Last of Alder Gulch Party Reveals Golden Odds and Fate
Barney Hughes recalls the 1863 Alder Gulch discovery by six men Bill Fairweather Tom Edgar Bill Sweeney Harry Rodgers and Henry Adgar. Many failed to profit with Edgar losing 40000 and Grover slain, others returning to New Brunswick and British Columbia while Hughes and Fairweather pursued fortune until death. The tale ends with the great rush to Adler gulch and a 30 million dollar year.
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Aldergulch
Montana
Bill Fairweather
Tom Cover
Henry Adgar
Bill Sweeney
Harry Rodgers
Barney Hughes
Edgar
Clarks Fork
Columbia
Missoula County
Tom Grover
California
Boon Helm
Virginia City
Sweeney
Rodgers
New Brunswick
Fairweather
Ramshorn Gulch
Madison County
Virginia
Hughes
Adler Gulch
Beaverhead River
Dillon
British Columbia
San Francisco
Alder Gulch
Beaverhood County
San Francsco
Ireland
New York City
Golden West
Plains
Californian
Seattle
George Ives
Bitter Root
Florence
Big Hole Basin
Salmon River
Pioneer Gulch
Gibbonsville
Idaho
Grasshopper Creek
Bannack
Madison Valley
Squaw Gulch
Bill
Point of Rocks
Beaverhead Rock
Tme
Wash Stapleton
Butte
Colonel McKain
Sik
Walla
Adlergulch
Montana Couple Wedded 60 Years Share Life Advice
The Blaichs celebrated sixty years of marriage in Wolf Point Montana. Christian F Blaich born 1844 in Philadelphia and Amalia Baroness von Kettler born 1842 in Krautenath Germany recount their romance from Cleveland to Fort Peck. He fought in the Civil War and opened land claims. She urged modern young women to be patient, moral, and balanced in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian F. Blaich
Wolf Point
France
America
Mr. Blaich
Blaiches
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Blaich
Infantry
Cincinnati
Ohio Volunteers
Atlanta
Sherman
Carolinas
Virginia
Washington
It Was Paris Gibson Through James J Hull Affected Montana Railroads
Paris Gibson and James J. Hill shaped Montana’s reach by securing the Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines. The author recalls early isolation before rail and steamboat avenues, the 1887 arrival, Hill’s expansion plans, and Montana’s rise through rail commerce and settlement. The narrative frames Hill as a visionary linking farms to Europe and the Orient via direct steamship routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Gibson
James J. Hull
Montana
Missouri
Fort Benton
Utah Northern
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Helena
Falls of the Missouri
Herbert Percy Rolfe
Gibson
Mr. Gibson
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Sarepta Sanders
St. Thomas' Orphan Asylum
Mr. Hill
Charles
Mary Beard
Minnesota
China
Japan
Orient
America
Hill
Dakotas
Idaho
Northwest
Far East
Cost of Living in Copper Camp Below National Average
Butte April prices show lower than national average for beef cuts and dairy while higher for sliced bacon ham hens lard vegetable lard eggs cornmeal and bread. Flour is below average and fresh milk equals national price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Monthly Review
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
Faith in Montana From Davenport Company Buys Montana Lands
The Register Life Insurance of Davenport Iowa reporting a $1,000,000 investment in Montana lands expresses optimism about the crop outlook. President G E Decker notes the firm sold $100,000 worth of state lands last year and is pleased with current agricultural prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Register Life Insurance Company
Davenport
Iowa
G. E. Decker
Decker
Bear seller fined under game laws in Chateau case
John Rosette of Augusta was fined 25 dollars for selling a black cub bear not up on the latest game laws. Deputy Game Warden Frank M. Snider arrested him and he appeared before Justice C. H. Farris in Chateau for the violation of Montana game provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rosette
Augusta
Montana
Rosette
Frank M. Snider
C. H. Farris
Chateau
Milwaukee Man Sees Blackfoot Country Prospects
J F Ball assistant passenger agent for the Milwaukee railroad surveyed Seeley lake Swan river and Flathead districts in western Montana. He explored potential dude ranches and a motorbus route through Swan river to Kalispell and Glacier Park to compete with Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
J. F. Ball
Seeley Lake
Swan River
Swan Lake
Flathead
Montana
Ball
Barclay Craighead
State Department of Publicity
Milwaukee
Blackfoot
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Milwaukees
Swan River County
Kalispell
Glacier Park
Missoula
Great Northern
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Bil Fairweather
Frisco
Fifteen Mile Pass
Gallatin
Gallatin River
Hughs
Henry Edgar
Society of Pioneers
G. W. Stapleton
Stapleton
Wash" Stapleton
F. Blaich OF
Daich
Baron William von Kettler
M. E. Plassmann
Europe
East
Middle Border
Great Falls
Flathead District
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