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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1933

Page

7

Pioneer Galbreath and Indian horse raids on the Teton

The narrative recalls John S. Galbreath a Fort Benton pioneer stockman whose horse ranch on the Teton faced repeated thefts by Cree and Sioux bands. Al Wilkins recounts the 1878 recovery trail to the Marias river and Milk River, support from Colonel Walsh, and return with Galbreath’s horses. The piece notes Galbreath’s size and stagecoach work, ending with a political bid for sheriff of Chouteau County.

John S. Galbreath Fort Benton Stockman Elno al Wilkins Livingston Montana Pioneer Mr. Wilkins Mr. Galbreath Teton River Fort Benton D. G Wilkins Teton Galbreath Place John Newhert W. S. Stocking Wilkins John Galbreath Galbreath Ed Caldwell Charles McFall Marias River Gros Ventre Milk River Fort Walsh Canadian Mounted Police Colonel Walsh Walsh Bray

First Helena events chronicled in Last Chance gold era

Grace Stone Coates recounts a chronology of Helena with the Last Chance camp name, key origin of Helena, early cabins and streets, first store and hotel, deaths, weddings, sermons, telegraph service, fires, and cultural landmarks. It notes July 1864 gold discovery and the July 21 1864 date as pivotal, with street layouts and early civic milestones.

Helena Grace Stone Coates Captain Wood First National Bank Main and Wall Streets Tomah Helen George J. Woods Bruce Cutler Constance & Jurgens Main Street Minnesota Judge Stuart Main Bridge Streets Last Chance Rattlesnake John S. Cowan Robert Stanley J. B. Anthony S. Rodney Pocock St. Louis Helena Street Rodney Boulder Valley Squire Orison Miles Mr. McLaughlin John Keene Harry Slater Sam Greer East Scott Broadway Owyhe Park George M. Pinney Sanders & Rockwell Methodist Episcopal Church Cutler Street A. M. Houge J. Potter Taylor & Thompson Lower Main Street Mr. Potter Silas H. Crounse Upper Main Street Holter Lower Wall Robert E. Fisk Masonic Temple Jackson Streets Oliver’s Express A. B. Patch Charles L. Wheeler A. M. Holter W. F. Sanders D. C. Corbin A. Sands Rodney Street West Main Perkins & Hughes Lee Masonic Lodge Colorado Gans & Klein St. John’s Day Grand Lodge Edward Streets Jack Langrishe Wood Street C. C. Huntley International Hotel Captain Parkinson Langrishe San Francisco Harmonia Hall Ming Opera House Jackson Street John H. Ming Haskenwinkle Dramatic Company Katie Putman Dickens Old Curiosity Shop John Cowan John Crab D. J. Miller Alder Gulch Kootenai British Columbia Little Gulch Prickly Pear Mother Earth

Chief Joseph in Washington DC and New York Honor

The piece recounts Chief Joseph, famed for refusing English, visiting Washington and New York from General Miles’ hospitality to Grant’s tomb ceremony. It notes his receptions, his wit in epigrams, stay at the Astor House, a grand parade, and a 1903 Indian congress appearance, ending with his death in 1904 and legacy through his son Flo-Cut.

Nelson A. Miles Joseph Bear Paw Mountains Miles O. O. Howard Washington, D. C General Miles Washington Chief Joseph West New York City General Grant Buffalo Bill New York Astor House Grant Howard White House Brooklyn Angoy Cummins’ Indian Congress

Missoula Flood Tears Down Shacks In River Drift

Residents of Missoula’s needy district watched as tin and board cabins at the city dump were torn apart by a swollen river. Some shacks floated away while others moved to higher ground or sank under water weighed down by stones and debris. Neighbors sheltered with friends until new homes could be built from scavenged materials.

Missoula

Attorney General Rules High Schools Cannot Issue Bonds

The Montana attorney general's office writes that district high schools lack authority to issue funding bonds to absorb outstanding warrants, limiting their ability to finance deficits through debt.

Montana Attorney General's Office

The Fall of a Camp and Rise of a City

The text recalls the boom years when miners extracted nearly 20 million in gold over six years and built fortunes from placer diggings. It notes the era of riotous living ending in 1870 as diggings waned and a permanent city emerged from the fortunes saved, laying foundations for a new settlement.

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