Hunting and Trapping on the Judith With Jake Hoover
The narrative blends a river of Montana frontier memory with the North Butte mine disaster and a surviving miner Manus Duggan. It recounts Duggan leading 29 men to safety by constructing a bulkhead and the subsequent peril as he wandered off in gas. It also begins with a youth meeting Jake Hoover, a mountain man who later mentors the narrator.
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North Butte
Duggan
Jake Hoover
Jake
Montana
Utica
Judith River
Jake the Montana hunter and his legendary bear stories
Charles M. Russell recounts traveling with Jake through the Judith mountains in Montana. Jake uses a worn knife scabbard, carries a .44 Winchester, and packs pack horses as they spot elk, deer, and beaver. The tale highlights Jake’s unmatched tracking skill and affection for wildlife, including a tale of gum boot tracks left by a silver tip bear.
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Jake
The
Judith
Rocky Mountains
Soldiers patrol Butte environs amid copper unrest
About 1500 troops moved into camp around Butte as a precaution amid a tense Copper City labor dispute. The I W W movement and the Metal Mine Workers Union spurred shy of work at Elm Orlu and Davis Daly mines and threats of disruption. Mayor Maloney asserted firm control and warned the I W W cannot run the town, promising government protection for workers.
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Butte
Butte Hill
Columbia Gardens
Flanders
West
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Elm Orlu
Davis Daly
Themployers’ Association
Willian Maloney
North Butte
Patriotic call to plant crops as war effort grows
The message urges everyone to plant every available acre to support the war, calling it a patriotic duty. It notes millions are engaged in the conflict and more may be needed, and it mentions crop production as crucial. The Banking Corporation of Montana in Helena offers financial aid to those doing their part.
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Banking Corporation OF
Montana
Helena
Rescued Miners Cheer as Rescue Crew Reaches Shaft
Responders acted at once breaking the barrier as miners crawled to the station with Duggan leading. The cage signal echoed like a grave call and rescue groups rushed in. General Manager Braly joined in as the crew descended and the rescued men embraced the team amid cheers.
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Duggan
Braly
Mountain man Jake’s rugged life along the Judith River
A storyteller recalls Jake the skin hunter who sold meat to ranchers along the Judith and lived in a primitive, nail free cabin near the upper park. He praises Jake’s mountain skills and simple kitchen, where beans and dried fruit simmered.
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Jake
Judith River
South Fork
Judith
Judith Basin
Lewistown
Reed
Bill Clegg
Utica
Upper Judith
Yogo
Pig Eye Basin
Red Mike
Ettien Brothers
Babcock and
David
Gaver
Indians Killed Thousands of Buffalo Described in Bone Layer
During railway excavation two miles west of Havre workers uncovered a thick layer of buffalo bones, mostly large thigh bones and joints two feet underground. Dr. Almas speculates Indians drove herds over a cut bank about 150 years ago to secure meat with little effort, leaving bones to decay slowly.
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Gre Northern Railway
Havre
Almas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manus Duggan
Hoover Ranch
the Judith
Charles M. Russell
Morg
Sherman
Buck
Nature
Copper Metropolis
Maloney
Great Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Montana Equity Mutual Hail & Fire Insurance Co
Great Falls
Tom Block
Europe
America
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run
Duncan McDonald
Mer
Highwood
Shirley
Ford
Mont
Angus
Halter
B. Power
John Evans
Cascade
N. S. Ranch
SUN River Stock & Land Company
Rocky; Mountain Fire Insurance CO
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