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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1939

Page

6

Boy Answers Flying Red Horse Quiz Correctly

In Great Falls 17 year old Joel Luther wins five silver dollars by naming Pegasus as the Flying Red Horse. The Montana oral quiz followed a radio program and a banker like challenge from Branson Stevenson of Socony Vacuum Oil near Roosevelt School. Joel also earned a dinner for Stevenson as the prize.

Joel Luther Great Falls Branson Stevenson Montana Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc Roosevelt School Joel Pegasus Mr. Stevenson Mobilgas Flying Red Horse

Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied in Montana Discovery

Among early explorers Maximilian prince of Wied Neuwied journeyed from St Louis to the upper Missouri in 1833 with Charles Bodmer. He witnessed Lakota Sioux and Blackfeet hostilities at Fort McKenzie and was knocked from a rifle by a misfire during an assault by Assiniboine forces. He later suffered scurvy on his return to New York.

Montana Maximilian Prince Boston Charles Bodmer Missouri St. Louis Willam Clark American Fur Ce Missouri River Yellowstone Kenneth McKenzie Fort Pierre Fort Clark Mandan Bismarck Fort Union Bodmer Marias River Fort McKenzie Jena Dakota New York North America

Montana Artist of Century Ago

Montana artist George Catlin chronicled Montana life in 1832 until his death in 1872 His drawings paintings and writings form a lasting record of Indians fur traders river men and frontiers life at Fort Yellowstone and the upper Missouri The Smithsonian houses his works and this overview urges an abridged narrative to educate Montana children about Catlin and the state’s early history

Montana Lfe George Catlin North America Catlin Fort Yellowstone Missouri

Catlin the Artist Explorer of the North American Indians

Lewis Catlin, famed for his museum plans of Indians in their natural state, traveled from 1832 to 1836 Chicago to Indiana and Fort Union. He was poor, a skilled rifleman and storyteller who befriended Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. His original drawings reside in the Smithsonian, published in book form.

Forty Fort Catlin Frances Slocum Logansport Ind North America Cattin Mayne Reid Chicago Howland Henry Clay Daniel Webster William H. Seward West James Kipp Joe Kipp Browning American Fur Co Fort Union Yellowstone St. Louis Yellowstone River Missouri Smithsonian Institute Washington

Steamer Trials to Yellowstone Highlight 1875 Voyage

The steamer Josephine led by Capt Grant Marsh proved the Yellowstone navigable to near Pompeys Pillar and 60 miles above Billings, prompting hopes of a northern trade route. Government sponsorship sparked Bozeman ventures like Port Pease, later abandoned due to Indian pressure and shifting transport focus to railroads.

Yellowstone Park Montana Josephine Grant Marsh United States J. W. Forsyth Phil Sheridan Yellowstone River Big Horn F. D. Grant Pompey Billings Yellowstone Fort Buford Missouri Fort Benton Bozeman Josephine’s Head of Port Pease F. D. Pease Musselshell Kerchival Pease Fort Pease Fort Ellis United Sars Caval Red Garane William Clark Wm. Clark

Voyage Up the Yellowstone River Faces Huge Rapids

On June 3 1875 the expedition resumes at 3 45 am and battles swift waters. Rapids and many islets force warping as Pryor's fork is reached after two days of toil. A severe rapid named Hell Roaring Rapids halts progress and a reconnoitering party notes the river 463 miles above the river mouth near Yellowstone.

Pryor Josephine

CCC Enrollment Opens Early January 1940 in Montana

The quarterly CCC enrollment for Montana will be held in early January 1940. Unmarried youths aged 17 to 23 who are US citizens and in need of employment may apply through the 56 county selecting agencies. Robert Fechner notes CCC members remain civilians not part of the U.S. Army.

CCC Montana D. H. Wixon Department of Public Welfare United States United States Army Robert Fechner Civilian Conservation Corps

Elk Hunting Open In Four Montana Counties

Four Montana elk hunting districts remain open as of the report by State Game Warden James A. Weaver. The Gardiner area allows either sex elk until March 1 or 3,000 dead. Ford Willow Beaver and Smith drainage in Lewis and Clark county open to elk until Jan 1. south and east of the Judith River in Judith Basin county open to bull elk until Jan 31. water shed of Pleasant Valley River west to the Lincoln Flathead county line allows elk of both sexes until Jan 1.

Montana James A. Weaver Gardiner Ford, Willow, Beaver Smith Ergeks Lewis and Clark County South Fort Judith River Judith Basin Pleasant Valley River Lincoln-Flathead County Flathead County

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