Emigrant Gulch Gold Discovery by Three Tenderfeet
In August 1864 three eastbound prospectors David B. Weaver David R. Shorthill and Frank Garrent found rich pay dirt in Emigrant gulch upstream from Curry camp. The find sparked rapid staking of claims, the rise of Yellowstone City, and a harsh winter with flour and tobacco prices skyhigh. By 1866 native troubles drove residents to Bozeman as the camp emptied and Emigrant gulch lay abandoned.
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Emigrant Gulch
David B. Weaver
David R. Shorthill
Frank Garrent
Emigrant Creek
Curry District
Shorthill
Curry
Curry Camp
California
Benes
Bridger
Coffenbury
Yellowstone City
el Dorado
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
Montana
John J. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Yellowstone
States
Lawrence
Bozeman
Weaver
Blackfeet Farm on Sun River Ends After Indian Attacks
Early efforts to establish a government farm on Sun River west of Great Falls flourished in the 1860s with 180 acres fenced and cultivated. Stock theft, arson, and deadly attacks by Blood and North Piegan forces led to abandonment, field destruction, and eventual sale of the farm.
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Sun River
Great Falls
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Alfred J. Vaughn
Blackfeet Farm
Department
Providence
Patent Office
Bitter Root Valley
Sun River Valley
Daniel F. Paris
Thomas Mack
Blackfeet
Gad E. Upson
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Blackfeet Agency
Fort Benton
William Gay
Mr. Gay
Mr. Paul
Gepaks Veh
Hiram D. Upham
Bull's Head
Government Farm
Sunriver
Cass Huff
Nicholas Shannon
Huff
Shannon
Cone Paul Vermet
Dearborn Creek
Missouri
John Fitzgerald
Paul Vermet
Dearborn
Charles Carson
It's a Headache But Bridge Folk Just Eat It Up
A Montana State College student Ralph E. Kirscher from Townsend calculated a 13 trump bridge hand occurs about once in 158b hands and with instructor Joe Livers confirmed the math. They showed eight hands can be dealt per minute, equaling roughly 37 730 years to see a perfect hand. He also computed a 150 honor one suit hand at one in 505 hands.
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General Agriculture
Montana State College
Ralph E. Kirscher
Townsend
Joe Livers
Kirscher
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