Tragic tale of Bozeman founder and Cover disappearance
Mrs. W. J. Beall recounts Gallatin valley pioneers John M. Bozeman and Thomas Cover. Bozeman died April 19, 1867 after a confrontational trip with Blackfeet. Cover vanished crossing the Carisco badlands to find the Peg mine. his 17 year mystery ended when a surveying party found his skeletal remains and ring bearing a Masonic emblem identifying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cover
Gallatin Valley
John Bozeman
Bozeman
Pioneer Society of the
Gallatin
W. J. Beall
Valley of Flowers
John M. Bozeman
Daniel M. Rouse
William W. Anderson
John S. Mendenhall
Frank F. Fridley
W. J. Davies
Squire Fitz
Mr. Bozeman
State of
Georgia
Fort C. F. Smith
Big Horn
Cover
California
Riverside
Calif
Pe Leg
Russell
Carisco
Ring
United States
Trapper's Lodge Tailor Shop Residents in Pryor Mountains
Historical note recalls an 1848 49 hunting expedition in the Pryor mountains where Uncle Billy Hamilton and 24 New York trappers opened Montana's first exclusive men's tailoring venture. Ned Williams led design with the help of four squaws and two New Yorkers to fashion buckskin suits from mountain sheep skins. The party hunted sheep despite deep snow and returned with pelts meat and hides to be processed into garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor Mountains
Big Horn
Clark’s Fork
Montana
Billy Hamilton
Missoula
New York
Broadway
Ned Williams
Williams
Jack Perkins
Uncle Billy
Bij
Fort Bridger
America
Billy
Billings
Columbus
Plains
Hamilton
California
Printing in the Frontier Days from Deer Lodge Letter
A 1877 Missoula Missoulian letter details frontier printing woes, ink shortages, and stagecoach delays. Chauncey Barbour warns of Nez Perce threats and local Indian tensions, noting printers drunk in a postscript. The note precedes a bloody battle, reflecting era hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Joseph and
Gibbon
Montana
Stagecoach Express
New Northwest
James H. Millsetter
Chauncey Barbour
Missoulian
Missoula
M. T
James H. Mills
McCarthy’s
McCormick and Hardenbrook
P. S
Tailored outfits for trappers at Fort Bridger era
A Western tailor named Williams, aided by squaws, crafted durable leather coats and pants for trappers. The work used leather sewn in long strands with careful stitching. Beavers, deer, elk, bear, and other pelts were collected across Pryor mountains and Fort Bridger, with outfits proving highly desirable among the party.
Poker Joe and Chiefs Battle Echoes in Bitter Root Era
W B Harlan reports Nez Perce leader Poker Joe joined Joseph with 18 lodges near the Bitter Root river and fought at Big Hole. Charlot, ally of whites, urged restraint while settlers prepared defences. Fort Owens rebuilt and Corvallis stockade planned as Missoula and Missoula area saw limited panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlot
Flatheads
Joseph
Bitter Root Valley
the Big Hole
W. B. Harlan
Stevensville
Mills
Poker Joe
Bitter Root
Howard
Idaho
Harlan
M. T
J. H. Mills
Dear Lodge
M. T. Dearsir
Lo Lo
Lewiston
Corvallis
Nez Perce
Big Hole
Missoula
Fort Owens
Nez Perces
Beaver Disease Prompt Inspections Amid Fur Bearer Health Concerns
State Fish and Game Commission directs game wardens to inspect beaver populations for twaremia spread. A. Weaver notes disease cases in tinsdale and Roundy districts with beaver killings linked to the illness. Rabbits in affected areas also show attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copaly
State Fish and Game Commission
A. Weaver
T Tinsdale
James Leen
Hardin
Worn camshaft bearings foul plugs and burn rings
Worn automobile camshaft bearings cause excessive oil leakage leading to fouled plugs burned rings and heavy carbon buildup in the engine.
Wisconsin Rail Network and 1939 Turkey Production Outlook
Turkey raising conditions were favorable in 1938 and 1939 production was expected to expand. Wisconsin has 6,904 miles of railroads within its borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Russell
Page Hazeltine
Kathleen Norris
CBS Network
Elizabeth
Rosalind Russell
Turkey
Wisconsin
State Corn Show at Hardin Soon Promises Education
The Montana State Corn and Seed show will be held in Hardin January 10 11 and 12 with a three day program featuring Perennial Weed Control Corn Production and Development and a Feeder s Tour. Experts from Montana State College and the Agricultural Experiment Station will lead discussions on weeds corn production and livestock feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State
Hardin
Ralph D. Mercer
Montana State Colege
George Gustafson
Horn County
Mercer
H. E. Morris
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Montana Weed Law and Control District Organization
Ed Moran
Billings
Gustafson
Big Horn County
A. H. Post
A. M. Schlehuber
Montana
Howard G. Lewis
Art Bayne
Central Co-operative Association of St. Paul
Louis Hablas
Armour & Co
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Paul Kaye
East 42Nd Street
N. Y
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Butte
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
Dakota
Beauty
McCarroll
School OF Beauty
Union
Jessie M. Grefig
Granite
Miner
Idaho Springs
Rainier
Ore
Mills Novelty Company
Great Falls
Qienny Matteson
Sheridan
Express
Blayton Laboratory
Loma, Mont
Corinth
August Hack- Man
Frank A. Smith
Calvin Philips & CO
Columbia St
Seattle
Washington
R. F. Bohart
Mont
Twin Bridges
Miriam H. Rahders
N. Davis St. Helena
Pasco
Pasco Winery
Ralph Herent Lander
Everett
Whillans
Rockefeller
Wash
Columbia Basin
Edwin Leland
Moses Lake
Fairfield
R. E. Hassard
Frary & Burlingame
Fort Peckham
Missouri
Glasgow-Fort Peck
Glasgow
Schultz Drug Store
Manitou Springs
Colorado
Hoyt
Kalispell
Price
F. B. Price
Henry Elm
Andes
C. J. C. Werners
BEVIS
Nader
Murray Institutes
Minneapolis
Sport-Photo Studios
P. O
Harrisburg
SHRAY
Joliet, Il
Stamp Exchange
Lefferts
Brooklyn
Harley-Davidson
Bicycles
Paris
Repairs
Blasius, Inc
Idaho Falls
Wwe
So Main St
Helena
Ogden
Denver
Cole
Northwestern Photo Service
Fargo, North Dakota
FOX Studios
Siete Teee
Mary
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague Av
Spokane
Helena Stamp Works
Helena, Mont
General Electric
Western Metal CO
Bloomington
Illinois
H. Stallcop
Havre, Mont
OWL
ELGIN
Clarissa Ave
Los
Cleveland
Ohio
Trapper
Men's
Indian Tepee
C.J. Dean
N. E. Cor
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda
Jacobs Way
Minnesota
Russell Prints
Montana Newspaper Association
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