Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
Yesterdays Questions Answered

1.-Samuel T. Hauser, the seventh
territorial governor Of Montana but
known as "the first Montana governor
Of Montana" because he was the first
Montana pioneer to hold the position,
by President Grover Cleveland. He
was born in Falmouth, Ky, January
10, 1888. When he was q years of
age, he went to Missouri where as a
civil engineer he was employed by diff
ferent railroad companies. Later he
served as assistant engineer in build
ing the Missouri Pacific and the Nor
thern Pacific railroads, and was chief
engineer ON the Lexington branch OF
the former. In the spring Of 1867 he
came up the Missouri river to Fort
Benton and in June crossed the coun-
try to the headwaters of the Colum-
bia river, where he prospected for
gold for a time. The same year he
came to Bannack, then just opening
it's treasures to the Industrious placer
miner, and the next year (before gold
was discovered in Alder creek ne
trailed down the Yellowstone over the
Lewis and Clark course. This "1ei-
lowstone expedition of 1868" was or
ganized at Bannack under the leader
ship of Captain James Stuart, con-
sisted of Is men, and was for the pur-
pose of exploring the valleys drained
by the Yellowstone river ITO find gold
mines and to secure townsites." The
story Of the expedition, its hardships.
it's perils and its romance, is one OF
the most thrilling in the annals that
chronicle the winning of the west y
Somewhere in the present county of
Yellowstone, on the night Of May II.
1868, the party was attacked by q
band of treacherous Crow Indians and
a number of the men wounded. Mr..
Hauser received wound in the left
breast, the ball passing through a
thick memorandum book in his shirt
pocket and lodging in a rib over his
heart, the presence of the book saving
his life. In 1865, Mr.. Hauser organ
lied bank at Virginia City under the
firm name of s. T. Hauser and COM
pany. He built at Argenta the first
furnace erected in the territory. He
organized in 1866 the First National
bank of Helena. the st. Louis Mining
company at Philipsburg, later the
Hope Mining company, and here was
erected the first silver mill of the
territory. Other financial institutions
which sprang into being through his
action were the First National bank
of Butte, the First National bank of
Fort Benton and the First National
bank of Missoula. In association with
other capitalists. these railroads were
built: Helena and Boulder Valley,
Helena aud jefferson County. Drum
mond and Philipsburg, Helena and
Red Mountain, Helena Northern. and
NIissouIa and Bitter Root Valley. Mr..
Hauser served as territorial governor
of Montana for 1S months. His ad-
ministration was considered to be "one
of signal discrimination and ability,
one which conserved the best inter
ests of the territory" To completely
outline his career would be to sketch
much of the history Of the country
which he saw emerge from the rug
gedness of wilderness to become the
home of communities Of cultured, re-
fined and progressive citizens.
2.-Cascade county created during
the extraordinary session Of the Fiji
teenth territorial legislative assembly
in September. 1887. from parts of
Meagher. Chouteau, Fergus, and Lew
is and Clark counties. 1t derives its
name from the many cascades in the
Missouri river not far from the city
of Great Falls. Preston H Leslie was
governor at the time the county was
created. and he signed the county's
organizing act on September 70, 1887.