Pioneers recall Senator Clark's Montana journey tale
Senator Clark recounts his early Montana days before the Pioneers Society in Livingston. He describes a Colorado mining start, the overland trek to Bannack via Fort Bridger, and the near two month journey with companions amid Indian tensions. The speech blends humor with frontier grit and details of wagon trains, camps, and first impressions of Idaho and Montana borders.
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Montana
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Pioneers' Society
Livingston
Glave
Sfontane
Idaho
Colorado
Bob Tail Hill
Central City
Denver
Nevada Creek
Blackhawk
Bob Tall Bill
Cranenapee
Tsu-08
T'mocamas
Jack Reynolds
Grasshopper Diggings
Blackhiwk
Jack
Sper Creek
Bannack
Old Town
John Hildebrand
William V. Myers
Jefferson County
Lloyd Selby
Bannock
Boise Basin
Banack
Renedlas Rovenor
Fort Bridger
Fiver
Rae Sea
Banhack
Bust
Snake River
Fort Hall
Country
Boise Diggings
Sam Jones
Senator Jones
Nevada
Idaho Falls
Beaver Canyon
Monida
Peter ‘Daly
Dick Irons
Deer Lodge Valley
Daly
John
Burchett
James A. Murray
Banpick
Virginia City
Plummer
Neg Hay
Buck Stinson
Skinner
Davia
Playgrounds of Butte Stand as Clark Monument
The Columbia Gardens playgrounds in Butte are described as a premier city attraction, with wide green spaces, a dance pavilion, and free Thursday rides for city children during vacation periods. Senator Clark supported the gardens and hosted events, while his Paul Clark home, founded in 1900 at 207 South Exister Street, provides quarters for children and reflects his charitable legacy.
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Memoir of California to Bannack Miner Journey and Vigilante Era
An oral reminiscence recounts Martin Barretts Montana years spanning from Beaverhead to Bannack. The narrator details prospecting, mining camps, dynamiting stampede stories, Salt Lake City travels with partners, and encounters with road agents, vigilantes, and early Beaverhead settlers.
Senator Clark Dies After Ill Health Amid Sudden Departure
Friends learned of Senator Clark’s death after a swift decline in health. Once active in public life, his vigor waned over two years due to glandular and kidney troubles. A trip to Jerome, Arizona, and attendance at the Pioneers’ meeting in Montana strained him, with pneumonia developing prior to his death in Butte.
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