Early Montana Pioneers Recall Missouri River Boat Race
Rev. W W Van Orsdel of Great Falls recounts the 1872 boat race between the Far West and the Nellie Peck along the Missouri River. The voyage spanned 17 days and 20 hours over 1950 miles, with Indians and Buffalo Bill presenting danger as fuel was cut from riverbank woods and crew pressed on toward Fort Benton.
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Brother van
Missouri
W. W. van Orsdel
Great Falls
Butte
Montana
Far West
Nellie Peck
Buffalo Bill
Sioux City
Fort Benton
Chief Rain-in-the-Face
Sitting Bull
Morgan the Montana Pathfinder and Vigilante Officer
Abram M. Morgan, charter member of the Society of Montana Pioneers, recalls joining Jim Bridger at 17 on the Bridger trail, helping as a pathfinder, crossing the Big Horn, and aiding vigilante actions in Alder Gulch and Helena. He notes fortunes made in the new territory and near Virginia City, with a vivid portrait of frontier life.
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Abram M. Morgan
Society of Montana Pioneers
Butte
Mr. Morgan
Jim Bridger
Morgan
Bridger
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Virginia City
California
Fort Laramie
Big Horn River
Aldergulch
Wilson
Compton
Helena
Dry Gulch
Law and Order
Pioneers Denounce Anarchy Bolshevism and Disloyalty
Montana pioneers at a state convention denounce bolshevism and anarchy, urging Americans to defend the flag and established government. Judge W Y Pemberton of Helena delivered part of the address, urging action against those promoting radical ideologies and expressing hope for peace and prosperity worldwide.
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West
Montana
America
Wanderer returns to Billings after 35 years seeking Coulson
Fred Ohland, once of Coulson before it vanished with the rail line, arrives in Billings and learns his daughter is Mrs. Frank L. Manno. Returning at 71 from Seattle, he discovers Coulson no longer exists, and his wife has died. Only daughter Mrs Mann remains in Billings.
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Billings Union Station
Coulson
Here
Frank L. Manno
Ohland
International
Livingston
Ohbland
Billings
United States
Seattle
Wassweiler Family Pioneers Helena Hot Springs Hotel
The Wassweilers traveled west and reached Virginia City without incident. In 1865 they moved to Helena, bought a preemption on the land of the Helena Hot Springs, and erected an early prominent hotel. Mrs. Wassweiler died in 1908.
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Virginia City
Oldest Montana Pioneer W F Barton Recalls Trail to Alder
W F Barton, 96, Montana’s elder pioneer, shared memories of migration starting in 1862 with Fisk’s expedition. He helped build Montana City, mined at Bannock and Alder Gulch, worked for Root & Davis in Virginia City, and later joined John J Roe & Co Diamond freight, before settling in Butte where he remains. He warns longtime settlers to guide younger arrivals, noting boys will be boys.
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John Bolt
Deer Lodge
Montana
Mr. Bolt
California
Idaho
Gold Creek
Bannack
Aldergulch
Bevins
Silver Bow
Vigilantes
Henry Plummer
Plummer
Bolt
Dakotas
Washington
W. F. Barton
Alder
Butte
Fisk
Little Prickly Pear
Montana City
Pat Wall
Mr. Barton
May Save Boy Arm At Basin Saw Mill Incident
Wilbur Carlson a 16 year old boy lost part of his arm when it was severed by a circular saw at Basin saw mill. He was rushed to a Helena hospital where surgeons reattached several fragments and infection risk remains. doctors expect the arm may be saved if no complications arise.
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Wilbur Carlson
Helena
Irrigation Mission Seeks Support From Mayor Newman
Mayor Louis Newman of Great Pall travels to the northern Mon area to advocate irrigation measures. The mission aims to bolster funding and policy backing for regional water projects.
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Louis Newman
Great Pall
Kid Curry Trail Revealed by Montana Deputy Sheriff
Phil Buckley, former Chouteau county deputy, recalls meeting Kid Curry in 1914 movie footage set in Buenos Aires and describes Curry as a skilled six shooter and elusive outlaw. Buckley links Curry to the Great Northern train robbery and Leavenworth escape, noting Curry’s family crime record and ongoing rumors of his South American existence.
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Kid Curry
Montana
Phil Buckley
Chouteau County
Minneapolis
Buckley
Buenos Aires
Harlem
Curry
Yorth
Little Rockies
Milk River
Canadian Line
John
Frank O’neill
Curry Boys
Pike Sandusky
Sandusky
Doc
Curry Place
Leavenworth
Kan
Belknap Reservation
Kansas
South America
Jim Moran
Havre
Moran
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Nelson Gulch
F. J. Wassweiler
Townsend
Powder River
Wassweiler
Golden West
Diggins
Custer
W. Y. Pemberton
Wanderer
Northern Pacific
Bad Man
North Country
Oran
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