Vanderburg and early fur trade rivalry on the Missouri
The narrative recalls Kenneth McKenzie and Henry Vanderburg leading American Fur Company expeditions to Fort Union and the Yellowstone. It recounts Vanderburg’s 1830s clashes with Blackfeet, his eventual capture and death near the Madison, and the treacherous tactics of rival Rocky Mountain men Bridger and Fitzpatrick, with Cripps escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seph Picotte
Bories
American Fur Company
Fort Pierre
Harvey, Primeau & Co
Harvey
Yellowstone
Fort Benton
Culbertson
St. Louis
Rocky Mountain
Vanderburg
Wyeth
Three Forks
Missouri
Vanderburgh
Rocky Mountain Company
Bridger
Fitzpatrick
Madson
Madison
Jefferson
Fort McKenzie
Andrew Cripps
Horse Prairie
Louisiana Potato Buyers To Visit Chinook For Seed
Horticulturist F. M. Harrington and potato expert H. E. Morris visited Chinook to inspect Blaine county certified potato crops and plan storage. Louisiana growers and experts, led by Prof. J. L. Tiebout, will tour the Milk River valley to secure seed supplies with federal potato specialist Mr. Stewart among the party. Montana yields last year averaged 192 bushels per acre, higher than 166 in southern states, with fewer diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Harrington
Montana State College
H. E. Morris
Chinook
Blaine County
Louisiana
Milk River
J. L. Tiebout
Louisiana Experiment Station
Mr. Stewart
Washington
Harrington
Montana
Railroad route change abandons Garfield county Spanning to Brockway
Montana railroad commission reports the Great Northern extension has been switched to a southerly line. The new path passes through Alice Brunesda Chalvin Cohagen Allen Wasson Flats Crowley Watkins before resuming at Brockway toward Richey in McCone, Dawson corners. The mileage remains similar and construction appears easier. Abandoned segments include Jordan Edwards Sand Springs Keplerville Van Norman Paris and White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Railroad Commission
Great Northern Railway
Garfield County
Brockway
McCome County
Jordan
Alice
Brunesda
Chalvin
Cohagen
Allen
Wasson Flats
Crowley
Watkins
Canada Grain Harvest Ties With 80 Million Pound Twine
Canada plans to bind its annual grain harvest with more than 80 million pounds of twine. Officials note the large quantity reflects vast production and widespread farm storage needs across provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Auto investment touted by Buhler in Great Falls ad
George Buhler of the Buhler Nash Company urges Montana families to buy rebuilt cars, claiming $1 buys $2 value and that a high grade refurbished automobile offers long service and monthly payment options. He compares car life to a horse and notes a gas engine in the Kevin Sunburst oil field proving durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buhler
Buhler-Nash Company
Great Falls
Mr. Buhler
Kevin-Sunburst
Buhler
Adv
Beet field expansion to fuel two Great Falls sugar plants
G N Ry field man C H Barnes reports promising beet yields in Sun River project Cascade Conrad Cut Bank and Fort Benton. He says 1927 will see large acreage gains with beets and that expansion could justify a second sugar factory in the Great Falls area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
C. H. Barnes
Great Northern Railway
Montana
Great Falla
Sun River
Cascade
Conrad
Cut Bank
Fort Benton
Barnes
Chinook
Colorado
Washington
Simms
Prairie Dog Stew And Eradication Efforts On Tongue River
Montana college notes prairie dog stew among the Tongue River reservation Indians as the rodent eradication campaign, led by O E Stephl and George S Maxwell, gathers dogs for food with boiled meat deemed harmless. Indians initially opposed the program but later gathered poisoned dogs. no fatalities reported. The drive continues, with fall cleanup expected. Beet crop plans and Chinook factory employment also mentioned for Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Tongue River
Sam
O. E. Stephl
United States Biological Survey
Tongue River Reservation
George S. Maxwell
Custer National Forest
Maxwell
Steph
Tall Bull
Montana State Fair Announces Old Time Exhibition and Rich Prize Program
The Montana State Fair at Helena opens Labor Day with an Old Time Fair theme promising extensive agricultural and livestock displays and a renewed running race program. Cash premiums exceed 20 000 dollars with prizes for best displays in grains, potatoes, dairy cattle, and county collective exhibits plus a ram sale on September 8 drawing breeders statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
Montana State Fair Association
Marquis
Emmer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Fort Union
United States
Silver Fox Farms
Spokane, Washington
Spokane
Minneapolis
Shasta Springs
Long National Forest
Blackfoot Land
É Quoe
Aay
G. N
G. N. Ry
Bilver
Ford
Frice
Huseth
Petroleum
Richland
Flathead
Lincoln
Garfield
McCone
Judith Basin
Lewis and Clark
Sheridan
Roosevelt
Daniels
Blaine, Hill
Liberty, Toole
Glacier
Pondera, Chateau
Teton
Fergus and Valley Counties
Butte
Iqdultry
Mentans Meat and Commission Co
The
Rex
Royal Milling Co
Budd-Fisher Drug CO
Eastman Kodak Agency
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