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Hauser Recounts Civil War Highwayman and Yellowstone Trial
The article recalls Samuel T. Hauser Montana territorial governor from 1885 to 1887 and his perilous frontier years including a Missouri hanging mob incident, a brutal 1863 Yellowstone expedition attack, and Hauser’s role in shaping Montana power development. He narrowly escaped mob violence, witnessed companions killed, and documented the harsh ordeals of early western exploration.
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Montana
Territorial
Samuel T. Hauser
Hauser
Missouri
Yellowstone
James Stuart
Cyrus Datkins
John Vanderbilt
Cyrus D. Watkins
John McCafferty
James Hauxhart
Drewyer Underwood
Henry A. Bell
William Roach
A. Sterne Blake
George H. Smith
Henry A. Geery
Ephraim Bostwick
Governor Hauser
Bannack
Commonwealth
Helena
Hauser Lake
Missouri River
Montana Power Company
Jim
Bostwick
Bell
Geery