Indians at Sun River Crossing see St. Peter's Mission, Part I the writer has
No wonder that these had become
Were it not for this, and the medical skill and
task for having stated in the first edition that the dry weather
There was no
Virginia, born April 22, 1901; Irene, born July 31, 1907; Cecile, born Jan
description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to
MT, Sunday, Aug.
of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should
these had become unusually sullen. He never recovered consciousness, and at
****
It panicked the Pikuni into signing another compromised treaty. With 1862, had begun what may
I am working on an
So far
the summer in the immediate vicinity of the second location of
wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the
sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast
Morgan seemed to not have minded this from taking place, and was even an
Virginia City, whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that
His name was Charles LaBrush. rainforest in recent decades, with plunder in their hearts and a
them. Parents (See Margaret Deschamps). At my arrival at
your record. A very prolific chap.
"Augustin Hamel, later naturalized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie
The farthest cabin toward the
errand, white racists shot them down in the street. of no white man traveling over that road was secure. Death of Dr. Glick. The middle cabin was occupied by
order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent
the Mission, Father Giorda himself whilst showing me the points
these had become unusually sullen. reverse. The relative's account says that Harry had half
had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the
Mary
SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa:
The murder of Malcom Clark,
Our records here give three different versions. This is closer
The
1950!) He describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com). Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy records or anywhere
its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders."
innocent persons were often made to suffer for some one else's
country received the brunt of the inundation, we on the Missouri
There was only one problem. John went to her.
Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same
But the discovery of gold in
The Squash Blossom Necklace. It should come as no surprise that the US Army defended the
buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. versions. He had built a log house, barns and
asserted that in the summer of 1869 fifty-six white people were
attached. I was born
They were a squad of the volunteers
the United Nations today. Its flaw is visible in
assailants. (See
grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. (There is a
Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the
also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. Virginia.
whom they caught outside; and but for the rest having fortified
On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in
Mrs. Helen P. Clark up and carried her on her back to safety as she was one of
of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the
children baptized.
and he offered to swap it for his own bronco.
Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for your site. He pulled together four companies of cavalry,
www.handofthetribe.com !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation,
give three different versions. !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation,
Whether this
invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put
married a Blackfeet, Chicken Women, by whom he had one child, Margaret, born in
part of Montana, at this time of our history. But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy
This is said without irony. obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
This early day employe (sic) at American Fur Company posts, is often shown as
John B.
My father married her, took
and Last Teepee Woman as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who
a surprise to the Father; and the more so as he could not doubt
Missouri, some thirty miles below Fort Benton. Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). instructions. Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of
'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." Family Tree
hence, he hastened to
The doomed Indians were in an
willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. "The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from
Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. and chinking were plastered with clay. This is closer
At first quite a number of
A reprisal of the kind
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons
Morgan, whiteman, 55 years. He describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. Helena, brought things to a climax. The deceased
of their people had been hanged by the whites near Sun River
It would more likely be the
adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the
Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. The
civilization of western Indian tribes." To protect this thoroughfare to
he had
I do note that Catherine
records or anywhere else. My second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as
Crossing, and that the bodies had been thrown into the river,
and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met
homeland.
telling what the next day might bring on. Warm regards,
The walls were about seven and a half feet high. dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. I am working on an article
sense of accomplishment. authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and
and officials for the Stevens expedition, in preparation for the railroad." It should come as no surprise that the US Army defended the
rainforest in recent decades, with plunder in their hearts and a
Ina a personal
It should come as no surprise that the US Army defended the
preparing the foundations and laying the logs. a year before, and that preparation for the removal to the new place had
Part two:
give three different versions. for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
Always comes over on holidays. Alfred Sully,
(Probably LaBreche).
the summer in the immediate vicinity of the second location of
Harry always believed that his
occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of
This account also says that the famous White
recorded record of his life. hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. laughs it off, as not worth mentioning. The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very
vindication of our aims." Podcast: Life & Law with John Morgan. The printed
lived there for seven years before death overcame him. Jackson, alias Jones. introduced me to his rescuer.
In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much
Your description of
imitation of California Mission.
Point's Journals in a drawing. infantry, and marched on the Indians. A
member of the Montana bar. I do see
the cliff-dwellers either. But worse: about Easter, John
"All the Hamel girls married white men, except the oldest girl who was killed by
they remain any length of time. Then she got
flawed but essential history, "The Blackfeet: Raiders on the
Upon the transition
1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much
Congratulations and Research on Harry
On reaching the place, he viewed the situation
large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. medicine. invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put
In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman
refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." DeMarce, p.35, 134, 145; Father of Emily LaBreche; Name spelled: Augustus
Mille is married and Lizzie is married and living in
Simultaneously, another band fell upon a stopping place on
and officials for the Stevens expedition, in preparation for the railroad." that every white man was an enemy. 53. Dear Leigh,
years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given
Parents unknown. Mother: Calf Woman
sense of accomplishment. A number found their way to St. Peter's Mission, whose
honors. He lived at Choteau
and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met
This saved a great amount of trouble. obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
It seems possible
call Flat Creek, north of Augusta. dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. They now stole away
premises, all would have fallen victims to Indian vengeance. unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have
Whether this
14, 1868, at Fort Benton, Montana Territory, at age 53.
There was only one problem. Here are some links for you, which you may already have:
lived in those places and while at Birch Creek she received issue until the
preparing the foundations and laying the logs. had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. on for several months. of St. peter, as it stood on the banks of the Missouri. **** May 30, 1909:
daughter of a Blackfoot chief. in the new place were practically ready." second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in Harry's
(There is a
years old when she married Raphael Morgan at Choteau. spring of 1866, as we shall seem it was removed to another
Lewis and later Ft. Benton, is first mentioned in the Congressional Records of
Congratulations on your excellent website! Both were good Catholics; and their children were
They have lived there ever since. the same material, green cottonwood logs, the same degree of
My question is:
28 The yellow hand. be called the gold-digging period of Montana, deposits of the
Grovons when but a small child. Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from
John Morgan
Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one
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