Kipling Visits Livingston in 1889 on Yellowstone Route
The article recalls Rudyard Kipling passing through Livingston Montana in 1889 en route to Yellowstone Park. It describes his vivid impression of the town and its setting, his stop at Yankee Jim canyon, and his encounter with Yankee Jim a colorful host who hosted trout fishing and stories.
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Rudyard Kipling
Livingston
Yellowstone Park
Elno
Livingstone
Yellowstone National Park
India
Yankee Jim
Yankee Jim Canyon
Gardiner
Yellowstone Valley
Yankee Jim George
Northern Pacific
Kipling
Annanias
Cinnabar Station
Rayment
Mister Rayment
T. Cook
New England States
Cook
Paris
Raymond Tourist Agency
East
Union
Yeas
Gardiner River
Lfe
John Brown
Delaud
Kipling in Yellowstone Describes Americans and Fourth of July
The article recounts Rudyard Kipling's 1889 Yellowstone visit via Livingston and Mammoth Hot Springs. It notes his sharp, humorous contrast between American and British sensibilities, his admiration for American soldiers, and his satirical take on Fourth of July celebrations and tour crowds.
Utica Utahra: A New York Man Names Frontier Town Utica
In the Judith basin era a New York born clerk named Cutting founded Utica from Utica New York as a frontier stock town. Weatherwax and Cutting run a rudimentary store with scarce goods and whisky while Tom King, Frank Wright, and Old Waxy figure in rough frontier commerce and social life. Weatherwax later shifts to horse dealing and the town grows, appearing in Charlie Russell paintings.
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Hobson
Beanbelly” Sweet
Mr. True
Iowa Cattle Company
Judith Basin
J. D. Weatherwax
Judith River
Cutting
Utica
New York
Philbrook
Stanford
Weatherwax
Fort Benton
Joe Cutting
Joe
Mr. Weatherwax
Frank Wright
Tom King
Jadith
Old Hannah
Jack Madden
California
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Norman Harvey
Wendell Johnson
Pat Shalen
Rod Tinden
Joe Knuckey
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England
Park
America
Yellowstone
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