French Mining Expert Recounts 1867 Fort Russell Trek
A French mining expert and peace commission member describes the 1867 journey from Fort Russell to Fort Laramie. He details cosmopolitan troops, rough camps, winter cold, mule trains, and vivid desert crossings as the expedition moves toward meeting Native groups and securing peace.
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Fort Russell
Fort Laramie
Paris
M. Simonin
Peace Commission
William O. Clough
West Point
Cheyenne
Stevenson
Pacific Railroad
Two Seas
Globe
Kentucky
New York
Boston
United States
Great Plains
Lone Tree Creek
Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Hill’s Dale
Pacific Railway
Pole Creek
Glacier Park To Spend 1 Million On Improvements This Year
Glacier National Park will invest about $1,000,000 this summer under Superintendent E. T. Scoyen. Plans include $256,500 for the Going-to-the-Sun highway, $18,700 for fire protection, $50,000 for trail work, $69,100 for road and equipment, and up to $450,000 for next highway contracts. The article notes park development is in early stages and highlights wildlife counts and educational efforts.
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Glacier Park
Glacier National Park
E. T. Scoyen
National Park Service
Lake McDonald
Congress
Scoyen
United States
Interior Department
St. Mary’s Lake
Sun Camp
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Pishkem Reservoir
Fairfield
Sun River
Smith & Thornquist
Great Falls
Gibson Dam
Grace Stone Coates
Montana Association
Harney
Volunteers
Sanborn
Tappan
Colorado
White
Howland
Wallace
St. Louis
Chicago
Leon Pallardie
Mato-Looza
Active Bear
Mato-O-Ken-Ko
Lively Bear
White Eye
Swift & Company
Swift
Packers Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Louise Vaughn
REX
Royal Milling CO
Ued Et le
Montana