Wonders Within 45 Minutes of Butte Pipestone Springs
Montana natural wonders draw the eye to Pipestone Springs where scientists say the fossil beds are among the northwest’s most important. Remains of the two toed horse and other life date back 35 to 50 million years with later giants. Ancient inland seas left readable records near Bozeman and Butte. Thermal springs reach 135 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit and once hosted tribes meeting in a temporary truce for healing waters.
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Wm. E. Palmer
Montana
West
Butte
Pipestone Springs
Northwest
Bozeman Lake
Bozeman
Nez Perce
Kalispell
Kootenai
Lincoln’s early guardianship and Montana mining trails
The narrative traces a boy named Paul who escapes a harsh master in Missouri and seeks help in Springfield from a lawyer who becomes his guardian, Abraham Lincoln. It then follows Paul toward California gold, Bannack mining, and land claims in Pipe Stone Springs Montana, highlighting Lincoln’s lifelong gratitude and frontier life.
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Thomas Marshall
Sutter’s Mill
California
Paul
Missouri
Illinois
Springfield
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Golden West
Cherry Creek
Denver
Bannack
Pipestone Springs
Montana
Pipe
Adventures of Alexander Ross at Headwaters of the Missouri
Grace Stone Coates recounts Alexander Ross 1823 expedition from Flathead House toward the Missouri headwaters. He faces delayed trappers, Iroquois guides, and Blackfeet raids while losing beaver skins and gear to rivals. Nez Perce escorts, brutal buffalo hunting, and a Flathead House mystery end with a 5000 beaver take.
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Grace Stone Coates
Mead
Maneel Wurzel
Alexander Ross
Northwest
Far West
Cornhill
London
Smith, Elder & Co
Montana
Ross
Missouri
Flathead House
Yellowstone
Missouri River
Hell Gate
Dean A. L. Stone
Missoula
Duncan McDonald
McDonald
Oat Crop Prospects Favor High Yields in Collins Area
Herman Schwert of Collins predicts oats will yield about 50 bushels per acre as contracted acres pull wheat land out of production. He notes most farmers plant 10 to 20 acres of oats this year.
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Herman Schwert
Collins
Travois Trails In Indian Roads Near Belt Mountains
John R. Barrows recalls traveling by Travis trails or travois paths once common in Indian routes. He describes wide single tracks and deep ruts in hilly terrain near White Sulphur Springs in 1881, during a cold snow dash to Copperopolis with a companion.
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John R. Barrows
Lewis and Clark
Ross’ Fork
Travois
Belt Mountains
Snowiles
Cowan
White Sulphur Springs
Jonas Higgins
Wisconsin
Roundup in 1884 Had 22 Wagons
In 1884 a roundup at the mouth of Powder river gathered 22 wagons with about 2,500 saddle horses across long camps along the Yellowstone. A wagon boss from Plymouth Cattle company describes initial confusion and a first general roundup with brands such as OX TD C7 22 and P lazy H.
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H. S. Trusler
Powder River
Yellowstone River
Plymouth Cattle Company
Old Fur Trappers of Territory
Two early Rocky Mountain trappers linked to Montana history are George C. Yount and “Uncle Dick” Wootton. Yount visited the Yellowstone region around 1830 and is connected with Hugh Glass. Wootton, arriving in 1838 from Green River with August Claymore, traced the Big Horn into Montana and reached the Yellowstone, later trading furs at Vancouver. Claymore survived a skull injury from Snake Indians and wore the buckskin suit planned for his funeral.
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Rocky Mountains
Montana
Treasure State
George C. Yount
Dick” Wootton
Yount
Yellowstone Park
Hugh Glass
Richens
Claymore
Wootton
Walnut Grove
Calico
Buck
Chicago
Hoss Rangler
Bud Dobel
Red River
Swift Packing House
Early City Trips Recalled by Pat T. Tucker Cowboy
Montana cowboy Pat T Tucker recalls long ago Texas and Chicago adventures with Bud Dobel. He describes bull roundups, bunkhouses, a run in with a vigilant judge over concealed weapons, a shell game loss, wagon road escapades, and a reunion in Chicago's stockyards ending with debts paid and a return to Montana.
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Pat T. Tucker
Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Bud Dobel
O. K
Lasalle Street
Ireland
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bal Baal
Pipestone
Milner’s
Helena
Mexico
John Barrows
Basin
Copperopolis
Marie Montana
Ruth Waite
Lewistown
America’s
New Deal
Fort Peck
Boulder Dam
Stage Road
Old Carroll Trail
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!