The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and
The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and future of the country . e Yellowstone. From the amount of country that thiscompany controlled it was jocularly called the Broad Gaugecompany. A right was given to other parties for a wagon road fromBozeman to Laramie. The former company must haveabsorbed this latter, for we find them later on -putting ferryboats on the larger streams between Bozeman and Laramie. The legislature also gave a company the sole right tomine coal on the upper river, under the name of the RedStreak Mountain Coal Co., taken from the Devils Slideat Cinnabar mountain. There were six buildings completed during the summerand fall at Bozeman, and some of the emigrants who camethrough with Bozeman and Bridger settled in the Gallatinvalley, near to this place, and quite a trade sprang & Rice opened up a little store, as did Fritz &Son. Jack Mendenhall, who had a saloon, had also cannedgoods, etc., for sale. There were a few trappers on the Yellowstone and thisplace was their outfitting point and the market for theirfurs. CHAPTER IX. BROAD GAUGE COMPANY AND INDIAN FIGHTS. IN 1865 the Broad Gauge company gave W. J. Davies acontract to build three ferry boats, one for the Yellow-stone and one each for Clarkes Fork and the Big Horn. Tom-linson had put up a saw mill on the first stream below Em-igrant (from this came the name of Mill creek), and Daviesfloated lumber from this place to the mouth of the
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