Scouting in Montana.

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Scouting in Montana.

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Three copies of one typewritten manuscript entitled "Scouting in Montana" by Redington. He describes his experiences in the Nez Perce, Bannock, and Sheepeater campaigns. Redington talks about the land, the Indians, and the military campaigns.

1 box (.10 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8115527

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Redington, John W., 1851-1935

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John "Watermelon" Redington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1851, attended grammar school, and worked as a printer's devil. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1874 as a means of traveling to the West. He was discharged in 1874, worked for the Salem Oregon Statesman, and founded a job printing establishment in Salem. He left job printing to wander through Oregon, Idaho, and Utah as a tramp printer and in search of adventure. In the process he served as a scout in the Nez Perce India...