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Beidler's Lone Ride for Turkeys Ends in Frontier Battle
A Christmas tale from Montana recalls X Beidler riding from Virginia City with two turkeys to secure a feast. He fights Crow Indians and Plummer's gang, aided by four companions, in a siege and ambush that ends with Beidler's escape and the death of three outlaws. The party then returns for a Christmas dinner.
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X. Beidler
CROWS
Redskins
Plummer
John K. Standish
Montana
Montana Territory
Virginia City
Lee Gronlund
Beidler
Henry Plummer
Banmack
George Ives
Bannack
Place
Hell Gate
Barrett’s Hotel
al Smith
Old Baumgartner
Hell Gate Ranch
Smith
Ives
George Brown
Hall
Sanders
Brown
Grey Eagle
Baumgartner
Deer Lodge
Gray Eagle
Jefferson Valley
Gregson Springs
Seige