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Yellowstone Expedition Led by James Stuart Faces Hostiles
In spring 1863 James Stuart organized the Yellowstone expedition to explore streams feeding the Yellowstone river. The party, prolific in gear and men including Samuel Hauser and George Ives, faced hunger and conflict with Bannack and Crow Indians. After hit by ambushes and thefts, Stuart ordered a counterstrike ending in a tense standoff.
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Bannack
Virginia City
James Stuart
Yellowstone River
Stuart
Montana
California
Granville Stuart
Northwest
Yellowstone
Samuel T. Hauser
John Vanderbilt
Charles D. Watkins
James N. York
Richard McCafferty
James Hauxhurst
Drewer Underwood
Harry A. Bell
William Roach
A. S. Blake
George H. Smith
Henry T. Geery
Ephraim Bostwick
George Ives
High Feather
Winnemucca
Yellowstone Valley
Big Horn
J. M. Bozeman
John M. Jacobs
Jacobs