Orem Dwyer Prize Fight in Montana Sparks Debate
The 1867 bare knuckle bout in Nevada City Aldergulch drew 2 500 to 3 000 miners with Con Orem and Jimmy Dwyer in a 40 round no decision match. Sheriff officiated as ref and profits split after an agreed division. editors denounced the finish as muddled and plan to bury the hatchet with a future match discussed.
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Shelby
Mont
Con) Orem
Jimmy Dwyer
Montana Territory
Nevada City
Aldergulch
Crem
Dwyer
Virginia City
Montana Post
Nevada
Orem
Con .Orem
Marley
Jimmy
Post
Con Orem
Billy
Prize Fight Echoes in Montana and Eastern Coverage
A historical account recalls a 1867 prize fight near Virginia City Montana involving Con Orem and Jimmy Dwyer. Western miners flocked to watch, bets topped thousands while letters from A K McClure publicized the event. Officials adjourned the match after 40 rounds, with Orem later pursuing blacksmithing in Montana.
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East
Territory
A. K. McClure
New York Tribune
Franklin Repository
Montana
McClure
Union City
Tribune
the Repository
Rocky Mountains
Nevada City
Virginia City
Don Orem
Jimmy Dwyer
Big Hole Battle Lauded for Hardships and Heroism
The Big Hole fight on Aug 9 1877 pitted about 400 Nez Perce and 50 Bannack against 146 infantry and 34 civilian volunteers under Gen. John Gibbon. Of 180 white troops 74 killed or wounded. Indians suffered about 208 dead or wounded. General Gibbon was wounded and fought beside his men. The saga follows Joseph and Miles across Idaho and Montana ending at Bear's Paw.
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the Big Hole
John Gibbon
Gibbon
Montana
Nez Perce
Idaho
Pacific
Bitter Root Mountains
Bear's Paw Mountains
Blaine County
Joseph
Miles
Nez Perces
Wallowa Valley
Howard
Big Hole
The
Charles A. Woodruff
Sequoia Park Honors Cherokee Genius
Sequoia National Park in California preserves 32 giant sequoia groves honoring Sequoyah. He created the Cherokee alphabet advancing his people from illiteracy to civilization, helping produce an Indian dialect newspaper and a codified legal system.
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Sequoia National Park
California
General Woodruff recounts pursuit after battle and Big Hole wounds
General Woodruff describes leading the pursuit of hostile forces, burying Custer's dead, and rescuing Reno's command after the Big Horn clash. He notes 53 wounded and 16 miles to the steamer, then recalls the hardships of transport and field dressing before a triumphant, cheering return with doctors and supplies from Montana towns.
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Custer
Reno
Big Horn
Woodruff
the Big Hole
Howard
Deer Lodge
Butte
Helena
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Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Inc
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