Grover’s Midwinter Trek Between Fort Benton and Fort Owen
Lieutenant C. Grover led a five man, dog train expedition in January 1854 to survey a route through the Bitter Root valley by Cadotte’s pass, facing wolves, grizzlies, snow shortages, and scarce provisions. The 20 day journey began Jan 2 and ended Jan 22, with toboggans loaded at 175 pounds each and dogs stealing gear including tobacco, moccasins, and a rifle cover.
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Lieut. C. Grover
Fort Benton
Fort Owen
Bitter Root
Cadotte’s Pass
Pacific
Grover
Sun River
Mecca
Conflicting Bear Paw Fight Details Surrender of Joseph
A historical notice compares accounts of the Bear Paw last stand of Chief Joseph. It cites Duncan MacDonald and White Bird, notes Sitting Bull near the battle, questions a cistern claim, and recalls burial of Nez Perce and U S troops remains and a potential monument. May include remarks on Chief Joseph’s character.
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Bear Paw
Joseph
M. E. Plassmann
Canada
Duncan MacDonald
White Bird
United States
MacDonald
Colville
Washington, D. C
Snake Creek
North Dakota
Milk River
Nez Perces
Henry Romeyn
Fifth United States Infantry
Montana Historical Records
Sitting Bull
Bear Coat
Our Historical Society
L. K. Devlin
Mr. Devlin
Pierre’s Hole
Romeyn
Devlin
Miles
the Bear Paw
Fort Assinniboine
Custer Battsfield
Thomas Dawson
Flathead Agency
Pioneer days recalled in Missoula files exhibit
Early Missoula publishers burned editions and kept few files but the first issue copies surfaced after six decades. Names like Worden Kennedy Woody Leiser Reinhard and Stuart Iliff surface with ads for Dana meat market Dana hotel Bonner Eddy and a St Charles hotel. The first Methodist church was established in 1871 by T C Tliff. Missoula lodge No 13 A F & A M marked its fiftieth anniversary in 1918. Spring vegetables from Missoula feed Montana markets as gardens push express shipments.
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Missoulian
Missoula
Worden
Sanders
Kennedy
Woody
Leiser
Reinhard
Stuart Iliff
University City
Col. W. F. Sanders
O’bannon & Woody
Methodist Episcopal
T. C. Tliff
Methodist Church
Board of Home Missions
A. F
A. M
Washington Irving
Mark Twain
Frank L. Worden
Joseph M. Dixon
Horrace Worden
Knox
First National Bank
Montana
Philipsburg
Granville Stuart
Flint Creek
Pend d’Oreille
Flathead
Gold Seekers Invade Montana Ghost Towns in 1933
The article describes a surge of prospectors reviving old Montana camps including Pony Marysville Pioneer Rochester Sunrise Granite and Sunrise near Philipsburg with dredges planned and roughly 100s to thousands of dollars in yields. It notes ghost towns once vibrant are being reopened as new operations begin in 1933.
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Montana
Camp Caroline
German Gulch
Pony
Royal Gold Properties
Radersburg
The
Little Rockies
Arthur W. Curry
Butte
Marysville
Pioneer
Gold Creek
Rochester
Melrose
Sunrise
Granite
Philipsburg
Jardine
Henderson Gulch
Seattle
Superior
Mineral County
Bearmonth
Norwegian Gulch
Hudson
Silver Star
Sam Roberts Fined in Butte for Parking Violation
Montana prohibition chief Sam Roberts was fined $1 after police tagged his car for all night parking while he attended a federal court session in Butte. The incident occurred when he left his vehicle in front of his hotel.
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Sam Roberts
Butte
Montana
Prohibition
Roberts
Giraffe Described With Unusual Traits In Folk Tale
An old account details a giraffe as one of the queerest animals, noting spotted skin like a leopard, camellike features, a horse head, and stag neck and hoof. It mentions poultry flocks suffering 20 to 25 percent death loss due to poor management.
Rabies transmission requires current infection in biting animal
Rabies can be transmitted only by animals that actually have the disease at the time the bite is inflicted.
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C. Grover
Rockies
Bitter Root Valley
Hughes Gardens
North Ae Limited
Montana 8
German Shepherd Dog Club of
Kansas City
Glacier Park
Superior Buildings CO
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