Rowlands Knew the Real West Pioneer Scout Looks Back
Thomas Rowlands, 88, recalls scouting with General Crook and Buffalo Bill, chasing gold across California and the Northwest, from Fort Benton to Hudson Bay. Born 1834 in Wales, he wandered 40 years on the prairies, later living in Iowa City and Minnesota with his daughter, now settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rowlands
Fort Benton
Hudson Bay
Iowa City
Gold Coast
California
Buffalo Bill
Crooks
Helena
East
Northwest
Lanfyllin
Wales
America
Rowlands
General Crook
William F. Cody
Wisconsin
Montana
Minnesota
Walden stock man finds gray wolf den with pups
Circle-Barney Cooper, a stock keeper in Walden country, located a gray wolf den and dug out 11 young pups. The discovery adds to local wildlife notes and underscores predator presence in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Cooper
Walden Country
Free Trappers Explored Far West and Blazed Trails for Gold Seekers
Free trappers mapped western routes long before Gold Rush numbers surged. The article outlines mountain men like Bridger, Carson, and Williams, their bold ventures from the Missouri to Bent's Fort, and the lasting impact of their fur trade era on U.S. western expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mississippi
Far West
la Verendrye
Lewis and Clark
Pike
United States
Bridger
Kit Carson
Bill Wiliams
Plains
Mexican Line
Red River
Brigham Young
Great Salt Lake
West
Santa Fe
Rocky Mountain
Upper
Missouri
Colorado
Salt Lake
Taos
Yellowstone
Blackfeet
Bent’s Fort
Arkansas
California Missions
Old Walker
Oregon Trail
Rockies
South Pass
Mission of
San Fernando
Carson
Arkansas River
New Mexico
Yellowstone River
Jim Bridger
Bill Williams
Bill’ Williams
Williams
Pioneer Bruffey Reflects on Butte Birthplace and Montana Life
George A. Bruffey of Livingston born 1842 in Virginia recalls mining near Leggat Hotel site in old Butte 1866, early Alder Gulch days, 1870 visit, and 1860s snow, with Park and Sweetgrass County land. He urges unlimited money to redeem government bonds and notes his long public interest as a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bruffey
Livingston
Montana
Mr. Bruffey
Park
Sweetgrass Counties
Butte
Leggat Hotel
Alder Creek
J. B. Smith
Smith
Winnemucca
Peter Slater
Bob McMinn
Rocker
Charles Carver
Alder
Bruffey
Virginia
Iowa
Missouri
Aldergulch
Denver
Lincoln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles M. Russell
Crook
Daughter
Colorado Mountains
Bill
Cheery-Raban Syndicate
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Park and Sweetgrass Counties
Bayer
Law
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