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Newspaper

Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1942

Page

4

Beaver Fur Trade and Northwest Company Rivalry

The article traces beaver fur’s rise in European fashion, the Hudsons Bay Co and Northwest Co rivalry, and how posts and forts enabled year round trapping in the northwest. It notes mink and fox skins rarely matched beaver value, and explains post relocation to maintain supply and control.

Northwest Hudson's Bay Co Dr. McLoughlin David Thompson Peter Skene Ogden Henry Europe New World North Atlantic Hudson’s Bay Company Northwest Co London Company London Co Northwest Company Audubon Richardson Charles Chateau American Fur Co Fort Union Hudson’s Bay Co Rocky Mountains

Bozeman Trail Pioneer Honored With 1926 Livingston Monument

A 1926 Livingston ceremony unveiled a granite and white marble monument to John M. Bozeman, founder of the Bozeman Trail, who was killed near Livingston on April 18, 1867. The tribute, sponsored by the Montana Society of Pioneers with Northern Pacific Railway President Charles Donnelly, featured speeches by Governor Erickson and Congressman Leavitt and marked the spot where Bozeman fell 12 miles east of Livingston. The monument stands 10 feet 6 inches high with a gold inscription honoring Bozeman and noting its June 1 1926 erection. The article notes Bozeman's role in blazing a shorter route to the Montana gold fields and the ensuing Indian wars, with context on early Montana settlement and exploration.

Montana Montana Territory John M. Bozeman Pioneer Triangle Livingston Great Trailblazer Bozeman Trail Bozeman Charles Donnelly Northern Pacific Railway Montana Society of Pioneers Society of Pioneers Redman Nelson Story John Fryer J. ER. Erickson Frank Brown Middle West Idaho Powder River Tom Cooper Yellowstone Fort F. Smith Redmen Mr. Story W. S. McKenzie McKenzie Mountain Chief Story Union City

Bozeman Pass Trail and the Birth of a Montana Route

The article recounts John Bozeman and partners seeking a shorter emigrant route to Montana goldfields in 1862 63. It details the Bozeman trail crossings of the Powder River Belt Mountains and Gallatin valley, clashes with Sioux and Blackfeet, Bridger's competing route, and the 1864 and 1867 events including Bozeman's death, the rise of Bozeman city, and the ensuing Indian wars triggered by the road through tribal lands.

John M. Jacobs Bannack Missouri River South Dakota Montana Yellowstone River North Platte Bozeman Powder River Redman Missouri Big Horn Mountains Fort Laramie Sweetwater Brininstool Belt Mountains Gallatin Yellowstone George W. Irvin Black Hills Jim Bridger Clark's Fork Bridger Big Horn Basin Wyoming Burlington Railroad Captain Clark Pass Bridger Gallatin Valley Northwest St. Paul Bozeman Pass Bridger Creek William Clark Sakakawea Northern Pacific Railroad Bridger Mountains Bridger Pass Bridger Peak Bozeman Creek Bozean Gallatin County Sakakawea Pass John Colter Lisa’s Big Horn River Blackfeet Potts Virginia City Bighorn Bozeman Trail Fort Benton Fort Ellis Fort Sedgwick Powder River Country Powder, Crazy Woman's Fork Tongue River Dubois Creek Pryor's River Clark’s Fork Stillwater Boulder Madison Platte Bridge Custer Little Big Horn

Young State Hunter Snares 14 Coyotes in 14 Days

Vernon Lammin a 22 year old Butte resident has shot fourteen coyotes in fourteen days becoming a one man coyote war. He travels from Butte to prime fields near Whitehall and Bozeman area gathering pelts with a .270 rifle and four power telescope sights. His four year run averages about 25 coyotes per season within a 35 mile radius of Butte.

Vernon Lammin Butte Lammin California Vernon Bozeman Whitehall

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