Pioneer Stage Driver Higganbotham Recalls Wild West Life in Butte
Charles Higganbotham, Montana pioneer born 1840, recalls a lifetime of frontier work from pony express to Wells Fargo stages, mining, and cattle drives. He drove the first mail into Butte in 1866, later chasing placer dust, Deadwood stage fame in Europe, and a seven year world tour with Buffalo Bill’s show before settling in Butte and Dillon.
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Mexico City
Great Peace River
Canada
Montana
Deadwood
Europe
Charles Higganbotham
Butte
United States Mail
Bret Harte
Mexico
Great Empire
Mississippi River
Peoria
Ill
West Broadway
Jack
Tom Mayes
Higginbotham
Boston & Montana Mining Company
Meaderville
Anaconda Company
Coeur d'Alenes
Helena
Life of a Pioneer staged in Montana and routes
The article chronicles a pioneer who began as a Wells Fargo pony express rider and moved to Montana after a partner’s mistake. He drove the first mail stage into Butte, lost a large fortune at faro, and operated the Deadwood stage seven years with Buffalo Bill. He won a world reinsman title and an imitation gold medal at the world’s fair, dealt monte to Mexicans, and repeatedly lost fortunes yet kept faith in the system.
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Wells-Fargo
Denver
Omaha
Nebraska and
Colorado
Julesburg
Fort McPherson
Charley Slade
Virginia City
Bill Berry
Montana
Slade
Jules Remey
A. J. Slade
Charley
Butte
Fort Benton
T. C Power
Deer Lodge
Wise Osborne
Wise
Granite and
Main
Montana and
Park
Deadwood
Kuykendall & Cobb
Chicago
Fall Grounds
Silver City
N. M
West
Cmcl
Oline
Mexico
Wells-Fargo Pony Express
Faro-Bank
Buffalo Bill
Monte
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Charles Higganhothant i
Pony Express
Independence Rock
Sweetwater
Pacific Springs
Bennett’s Ferry
North Platte River
Fort Hallack
Elk Mountain
Salt Lake
St. Joe
Higganbotham
Bob Woody
Division Superin
Jules
Corral
Berry
Cottonwoods
Texas
Iowa Stage Company
Bob Galloway
Kansas City
Bob
Treasure State
Charles W. Meade
Pollinger
Kansas
Fort Hall
Snake River
Sheep Creek Basin
Missoula Gulch
Gimlet Gulch
Centennial Brewery
Wells Fargo
Ryan's Canyon
Barrett
Dillon
Sim Estes
Ryan’s Canyon
Feely
Feely Hill
Silver Bow
Humpy Ford
Park Street
Priest's Pass
Blackfoot
Stearns
Dog Creek Hill
Buffalo River
Highlands
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Placer
Salt Lake City
Spring Hill
Boise
Idaho
Great Peace River Country
Brown
Melrose
Tutte
Bill Warfield
Pete Hanson
Warfield
Pete
Bill
Hicganbotham
Oregon
Utah & Northern
Joe Campbell
Bodie Joe
King & Lowry
Main Street
George Moshier
Gilmore & Salisbury
West Quartz
Deer Lodge Vallley
George
South Butte
Here
Red” Clark
National Park
Cinnabar
Mammoth Hot Springs
Fisher
Bertisher
Kert
Dearborn
Helena and
Benton
Bert
Gert
Black Bear
United States
Tonopah
New
Pittsmont
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