Montana seeks to restore historic creek names from Lewis and Clark era
Montana lawmakers will be asked to rename Prickly Pear creek in Lewis and Clark county to Pryor creek and Crooked creek in Fergus county to Sarkargahwea. Historian David Hilger said the present names came from fur traders and maps in 1864 and noted Pryor and Sarkargahwea honored expedition members and Shoshone guides respectively. He will draft bills using historical records for the next legislative session.
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Montana
Lewis and Clark County
Crooked Creek
Fergus County
David Hilger
The
State Historical Society
Hilger
Prickly Pear Creek
Pryor Creek
Nathaniel Pryor
Sgt. Prior
Clark
Sarkargahwea
Three Forks
Charbonneau
Columbia River
Pryor
Louisville
Mayes County
Oklahoma
State Historical Library
Our Broken Promises to the Flathead Indians
Senator West recalls Charlot chief of the Flatheads who refused to sign the 1872 Garfield treaty and fought removal. He describes failed 1855 treaty promises, lack of survey, and years of attempts to relocate Charlot’s people to the Jocko reservation, with no fulfillment of lands or funds.
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Flathead Indians
Sentor West
Charlot
Flathead
Jocko
George G. West
Missouri
St. Mary’s Mission
West
United States
Stevens
Victor
Hell Gate
Bitter Root Valley
Lolo Fork
Jocko Reservation
Garfield
Bitter Root
Montana
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Flatheads
Rocko Reservation
Rae
Arlee
Adolph
William H. Claggett
D. G. Swaim
United States Army
W. F. Sanders
J.A. Viall
B. F. Potts
Territory of
Kell Gate
Stevensville
Fort Missoula
Missoula
Lst
California
Joseph
Canada
Nez Perces
Father Ravalli
Adolf
Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
United Flatheads
Major Rowan
Antoine Moise
Louis
John Hill Ta-He
Rowan
Major Ronan
Rocko
Campbell Farm Harvests Vast Wheat Crop in Montana
Campbell Farming Corp of Hardin Montana reports 32 000 acres prepared for next year with 24 000 acres of wheat harvest now under way using 52 binders and six large combines. Output targets exceed previous records as flax adds 8 000 acres with moving picture records planned to document seeding to harvest.
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Campbell Farming Corporation
Hardin
Montana
Thomas D. Campbell
Campbell
Bighorn County
Crow Indian Reservation
Rich Silver Strike Reported in Missoula Territory
One of Montana’s richest silver strikes in years is reported from Maxville in Missoula territory. A 21 foot wide vein at 300 feet depth on John H. Miller’s property shows a fat ore body with a 21 to 3 foot rich streak yielding over 200 ounces of silver and about $10 per ton in gold. San Francisco investors and others have taken an option on Miller’s group of claims after prior shipping of high grade ore, with water and capital now attracting development.
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Montana
Maxville
Missoula Territory
John H. Milfer
Missoula
Miller
San Francisco
J. W
George Quigley
J. S. Richardson
Lincoln County Farmers Test Explosives for Land Clearing
Lincoln county farmers report successful experiments using explosives to clear land. Investigations focus on practical methods and safety considerations for large scale clearing projects.
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Lincoln County
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Bayer
Olds
Druggista Amiria
Campbell Farm
Montana Electric Company
East Broadway
Butte, Mont
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Montana Crude Oil
Sunburst Refining Company
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