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Dillon Examiner in Dillon, Montana

28 Jul 1954

Page 6

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Dillon Examiner

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Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1954

Page

6

Indian Massacre Details From Bannack Frontier

Report describes bodies found after an attack by Indians on three men Montague Smith and Flynn, Farnsworth missing until next day. Survivors recount capture and execution of Aleck Cooper, shots fired near Hamilton ranch, pursuit to Bannack, and lynching fears.

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Brenner Montague Smith Flynn Farnsworth Billy McIntosh Hamilton Ranch Aleck Cooper Jack Wagner Conger Smith Willows Mel Trask George Bannack Joe Jaggers George Rall Jaggers Rall Dave Metlen Barrett Ranch Metlen
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Indian Head Silhouette at Cave Metlen Ranch Sparks Lore

The sage brush silhouette of an Indian Chiefʼs head on a hill along Horse Prairie creek draws speculation among students of Indian lore. Some believe the lifelike profile marks a ceremonial tribal site and a crossroads of early Native travel routes.

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Horse Prairie Creek Cave Metlen Ranch
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Indians and near panic at Metlen ranch during 1860s frontier era

The narrator recalls a night of alertness for Indians near Bannack and Metlen, mistaken cow sightings, sleeping on knolls, and the Big Hole and Birch Creek movements. Pat O'Donnell, John Pierce, and others warned, while Hayden the freighter was raided further into Idaho. Editor Dr James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 92.

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Sherman Big Hole Battle Ground John Tom Pierce Pat O'Donnell Pat Bannack Martin Barrett Dave Metlen Gus Graeter George Brown Dick Wadams Tom Laney John Jack Bill Roe Sheep Creek Basin Idaho Birch Creek Hayden Lyons Barrett Ranch Brenner Ranch James Naismith
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