The Circle Dot herd drive of 1882 from Texas to Montana
The article recounts Andy Adams and a 1882 cattle drive of 3100 head branded Circle Dot. It follows the long trek from the Rio Grande to the Blackfeet agency, detailing stages, river fords, dangers, trail cutters, and encounters with Indians as the herd advances through Texas, across New Mexico, and into Montana arriving near Frenchman’s Ford on the Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Trail
Texas
West
Andy Adams
Rio Grande
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Montana
Adams
Rod” Wheat
Joe Starlings
Sah
Poreon Line
Bob Ans
Durham
X Bare
Aay Priest
Wyatt Roundtree
Quince Forreat
Moss” Strayhorn
Flood
Honeyman
Barney McCann
Old Mexico
Blackfeet
Gulf of Mexico
Arroyo Colorado
Brownsville
Colorado
Brazos
Blackfeet Reservation
Nueces
San Antonio
Indian Lakes
Colorado River
Texas Rangers
Ed Winters
Abilene
McCann
Cook
Red
North Fork
Dodge City
Solomon River
South Platte
Ogalalla
North Platte
Black Hills
Powder River
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone
Tongue River
Frenchman's Ford
Missouri
Frenchman’s Ford
Quince Forrest
Silver Bow
Utah Northern Railroad
Fox Quarternight
End of a Long cattle Drive to Fort Benton
Texans complete a 2500 mile cattle drive from the Blackfeet agency to the Musselshell and Teton valleys. Amid snow squalls and bear encounters the men deliver the herd for Indian use, then celebrate in Silver Bow after the arduous trek.
Two Montana Artists Exhibit at New York World's Fair
Two Montana artists will display work at the New York World's Fair after Denver selections from 150 Rocky Mountain entries. Tom Moore of Hamilton shows Saturday Night Dance in oil, and Olga Roses Hannon of Montana State College presents Nevada ville in watercolor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Tom Moore
Hamilton
Nevadaville
Olga Roses Hannon
Montana State College
Otis
Arthur Lochrie
Butte
LeRoy Greene
Forest Hills
Billings
Doris Fogler
Big Timber
Wilhelm Bodine
Edith Allport
Bozeman
C. S. Cormack
Great Falls
Sheridan
Wyo
Betty Kittendorf
Missoula
John Clark
Glacier Park
Karula Mankenberg
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
John H Powell Pioneer of the Stuart Party Honored in Montana
Lois Irvine Collins recalls John H Powell as a beloved Montana pioneer of the Stuart party whose legacy includes Mount Powell and Powell Creek. Old-Timer recounts the 1864 Last Chance gulch stampede, Powell’s injuries, and the mountain lakes and trout named in his honor, preserving his role in Montana history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
John H. Powell
Powell
Benetsee Creek
Gold Creek
Stuart
Iowa
California
Fort Bridger
Mount Powell
John Powell
Treasure State
Deer Lodge
Powell Creek
Timberline
Powell Lakes
Frank Conley
Conley Lake
Irvine Lake
Tin Cup Joe Creek
Shelby Irvine
James W. Forbis
Butte
John F. Forbis
Attorney Forbis
Marcus Daly
Anaconda
Deer Lodge City
Bow men Resigns to Lead Montana Public Service Unit
The resignation of Prof. C F Bowman from Montana State College after a long tenure in the electrical engineering department is announced by President A L Strand. Bowman becomes chief engineer for the Montana Public Service Commission with offices in Helena, after a prior six years on the Purdue University faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Oakland
Cornell College
Iowa
Montana State University
The
University
Oakland
Great Falls
C. F. Bowman
Montana State College
A. L. Strand
Bowman
Montana Public Service Commission
Helena
Montana State
Purdue University
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By Eric Thane
Musselshell River
Flatwillow Creek
Big Box Elder
Fort Benton
Fort Maginnis
Benton Military Road
Missouri River
Valley of the Teton
Two Medicine River
Blackfeet Agency
Charles Mueller
Montana Sentinel
Mak Mueller
Peerless
Hardy
Rocky Mountain Lawn
State Nursery and Seed Co
N. Y. Fair
Lois Irvine Collins
Mentone Fiewr Mills Co
Greet Fells, Mente
Central Avenue
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Seareth
Rye
Miskey
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