Battle of Big Hole August 1877 draw in Nez Perce clash
Historical note recounts the 1877 Battle of the Big Hole on August 9, with Chief Joseph leading Nez Perce warriors, women, and children in a storied retreat. It notes Gen. Gibbon and Howard facing tough odds and mentions Barnett Wilkinson, the last surviving volunteer from Mis soula.
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Big Hole
Joseph
Nez Perce
Barnett Wilkinson
Missoula
John Gibbon
Big Hole River
Wilkinson
Gibbon
Fort Missoula
Howard
Nez Perces
Fort Benton
Camp Baker
Fort Shaw
Rocky Mountains
Wacosies Pass
Gibbon’s Aug 8 assault on Nez Perce camp at Big Hole
General Gibbon with 17 officers and 146 men, joined by 36 citizen volunteers, moved from Fort Missoula toward the Nez Perces. Bradley led a night march to disrupt the Indian camp at the Big Hole river, locating the camp and guiding a dawn assault that overwhelmed the lodges and scattered the Indians as White Bird and other chiefs rallied to regroup.
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Rawn
Fort Ellis
Gibbon
Fort Missoula
Nez Perces
Bradley
Second Cave
Joseph
Trail Creek
Big Hole
Ind
Bey
Jacobs
Corporal Drummond
Joe Blodgett
Sanno
Comba
Logan
Red Owl
Woodruff
Corporal Sayles
Sergeants
Daily
Fredericks
Bennett
Dally
Nez Perce Battle Chronicle From Last Stand at Battle Gulch
A detailed account of Nez Perce combat led by Chief Joseph, White Bird, and Look ing Glass. The narrative covers hand to hand fighting, sharpshooter fire, and the retreat through timber and river banks, with multiple Indian and soldier casualties and the eventual withdrawal of the forces.
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Joseph
Looking Glass
English
Williams
White Bird
Joe Blorgett
Trail Creek
Carroll College Wins State Oratory Contest In Billings
Carroll College captured the state oratory title at Billings in the Montana Interco association event. Siaokin spoke on "The Freedom" while William Scott from Great Falls placed second and Mary Jane Utter from Havre third. Charles Chappell of Billings Poly finished second in the state extemporaneous contest ahead of Eliott Coldwater of Montana Mines, Butte, who took third.
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Carroll College
Montana Interco Association
Billings
Siaokin
William Scott
Great Falls
Montana State University
Mary Jane Utter
North of College
Havre
Charles Chappell
Billings Poly
Eliott Coldwater
Montana Mines
Butte
Rainfall absorption on native grass vs tilled soil on slope
Researchers report that on a 5 percent slope native grass soil absorbed 99.7 percent of rainfall over six years, while soil kept clean tilled absorbed only 16.2 percent and runoff was high.
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Kansas
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women in midlife on maintaining appeal during menopause. Encourages fresh air, eight hours of sleep, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to boost vitality, ease hot flashes nerves and mood changes, and promote well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Edward B. Reynolds
Montana
Flora B. Weisberg
Weisberg
Marietta College
Pittsburghversity
University of Chicago
Germany
France
Salmon River
White Bird Canyon
Tapsis-il-pilp
Wal Litze
Wallowa Valley
Idaho
Idaho. In Another Hand-To-Hand Encounter Between Captain Logan
Captain Logan
Battle Gulch
W. H. Edwards
Deer Lodge
French Gulch
T. B. Holker
Dawson County
Montana Extension Service
Kentucky
Anaconda Sales Company
Anaconda, Mont
Dept. C
Anaconda, Montana
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corp
Butte, Montana
G-F
General
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