul J Kerley Mills Mills Mills Harry Kessler Frank Kenyon John Mills G S Salisbury Addison Smith Hugh McQuaid David G Allen W Elliott Corbin Towbar Henry S Harris and others as early community builders and leaders in the state noting their roles and legacy in 19th century Montana communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Keymer
A. H. Mitchell
Vetor
Mussiehrod
W. W. Hinging
O. Whitford
C. N. Bowie
W. J Higgins
GW. Beal
J. E. Holmes
I. A. D’acheyl
J.C. Kerley
Marty J Xenn
James H. Mille
Harry C. Kkessler
Louis Keyser
Boulder
A. J. Mitenell
Deer Lodge
Peter Mussigbrod
Warm Springs
W. W. Higgins
0. R. Whitford
Butte
N. Howie
Philipsburg
W. J. Higgins
D. W. Beal
L. E. Holmes
Yor
Hl. A. D'Acheul
J. ©. Kerley
Helena
Deer Lode
Salisbury
Montana
Addison Smith
Deer Lodge City
Hugh McQuaid
Helena India
W. E. Frederick
Fort Ellis
A. J. Davis
Gallatin City
Maj
Heed
Hd Corbin
Corbin
David G. Allen
W. 7. Elliott
Race
Frank Mason
Johnnie Gerber
Rt Towbar
California Brewery
Henry S. Harris
Forty Years Bonded Pioneers Reunite in Bannack Tale
Old Montana trail stories revive as Harvey Sullivan recalls 1863 Bannack arrival from Chicago and placer mining ventures. Frank D Brown, historian of the society, is sought for a convention reunion. Leon Bushy and Brophy's trek from Leavenworth with 180 men ends in Laurin hotel work.
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Frank D. Brown
Harvey Sullivan
Helena
White
Missouri
Brown
Mr. Brown
Society
Sullivan
Chicago
Bannack
Plains
Bloody Dick ‘District
Grizzly Guich
T Cagie West
Mr. Sullivan
Montana
Leon Bushy
Brophy
St Louis
Virginia City
Gus Shumboe
Leavenworth
Laurin
Hotel business better pay than mining for gold
Joseph Sfoony and Laurin attend the convention of pioneers in Butte while he, a St. Louis resident, contemplates gold strikes in Montana as a tempting prospect for wealth and change.
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Joseph sFoony
Laurin
Butte
Convention of Pioneers
St. Louis
Montana
Pat Conlon Pans In Confederate Gulch
Butte settler Pat Conlon joined the Montana rush arriving July 4, 1864. He claimed in Confederate Gulch, earned a tidy sum, then prospected for quartz for years after giving up placer mining. He did not join the vigilantes but supported their actions, calling their work essential to stop gang terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Conlon
Butte
Montana
Confederate Gulch
Conlon
Mr. Conlon
Corpses Missing on the Trail of a Grim Mission
An elderly crowd recalls a bygone expedition in Baar gulch where a group believed to carry a corpse loses it en route. They pivot from the solemn task to humorous tales as they search and speculate who knew the missing end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baar Gulch
Red
Cenam
Guiode
Butte
Tired Nation Calls for Peace Before Reconstruction
The Livingston Enterprise notes a weary public demanding peace to fund reconstruction and tackle living costs. It urges an end to Washington debates and a swift disposal of the treaty without further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ation
Washington
Livingston Enterprise
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Old Deer Lodge County
United States
W. Egbert Smith
Butt
Busnop
Monna
AIS
Jack Jones
Faro Games
Dull Market
Mitchell
Pat Gonlon
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