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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
7
A detailed reminiscence of Pike Sandusky and the Curry gang chronicles Sandusky’s rise as a frontier figure in the Little Rockies. It covers the Sandusky town of Sandusky Montana, the Battle of Flatwillow with White Calf, the ensuing boothill graves, and the late 19th century mining era amid lawlessness, feuds, and gold strikes in Montana.
The article recounts frontier trapper Pike Sandusky’s temper and fierce reputation. It details his clash with a Sioux war party at Holly Flat near the Musselshell, his brutal retaliation during a frying pan incident, and the war party’s subsequent loan of horses as compensation. It notes Sandusky’s later partnership with Wil liam Cantrell, the rise of Lucky Fort trading post on Flatwillow Creek, and a near fatal episode on December 8 1880 involving his partner Joe Hamilton and trader John Healy.
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