Sentinel Pine of Jumbo's Slope: a 350-year Montana Chronicle
The Sentinel Pine in Jumbo Canyon, Missoula, Montana, stands as a 350 year guardian of the pass. Dean Spaulding notes its growth while tracing Montana’s early frontier from 1575 to the 1860s through Indigenous travel, Lewis and Clark, mission days, fur trade, and vigilante justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Jumbo
Hell Gate
Missoula Valley
Montana
Dean Spaulding
School of Forestry
Montana State University
Elizabeth
England
New England
France
Europe
America
Plymouth
Jumbo
Lolo Pass
Lewis and Clark
O'Keeffe
Skinner
Carter
Johnny Cooper
Bob Zachery
Graves
Shears
You Pay for Six and We Give You Ten Weeks Tuition
A bold tuition offer promises six paid weeks of courses to earn ten weeks of instruction. The deal highlights a generous return and appeals to students seeking extended study for the same price.
Wild Bill Ross A Montana Ranger Turned Miles City Booster
The article profiles William Noble Ross known as Wild Bill, recounting his Texas Ranger youth in the borderlands, ascent to Montana booster and Roundup leader in Miles City, and his bond with the horse Skyrocket. It notes his education in Heidelberg, rifle expertise, and later railroad work and civic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Lou
Orn
San Antonio
Texas
Southland
Valley of Grande
Texas Rangers
Montana
North Country
St. Louis
Mississippi
Miles City
William Noble
Wild Bill) Ross
Wild Bill
Heidelburg University
Germany
States
Gabriel
Bourne
Pacific Northwest
Ross
Miles City Roundup and Historical Association
Skyrocket
Association
Mr. Rosg
Mr. Ross
William Noble Ross
Missoula Born After Founding of Montana Territory
In 1865 two years after Montana became a organized territory the town of Hell Gate is abandoned. Below a pine vantage post a mill grinds grain and a mill buzzes with timber as the Rattlesnake is harnessed for human use. A city begins its existence with Missoula’s birth.
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Hell Gates
Bill Hamilton
Montana
Hell Gate
Missoula
The First Railway Train Comes to Missoula
In the Bitter Root region where Mis soula meets the Bitterroot rivers a new fort grows as Great Father soldiers arrive to pursue Nez Perce while war rages in the valley. Blue uniforms multiply and a distant war call sends men away as a railway train arrives crowning Missoula’s transformation.
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Missoula
Nez Perce
University rumors drift as sentinel marks the era
A clipped notice recalls ten years passing since 1893 and hints at a university beginning in 1895. By 1898, distant across the river from a landmark vigil, new buildings rise, with continued discussion in the Agricultural Page.
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. L. Stone
Lolo Peak
Far East
Peter DeSmet
Angus McDonald
Stevens
John Mullan
Mullan
Council Grove
Washington
Dean A.L. Stone
Great Falls
Niagara
West
Great Falls Commercial ‘College
Mont
Wild Bill Ross
Hoss
Mexico
United States
Republic
Idabe
Yrup.co
Butte, Monts
Championz
Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo, Ohio
Windsor
Ont
London
Paris
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