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Desperate Musselshell clash recalls frontier war headlines
Montana settlers recall 1869 siege at Musselshell Mouth where Col G R Norris and others faced Sioux attacks. A major May 1869 battle left 13 Sioux dead, 21 wounded, and locals endured years of danger as Musselshell failed as a town.
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Bill) Norris
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