Gold Find That Launched Helena City and Montana Capital
In July 1864 John Cowan Reginald Stanley J Miller and John Crab struck in Last Chance Gulch near Wall and Clare streets, founding Helena and Montana's capital. The four, after early misgivings, pressed east and north then south to rediscover gold, with the main discovery near the Hale lot by the Montana Club, later claimed by Cowan and now marked by the Y M C A site. The discovery spurred notable regional development and city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cowan
Reginald Stanley
D. J. Miller
John Crab
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Montana
J. Miller
Mr. Wilson
Virginia City
Missouri River
Wall Street
Clare Street
Helena, 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
Alder Guich
Prickly Pear Valley
Alder Gulch
Montana Club
Fuller Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Nestor
Georgia
Main Street
Walker
Fulton
Ball
No. 1
Discovery
Meridian
Seth Bullock and Roosevelt Banquet Mystery Revealed
Ed Cooney of Great Falls recalls a long suppressed episode from Roosevelt’s Butte visit involving Seth Bullock, F Heinze and Amalgamated conflicts. Bullock served as Roosevelt’s South Dakota marshal and rode as guard of honor with the president, a nerve grounded by a single unwavering gun.
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South Dakota
United States
Roosevelt
Montana
Bullock
F. Augustus Heinze
Tom Carter
Pat Mullins
Butte
Carter
Ed Cooney
Great Falls
Heimze
Amalgamated
William Scallon
Heinze
Mayor Mullins
Seth Bullock
Helena
Seth
United States Marshal
Last Chance gold discoveries and political intrigue in Montana
The narrative recalls Last Chance gulch discoverers Joseph Conrad and Isaac Harrington in the 1860s, linking gold discoveries across Missouri River gulches to state growth. It recounts Teddy Roosevelt’s 1903 visit to Butte, Seth Heinze, Jack Willis of Glasgow, and a banquet with Roosevelt, where a gun incident nearly sparked a public scandal but was silenced, preserving Montana's image.
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Joseph Conrad
Lewis and Clark County
Isaac Harrington
Helena
Ike Harrington
John Cowan
Joe Conrad
Walker, Fulton and Ball
Stanley
Last Chance
Montana
Confederate Gulch
White's Cave
York
Cooper and Magpie
Missouri River
Belt Range
Indian Creek
Crow Creek
Broadwater County
Rocky Mountain Range
Last Chance Gulch
England
Roosevelt
Seth
San Juan
Butte
Teddy
Jack Willis
Glasgow
Willis
Jack
Great Falls
Valley County
Fat Jack
Lucullus
Noah
McDermott Hotel
Finlen
Heinze
Scallon
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
President
United States
Thorfias Carter
Mr. Bullock
Medoria
South da Dakota
Belknap
Jack Wil
Carter
Great Northern
Tom Carter
Fose
Old West
Heck
Bullock
Black Hills
Joseph J. Jackson Succeeds Judge Dwyer on Bench
Judge John Dwyer resigns from the Silver Bow district court after nearly three years. Joseph R. Jackson is chosen by Governor Stewart to replace him immediately, continuing a career of public service including prior roles as county attorney and city attorney in Butte.
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Joseph J. Jackson
John Dwyer
John V. Dwyer
District Court
Silver Bow County
Joseph R. Jackson
Or Stewart
Dwyer
Lynch
Silver Bow
Butte
Ae R. Jackson
the District Court of
Silver Bow Gunna
Fearless and successful county attorney shaped Sil ver Bow history
The record praises a long-serving county attorney praised for handling major criminal cases in Sil ver Bow county. He is noted for fair prosecutions, dropping charges when appropriate, and securing many guilty verdicts. The piece also recounts Bullock as a frontier figure and U S marshal with a restless career and ties to Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Jackson
Uncle Sam Quits Employment Service in Montana
Montana closed all federal employment offices last week following an order from the general director ending October 10. Scott Leavitt and R. E. Cunningham retired after filing their report on the wartime job service begun in December 1917. The program placed 30 856 men and 8 781 women from an outreach of 206 624 with a total cost about 13 240 dollars, or roughly 33 1 3 cents per person assisted.
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Montana
Scott Leavitt
R. E. Cunningham
Leavitt
Brother Van Suffers Apoplectic Stroke at Chinook
Dr W W Van Orsdel superintendent Milk River district Methodist church suffered a light stroke while staying with the Riegel family. He dictating correspondence when the stroke occurred, affecting his right side and facial control. He fell but recovered enough to climb to his room and hopes to rise soon.
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Chinook Methodist Church
W. W. van Orsdel
Milk River
Methodist Church
Riegel
Van
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Colonel Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Ent
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Northwest Plains
White House
Deadwood
E. H. Cooney
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Sandwich
Canada
Detroit
West
Little
Missouri
Uncle Sam
Ostum Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Mich
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