Smoking Rock legend haunts Badlands near Black Hills
An old cattlemen tale from the Badlands recounts the Smoking Rock fire sacred to Sioux and cowboys alike. Cowboys tell of a night under Smoking Rock ending with visions of warriors marching then fading, leaving many awake in fear and vowing never to camp there again.
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Smoking Rock
Black Hills Country
Alfred Sully
Brackett
Missouri Badlands
Dakotas
Black Hills
Montana
Pillar
Spirit Land
Rock
Bridger
Badlands
Wyoming
Red Men
Northwest
Western Hemisphere
Koostatn
Flathead
Missoula
South Dakota
Kkalaka
Legend Explores Frontier Cowboys and Indian Beliefs
Fragmentary passage notes cowboys in early days disparaging Indian religions. The legend emphasizes the formation's interest and links to a frontier story told by multiple cowboys employed by a bygone enterprise.
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Musterole promises fast cold relief and comfort
Musterole is sold as a mustard plaster substitute for colds and bronchial symptoms. It softens and penetrates with a warm tingling and cooling sensation, offering relief for sore throat stiff neck pleurisy rheumatism and other aches. It is recommended by nurses and doctors and claimed to help prevent pneumonia and flu.
Overland Trip Helena to Fort Benton 1876 Hardship Story
Mrs. Gus Senhur recounts a six day overland journey from Helena to Fort Benton in 1876. heavy rains and mud made the 150 mile trip perilous with burned bridges washed out in a canyon and a crossing at Sun River. the family cooked meals moved with wagons sheltered under tarpaulins and slept in wet camp amid persistent storms and mud.
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Helena
Fort Benton
Montana
Old Fort Benton
Gus Senhur
Bismarck
States
Sun River Crossing
Sun River
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