Hanging of T H Harding Recalls Montana's Early Hangings
The article revisits the 1886 murder of George Fergusson and Harding’s 1887 hanging, noting Beaverhead county’s rare legal executions and other vigilante era hangings in Bannack and nearby scenes. It cites Judge Galbraith, Attorney Duffy, and Governor Smith, and recalls crowd antics and grisly details from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
George Fergusson
Galbraith
Smith
Beaverhead County
Montana
E. C. Davis
Albert Yek
Supreme Court
C. K. Wyman
T. H. Harding
Cwhat
Glendalezaoa Mead
Abiuedd
Fergussen
Glendale
Hecla
Dillon
Duffy
Anaconda
Robert Smith
Joseph Smith
Davis
Bannack
Hangman’s Gulch
Jensland
Butte
Canyon Creek Road
Overland Stage Rivalry in 1866 Frontier Trade War
The 1866 contest between the Overland Stage Company and competing lines spurred Montana’s first real stage trade war beyond fur company feuds. Routes stretched 125 miles from Virginia City to Helena with fares at $2.50 as operators measured strength in a burgeoning transportation market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Helena
Montana
Great Overland Stage Company
Virginia City
Ben Holladay
St. Louis
California
Salt Lake
Overland Company
Overland
E. M. Pollinger
Pollinger
Holladay
Pioneer Montana figure Caplice built, lost fortunes in Butte
John Caplice, a founder of early Montana ventures, organized expeditions into the Belt mountains and Judith and Moccasin ranges. He built a mercantile empire in Bannack and Butte, financed a ditch project, and led Caprice Commercial in Butte. He helped push Oregon Short Line expansion and later profited in Alaska copper. Caplice died in Butte after a life of mining and business ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Caplice
Butte
Belt Mountains
Indian Country
Judith
Moccasin Mountains
Belt Ranges
Missouri River
Helena
Rimini
Lee Mountain
Robert Emmett
Caprice
Broadwater
County Tipperary
Ireland
America
Philadelphia
United States
Sioux City
Illinois
St. Louis
Colorado
Prairies
St. Joe
Central City
Pullman
Sleeping Car Fame
Bannack
Judith Basin
Henderson Gulch
Henderson
McClellan
Emmetsburg
Cedar Creek
Philipsburg
Missoula
New Chicago
Caprice Commercial Company
Montana
Caplice
Oregon
A. W. McCune
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
McCune
Utah
Peru
Ing
Ten Mile
Alaska
The
Society of Montana Pioneers
Commission Named to Mark Last Chance Gulch Gold Discovery Site
The Montana Historical Society and the Society of Montana Pioneers form a commission to locate the gold discovery spot in Last Chance Gulch Helena and raise funds for a monument. Members include John H. Shober Thomas C. Power Mrs Co B Nolan George L. Ramsey and Maurice W. Weiss to hear testimony locate the site and supervise funds and construction for dedication. The joint statement urges marking historic spots and notes the 1864 July 21 discovery as a key Montana milestone with Helena as capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Last Chance Gulch
Montana Historical Society
The
Society of Montana
John H. Shober
Thomas C. Power
Co. B. Nolan
George L. Ramsey
Maurice W. Weiss
Empire State of the
West
Commonwealth
Montana
Society of Montana Pioneers
Gold Creek
Mullan Military Road
Fort Benton
Walla Walla, Wash
Historical Society of Montana
Helena
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Albert Yee
Gm FA
Wyman
Beaverhead
Appomattox
Gov” Pollinger
Beau Brummel
Jefferson Valley
Twin Bridges
Pasadena
Calif
Aaron
Helen
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