Dunraven’s 1874 Yellowstone Visit Lacks Adventure
The article revisits the Earl of Dunraven’s 1874 expedition into Yellowstone National Park, noting his narrative’s focus on hardship and lack of danger. It follows his route from Salt Lake City to Virginia City, the Crow agency at Mission Creek, and his dealings with guides, Frontiersmen, and companions like Dr. Kingsley and Buffalo Bill, highlighting missteps and misdirections in the journey.
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Earl of Dunraven
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Park
Dunraven
Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Springs
George Kingsley
Canada
Phil Sheridan
Custer
Buffalo Bill
Old Country
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Wartine
Salt Lake City
Corinne
Utah
Virginia City
Kingsley
Texas Jack
John Omohhondro
Wynne
Maxwell
Campbell
Earl
Montana
Capua
Elysium
America
Virginia
Aireiity City
Nev
Crow Indian Agency
Mission Creek
Shields River
F. D. Pease
Bottler Ranch
Yellowstone River
Emigrant Gulch
Fred Bottler
Malta Population Rises by 851 Over Ten Years
Preliminary figures from the district census supervisor show Malta’s 1940 population at 2,193, an increase of 851 in ten years. About 250 to 300 residents live outside the city limits and were not counted. North river districts and south Malta are outside the city.
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Malta
Dunraven expedition hardships in Yellowstone period trek
Bottler from Washburn and Hay den routes guided the expedition through Yellowstone region facing heavy snow rain and cold. Mules scattered equipment and morale sagged as Maxwell the cook drew danger from bears and Indians, while Mammoth Hot Springs showed limited hotel comfort and rising tourist hopes.
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Dunraven
Bottler’s
Yankee Jim’s Canyon
Miner Creek
Maxwell
Salt Lake City
Mammoth Hot Springs
Helena
Virginia City
Mammoth
Tower Falls
Mount Washburn
Dunraven Pass
Big Dry dam project in Garfield County to be finished
Maj. E. W. Ritchie announced a about $25,000 PWA grant to finish the Big Dry creek irrigation dam near Jordan Garfield county. State water conservation board funds total about $45,000 with a $70,000 project cost. Work to start soon and be ready for the 1941 irrigation season after floods destroyed earlier dams.
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PWA
Big Dry Creek
Jordan
Garfield County
Helena
Maj
E. W. Ritchie
Major Ritchie
State Water Conservation Board
Ritchie
Lone Tree
Hard Luck at Yellowstone Expedition Ends in Winter Hunger
Dunraven’s party endured scarce provisions and frail shelter at Mammoth Hot Springs. The group faced skunks in abandoned hotel rooms, poisoned ham, parboiled baths, and cold nights as they trekked 35 miles to Bottler’s ranch for hot food, drink, and whisky amid dwindling spirits.
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Yellowstone
Bottler's Ranch
Bottler's
Mammoth
Rancher Sentenced 25 Years for Murder of Walter Wagner
Fallon county rancher Fred Pinnow was convicted of second degree murder in the slaying of Walter Wagner. A relative by marriage, Pinnow received a 25 year term at Deer Lodge. Wagner was killed Feb. 2 at the year ranch south of Baker by a rifle shot.
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Fred Pinnow
Fallon County
Walter Wagner
Baker
Deer Lodge
Pinnow
Wagner
Dunraven party travels east after hunting near Trail Creek
Dunraven's crew faced shipper delays and agreed to breach a keg for ten dollars per gallon used. They left for Fort Ellis then Corinne, traveling east in a Pullman car. A final sheep hunt occurred at Trail Creek as Dunraven and Campbell chased a famed blue moose.
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Bottler
Dun~raven
Fort Ellis
Corinne
Trail Creek
Dunraven
Campbell
Mama Mallard's Faith In Man Wins Wide Publicity
A Great Northern order protecting a mallard nest near Matador Montana earns nationwide praise. Seven of nine eggs hatched and the brood reached Milk River 200 feet away. Editorials in Philadelphia and Boston lauded humane acts amid Europe’s bloodshed. Letters from readers and conservationists across the country followed.
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Mama Mallard
Man
Great Northern Railroad
Matador
Mont
Ma Mallard
Milk River
The
Philadelphia Enquirer
Boston Post
Europe
Great Northern
Blue Moose Mystery Near Sunny Slope Hunters
Two hunters on a sunny slope hear a strange call like a mix of roar and whistle at ten minute intervals. They glimpse a blue moose reflection and see two soldiers fishing below. They retreat to avoid attention and jokes about missing trout.
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Campbell
Dunraven
Fort Ellis
Shelby Couple Hurt When Car Leaves Road
Mr and Mrs Frank Keegan of Shelby were seriously injured when their car left the highway two miles above Lake McDonald hotel in Glacier Park and struck a tree. Driver Jimmy McGovern, also of Shelby, suffered cuts and bruises and said he did not know how the vehicle went out of control. The injured were taken to a Kalispell hospital. Mrs Keegan was unconscious with head injuries possibly including a skull fracture, and both arms were broken. Mr Keegan, a Shelby hotel operator, had compound fractures of one leg and the opposite foot, a severe knee gash and a head injury.
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Frank Keegan
Shelby
Lake McDonald Hotel
Glacier Park
Jimmy McGovern
Kalispell
Keegan
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Hayden
Ole
Sunny Brook
Srerful AB
Tike Wittehey
Werars
National Distillers Products Corp
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National Sportsman
Wisconsin
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Henry Dear
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Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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