The Journals and Letters of Major John Owen, Pioneer of the Northwest, 1850-1871: Embracing His Purchase of St. Mary's Mission; the Building of Fort Owen; His Travels; His Relation with the Indians; His Work for the Government; and His Activities as a Western Empire Builder for Twenty Years, כרך 2E. Eberstadt, 1927 - 30 עמודים Owen was an early resident of the Bitterroot Valley and served at agent to the Indians of Western Montana in the 1860's. Includes many short references to Flathead and Kootenai Indians with information on their enemies, treaties, and removals from aborignal territories. |
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&c JNO OWEN 1867 Wednesday Agency Fort Owen Agent Annuity Benton Bitter Root Valley Blackfeet Blake Burrs Camp Capt Chatfield crops Deer Lodge Dept Flathead Nation flour flume Fort Benton Frank Tudor Friday frose gone Green Clay Smith Grist Harris Helena Hell Gate horses Ignatius Mission Ind Sub agt Indians JNO OWEN Ind Jocko reservation JOHN OWEN last Eving last Night left for Missoula Mile Creek Mill busy Mill runing Mission Missoula County Mning Monday Montana Montana Territory Nesmith Number Office Flathead Agency old Wife opus citra Owen Bitter Root OWEN Ind Sub Owen to Geary Owen's party Portland Oregon Recd letter retd from Missoula Revd Father Giorda Revd Father Rivalli river Saturday Sent Snake Sows Stevensville Sunday Supt Ind affairs Territory thing Thomas Francis Meagher Thos Thursday town treaty Tuesday Visit Walked Walla Walla Water Wheat Willow Creek Windes Winter Yesterday
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עמוד 304 - ... children's heads is not practised by them. The men are rather below the average size, but they are well-knit, muscular, and good-looking. Although professedly Roman Catholics, they still keep up their aboriginal mode of dress, and many of their old customs. They are remarkably honest, good-natured, and amiable. On account of the depredations and constant aggressions made upon them by the Blackfeet, and their own migratory habits, it was found inadvisable to keep up the mission among them. It...
עמוד 297 - Now, therefore, to all whom it may concern, be it known that for and in consideration of the sum of dollars to me in hand paid...
עמוד 56 - That the Legislative Assemblies of the several Territories of the United States shall not after the passage of this act, grant private charters or especial privileges, but they may, by general incorporation acts, permit persons to associate themselves together as bodies corporate for mining, manufacturing, and other industrial pursuits.
עמוד 297 - В., known to me to be the person described in, and who executed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
עמוד 238 - I enclose copies of such laws and regulations as will be necessary to guide you in your duties, and also the form of a bond for the faithful discharge of your duties, in the penal sum of $5,000; which you will be pleased to execute, with two or more sureties, whose sufficiency must be certified by a United States district judge or district attorney.
עמוד 172 - Flatheads for; and told me if I used any exertions to prevent them from making common cause with the Indians on this side they would have a dark eye on me. " Let Steptoe come; bring plenty of men; it will be dark, too dark to see; father and son will fall together. We will meet him on Snake river ; burn the grass around and before him. We want more fine horses ; the soldiers are the people we want to take them from. Steptoe may want peace ; has he sent you here to ask for it? If so, let us know on...
עמוד 172 - I have just returned from one of the blackest councils, I think, that has ever been held on the Pacific slope. Five hundred fighting men were present, elated with their recent success ; the dragoon horses were prancing around all day ; the scalp and war dance going on all night long.
עמוד 56 - And be it further enacted, That all acts passed at the two sessions of the so-called legislative assembly of the territory of Montana, held in eighteen hundred and sixty-six, are hereby disapproved and declared null and void, except such acts as the legislative assembly herein authorized to be elected, shall by special act, in each case, re-enact: Provided, however.
עמוד 167 - Bay Company. I told the gentleman in charge that I had no orders to stop it, but I did not think it right to furnish a market for stolen animals to the enemy.
עמוד 56 - SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of reviving the legislative, functions of the territory of Montana, which have been adjudged therein to have lapsed, the governor of said territory be, and he is hereby, authorized, on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, to divide said territory into legislative districts for the election of members of the council and house of representatives, and to apportion among said districts the...