. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. HISTORY OF MONTANA. countless ages, and our placers are their tail-ings. We, however, have some placers notproduced by glaciers. The Nevada creek placermines are a noted example of placers producedby the ordinary action of weather and along the base of the mountain formiles, and were formed by the decomposition of each about seventy years of age. At the time they leftGermany their family consisted of live children, Williambeing the third, and afte
. An illustrated history of the state of Montana, containing ... biographical mention ... of its pioneers and prominent citizens. HISTORY OF MONTANA. countless ages, and our placers are their tail-ings. We, however, have some placers notproduced by glaciers. The Nevada creek placermines are a noted example of placers producedby the ordinary action of weather and along the base of the mountain formiles, and were formed by the decomposition of each about seventy years of age. At the time they leftGermany their family consisted of live children, Williambeing the third, and afterward four other children wereborn to them. All are still living except one. William was reared on his fathers farm in Missouri,remaining at home until six months before he attainedhis majority, his educational advantages being somewhatlimited. After leaving home he secured employment asa farm hand, at first receiving $20 per month and board,and later having his wages increased to $2.^. In 1872 hecame to Montana, in companj with William Biggs, bring-ing in a herd of cattle for John 8. Pembertou and R. , for whom he w
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