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Mad Wolf Blackfeet Chief Remembered in Old Tales and Windmill Trial
The piece recalls Mad Wolf, famed Blackfeet orator and war chief who died May 28, 1902, detailing his leadership in battles with Gros Ventres and Kootenai, his early alliance with Father De Smet, and his last counsel urging schooling and harmony with whites. It also reports Culbertson Montana windmill experiments by Great Northern railway to generate power for signals and lighting, potentially saving maintenance costs.
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Culbertson
Roosevelt County
Culberston
C. A. Dunham
Great Northern Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
George Manthowske
Harris Directy
L. T. Harris
North State Plains
Pacific Ocean
Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mad Wolf
Blackfeet
Father de Smet
Big Lake
Rocky Mountains
Flathead Indians
Motokis
Glacier Park
Little Plume
Gros Ventres
Scar Face
Scar
Scar Cheek
Sear Cheek
White Grass
Fastheads
Flathead Country
Cut Bank Pass
Kachsino