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Lone Montana pioneer Graeter recalls frontier life in Butte
A. F. Graeter of Dillon, sole survivor of Montana’s pre-63 old timers, visited Butte for Colonel Bartlett’s funeral. He recalls flights from Bannack to Denver, famed 1862 buggy, and a life of mining, groceries, and bank work. He credits exercise for longevity and reflects on Saxe and Omaha.
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Montana
Territory
Butte
A. F. Graeter
Dillon
Graeter
W. F. Bartlett
A. J. Davis
Eda A. Lewis
Fort Benton
A. B. Davis
Allentown
Ohio
Warren
Florence
Missouri
Omaha
Thirteenth
Farnum Streets
Denver
Blake Street
Cherry Creek
Saxe
John G. Saxe
Placer
Colorado
Bannack
Carpenter’s Bar
Peter Saxe
Garrison
Helena
Placer Mining
Clark
Mr. Graeter
Ilinois
St. Louis
Virginia City
Wall
J. J. Roe and Company
Diamond R Freight Company
A. E. Graeter
John Neubert
Don Kohrs
M. H. Lott
Granville Stuart
Frank Woody
John F. Work
E. M. French
A. Lewis
James H. Gallop
Lou P. Smith
J. Manfield
Charles McDermott
Narcisse LeDoux
James McGovern