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Pioneer reminiscences of Diamond R and Montana freight days
A memoir recounts Montana's early days with Diamond R Company chief Col Bartlett and Wint Raymond of Sheridan. It describes frontier meals and hardships, pony and mule teams, and a race of freight outfits from Corinne to Virginia City via Montana's rim country, including routes through Corinne, Utah to Virginia City and Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Butte Hotel
Wint Raymond
Sheridan
Gus Graeter
Dillon
Rod Leggatt
Butte
Colonel Bartlett
Montana
Col. Bartlett
Diamond R Company
Bannack
Grayshopper Creek
Horat
Gue Graeter
Don Bray
Mill Canyon
Virginia City
Virginia
Corinne
Utah
Tom Farrell
Helena
Farrel
Bozeman
Portneuf Canyon
Diamond R
Junction
Lima
Mulea
China Point
Devil's Slide
Farrell
Malad
Kates
Sweetwater Hill
Ryan Canyons