Bannack Marked by D A R for Lewis and Clarke Trail Ties
Beaverhead Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution marks sites along the Lewis and Clarke trail in Beaverhead County. At Bannack, the 1862 Grasshopper Diggings marker commemorates Montana’s first gold camp and the town’s brief capital status. The piece recounts the historical journey, the ceremony, and Bannack’s faded glory.
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Katherine C. Orr
Organization of Daughters of the American Revolution
Beaverhead
A. R
Beaverhead County
Laura T. Scott
Jean Bishop
Katherine Orr
Clark Anderson
Beaverhead Rock
Dillon
Lemhi Pass
Continental Divide
Bannack
Montana
Expedition Journal
Wisdom River
Wisdom
Big Hole
Jefferson
Willeard
George R. Metlen
Laura T. Sccott
Mont
Grasshopper
White’s Bar
Stapleton’s Bar
Henry Plummer
Dakota
Idaho
First Legislative Assembly
Stuart Expedition of 1863 Described in Montana History
The article recounts the Stuart exploration party of 1863 led by Captain James Stuart from Bannack,追寻 Big Horn and Stinking rivers, facing Indian attacks and harsh conditions. John Vanderbilt recalls the April 9 start, the Big Horn City survey, and a brutal May 12–13 fight with the Crows, with several wounded and deaths.
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Montana
Stuart
John Vanderbilt
New York
Bannack
Big Horn
Yellowstone
Edgar and
Fairweather
Big Horn City
Pompey’s Pillar
Clarke
Big Horn River
Little Big Horn
George Smith
Ephriam Bostwick
Cyrus D. Watkins
Henry A. Bell
Drewer Underwood
James Stuart
Historic Gallows sites mark Bannack era in Montana
The article recounts Bannack as the first Montana capital with Sidney Edgerton as governor, noting the lone surviving jail cabin, a massive floor ring, and the now-demolished gallows at Hangman's Gulch. It recalls Road Agents rock, Alder Gulch gold, and relic-mark protections urged by Beaverhead DAR and county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Territory
Bannack
Sidney Edgerton
Montana
Plummer
Stinson
Ray
Davy Morgan
Hangman’s Gulch
Dillon
Rock Road
Rock
Alder Guich
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Beaverhead County
Pioneer of 63 Recalls Bannack Depopulation by Edgar Fairweather Party
Frank Lofton, 84, of California Gulch Madison county, recounts joining Edgar and Fairweather in Bannack in June 1863 buying grub and shovels. He describes Alder Gulch population growth from 200 in 1863 to about 1,000 by 1864, and notes the Bannack stampede that emptied Bannack overnight. He rode four mules from Denver in 1862 and last visited Butte in 1887.
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Edgar and
Fairweather
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Henry Edgar
Bill Fairweather
Butte
Montana
Frank Lofton
California Gulch
Madison County
Edgar
Mr. Lofton
Silver Bow
Edgar and Fairweather
Bannock
Bradshaw
Denver
Alder
Lofton
Price
Silver Bow Club
California
Northwest comeback eyed by Myer as crop prospects rise
Eugene Myer Jr of the War Finance Corp reports improved northwest conditions with higher wheat yields on less acreage, predicting a 35 million bushel gain in North Dakota South Dakota and Montana and a broader regional recovery including stronger cotton in the south. He cites lower costs per bushel and anticipated better prices for breeding stock amid rising agricultural values.
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Eugene Myer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
Washington
South
Myer
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Northwest
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Gold Creek
Salt Lake
Colorado
Utah
West
John White
Deer Lodge
Grasshopper Creek
White
Sam Hauser
Watkins
Bostwick
Bell
Henry Geary
Geary
Bill” Fairweather
Montana Electric Company
East Broadway
Butte, Mont
Monarch Lumber Co
Great Falls
Western Wallboard Co
Seattle, Wash
Sunburst Refining Company
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