Indian Ways in Frontier Days Account of a Fort Gary to Fort Benton Trek
The author recounts a 1870s journey from Fort Garry to establish a fur trading post near Ridering mountain. He describes life aboard a ferry, building a trading camp with Jim Clark, and encounters with Santee Sioux and northern Crees. He notes buffalo abundance, tribal labor roles, lodge construction, and fur trade goods from Hudson's Bay.
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Fort Gary
Fort Benton
Plains
Crookston
Minn
Redlake
Old Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Fort Garry
Ridering Mountain
Hudson’s Bay
Fort
Red River
Jim Clark
Hudson's Bay
Clark Camp
Canada
United States
Missouri
North Dakota
A Quiet Journey With the Mounted Police in 1874
In spring 1874 a large detachment of Canadian Northwest Mounted Police heads toward Montana borders. A trader and his family join the expedition trading with Cree Indians along the way. They witness fording streams, rough wagon trails, buffalo hunts, and native tanning techniques as they travel with the police, noting camp life and the roles of squaws and bucks.
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Canadian Northwest Mounted Police
Montana
Walsh
Clark
Father
Old Wife’s Lake
Old Wife's Lake
Black Bear
Swiftcurrent Creek
Geography In Stamps Bahrain Oil Rich Island
Bahrain entered philately in 1933 with 19 stamps issued. The Persian Gulf island became a major oil producer after Standard Oil of California developed its fields, producing about 30,000 barrels per day. Early drilling began for water, and wells later revealed large oil reserves transforming the island.
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Bahrain
India
Standard Oil Co
California
Arabian Desert
Ieee Sea
Poer
Dude Ranchers to Convene Soon in Casper Wyoming
About 200 delegates are expected for the 14th annual Dude Ranchers association convention in Casper October 26 to 28. Gov. Nels Smith of Wyoming and Walter C. Nye said advance reservations are strong with many banquet tickets sold. rail and air officials from Union Pacific Northern Pacific Northwest Airlines American Airlines and others will attend.
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Dude Ranchers Association
Casper
Wyo
Walter C. Nye
Association
Billings
Union Pacific Railroad
C. H. Saltmarsh
Salt Lake City
A. B. Northcott
Omaha
Neb
P. G. Beach
Northern Pacific Railroad
M. M. Goodsill
St. Paul
L. L. Perrin
F. J. Elliott
Livingston
Montana
H. H. Ellsworth
Helena
J. W. Overman
L. Cummings
Northwest Airlines
Lew King
Chicago
American Airlines
Milton E. Bennet
Denver
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Gov. Nels Smith
Wyoming
Burlington Railroad
Tom Hinchcliff
Donald Ashton
Trapping Season Opens December First in Montana
Montana's 1939 40 trapping season opens December 1 with trapping of marten permitted through February 1. Mink muskrat and fox trapping runs through April 14. Price, chairman of the fish and game commission, says the shorter season is a conservation measure due to limited martens in the state.
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Montana
B. L. Price
The
Fish and Game Commission
Price
Frontier Trading Amid Indian Encounters and Fort Benton Arrival
The narrative recalls a westward trek meeting Gros Ventres, Crows and Piegans noted as friendly yet volatile. A bullet-riddled dawn fortifies the memory, followed by aid to Fort Walsh on Milk River and later work with a U.S. contractor to build hay bunkers for bounties. The party reaches Fort Benton on September 1, 1874, remaining there for eleven years.
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Montana
Fort Walsh
Milk River
Fort Benton
W. O. Dexter
John Kannady
Charles Thomas
Charles Bristel
Charles Devall
Sam Preston
Board Announces Seven Road Projects Across Montana
Montana highway commission sets bids for seven road and bridge jobs in Helena on Oct 19 including projects in Cascade Wibaux Sanders Mineral Ravalli counties. The work covers grading surfacing oiling bridge construction and underpasses on roads such as Red Tail Kalispell Libby Chateau Sun Plains Elmo Lookout Pass Superior Hamilton Florence and Lookout Pass.
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Montana Highway Commission
Helena
Red Tail Road
Wibaux County
Beaver Creek
Yates Creek
Kalispell-Libby
Flathead County
Chateau-Sun River
Cascade County
Ashuelot Canal
Mill Coulee Creek
Plains-Elmo
Sanders County
Lookout pass-Superior
Mineral County
Hamilton-Florence
Ravalli County
Corvallis Canal
Bitter Root River
Enrollment at State U Gains Large Fall Total
Montana State College at Bozeman posted the largest enrollment gain, boosting freshman class to 835 and lifting total at the six units of the Greater University of Montana to 4 949 students, up 254 from last fall. Missoula campus registered 1 980, up 41, and Eastern Montana Normal 322, up 44.
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Montana State College
Missoula
Bozeman
University of Montana
Montana State
The
State University
Eastern Montana Normal
Northern Montana College
Havre
Montana School of Mines
State Normal School
Dillon
Nineteen Students Signed For Aviation Course At Montana School
Nineteen students enrolled in the civilian pilot training course at the Montana School of Aviation with ground instruction starting October 16 under Dr. George Shue. John Fox will be the flight instructor when training shifts to flying after two weeks of ground work.
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Montana School of Es
George Shue
John Fox
Butte
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al H. Wilkins
Montana State University
Montana State Pharmaceutical Association
American Chemical Society
Guy Sheridan
Emil Starr
Lentfer Bros
Livingston, Moentans
Jacobs Way
Xirmanshah
Kuwait
Nevsodo
Teheran
Olsfahan
Cpersia
oShiraz
Bushire
Kirman
Maskat
Nels Smith
Elmer’s
Elmer Blurt
al Pearce
CBS
Elmer
Pearce
Farmer
Wibaux, Sanders, Mineral and
Ravalii
Storag
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corporation Distributors
Lene
Uae
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