The Bozeman courier., 1926-07-30

hailed the appearance of the boats wait
ing about 80 miles up the Yellowstone from
Fort Union. These had been moving up ana
down the stream for two days in an effort
to locate the expedition. They were the
first steamboats, to ascend the Yellowstone
river to that point. The entire party was
ferried across the Yellowstone, and trav-
/ eled overland to a point opposite Fort
Union. Here the Missouri was ferried;
/ the military forces embarked for the low
er Missouri forts, while most OF the civil
! ians Travelled westward to Milk river, and
| then up that stream to the Bear Paw noun
| tains; then across country to Fort Benton,
The major portion Of the argOnauts then
| set out for Sun River LeaVings and on to
Last Chance Gulch and the city of Helena.
The members Of the wagon train had been
u four months on the road from Fort Ridge
ly, Minnesota to the Montana gold fields,
and they arrived at Helena on the 21st OF
Prominent NIOntanans with Party
According to Judge Hilger, the follow
ling prominent MOntanans were numbered
among those who were members Of this
/ historic train:
III nicholas Hilger, wife and daughters
/ cattle owner, Helena;
IN David N. Hilger cattle owner, Helena;
IN Matthew Hilger cattle owner, HelenaS
I'M Henry Jurgens, merchant, Helena;
II Hon. ThOs. J. Lowry, attorney -at-laW,
"HOn. John H. shOber, attorney -at-law,
George B. FoOte, civil engineer, Helena;
Joseph W. Hartwell, lUmberman, Hell
ena;
III George White builder, Helena.
In "Gilbert Benedict, farmer. Helena;
adam CrOssman, wife and children, ma
son, Helena;
anton Miller, Helena;
lin "Dr. S. Irwin Blake, Dentist, Helena;
III paul Weidert, wife and children, Lew
II an. Lemline and wife;
fII Nicholas GrOmesch;
III "PhilIip COnstans, merchant, UniOnville3
RnmoWu-
~ Handsheidt; wife and children;
III 'JOhn Somervile and wife;
I'LL g. lie Brash and wife;
I'LL "- HGse and wife;
iii "P. HOpefield wife and children;
iii "Paul Kratke and wife; and others"
iii Andrew J. Fisk who was quartermaster
II sergeant with Sully, was later one OF the
III brOprietOrs Of the Helena Herald Richard
MI HObach, sergeant Of Company H., 2Rd
III Minnesota Cavalry, returned down riVeE
II with the Sully expedition. but later came
III % Montana with Captain James Etsks exc
III penditiOn and remained Ia this state.
IIl Hon q. G. Power, one Of MOntana's most
successful merchants, located at Fort Benz
II ton from the late sixties until the time Of
III his death, was In charge Of Sully's trace
ship on this expedition Of 1854
All A Party Of Gold Seekers
I'LL Another item Of more than ordinary In
II terest, appearing on one Of pages Of this
IN old paper reads as follows:
Wl 1.-The following named gentlemen ar
III rlvee at this post a few days since from
NI the headWaters Of the Yellow stone on
their way % the states. They INFORM ll
IA that they found gold all through that sec,
III dOn Of the country, but not ia sulucienl
Ii IiQuan0tleg 90 pay for Worklng;
Nl VA q. Wool Jordan, ~ - John eRn'
I'll idean, ~. Y; 81. B. Baird, LysaneeE, N. -.
NNI H. II. Taylor, White Cloud, Iowa =. Potts
E. Baden, fll.; ~ 81 M- Brown, lutleyVl Vllie
NIl AU.s u. @. Barber. Piano, kll; a4ll Aneel
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