Design of Montana Territory Great Seal by Francis M. Thompson
Francis M. Thompson drafted the early Montana territorial seal in 1865 featuring the Missouri Falls, Rocky Mountains, wildlife, a plow and mining tools with the motto Oro y Plata. The seal, approved by the territorial council and governor, became Montana’s state seal, reflecting agriculture and mining as core interests.
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Francis M. Thompson
GREAT
Territory OF Montana
the State Historical Library
Territory of
Montana
State of
Territorial Council
Chailes Thompson
House of Representatives
Misouri
KF. M. Thompson
Potter
Council
Thompson
Messrs Leavitt
Merriman
Messrs Bagg
Potter and Worden
Lawrence
Great Falls
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
House
Bannack
Marker Placed On Old Lewis and Clark Trail near Bannack
Beaverhead chapter D A R held ceremonies to place a marker on the Lewis and Clark trail near Bannack Montana. The event drew Dillon residents and Grasshopper valley Horse Prairie communities and included a tour of Bannack with its historic sites and grave of Henry Plummer.
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Dillon D.A.R
Beaverhead Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bannack
State
Montana
Grasshopper Valley
Horse Prairie
Dillion
Henry Plummer
Eagle Scouts Build Trail in Yellowstone National Park
Eagle Scouts from Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington completed six miles of trail in ten days at Yellowstone along the canyon rim from Chittenden Bridge toward Ribbon Falls. The project led by A G Maclay and supported by Yellowstone officials earned praise from Superintendent Horace M Albright who urged expanding Scout trail work in national parks. The scouts toured the park enjoyed Mammoth pool swims and left with plans to return as boosters for the program.
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Yellowstone Park
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
A. G. Maclay
Great Falls
Mr. Maclay
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Horace M. Albright
Yellowstone
Sam T. Woodring
Yellowstone River
Chittenden Bridge
Grand Canyon
A. D. Dayton
Walla Walla
B. Blevins
Pocatello
M. L. Crouch
Walter Dyke
Cleveland
Ohio
Canyon
Ribbon Falls
Tower Falls
Albright
Park Service
Dwight Gilchrist
Spokane
Wash
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Mammoth Pool
Mr. Albright
Northwest Railways Launch Multimillion Advertising Drive
Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railways plan a nationwide advertising push starting in September. Development series will run in Saturday Evening Post Literary Digest Collier s National Weekly and American magazine. Industrial series will appear in Nation s Business World s Work Forbes and National Geographic. Total circulation cited at 1 675 22. Campaign aims to attract eastern business interests and settlers to the Pacific Northwest.
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Montana
The
Northwest
Great Northern Northern Pacific
Burlington Railways
Saturday Evening Post
Literary Digest
Collier’s
National Weekly
American Magazine
Nation’s Business
World’s Work
Forbes
National Geographic
Pacific Northwest
Virginia City Mail Service Curtailed After 1865
The historic town of Virginia City lost daily mail delivery for the first time since 1865 when Washington ordered curtailment. Efforts to resume service are under way after mail reached the town by stage, horse, and other means during its storied history. Tuesday, August 19, marked the first day with no deliveries.
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Virginia City
Old Town
Washington
Massive Powder Blast Aims To Break Mystic Lake Wall
Montana Power plans a dramatic blast at Mystic Lake to remove the last granite wall of a tunnel near the lake. A carload of powder will be used under expert DuPont supervision with water tamping to drive 40 feet of rock and lower the lake 40 feet before re filling and reopening the site.
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Mystic Lake
Montana Power Company
Italy
DuPont Powder Company
Fire destroys three buildings near Lewistown
A $10,000 blaze hit Winifred north of Lewistown. The fire started in a garage and machine shop and spread to a livery stable and another adjacent structure, destroying all three buildings.
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Winifred
Lewistown
Visnature
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James Tufts
Henry P. Torsey
Edgerton
Torsey
Doty
Utah
Council For Divine Aid
Tom Pitt
Tom
John Brown
Pitt
Taleym
Cuticur ra‘Laboratories
Deene R
Maldeen
Mase
Butte
A. C. M. Hardware House
Main
Quartz
Butte, Mont
Laura T. Scott
Clark Anderson
Jean Bishop
Catherine C. Orr
Eagle Scouts
Yellowstone National Park
N. W
Amas
HOT Springs Development Assn
Hot Springs
Billings Polytechnic
Eaeorgy Radio Engineering
Lewis T. Eaton
Polytechnaic, Ment
McKee Stationery CO
DR. F. A
Romside
W. Main St
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