Four Men Strike Gold at Last Chance Gulch in 1864
John Cowan Reginald Stanley D J Miller and John Crab opened Last Chance Gulch near Helena Montana in July 1864 discovering gold that formed the citys origin and state capitol Raleigh Wilkinson of Butte recounts the expedition from Virginia City across rivers and mountains to Alder Gulch and the final bedrock find near Fuller Avenue and Sixth Avenue, with the discovery claim later owning by Cowan.
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John Cowan
Reginald Stanley
D. J. Miller
John Crab
Iuc Pay Diggings
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Montana
Frieds
Raleigh Wilkinson
Butte
Alder Gulch
Mr. Wilkinson
Virginia City
Missouri River
Wall Street
Clare Street
Helena,Mont
Continental Divide
Mullan Pass
Rocky Mountains
Mullan
United States
Fort Benton
Fort Walla Walla
Rocky Mountain Range
Little Blackfoot River
Elliston
Deer Lodge River
Hell Gate
Kootenai
Cowan
Stanley
Miller
Crab
Prickly Pear Valley
Last Chance
Montana Club
Fuller Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Nestor
Georgia
Hale
Main Street
Walker
Fulton
Ball
No. 1
Discovery
Meridian
Bullock Dead. Roosevelt Era Figure Remembered In Montana
Seth Bullock famed frontiersman and Roosevelt ally dies. He helped blaze Montana trails, served in the territorial legislature, and was sheriff of Edgerton County. Bullock later became U S marshal of South Dakota and rode with Roosevelt during western tours. The story of entertainment for Roosevelt in Butte is recalled by Ed Cooney of Great Falls.
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Seth Bullock
Montana
Edgerton
Bullock
Black Hills
Dakotas
South Dakota
United States
Roosevelt
F. Augustus Heinze
Tom Carter
Pat Mullins
Butte
Carter
Ed Cooney
Great Falls
Heinze
Amalgamated
William Secailon
Mayor Mullins
Helena
Seth
United States Marshal
Deadwood
Last Chance Gulch miners and Roosevelt era intrigue
The article recalls Last Chance gulch discoveries in the sixties with Joseph Conrad and Isaac Harrington still living in Montana. It describes Stanley and other gold gulches, Roosevelt era events in Butte, a banquet at the Finlen hotel featuring F Augustus Heinze, Jack Willis of Glasgow, and Teddy Roosevelt, and a near gun incident involving Seth and Senator Carter that was never publicized.
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Roosevelt
Seth
San Juan
Butte
Teddy
Jack Willis
Glasgow
Willis
Jack
Great Falls
Valley County
Fat Jack
Lucullus
Noah
McDermott Hotel
Finlen
Heinze
Mr. Scallon
Montana
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
President
United States
Thomas Carter
Mr. Bullock
Medoria
South da Dakota
Belknap
Jack Wil
Carter
Great Northern
Tom Carter
Old West
Heck
Bullock
Black Hills
Jackson Succeeds Dwyer On Silver Bow Bench
Joseph R. Jackson will replace Judge John Dwyer as district court judge in Silver Bow County following the governor's action. Dwyer resigns after nearly three years on the bench and a noted career in public service including civil and criminal rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Jackson
John Dwyer
John V. Dwyer
District Court
Silver Bow County
Joseph R. Jackson
Stewart
Dwyer
Lynch
Silver Bow
Butte
Jackson
Statewide Employment Service Records 1917 Output
The Montana employment offices closed October 10 after reporting 206,624 applicants and 39,637 placements since December 1917. Directors Scott Leavitt and R B Cunningham retired after submitting their activities report detailing farm, manufacturing, and other job placements at a per capita cost of 33 1 3 cents.
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Montana
Scott Leavitt
R. B. Cunningham
Leavitt
Brother Van Suffers Apoplectic Stroke Before Welcoming Reception
Dr. W. W. Van Orsdel, superintendent of the Milk River district of the Methodist church, suffered a light stroke while staying with the Riegel family in Chinook. He was dictating letters when symptoms appeared and the attack was diagnosed as apoplexy. He rose briefly, fell, but with help he climbed to his room and intends to rise soon.
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Chinook Methodist Church
W. W. van Orsdel
Milk River
Methodist Church
Riegel
Van
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Montana Club Building
Colonel Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Joseph Conrad
Lewis and Clark County
Isaac Harrington
Ike Harrington
Joe Conrad
Walker, Fulton and Ball
Confederate Gulch
White’s Cave
York
Cooper and
Magpie
Belt Range
Indian Creek
Crow Creek
Broadwater County
England
Ent
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Northwest Plains
White House
Sandwich
Canada
Detroit
West
Little
Missouri
E. H. Cooney
Commission
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Mich
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