Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-10-09

before set down, has been compiled
by Mrs. Lucinda B. Scott, state histori-
cal librarian.
In making the list public. Mrs. Scott
invited oldtimers to submit other ex-
plantations as well as the origins Of
other place names in the state.
Following is Mrs. SCOTS list. with
the counties in alphabetical order:
Beaverhead-From rock in the
county shaped like beavers head.
The name was given by Indians and
used by Lewis and Clark in their
journals. Dillon, the county seat,
named for the president OF the Union
Pacific railroad. Sidney Dillon. who
directed completion Of the road from
Butte to Utah.
Blaine-Named for James G. Blaine.
American statesman. Bears Paw was
name first proposed. Chinook, county
seat. probably for winds Of the re-
gion.
Broadwater-For Col. c. A. Broad
water. Montana pioneer. Townsend.
county seat, for an official Of Northern
Pacific railroad.
Carbon-For large coal deposits in
county. Red Lodge, county seat, either
for a particular Indian medicine man,
habitat of Indians.
For Senator Carter
Carter-For Thomas H. Carter, for
mer United States senator. Ekalaka,
county seat, for Indian wife of David
Russell, early day frontiersman. In
dian name was Ijkalaka.
Cascade-For numerous falls in Mis-
souri, river nearby. Great Falls.
county scat same
Custer-Originauy named Big Horn,
but renamed for General Custer. Miles
City county seat for Gen. Nelson A.
Miles
Chouteau-For Pierre Chouteau,
ton, county seat, named by Alexander
Culbertson in 1850 for Thomas Hart
Benton, Missouri senator.
Daniels-For Mansfield A. Daniels,
early day storekeeper and rancher.
Scobey, county seat, for Maj. c. r. A.
Scobey, Indian agent at Fort Peck.
Dawson-For Maj Andrew Dawson,
American Fur Co. official. Glendive
county seat, from Glendive creek
which was named in 1856 by Sir
George Gore because this area re-
minded him of Glendive, Ireland.
Deer Lodge-From Indian name
meaning lodge of the white-tailed
DEER" SO called because it was favored
feeding ground of deer. Anaconda,
county seat, named for Anaconda mine
at Butte.
Indian Agent
Fallon-For OFallon creek, which
was named for Benjamin OFallon,
Indian agent. Baker, county seat, for
A. G. Baker, construction engineer
for c. M. g. ST. P. railroad.
Fergus-For James Fergus, Montana
pioneer. Lewistown, county seat. for
Camp Lewis, in turn named for
Lieut.. Col William H. Lewis.
Flathead-For Indian tribe Of same
name. Kalispell. county seat, for Kali
ispell tribe of Indians.
Gallatin-Named by Lewis and
Clark for Albert Gallatin, United
States secretary of the treasury. Boze-
man, county seat, for John M. Boze-
man, pioneers settler killed by In
dians in 1867.
Garfield-For United States Presi-
dent James A. Garfield, Jordan, coun-
ty seat, for Arthur A. Jordan, first
postmaster.
Glacier-For Glacier national park,
located in the county. Cut Bank,
county seat, for deep gorge near city
formed by Cut Bank creek.
Golden Valley-Named for promo
tional purposes. Ryegate. county seat
probably for rich profusion OF rye
grass in river bottoms.
Granite-For Granite Mountain
mine, rich silver producer developed
by Charles D. Mcclure, PhilipSburg,
county seat, for Philip Deidesheimer,
first superintendent of the st. Louis
Montana Gold and Silver Mining Co.
In Honor Of Builder
HILLTOP James J. Hill, railroad
builder. Havre, county seat, named
after French city. cThe names OF
many of the towns along the Great
Northern railroad we're selected by
clerks in the St. Paul office OF the
company. Havre was oneo
Jefferson-For President Jefferson
named by Lewis and Clark July %,
1905. Boulder, county seat, for river
so named because of large rocks along
its course.
Judith Basin-For Judith river,
named by Lewis and Clark in May,
1905 for Miss Judith Hancock of Fair
castle, Va. Stanford, county seat,
either for Mai James T. Stanford OF
Great Falls or for Stanfordville, N. Y,
home town of j. E. Bower, early sheep
man.
Lake-For Flathead lake which 1t
borders. Poison, county seat, for Da-
yid Poison, pioneer resident of Mission
valley, south of Poison.
Lewis and Clark-After famed ex-
plorers. Helena, county seat and state
capital, named for John Sommervlle
at a miners meeting held in Last
Chance gulch, after Helena, Scott
county, Mimi, his home town.
Iiberty-Created in February, 1920,
named for patriotic sentiment. Chester
county seat, named by B. B. Weldy,
first railroad telegrapher there, after
home town, Chester, Pa.
President Madison
Madison river named for
President Madison by Lewis and Clark
July %, 1905. Virginia City, county
seat, first named Varina for wife Of
jefferson Davis. but changed by local