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Indian Scares Used to Keep Whites Out of Montana
The 1899 report describes alleged Indian scares used to deter white settlers near Tongue River. Capt. J. J. Clifford refutes rumors, notes Hoover trial, McLaughlin land sales plan, and Mantle bill battles. He cites peaceful Cheyenne conduct and government efforts to relocate settlements to protect peace.
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Montana
Lou” Grill
Tower Agency
J. J. Clifford
Deer
George H. de
Es City
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Tongue River Agency
John Hoover
Barringer
Miles City
Little Whirlwind
Clifford
Merrill E. Gates
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington, D. C
Spotted Hawk
Stanley
Deer Lodge
Department of Interior
Maj
James McLaughlin
Department
Major McLaughlin
Sen
Lee Mantle
J. T. Brown
Joe Scott
Captain Clifford
Senator Mantle
McLaughlin
Hutton
Tongue River
Mantie
George Bird Grinnell
New York City
Crow Reserve
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Sam Gordon
Yellowstone Journal
Mantle Bill
Thomas Carter
Gordon
Carter
Helena
J. B. Collins
Missoula
Collins
The
Indian Bureau