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Toponce and Broadwater Freighters in Territorial Scrapes
Alexander Toponce and Col. C. A. Broadwater, early Montana freighters, told tales from Virginia City to Alder Gulch. They survived Indian threats and a brutal winter crossing Beaverhead, losing and reclaiming gold dust, horses, and gear while building fortunes.
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Toponce
Broadwater
Montana
Colonel Broadwater
Fort Benton
Helena
Julia Kate Chumasero
Bannack
Henry Carman
Enos A. Wall
Salt Lake
Beaver Canyon
Carmen
Salt Lake City
Carman
Brigham City
Top
Cotton Thomas
Alder Gulch
Alex Metzel
George Ives
Nevada City
Buck
George Forbes
Alex
J. X. Bercher
John Fetherston
Neal Howie
Stinson
Beidler
Malad
Charles Broadwater
Wallace Street
Virginia City
Montana Territory
Corinne
Utah