Pioneer Miner and Adventurer Visits Montana Pioneer
John DeBuhr a Montana miner and explorer and friend of Rex Beach Jack London and Jack Crawford visited Anaconda. He described eight trips to Alaska including 12 years in the Far North and plans to winter prospecting in the desert after returning to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeBuhr
Rex Beach
Jack London
Jack Crawford
Anaconda
Montana
Nome
Alaska
DeBuhr
Los Angeles
Cal
DeBuhler
Coloma
Emery
Deer Lodge
Leadville
Champion
Powell County
Tales of Hazard and Heroism on Northwest Plains
Charles Rowe recalls late 1860s encounters with Indian groups in the Whoop-Up country near Fort McLeod. He describes a winter ice-cutting trip that uncovers two dead men, a deadly fight, and a dangerous stage ride where mules escape a dozen armed riders. He also recounts sixteenth Indian attacks on Wells Fargo stages and a brush with natives near his Montana ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harles Rowe
Montana
Fort McLeod
Missouri
Canada
Wells-Fargo Company
Benton
Helena
Ranger's Big Grizzly Draws Alaska to Front Page
In the Imnackuck river district a ranger astonishes hunters by bringing in a large grizzly alive. The tale recounts prospecting ventures in South America, meetings with Theodore Roosevelt's expedition, and a life of mining fortune and misfortune. The narrative includes regional travel by horse, boat, and train, and touches on Rex Beach and Alaska lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Heart of
South America
Rex Beach
Alaska
Bolivia
Brazil
Argentine
Peru
Chile
A. C. M. Company
South American
la Plata
Kermit
Coruma
Atlantic Seaboard
DeBuhr
Amazon
Portugese
Mattegrosse
Mr. DeBuhr
Beach
Jack Selby
E. W. Ray
Jimmy McQuaid
Livingston
Glacier Park
Mr. Selby
Sol
Silvertip
Montana Month Plans Urged For All Communities
Community boosters urged to contact the state department of agriculture in Helena for information on the Montana Month activities in December. The program is a joint effort with the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads, and preliminary meetings cannot be arranged in every community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Department of Agriculture
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
IL. A. Campbell
State Department
Helena
New Oil Lamp Offered Free to First Local User
BH. P. Johnson of 609 W Lake St Chicago Illinois claims an oil lamp that burns 11 percent air and outperforms gas and electricity. He will give one lamp to the first user in each locality who helps introduce it and seeks agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
New York
BH. P. Johnson
W. Lake &J
Chicago
Ill
Wanted One Cow Unsentimental By A Rancher Who Wants Milk
A Melstone resident bought a garden loving cow that preferred vegetables to hay. The cow adopted the milker, wooing him with affectionate mooing and roaming the yard at night. The owner tried to deter the calf-missing animal as it lingered by the house, restless until dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melstone
Bossy
Flathead Indians to Receive $26 Per Capita
The Interior Department authorized a $26 per capita payment for 2,586 Flathead Indians in Montana as winter relief, following an appeal for aid after a demand for $50 exceeded tribal funds. A town barnyard incident involved a worker and an irate cow owner over sentimental treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Interior Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slim
Miss O. Whitlow
E. Horner
R. Newman
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Great Falls
Sunburst Refining Co
Northwest
West
Imnackuck River District
Ranger
Community Boosters OF
Corona
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Mont
Flathead Indians
E. M. Moran & Co
KE. M. Moran
Mr. Moran
Butte—New Finlen Hotel
Missoula—Florence Hotel
Helena—Placer Hotel
Great Falls—Rainbow Hotel
Moran
E. M. Moran & Co., Tailors
Minneapolis
Scully
Big Lake Field
Willian Hepp
Midwest Refining Company
William Hepp
Hepp
Mother Nature
Kevinsonburst
Kevinsonburst Field
A. C. Beaupre Farm
Great Falls, Mont
Beaupre
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