Gros Ventres Protect Wagon Train From Crow Attack In 1861
Maj. Andrew Dawson’s wagon train for the American Fur Co. faced a Crow raid while traveling from Fort Union toward Fort Benton. Gros Ventres chiefs and warriors intervened, warning the Crows and escorting the convoy 100 miles to safety along the Milk River, securing goods traded at Fort Benton.
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American Fur Company
Andrew Dawson
American Fur Co
Fort Union
Fort Benton
Dawson
Gros -Ventres
Wolf Point
Red River
Major Dawson
Missouri River
Milk River
Indian and White Chiefs Meet at Dam Fur Co Wagon Train Dedication
Edgar A. Lewis joined American Fur Co in 1857 and helped move government goods upriver to Indian pay for a treaty road. He and 17 men built three mackinaw boats to reach Fort Benton, towing downstream with riverbank crews. Lewis later became a farmer and stockman in Sun River valley.
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American Pur Co
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Star of the West
Stevens
Washington Territory
American Fur Co
Culbertson
Fur Company
Lewis
Fort Union
Omaha
St. Louis
Missouri
Highwood Mountains
Benton
John Mullan
Rocky Mountains
Mullan
Rockies
Deer Lodge
Hell Gate River
Ory
Woman of Flathead Indians Passes Her 100th Birthday
Mrs. Mary Ashley, 100, a Flathead Indian of St. Ignatius on the Flathead reservation, recalls fur trade days and early white contact. Born 1838 to English trader Armintink and Mary Three Dresses, she lives with daughter Elizabeth and receives occasional visits from Mrs. George Tryon of Anaconda.
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Flathead Reservation
St. Ignatius
Mary Ashley
England
Hudson’s Bay
Mary
Ashley
George Tryon
Anaconda
Armintink
Hudson's Bay Co
Europe
Toro
Flathead Valley
Mission Range
Mission Peaks
Clark’s Fork
Columbia
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Mrs
Elizabeth
Mrs. Ashley
Storage of Wheat Crop Becomes Major Montana Issue
Montana faces a storage crunch with an estimated 50 to 60 million bushels of wheat this fall. State Commissioner James T. Sparling and John T. Kelly propose storing grain in out of state bonded warehouses or elevators. Farmers and elevators must sign waiver forms before storage. The government may lend funds to help farmers buy steel bins for on farm storage.
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Montana
State
James T. Sparling
John T. Kelly
Department of Agriculture
Sparling
New Dahlia Form Grown in Havre
Barnes of Havre reports a dahlia plant that produced a bud mutation yielding a white petaled bloom with scarlet streaks toward the center. Dr Harry Truman of Northern Montana College explains the change as a bud mutation creating a new dahlia form. Barnes will save seed for reproduction and monitor other buds on the branch.
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W. WI. Barnes
Havre
Harry Truman
Biolo
Northern Montana College
Unique vocational school planned for Flathead boys
A new youth training site will open near Bitter Root Lake, west of Kalispell, offering an all boys vocational program for relief-eligible youths. Operated by the National Youth Administration with state and local aid, the center will house 120 students in rustic buildings, with a 3-3-2 daily schedule combining classroom and hands-on work.
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Flathead County
America
Bitter Root Lake
Kalispell
National Youth Administration
E. R. Ormsbee
Missoula
Ormsbee
Port Boys
State University
Lenin Mausoleum Visits Hit Almost 10,000 Daily
Report shows visitors to the Lenin mausoleum in Moscow average nearly 10 000 per day as crowds continue to flow through the landmark. The figure underscores sustained interest in the historic site amid ongoing public curiosity and tourism trends.
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Moscow
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Montana Power Company
John C. Ryan
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