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Clark recounts Montana dawn of a career in trade and mining
The narrative outlines W A Clark on early Montana days from 1860s plains trek and placer mining to mail contracts and Helena trade. He details partnerships in Deer Lodge and Helena, stock purchases, a banking venture, and the rise of Deer Lodge’s First National Bank, plus mining prospects around Butte and the development of mills and rail links shaping Montana’s early economy.
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Montana Society of Pioneers
W. A. Clark
Montana
Plains
Colorado
Bannack
Clark
Helena
United States
Huntley
United States Mail
Missoula
Walla Walla
Washington Territory
Pend Oreille Lake
Joseph KK. Clark
Horse Plains
Warren Whitcher
Pend Oreille
Whitehall
Father Ravalli
Bitter Root
St. Ignatius
Dan Flowerree
Fort Benton
Salt Lake
Lincoln
Deep
Blackfoot
Tutt & Donnell
Tutt
Donnell
Joseph
Deer Lodge
Ogden
Fort Bridger
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Joseph
Donnell & Clark
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Connellsville
Katherine Stauffer
Union
Pacific Rail
Corinne
Utah
Aga
Union Pacific
Rallie
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Omaha
Mont
King
John H. Ming
Bridge Street
Cow Island
Head of Navigation
Virginia City
Deer ‘Lodge
West Side
Orice
Larabie
Express
United States” Assay Office
First National Bank of
8. E. Larabie
Daneel
Butte
John Noyes
Wayne Barnard
Porter Brothers
Anson Ford
Wills
Utah Northern Railway
Logan Valley
Silver Bow
William
Farlin
Tragona Lode
Walker Brothers
Salt Lake City
Takewlee
Alice
Frank Moulton
Moulton