Yellowstone Expedition of 1863 Harsh trek ends in hardship and killings
The 1863 Yellowstone expedition led by James Stuart set from Bannack on April 10 with 15 men. They faced hostile Indians, privations, and two key clashes, with three members killed and several wounded as they circled Yellowstone region seeking gold.
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Yellowstone
Montana
James Stuart
Bannack
Big Horn River
Soda Springs
Fort Hall
Ida
Ar- Eiptea
Stuart Brothers
James
Granville
Gold Creek
Granville Stuart
Frontier
Worden& Co
Stuart
Rattlesnake Creek
Bill Fairweather
Henry Edgar
Alder Gulch
James N. York
Henry T. Geery
Henry A. Bell
George H. Smith
Cyrus D. Watkins
Richard McCafferty
Dwyer Underwood
William Roach
Ephriam E. Bostwick
James Hauxhurst
Samuel T. Hauser
EF. Sterne Blake
George Ives
Big Horn
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River
Shields River
Crow Country
Resignation of Brett to join Calvert Distillers
James J. Brett, former Montana state treasurer and liquor board official, resigns as assistant administrator to accept Montana manager post for Calvert Distillers Corp. Gov. Ayers notes Brett’s value to the liquor business. Brett will headquarter in Butte.
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James J. Brett
Montana
Roy E. Ayers
State Liquor Control Board
Calvert Distillers Corp
Ayers
Brett
Calvert Company
Butte
Sen. L. M. A. Wass
Liquor Board
Cr. H. Brown
Portland
Calvert
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Silver Bow
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Wass
Liquor Control Board
Mr. Brett
Big Horn City Venture Ends in Tragedy for Stewart Group
In May the expedition formed Big Horn City near Manuel Lisa’s early post, then marched toward the Big Man mountains. On May 12 an Indian assault killed Watkins and wounded several, including Bostwick who killed himself to avoid burdening the party. Geery later mortally wounded himself, preferring a burial to continued suffering. The survivors fled toward the Sweetwater trail, abandoning gear to elude further conflict.
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Sweetwater
Boone
Stuart
Bannack
Soda Springs
Fort Hall
Bell
Crossing Station
York
Salt Lake City
Perry W. McAdow
McAdow
Montana
Coulson
Billings
Yellowstone
Fergus County
James Stuart
Big Horn Country
Big Horn River
Gallatin City
Big Horn
Menadher
Virginia City
Indian Dick
Gob Fae
Gonehune
Yelowstone
Manuel Lisa
Big Horn City
Big Man Mountains
Geery
Inscription Cave Work to Continue This Winter
WPA archeological dig at Inscription Cave near Billings will proceed through winter under Ethel B. Arnett and Prof. H. Melville Sayre. Oscar Lewis will supervise on site while Sayre visits bi monthly. The team uncovers rare artifacts including a shell and reed necklace and hopes to designate the site as a state park. Experiments with transparent coatings aim to preserve prehistoric paintings and some floor drawings may be sent to the University of California for coating research.
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WPA
Inscription Cave
Billings
Ethel B. Arnett
WPA Division of Education
H. Melville Sayre
Montana School of Mines
Oscar Lewis
Glendive
Sayre
University of California
Northwest
Sacajawea Coin Proposals Doubted by Lawmakers
The Lewis and Clark Memorial Association seeks a commemorative Sacajawea coin but faces opposition from the House coinage committee and the president. Officials cite cost and precedent, noting over 100 commemoratives exist and none honor a woman. The Idaho sponsors hope to move bills, yet committee opposition persists. Sacajawea is buried in Wyoming as the Lewis and Clark highway aims to connect Lewiston Idaho and Missoula Montana.
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Lewis and Clark National Association
Sacajawea
Lolo Trail
Pacific
House Coinage and Weights and Measures Committee
Congress
Memorial Association
Idaho
Lewis and Clark Memorial Association
Lewiston
Ida
Missoula
Mont
Wyoming
Willow Creek Man Learns Sad Lesson
Willow Creek resident Fred Ballard planned a trip to his daughter in Oregon and burned old letters containing a postal money order needed for the ticket. After the fire, he discovered the money order was destroyed and he has contacted postal authorities to recover the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ballard
Willow Creek
Ballard
Oregon
Mooney Named First Pilot for Salt Lake City to Great Falls Route
A. S. Bert Mooney is named the first pilot on Western Air Express Salt Lake City to Great Falls division. He trained at Los Angeles Military School and began flying commercially in 1926 with the Butte Aircraft Flying school. Mooney, a Montana native based in Salt Lake City, has logged 17 000 piloting hours and about 750 000 miles.
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A. S
Bert” Mooney
Salt Lake City
Great Falls
Western Air Express
C. N. James
Los Angeles
Mooney
Butte
Mont
National Parks Airways
Montana
Couple narrowly escape rock strike on Glacier Park road
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Jacqueth escaped injury when a rock rolled from above and crashed into the front of their car near Logan Pass. Jacqueth was bruised while Mrs. Jacqueth was unharmed as they drove a new car home from Great Falls.
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E. E. Jacqueth
Logan Pass
Glacier Park
Jacqueth
Great Falls
Fifteen-Year-Old Hunter Bags Deer With Small Rifle
Thomas Hopkinson aged 15 earned his first deer a few days ago a three point buck weighing 165 pounds. He hunted after paying for a license and worked odd jobs to fund it. His father learned of the successful hunt after meeting a companion who ran toward town and confirmed the big deer was in possession.
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Thomas Hopkinson
Thomas
T. Hopkinson
The
Western Fruit Express
Mr. Hopkinson
Poe Sint
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Worcester, Masse
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Rock
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Frontier Se
Frontier Raw.fur Corp
West 27Th Se
New York
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Postum
General Foods
Battle Creek, Mich
King Peateres Syndicate
G. F. Corp
Canada
General Foods, Ltd
Cobourg
Ont
George
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