Napton's 1858 Missouri River Steamer Trip to Fort Benton
The article recounts W. B. Napton's 1858 voyage on a Missouri steamer to Fort Benton, chartered by the American Fur Company and carrying Frost Todd & Co. goods. It details passengers, including fur traders, an English sportsman, a Harvard graduate, and artist Weimar, with scenes of gambling, onboard amenities, and encounters with Sioux at Fort Pierre, plus Weimar's ambrotype photography and the voyage’s Western frontier context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Plassmann
Upper
Missouri
W. B. Napton
Santa Fe Trail
Fort Benton
American Fur Company
Frost, Todd & Co
Blackfeet
Col
Vaughn
St. Louis
Napton
Josh Billings
Sunriver
The
Fur Company
Liverpool
Holbrook
Harvard
New England
Carl Weimar
Pappineau
St. Berthold
Upper River
America
Germany
Washington
Delaware
Weimar
Court House
Fort Pierre
Big Head
Indiana
Alexander Culbertson
Fort Owen
Bitter Root
John F. Dodson
Missoula River
Missoula
Harris Street
St. Patrick’s Hospital
Higgins Avenue
Montana
University
Fair Grounds
Amalgamated Sugar Company
John Wagner
West Front Street
State University
Willard School
South Sixth Street
West Congress
University of Montana
University At
Roosevelt Driven Forest Replanting Plan Expands in Mountain West
The Forest Service announces a major reforestation push in Montana and northern Idaho. Fifteen thousand acres are to be reforested this year and next, using ten million trees annually. Three million trees are already planted in four regional forests, with seven million more slated for next fall on about 10 500 acres that burned or were logged. The Missoula region has planted 85 000 acres to date, with new work greatly expanding former efforts.
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Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missoula
Missoula County
Legislative Assembly of
Washington Territory
C. P. Higgins
F. L. Worden
T. W. Harris
M. W. Tipton
H. M. Chase
Hell Gate
Pete J. Bolte
Frenchtown
Stevensville
Corvallis
Board of County Commissioners
Northern Pacific Railroad
Gold Creek
Andrews
Frank Nelson
St. Francis Xavier
Flathead
Fort Owen
John Owen
Fort Benton
Rocky
Unclear Rail Schedule Fragments from Montana Routes
Partial timetable data shows arrival and departure times for lines between Kalispell Polson Missoula Mirboula Philipsburg and Anaconda. Times include morning and afternoon departures with multiple arrivals on some legs, but several abbreviations are inconsistent and some towns may be misspelled.
Security Building & Loan Association of Billings Promotes Safety
The Security Building and Loan Association of Billings Montana emphasizes its 100 percent service record, safety of funds backed by home mortgages, and nationwide popularity. It offers pass book or lump investments from $50 to thousands with no fees, and promises steady monthly payments, safety, and growth in a conservative, well managed plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Security Building & Loan Association of Billings
Security Building and Loan Association
Billings
Montana
Security Building & Loan Association
Interior of Home Office of Security Building & Loan Association
Missoula's 60 Years Traced Through Founding Events
A retrospective list chronicles Missoula and Western Montana milestones from 1860 to 1932. It covers county formation, railroads, fortifications, schools, bridges, fires, floods, and key institutions in the city and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoulian
Missoula
Montana
Snow Slows Work at Mines in Oregon Cedar Creek
Snow slows mining operations in Oregon and Cedar Creek districts near Superior. Missoula reports roads opened in the Big Flat area except a high-elevation trail above 6,000 feet remains snowbound. In lower lands a fresh snowfall covers roads to about two feet depth.
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Oregon
Cedar Creek
Superior
Missoula
Oregon Creek
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Missouri River
Benton
Terial
Aero Instrument CO. Pt. O
Cleveland, O
Intermountain
Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Phillipsburg
Polson
Kalispell
Philipsburg
Pelson
Ealispell
Poles
Mirboula
Oflson
University City
Mont
Western
Great Western A Company
L. A. Barrette
Pritchard
Prairie Peer
Gcovernna
Beaufort Hotel
Third St
Federal Building
Minneapolis
Charles M
Russell
Charles M. Russell
U. S
Carson
Montana Newspaper Association
Great Falls, Montana
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