Lost Montana Gold Dust Treasure in Missouri River Legend
The 1865 Montana gold dust treasure tale centers on Pierre Lavelle and a Sioux wife who survived a massacre that sank a scow loaded with miners’ wealth near Fort Rice. Lavelle and later Emerson pursued the gold, but the barge sank on a sandbar and the loot remains undiscovered after years of searches.
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Montana
Missouri
G. Emerson
Erson
Old Fort Rice
North Dakota
Bismarck
Alder Gulch
Big Muddy
Virginia City
Pierre Lavelle
Lavelle
Emerson
Fort Benton
Missouri River
Aney
Fort Rice
Richard Pope
Pope
J. D. Emerson
Great Northern Railroad
Basin
Butte
Helena
Northwestern Fur Co
Ohio
Omaha
Hunter Bags Buck After False Start in Montana Brush
Great Falls resident Gordon Mattison hunted pheasants with other hunters and, after a noisy brush encounter, shot a six point buck deer at about 100 feet away near Hound Creek Bridge. He remains happy with big game hunting despite the miss. John B. Ritch of Lewistown is named to the state historical library board to replace the late David Hilger as librarian.
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Gordon Mattison
Great Falls
Mattson
Hound Creek
John Ritch
John B. Ritch
Lewistown
State Historical Library
David Hilger
Armistice Day Reflections Amid Rising Global Tensions
On Armistice Day 1937 veterans recall the 1918 ceasefire and warn that peace requires strong defenses. Leaders of the American Legion in New York urge a well equipped, officered army and navy to deter aggressors and sustain perpetual peace in a dangerous era.
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France
America
United States
American Legion
New York City
Montana Railroader Retires After 48 Years of Service
Michael Henry Riley aged 65 retires after 48 years with Northern Pacific and the North Coast Limited. He began wiping cars in 1889, became a fireman in 1890, endured a brutal 1894 96 strike, and later noted rail travel’s evolution from wooden coaches to modern steel trains.
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Michael Henry Riley
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
Missoula
Mr. Riley
Mike
Rock Island Railroad
Curious Kansas Rule Prohibits Eating Reptiles in Public
A Kansas statute bans eating reptiles in public places, listing creatures such as centipedes lizards and snakes among the ante state reptile category.
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Kansas
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