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It is located near Townsend, Montana. It was built between 1866 and c.1875 originally to support gold mining, which required water, [ 2 ] then later was used for farm and ranch irrigation. Over its 11 miles (18 km) length it dropped from 6,300 feet (1,900 m) to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) elevation.
Fort E. S. Parker, the first Crow Indian Agency, was built in the fall of 1869, southwest of present-day Springdale, Montana (Big Timber). It was named for Ely S. Parker , a Seneca lawyer who served as secretary to Ulysses S. Grant , wrote the Confederate terms of surrender, and was appointed as Commissioner of Indian Affairs under President Grant.
White Man Runs Him enlisted on April 10, 1876 at the Crow Agency, Montana Territory, for two months in the 7th US Infantry.On June 21, 1876, he was transferred to Custer's 7th US Cavalry as part of a contingent of six Crow warrior/scouts, including Goes Ahead, Curly, Hairy Moccasin, White Swan, and Half Yellow Face, the leader of the scouts.
Hydraulic gold mining in Alder Gulch, 1871. Photo by William Henry Jackson. Placer mining in Alder Gulch, 1872. Alder Gulch (alternatively called Alder Creek) is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney ...
Crow Creek Tribal School; F. Fort Thompson, South Dakota This page was last edited on 4 January 2024, at 15:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
On Your Own Adventures is the first live coverage hunting TV show that documents non-guided hunting. It focuses on fair chase hunting without guides or outfitters on land accessible to all hunters. No other outdoor TV show has focused exclusively on the non-guided hunter, who represents 97% of big game hunters in the United States.
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Members of the Crow Tribe were against the building of the dam because Bighorn Canyon is considered a sacred place. [12] Robert Yellowtail, a leader in the Crow Nation and Superintendent from 1934-1945, fought against the building of the dam. The government wanted 7,000 acres of Crow land and offered $1.5 million to buy it. [12]