Gold Find That Created Helena Montana Capital City
Raleigh Wilkinson recounts how John Cowan Reginald Stanley D Miller and John Crab struck gold in Last Chance Gulch in July 1864 near Helena Montana. The discovery formed the city center near Fuller avenue Sixth Avenue and led to Helena becoming the state capital with later Montana Club and Y M C A landmarks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cowan
Reginald Stanley
D. J. Miller
John Crab
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Montana
Dr. Miller
Frieds
Raleigh Wilkinson
Butte
Alder Gulch
Mr. Wilkinson
Virginia City
Missouri River
Wall Street
Clare Street
Mont
Continental Divide
Mullan Pass
Rocky Mountains
Mullan
United States
Fort Benton
Fort Walla Walla
Wash
Rocky Mountain Range
Little Blackfoot River
Elliston
Deer Lodge River
Hell Gate
Kootenai
Cowan
Stanley
Miller
Crab
Prickly Pear Valley
Last Chance
Montana Club
Fuller Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Nestor
Georgia
Main Street
Walker
Fulton
Ball
No. 1
Discovery
Seth Bullock and Roosevelt Banquet Revelations of 1903
The piece recalls Seth Bullock’s role with Theodore Roosevelt in Montana and South Dakota, noting their friendship, Bullock as Roosevelt’s marshal, and the 1903 Butte visit amid Amalgamated and Heinze tensions. It hints at a suppressed incident and a gunner’s reputation until Roosevelt’s western tour.
Last Chance Gulch Discoverers and Roosevelt Banquet Recall
The article recalls Last Chance gulch discoverers Joseph Conrad and Isaac Harrington in Montana and recounts Teddy Roosevelt's visit to Butte. It describes a banquet at the McDermott Finlen Hotel with F Augustus Heinze, Jack Willis of Glasgow, Senator Thomas Carter, and William Bullock, where a flare for violence nearly erupted over Seth and a concealed revolver. The incident was kept private, preserving the historical mood of Montana’s early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Augustus Heinze
Butte
President Roosevelt
Seth Bullock
Roosevelt
Seth
San Juan
Teddy
Jack Willis
Glasgow
Willis
Jack
Great Falls
Valley County
Fat Jack
Lucullus
Noah
McDermott Hotel
Finlen
Heinze
Scallon
Montana
New York
President
United States
Thomas Carter
Mr. Bullock
Medoria
South da Dakota
Belknap
Jack Wil
Carter
Great Northern
Tom Carter
Senator Carter
Old West
Heck
Bullock
Black Hills
Joseph J. Jackson Succeeds Judge Dwyer on Silver Bow Bench
Judge John Dwyer resigns from the Silver Bow county district court after nearly three years of service following election in 1916. Joseph R. Jackson, county attorney since 1916, is chosen by Governor to replace Dwyer. Jackson will serve the remaining 15 months of the term. Dwyer notes his wish to return to private practice and is praised for fairness and diligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Jackson
John Dwyer
John V. Dwyer
District Court
Silver Bow County
Joseph R. Jackson
Stewart
Dwyer
Lynch
Silver Bow
Butte
Jackson
Uncle Sam Quits Employment Service in Montana
Montana closes all federal employment offices following wartime service started in 1917. State director Scott Leavitt and assistant R. E. Cunningham retire after reporting 206,624 applicants, with 30,866 men and 8,781 women placed at roughly 33 1-3 cents per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Scott Leavitt
R. E. Cunningham
General Office
Leavitt
Brother Van Surfers Apoplectic Stroke at Chinook Church
Dr W W Van Orsdel superintendent of the Milk River district Methodist church suffered a light stroke of apoplexy while staying with the Riegel family for a reception in Chinook. He dictated letters then noted inability to move his right arm and facial weakness before collapsing. He rose with help and planned to rise again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinook Methodist Church
W. W. van Orsdel
Milk River
Methodist Church
Riegel
Van
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colonel Roosevelt
South Dakota
Pat Mullins
Ed Cooney
Amalgamated
William Scallon
Mayor Mullins
United States Marshal
Joseph Conrad
Lewis and Clark County
Isaac Harrington
Ike Harrington
Joe Conrad
Walker, Fulton and Ball
Mr. Stanley
Confederate Gulch
White’s Cave
York
Cooper and Magpie
Belt Range
Indian Creek
Crow Creek
Broadwater County
England
Ent
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Northwest Plains
White House
Deadwood
Bulleci
Sandwich
Canada
Detroit
West
Little
Missouri
Eri. H. Cooney
Commission
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Uncle Sam
Wees
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Mich
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