War warning from Captain Wall on Indian threats and need for troops
A letter to Mary P. Bartlit relays grim reports of Indian violence and a slaughter of ten men near a cutting house. Desperate tribes, including Blood Indians, threaten broader war. Gov. Edgerton is urged to muster 350 to 500 mounted men with Crows and Gros Ventres inclined to join. Message stresses danger near the fort and immediate action.
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Mary P. Bartlit
Wall
Atebirom
Yellowstone
Gros Ventres
N. Wall
From Blackfeet to Bannack in Montana Mining Notes
A Blackfeet letter from Blackroot City Montana May 30 1865 describes mining prospects near Norton’s gulch and discoveries at Georgia Phelps and Spakxwall with town layout, wages, and rising commerce. A Barron sketch from Bannack notes court actions over filing lead records and Recorder fees amid a busy mining season.
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Colorado
Roy Offics
Denver City
Newtneen
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Umber
Valuabie
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Asay
Cowen & Co
Port Ofice
Virginia City
Farron
Tiger Gulch
Norton
Grownh Ahorn
Eorgia Paleh
Blackfoot
Roe
Oliver
Georgia
Giich
Soadieu
Bansack
Gridley
Corder
Sells
Selle
Recorder's Office
Sie
Griley
Miller
Jack Galloway
Gov. Edgerton
Phelps
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