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Legendary scout Jim Bridger's final days

Gold was discovered in Montana in 1862, ushering in a flood of prospectors straight through the heart of Lakota territory on a new road called the Bozeman trail, further straining tensions between ...
Bozeman Trail devotees have taken the first official step to see the route formally recognized. Representatives of Our Montana and the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association have asked the ...
It is meant to commemorate the Bozeman Trail, pioneered by John Bozeman in 1863 as a shortcut to the gold fields of Montana. The heyday of the trail was brief 1864 to 1866 and because it intruded on ...
v. 1. The situation -- The people and the place -- Carrington's march to Fort Laramie -- 1866 treaty -- When they are the thickest -- Fortifying the Bozeman Trail -- The siege begins -- Organization ...