Rowlands Knew the Real West Explorer Tells of 40 Years Roaming
Thomas Rowlands aged 88 recalls from Fort Benton to Hudson Bay by pack train with no white contact and years scouting with General Crook and Buffalo Bill. Born in Wales, he wandered from Iowa City to California during the Gold Rush, facing Indians but unhurt. Now living with his daughter in Minnesota, he laments swift passing years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rowlands
Fort Benton
Hudson Bay
Iowa City
Gold Coast
California
Buffalo Bill
Crooks
Helena
Northwest
Lanfyllin
Wales
America
Rowlands
General Crook
William F. Cody
Wisconsin
Montana
Hudson ‘Bay
Minnesota
Wolf den found by stockman Circle-Barney Cooper
Walden country stockman Circle-Barney Cooper unearthed a den of a real gray wolf and removed eleven pups. The discovery highlights local wildlife activity and the waterlogged terrain around Walden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Cooper
Walden Country
Free Trappers Shaping Westward Myth and Legend
The article recounts western mountain men who explored the far west before 1848, led by Bridger and Carson. It highlights their roles in map making and guiding U.S. troops, and details the life and deaths of famed trappers like Old Bill Williams, with vivid portraits of their rugged era and the California missions raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mississippi
Far West
West -Or - Jonely Mountain
la Verendrye
Lewis
Glark-Pike
United States
Bridger
Kit"Carson
Bill Williams
Plains
Mexican Line
Red River
Brigham, Young
Great Salt Lake
Sabta Fe
Rocky Mountain
West
Upper
Missouri
Colorado
Salt Lake
Santa Fe
Taos
Pioneer George Bruffey of Livingston Recalls Montana Origins
George A Bruffey, an 80 plus pioneer now ranching in Park and Sweetgrass counties, recalls founding era surpassing two generations in Montana. Born 1842 in Virginia, he mined at Butte in 1866 and later moved through eastern Montana, sharing tales of Alder gulch prospecting, 1863 claims, and a heavy May 1870 snowstorm. He advocates greenbacks to fund government bonds.
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Butte
Montana
Livingston
Park and Sweetgrass Counties
George A. Bruffey
Mr. Bruffey
Park
Sweetgrass Counties
Leggat Hotel
Alder Creek
J. B. Smith
Smith
Winnemucca
Peter Slater
Bob McMinn
Rocker
Charles Carver
Alder
Bruffey
Virginia
Iowa
Missouri
Aldergulch
Denver
Colonel Sanders
George Ives
Ives
Lincoln
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Crook
Daughter
Yellowstone
Blackfeet
Bent’s Fort
Arkansas
California Missions
Old Walker
Oregon Trail
Rockies
South Pass
San Fernando
Carson
Arkansas River
Bent
New Mexico
Yellowstone River
Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
Bil” Williams “Williams
Pee Hee
Williams
Colorado Mountains
Bill
Cheery-Raban Syndicate
Williston
N. D
Kruger
Watford City
William Holman
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Baye
Bayer
Balleyticecta
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