The Kevin review., 1927-10-06

Falls At the forks CLARK sent q detach-
ment by canoe down the Missouri to Join
Lewis, and himself, with 10 remaining
men. the Shoshone woman, and he1
southeastward to descend the Yellow
stone. They found the Gallatin abound
ing IN deer, elk, wolves, hawks, crows and
geese The portage between the two rivers
proved matter Of 48 miles, not difficult
Of traversal:
Trading Post Unsuccessful
The confluence Of the three forks was
the site OF what was intended to be
the first permanent trading post in Mon
tana. For there, only two years after
Clark, came Manuel Lisa and Andrew
Henry. 1t was but the year before that
Lisa had built his one-year post at the
Big Horns mouth. But the keen trader
had perceived that the Blackfeet had a
better fl1r-trading country than the
Crows, and SO had moved from the Yel-
1owstone to the Missouri. This was after
his utilization with the Chouteaus in the
newly formed Missouri Fur Trading COM
pany. incidentally, Captain William
Clark was member of the firm in that
year in which it was founded
With Lisa was Andrew Henry, whose
task it was to stay in charge Of trade
at the Three Forks post all winter, while
Lisa's was to take the collected furs to
ST. Louis. But Henry was driven out Of
the Gallatin region, both that year and
the next, losing many men and horses
the first year, and the second taking
refuge across the mountains into Idaho.
In 1910 Father Peter DeSmet made his
way for the first time up the Gallatin.
escorted by Flathead Indians, on mis-
sion to whose. tribe he had come to Mon
tana by way Of Red Rock creek and the
Jefferson.
Past the Three Forks led all the prin-
cipal Indian and trapping trails of the
oc1ooofo1Iu N the
Yellowstone. The Bannacks and the
Shoshones as well as Montana tribes
the Crows, the F1atheads, the Pend
d'Creilles Cor Kalispellsl came there.
First House Built in 1862
The first house built in the Gallatin
valley was that OF F. j. Dunbar, who
thrice crossed the plains and in 1862
had brought up at Bannack City. In
November Of the same year he moved
from there to the mouth Of the Gallatin
and built his log dwelling. That set
Element had been the county seat OF
Jefferson. one of the territorys original
10 original counties.
j. M Bozeman, who perceived that the
Yellowstone route would be increasingly T
Important, in 1858 worked out practi-
al route from the Missouri to the Platte, I
md in the next year founded the town
hat bears his name. The incipient
strength Of that settlement was that
ike Fort Benton. Bozeman was not
amp, but strategically located sta
ion by the way.
]. Burrell was attacked on the Bozeman
quite when, in 1864, he came to Mon
ana with oxen, leading wagon train
# $50 settlers. The attack was at Pow
Ter river, when $50 Sioux engaged them.
sut Mr.. Burrell came on through with all
nut three of his party, Before the years
nd he abandoned Alder Gulsh his first
estimation, for land near the present
sallatin city and settled to raise grain
nd stock.
During the year 1866 traffic through
be Gallatin valley and down the Boze-
ian route was heavy. But by govern
lent order it was closed the next year,
} alarming was the attitude Of the tribes.
q January Of 1867, there were in all ]
be southern half Of Montana just two j
arrisons Of United States troops Camp ]