The Montana Frontier, 1852-1864

By Granville Stuart

The Montana Frontier, 18521864 was originally published in 1925 as Volume I of Granville Stuart's classic Forty Years on the Frontier, based on his reminiscences and journals. The opening chapter reviews his early years in Virginia, Illinois, and Iowa; the narrative proper begins in 1852 when the eighteen-year-old Stuart headed for California with his father and his brother James. ("There was not a habitation from the Missouri river until the small settlement of Salt Lake was reached; nor one from Salt Lake until the Sierra Nevada mountains were crossed.") The volume covers his experiences in California, including an account of the Rogue River War, and describes how-almost fortuitously-he was able to confirm rumors of gold in present-day Montana. Because they lacked equipment and supplies, the Stuart brothers were unable to cash in on their find until 1860; during the interim they were traders along the emigrant road near Fort Bridger. After 1860 Stuart became a permanent resident of Deer Lod= in 1864, thanks in great part to his efforts, Montana became a United States territory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803292023
• ISBN13: 9780803292024
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"