Rolling Thunder and the Crow defense of Pryor Valley
A Montana ghost-town tale recounts Crow leader Rolling Thunder guiding Absarokee warriors to trap Pawnee Cheyenne and Blackfeet invaders. The battle near Pryor Creek ended with Crow victory and the ritual mound memorials at Red Rock cliff and along the Pryor valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor Creek
Rolling Thunder
Absarokee
Pryor Pass
Pretty Eagle
Red Rock
Red Rock Cliff
Pryor Mountains
Wind River
Pryor Valley
Fort Belknap Old Reservation and Its Notable Fighters
The Fort Belknap reservation in central Montana hosts Gros Ventres and Assinniboines on 662,917 acres. It ties to historic figures like Dead Shot Billie Cochran, a fearless scout and gunfighter who guarded stages and fought raids, later serving as Fort Belknap sub-agent and aiding General Howard. The piece notes Cochran’s reputation, lineage, and eventual decline as reservations expanded and landscapes changed. Also mentions aggressive methods to control the vintage grape pest, the leap hopper, by nicotine sprays per the agriculture department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Stone Coates
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Montana
Milk River
Little Rocky Mountains
Assinniboines
Rocky Mountains
Assinniboine Agency
Fort Browning
Fort Belknap
Fort Peck
Belknap
James Stuart
Billie Cochran
Montana Territory
Fort Union
Randall
Ellis
Cochran
Henry
Pike Sandusky
Curry Boys
Sandusky
Howard
Battle of
Snakecreek
Petition by Montana stockmen to move hostile Indians beyond boundary
Granville Stuart led stockmen in 1881 to demand government action against Blackfeet Bloods Piegan and Cree depredations in Meagher and Chouteau counties. The petition urged crossing the boundary, stopping Indian roaming, and restricting whiskey trade to protect cattle and peace.
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Secretary of Interior
Sun River
First National Bank of
Helena
Hon. Kirkwood
Box Elder
Musselshell
Granville Stuart
Granville
Fort Benton
River Press
Sam's
J. Kirkwood
Secretary of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Meagher
Chouteau
Montana Territory
Yellowstone
Record Crop Near Turner Is Expected
Rain in July boosts Big Flat farmers who anticipate a top crop since 1928. Early wheat suffered heat stress in June but late wheat filled well. Fields may average 20 to 30 bushels per acre if conditions stay favorable. Northwest of Turner and near the Canadian line crops look very good. Cool moist July delays harvest to late August or early September. Feed crops and gardens also improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumnes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glendolin Damon Wagner
Buttes
Plains
Coulees
Pony Express
Billings
General Custer
Maiden
Coulee
Pryor Reservation
Dr. Allen
Will
Canon Creek
Big Horn Mountains
Pryors
Yellowstone River
Pry
Crow Village
Glendolin Damon Wager and
New Road
Cooke City
Beartooth Divide
Beartooth Plateau
Red Lodge
Yellowstone Park
University of Minnesota
College of Agriculture
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda, Montana
OLD
Department of Agriculture
Fort Maginnis
J. D. Weatherwax
Fort Bennin
United States
Crow Foot
Carroll
Missouri River
Porcupine
Missouri
Boundary Line
Turner
Ai Wei Wi
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