Early-Day Cowpuncher Ted Thorpe of Gallatin County
Ted Hamilton Thorpe one of the first cowboys to settle in Gallatin County was born in Racine Wisconsin on June 15 1857. His family headed west in a cattle drive to Waterloo Indiana then on toward Nebraska where Indian raids and frontier dangers marked their trek. Thorpe at six rode a pony to defend the camp and survived a brutal attack by outlaws, shaping a life of frontier hardship and adventure.
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Ted Hamilton Thorpe
Gallatin County
West
Robert D. Barnes
Gallas County
Racine
Wis
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Patel Granite
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Waterloo
Phillip Thorpe
Ted Hamilton
Ted Thorpe
Snasher
Captain Thorpe
Yellowstone
Young Hamilton
Young Montana Cowboys and a River West of Manhattan
A narrative recalls two young cowboys Ted Hamilton and Homer Thomas guiding an ox train across Montana. They endured Indian attacks, guarded cattle, and built a refuge block house near Gallatin valley. At age 12 Ted began his first government duty guarding a secret gold shipment by stagecoach.
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Gallatin Valley
West Gallatin River
Manhattan
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Ted Hamilton
Homer Thomas
Montana
Ted Hamilton Thorpe
Ted
Ted Hamilton and the Gallatin Valley Heritage
Ted Hamilton and his father carried gold from danger on horseback to the Thorpe ranch beside the Gallatin River in 1864, then recount a Vigilante hanging near Manhattan. He recalls dances, self taught violin, and a daring dawn chase with George Warren to recover horses from Indians near Sixteen Mile.
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Ted
Three Forks
Thorpe Ranch
Gallatin River
Virginia City
Phillip Thorpe Ranch
D. Thomas Place
Manhattan
Thorpe Place
Io Ted
Old Hamilton
Frank Sanburn
Ted Hamilton
Marsh Nelson
Bozeman
Hamilton
Gallatin City
Radersburg
Hunter's Hot Springs
Decker
George Warren
Sixteen Mile
Warren
Ted Hamilton and the Indian Fight in Bozeman Land
Ted Hamilton kills a Native American after a ranch dispute and eludes arrest as merchants fear trade losses. He hides with two cowboys, returns after public support remains strong, helps build corrals at Sixteen Mile Creek, and later delivers government cattle to Mishen agency with vigilance against further attacks. His loyal horse detects danger and aids in several rescues during the cattle drive to the Yellow Stone river and Mishen.
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Ted
Warren
West Gallatin
Bozeman
Hamilton
Colonel Pierce
Ted Hamilton
Sixteen Mile Creek
Mishen
Livingston
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