Gold and Tragedy in Alder Gulch Discovery
In 1863 Louis Simmons William Fairweather George Orr Thomas Cover Barney Hughes and Henry Edger faced hunger and Crows pillaging as they pursued new gold fields. Fairweather spotted a rock outcrop guiding discovery in Alder Gulch after a perilous trek from Bannack, marking a turning point for western Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendolin Damon Wagne
Montana
William Fairweather
Alder’s Gulch
Nevada City
Virginia City
Louis Simmons
Wil Fairweather
George Orr
Thomas Cover
Barney Hughes
Henry Edger
Bannack
James Stuart
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone
Stink Water Creek
Stuart
Fairweather
Stinking Water
Madison
Aldergulch
Alder Gulch Discovery Sparks Montana Mining Boom
The diary recounts Bill Fairweather and Henry Edger finding gold in Alder Gulch near Bannack, pennies to dollars won from dirt pans, and the Alder Gulch stampede that birthed Nevada City and Virginia City. It notes later dredge work reviving Alder Gulch's fortunes and the enduring legacies of early prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fairweather
Bill
Sweeney
Barney
Rodgers
Bannack
Bob Dempsey
Frank Ruff
Salt Lake
Aldergulch
Stuarts
James Stuart
Granville Stuart
Alder Gulch
Granite Creek
Fairweather
Stuart
Nevada City
Virginia City
Nevada
Long John
Frank Parrish
George Ives
Plummer
Beidler
Colonel Sanders
Thomas Baume
John A. Creighton
Henry Edger
Edger
Rivalry Over Girl Ends in Plummer Cleveland Saloon Duel
A Bannack tale of Henry Plummer and his lieutenant Jack Cleveland. In a saloon clash over a girl, Plummer shoots Cleveland after a heated exchange and a failed debt dispute, wounding him fatally as George Ives and Charley Reeves intervene and escort Plummer away.
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Bannack
Montana
N. P. Langford
Henry Plummer
Jack Cleveland
Cleveland
Plummer
Idaho
Sunriver
Langford
George Evans
Evans
Goodrich
Jeff Perkins
Augustus Moore
Perkins
Perkin
George Ives
Charley Reeves
Move by highway commission divisions to new capitol building
The plans and right of way divisions of the state highway commission relocated to a new building near the state capitol last week. They had previously occupied the state senate chamber and several committee rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
State Capitol
State Senate
Shannon Files Bond as State Treasurer Elect
Ray E. Shannon of Thompson Falls state treasurer elect has filed a $200,000 bond with the secretary of state before Jan 4. Shannon, a state senator from his county, will likely not resign until late December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitannon
Ray E. Shannon
Thompson Falls
Shannon
Edgar Farmers Plan to Fight Mormon Crickets
A Edgar area group led by W D Wilson and E E Hansen organizes to secure funds and county aid for Mormon cricket control in 1937. The association aims to connect farmers and officials for timely action against the cricket infestation and hopes to inspire similar groups nationwide. Indigestion is often due to eye strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlon County
Edgar
W. D. Wilson
E. E. Hansen
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Henry Edgar
Frank Rugeman
Manhattan
Anaconda
Montana State Experiment Station
Anaconda Copper Mining CO
Naconda
General Electric Supply Corp
Butte, Monta
Roundup Coal
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