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Dillon Examiner in Dillon, Montana

07 Jan 1920

Page 12

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Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1920

Page

12

Ruxton and the Free Trappers Shape of the West

The piece recounts the rugged free trappers of 1830 to 1840 Montana and the West led by mythic figures like Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. It highlights George Frederick Ruxton’s 1848 Life in the Far West as a vivid first hand account and notes his death in St Louis from injuries suffered among Blackfeet on the Yellowstone.

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Montana Lewis and Clark Upper Missouri Hudson Bay Company Far West Yellowstone Park West Great West George Frederick Ruxton 89Th Regiment Blackstone Ruxton Kit Carson Jim Bridger Bill Williams William Bent Manuel Lisa Sublettes Joe Meek St. Vrain Fitspatrick Killbuck la Bonte Central Africa Central America Mexico Rocky Mountains St. Louis Blackfeet Indiana Yellowstone River Jean Batiste Falls Grand River Taos California Campanyero John Boss Arkansas River Colorado Hyat Hawken Mississippi Conestoga Pittsburgh Greenhorn
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Skeleton of Frank Williams Discovered Near Cottonwoods

A farmer uncovered a skeleton in a ditch later identified by Denver authorities as outlaw Frank Williams. Williams rode a stage between Salt Lake and Helena, aided a gang of road agents, and was hanged by Montana vigilantes in 1865 after a rapid trial. The skeleton was buried near the trunk of a cottonwood by the Platte river, possibly still there.

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Frank Williams Outlaw Denver Salt Lake Helena Pont Neuf Canon Utah Line Williams Sixteenth Blake Streets Montana Vigilantes of Godfrey Platte Fourteenth and Larimer Streets Committee of Safety John A. Dye Fifteenth Street China Japan Cotton Woods Platte River Vigilantes’ Court Colorado Supreme Court
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Missoula Mulls Paxson Memorial Statue

Over $1,300 has been pledged for the Edgar S. Paxson memorial. Missoula Delphian chapter led by sculptor Alonzo Victor Lewis plans a life sized bronze statue on the university campus, showing Paxson in a buckskin outfit with palette and brush. Contributions welcome from all readers.

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Edgar S. Paxson Paxson Delphian Missoula Alonzo Victor Lewis
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Mullan Tree Could Be Named National Monument

National forestry officials from Missoula seek federal protection for the Mullan tree on the Mullan trail in the Coeur d Alene national forest. Marked by Captain Mullan on July 4 1861 it stands at the head of the Fourth of July canyon on the Yellowstone trail. Tourists have damaged it, raising fears it may be destroyed without protection.

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Mullan Captain Mullan Fort Benton Mont Walla Walla Wash Missoula Coeur d’Alene National Forest Fourth of July Canyon Yellowstone Trail
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Yellowstone Rocky Mountain House C. M. Russell Paxson Postum Cereal Co Battle Creek Mich
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