David J. Bailey reminiscence, 1905.

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David J. Bailey reminiscence, 1905.

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David Bailey travelled from Indiana to Virginia City, Montana Territory, in 1865. His reminiscence discusses difficulties with Indians; camp life; early Virginia City history, especially during the vigilante period; territorial politics; and Mormon life in Utah. (SC 1471) This reminiscence discusses Bailey's difficulties with Indians; camp life; early Virginia City history, especially during the vigilante period; territorial politics; and Mormon life in Utah.

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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...