. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. nty of asteamer, he started from Yankton with a wagon and twoyoke of oxen, accompanied by one of the Hulbert broth-ers. At Omaha they joined a wagon train and crossed theplains. They went direct to Bannack and then to AlderGulch, arriving at Virginia City, September 16, 1863. During all these years on the frontier, Mr. Thompsonstuck tenaciously to his trade and did not vary the ruleeven in Alder Gulch, where nearly every one else was ex-pecting to dig a fortune out
. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. nty of asteamer, he started from Yankton with a wagon and twoyoke of oxen, accompanied by one of the Hulbert broth-ers. At Omaha they joined a wagon train and crossed theplains. They went direct to Bannack and then to AlderGulch, arriving at Virginia City, September 16, 1863. During all these years on the frontier, Mr. Thompsonstuck tenaciously to his trade and did not vary the ruleeven in Alder Gulch, where nearly every one else was ex-pecting to dig a fortune out of the ground in a short took his kit of tools along with him and found themof great service. The first winter, when most of the peo-ple of the camp were idle waiting for the mining seasonto open, Thompson was diligently at work making doors,frames, sash, etc., the material for which he hewed out ofpine trees, and earned easily from $10 to $15 a day. Hesoon formed a partnership in the building business witha Mr. Griffith, the stjde of the firm being GriflBth &Thompson. They built many of the first houses iu Vir-. /7<//r ,V yc ^ t/7//7 l-Aj-r
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