Ada Carter Dart recalls frontier life of pioneer parents in Montana
Dillon writer Ada Carter Dart recounts the adventures of her parents William B. Carter and Bushnell Bennett, including ox-team travel from Ohio in 1863 and a stagecoach holdup near a Montana mining town. She credits her family’s memories with thrilling detail for her stories while noting her own unassuming life.
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Ada Carter Dart
Dillon
Montana
Grace Stone Coates
Orr Brothers
William B. Carter
Ohio
Plains
Bushnell Bennett
Virginia City
Bushnell
Crescent Hotel
Salt Lake City
Bush Bennett
Pioneer Memoir of Carter Ranch and Family
A Montana pioneer recounts the Carter ranch near Dillon, origin of the Carter and Selway families, marriage at the Crescent hotel in Virginia City in 1868, and early life events. He recalls Indian scares, cross-country journeys, and the 1864 arrival of Anna Selway with her siblings, plus later visits to Virginia City and the Madison House.
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Plummer
Carter Ranch
Dillon
Bushnell Bennett
Bennett
Montana
Anna B. Selway
Wisconsin
John
James
Thomas
Robert
Sarah
Ada
Plains
Virginia City
Crescent Hotel
Madison House
William L. McMath
Robert W. Conway
E. T. Yager
Ada Carter
George W. Dart
Port Huron
Mich
Dart
Poindexter and
Orr Ranch
Selway Brothers
Ramsey
Madison
Selway
Beaverhead County
Stuarts First Gold Prospectors in Montana
A detailed account of Granville Stuart, James Stuart, and Resin Anderson fleeing Mormon Utah in 1857, crossing the Continental Divide at Monida, and early gold finds on Benetze’s Creek later named Gold Creek. The trio’s journey to Montana, hardships from snow and conflict, and eventual ventures into trade and livestock helped shape early Montana territory.
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Elno
Utah
United States
Monida
Continental Divide
Montana
Montana Territory
Granville Stuart
Malad Creek
Idaho
James
Resin
Reese) Anderson
Iowa
Stuarts
Anderson
California
Granville
Mormon
Jake Meek
Hudson’s Bay Company
Califfornia
Meek
Beaverhead
Commonwealth
Blacktail Deer Creek
Big Hole
Fort Bridger
Ross
Divide
Oregon
Red Rock Creek
Deer Lodge
Robert Hereford
Benetse's Creek
Gold Creek
Thomas Adams
Benetse’s Creek
Benetse
Hell Gate
Head of Navigation
Missouri
Fort Benton
John White
Pike’s Peak
Bannack
Alder Gulch
New Territory
Quick Bayer Aspirin Cure for Colds Highlighted
An article touts Bayer Aspirin as the fastest safest cold remedy. It claims instant dissolution and rapid relief when taken or used as a gargle and promotes wallet sizes of 12 24 or 100 tablets available at drug stores.
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UIUC
Corinne
London
Bayer
Confederate Gulch
Diamond City
Oscar O. Mueller
Lewistown
Upper Confederate Gulch
Cement Gulch
Montana Gulch
Greenhorn Gulch
Goldhill
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