David J. Bailey reminiscence, 1900.

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David J. Bailey reminiscence, 1900.

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Describes Bailey's journey from Indiana to Montana in 1865 and his experiences as a rancher, teacher, merchant, and public servant. Topics include Virginia City, vigilantes, Bozeman, John Trout, John Lott, Bill Ennis, Thornton Osgood, W.A. Clark, Marcus Daly, Montana elections in the 1890s, and personal matters.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Bailey, David J., 1844-

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David J. Bailey was born in Butts County, Georgia on January 16, 1844. He lived in Alabama and Kentucky before clerking in a store in Evansville, Indiana during the Civil War. In August 1865, he journeyed overland to Montana Territory with a freighting outfit, traveling via Fort Kearney, South Platte, and Cache-la-Poudre to Laramie Plains and Green River before going north to Virginia City. He first ranched in the Virginia City area but afterwards worked in a variety of positions at various loca...

Lott, John S., 1830-1910

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Clark, W. A. (William Andrews), 1839-1925.

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Ennis, William, 1828-1898

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Trout, John L.

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Osgood, Thornton

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Daly, Marcus, 1841-1900

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