William T Hamilton Indian fighter and frontiersman
Health poor in youth pushed William T Hamilton from St Louis life to a western trapping voyage starting in 1842 with William Williams and Jack Perkins. He rose from frail novice to skilled hunter and trapper, learning sign language and earning respect from Cheyenne and Sioux allies while surviving countless clashes with Blackfeet and other tribes before dying at 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hamilton
St. Louis
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Bill Williams
Jack Perkins
Hamilton
Williams
Independence
Columbus
Yellowstone Valley
Billy
Grim Reaper
Sacred Music Planned For Catholic Celebration
Stevensville hosts a noon outdoor mass on August 27 featuring 70-member Cathedral Choristers of St Helena. The choir, directed by Father Mathias A Weber, rehearses sacred liturgical music for the high Mass at the cathedral in Helena under Very Rev J G Tougas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Casey
Stevensville
St. Helena
Helena
Mathias A. Weber
Montana
Northwest
Ralph L. Hayes
Weber
J. G. Tougas
Safe precautions for lightning storms and common myths
Do not bathe or use electrical appliances during a storm. Stand away from metal objects and open fireplaces. In a car with a steel frame you are relatively safe, but stay inside if a live wire falls. Lightning can benefit the soil by adding nitrogen, and myths persist about recognizing strikes by thunder or flash.
Smith River Pioneer William Buckingham Dies at Home
Funeral services were held at White Sulphur Springs for William J Buckingham pioneer rancher of Smith river valley who died of a heart attack at his daughter’s home. Born in England in 1862 he came to the United States early and settled near a canyon ranch after living in Diamond City. Survived by four sons two daughters and fourteen grandchildren all of White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Hudson's Bay
Williams
Hamilton
Thermopolis
Valley
Big Horn
Washakie
Elk Water
Yellowstone
Uncle Billy
White Sulphur Springs
William J. Buckingham
Smith River Valley
Lucille Straugh
Buckingham
England
Martha Davy
Diamond City
Canyon
Florence
Arthur Buckingham
Joseph T. Buckingham
Walter E. Buckingham
Fred Buckingham
Nelle Rader
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tenderfoot
Frontier
North Platte
Swift Runner
Roman Nose
Forsyth
Republican River
Yellow Bear
Sweetwater
Upper
Platte
Arapahoes
Sand Creek
Chillington
Wind River Mountains
Billings
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Wind River
Evans
Russell
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda
Ace
Smith River
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Thousa
Department A
Glacier Production Company
Butte, Montana
Rey Ea
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