Fort Belknap Reservation Half Century Ago Under Loose Rule
Dr. Marquis summarizes W. L. Lincoln's 1883 report on Fort Belknap and related reservations. The Fort Belknap area covered central northern Montana, bounded by Canada to the north and the Missouri River to the south, with extensive Indian lands spanning current Philips Liberty and Chouteau counties. Fort Assinniboine served as military center as treaties and executive actions reshaped tribal borders over time.
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Thomas B. Marquis
Custer
Belknap
Montana
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
North Dakota
Congress
Great Reservation
Fort Peck
Fort Belknap
Plegan Blackfeet
Indian agent’s 1883 report details Gros Ventres and Assinni boines and scarce resources
W L Lincoln reports 950 Gros Ventres and 750 Assinni boines on the reservation. He notes crop failures, limited irrigation, and near starvation as buffalo and game vanish. He describes whisky bootleggers, modest schooling, and supply contracts by T C Power as Montana advances toward settlement.
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W. L. Lincoln
Old Western Plains
Lincoln
T. C. Power
Diamond R. Outfit
Helena
Montana
Northwest
United States
Steers Killed After Open Door Incident on Northern Pacific
Fourteen steers tumbled from an open stock car on Northern Pacific No. 603 between Missoula and Drummond a few nights ago. Nine were killed or fatally injured. Brakeman Walter J. Gibson was bruised and shaken after a fall from a car at D Aste. The shipment originated at Drummond and 19 steers remained at Missoula on arrival.
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Northern Pacific
Missoula
Drummond
D’aste
Flathead
Walter J. Gibson
N. P
Nimrod
Governor of Old Fort Vancouver Ruled From Rockies to Pacific
The article describes Fort Vancouver under John McLoughlin, its vast fur trade hub from the Rockies to the Pacific, with Farnham’s 1839 journey detailing the fort’s layout, labor, farms, mills, and feudal dining rituals led by the chief factor. It portrays life at the fort, its social order, and the bustling operations sustaining 700 residents and tributary posts.
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Old Fort
Vancouver
Rockies
Pacific
M. E. Plassmann
Montana
Oregon
Fort Vancouver
Hudson Bay
Thomas J. Farnham
Peoria
Ilinois
Farnham
Great Prairie
Rocky Mountains
Sweet Vales
Oregon Territory
Court House
Columbia River
Columbia
New Hampshire
New England
Boston
John McLoughlin
Agnes Laut
Alaska
California
London
America
McLoughlin
Governor McLoughlin
Texas Rangers
Great
Candidate's Name Spelled 7 Ways in School Election
In Treasure county a candidate named Frank Gotchell faced multiple misspellings on ballots. The county attorney pondered counting, but the attorney general advised counting as school elections lack rigid formality.
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Frank Gotchell
Treasure County
Frak Gocha
Frank Gosel
Frank Galch
Frank Golan
Frank Gutotch
Frank Gotchel
Clarence Eli Wohl
Nagle
Wohl
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Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Indian Office
Dr. McLoughlin
Superior Homes
Superior Buildings CO. F Construction
Columbia Falls, Montana
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