Resources of Montana . 112 MONTANA—1920. Upper St. Marys Glacier The oldest authentic record of the merchants of Montana is preserved in the booksof R. G. Dun & Company, who first compiled and published a list of Montana mer-chants in 1867—just four years after Alder Gulch was discovered. While this list wasnot perfect, owing to the great difficulties of obtaining accurate information in thosedays, it is a most valuable one, and contains the following towns and merchantsnames: First Commercial —John S. Rockafellow, grocery. Blackfoot—J. B. Cox, grocery; M. Branna & Co., genera
Resources of Montana . 112 MONTANA—1920. Upper St. Marys Glacier The oldest authentic record of the merchants of Montana is preserved in the booksof R. G. Dun & Company, who first compiled and published a list of Montana mer-chants in 1867—just four years after Alder Gulch was discovered. While this list wasnot perfect, owing to the great difficulties of obtaining accurate information in thosedays, it is a most valuable one, and contains the following towns and merchantsnames: First Commercial —John S. Rockafellow, grocery. Blackfoot—J. B. Cox, grocery; M. Branna & Co., general store. Deer Lodge—Dance & Stuart, general store; John Grant, saw mill and hotel. Diamond City—V. Ollinghouse & Co., grocery. Helena—Wm. H. Allen, grocery and clothing; J. W. Alley, liquors; J. Barker, \grocery; J. S. Beggs & Co., grocery; Morris Brown, clothing; Bryant & Gilpatrick,books, etc.; Bucker & Townsend, general store; O. D. Cass, general store; J. O. Cohn,grocery; Conrad Clark & Co
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