Isha t ficial Envelope Was a Passport For Billy Hamilton
An old newspaper note recounts how a government envelope packed with papers served as a passport through hostile Indian tribes in 1858. William T. Hamilton, born in 1822 in Scotland, used its contents to misdirect tribes while scouting with Col. Wright’s troops. He became known as the Sign Talking White Man for his fluency in native signs.
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U.S
William T
Billy) Hamilton
Hamilton
Scotland
St. Louis
New Orleans
Ississippi
Bill Williams
Columbus
Neede
Yakima
Wright
Washington
Idaho Panhandle
Montana
Hamlton
Hemilton
Alex McKay
McKay
Pablo
Billy
Emily Irvine
Irvine
Trader Hamilton and McKay Tame Fierce Plains Tribes
Hamilton and McKay, under Colonel Wright, travel through western Montana trading with Missoula Flathead Piegan Crow and Blackfeet bands. They use an official envelope to smooth relations, win races, and secure safe passage, while collecting robes furs and three marked arrows from Little Dog. The trip ends with a successful return to Wright’s camp and praise for profits.
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Montana
Hamilton
Missoula
Flathead
McKay
Sun River
Teton River
Little Dog
Fringe
Dog
Horse
Calf
Red Jacket
Bill
Pringe
S Lake
Kootenai
Wright
William Irvine the western stockman and pioneer
William Irvine known as Billy, a Stockman born 1856 near Post Creek, Montana, built a vast cattle operation with 3,000 head on the Flathead ranch and wagoned herds to Cheyenne in 1876. He faced storms and hostile Indians, traded with Konrad Kohrs, and married Emily Irvine while remaining a central figure in Missoula and Polson regions.
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William Irvine
Montana
Billy” Irvine
Billy
Post Creek
St. Ignatius Mission
Peter Irvine
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Hudson’s Bay Trading Co
Fort Connah
Angela Ashley
Irvine
United States
Canada
Cheyenne
Wyo
Flathead Indian Reservation
Ogden
Utah
Chicago
Missoula
Butte
Bannack
Idaho Falls
Snake River
Wyoming
Laramie
Crow Reservation
Sitting Bull
Custer
Flathead
Konrad Kohrs
Deer Lodge Valley
Davenport
Iowa
Kohrs
Deer Lodge
Corinne
Higgins
Billings
Missouri River
Great Falls
Williamy Irvine
Fenny Brown
Polson
Charles Allard Sr
Arthur Larrivee
Arthur
Sionce
Kane
Yosef
the Terribles
Evan Lewis
Mammoth Tusk Unearthed Near Little Missouri River
A road crew working between Alzada and Albion uncovered an ancient mammoth tusk along the Little Missouri. The tusk is eight inches in diameter and about 10 feet long, with the tip broken off and not yet found. it is being prepared for the Eka laka museum.
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Little Missouri River
Alzada
Albion
Museum of Fossils
Ekalaka
Special Agent Keith Dies in Spokane
G N special agent M. P. Keith, 47, died in Spokane after working for the Great Northern at Whitefish Great Falls and Havre. Survived by father Tom Keith and brother Dodds Keith both of Chester. Widow and ranch in Fortune. Daughter lives in Havre. Old war horses are being bought and put in pasture in England.
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G. N
Spokane
M. P. Keith
Great Northern Railway
Keith
Great Northern
Whitefish
Great Falls
Havre
Tom Keith
Chester
Dodds Keith
Liberty County
Fortune
England
Location of Montana Line Lets Cowboy Killer Go Free
A western frontier tale recounts the Straugh shooting and the ensuing manhunt over a poker conflict at a range store near Box Elder creek in Montana. Dave Lee killed Dode Straugh, leading to a pursuit that crossed Dakota and Nebraska before authorities learned the killing occurred in Dakota and released Lee. The story ties to George Cartwright and his son with later notes on family violent deaths after the Civil War.
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Montana
Arbuckle
George Cartwright
Box Elder Creek
Dode Straugh
Strawn
Dode
Straugh
Dave Lee
Dakota
North Dakota
Stark County
Badlands
ELW
R. G. Cartwright
Lead
S. C
Dade
Cartwright
Lee
Tom Iren
Miles City
Nebraska
Irwin
Yankton
Black Hills
Bismarck
Fort Pierre Trail
Buffalo Ranges
Pennsylvania
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Sd. WA
By Elno
A. P. L. Turner
Montana State University
Pullman
Turner
R. C. Line
School of Business Administration
Montana Association of Commercial Secretaries
J. W. Severy
Crow Horse
Charles R. Cutts
Billings High School
Rich School
Stockman
J. F. McAlear
Federal Savings and Loan Corporation
Washington, D. C
Mountain States Building and Loan Association
Epathennen
Health Guardian
Lesley Vinal
State Universe
The
University
Montana Line
Cowboy Killer
Edna Lamoore Waldo
Peerless Montana
State Nursery and Seed Co
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