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Courage on the Montana frontier a 1877 Nez Perce relief raid
In mid July 1877 Will A Clark rode from Deer Lodge to Butte to summon volunteers amid Nez Perce movements threatening Missoula. Miners, ranchers and storekeepers joined the call, trading horses and gear as they rode toward Deer Lodge then Warm Springs Creek. The improvised expedition endured cold, hunger, and a night of poker before Sherman's order halted the raid, yet the volunteers returned home confident they had shown their mettle.
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Will A. Clark
Butte
Deer Lodge
Johnny Grant
Big Butte
Joseph
Lo Lo
Missoula
Montana
Clark
Bhut
Lolo
Main Street
Hell Gate
Alex Ralaton
Centennial Brewery
Jack McCauley
Jack
Wanny
Billy’' Clark
Nez Perce
United States
Anaconda Hill
Jit Irwin
Jim Mills
Jin Mills
Butte Boys
Jim Irwin
Spencer Johnson
Jim
New Chicago
Sam Alexander
Sat
Sam
Jim Prowse
Bitter Root
Big Hole
Warm Springs Creek
Rendezvenr
French Gulch
Billy
Oders
Jim Talbert
First National Bank of
Uncle Downs
Talbert
Jake Hartman
U. S
W. T. Sherman
Bozeman
Warm Springs
Fabers
Potts
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Jefferson and
Madison
Beaverhead County
Madison County
Boulder
Jefferson County