North to Montana : jehus, bullwackers, and mule skinners on the Montana Trail /

The story of the north-south trail from the Great Salt Lake in Utah to Helena and Fort Benton in Montana in its busiest years, from the 1860's to 1884.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997
Otros Autores: Madsen, Brigham D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City, Utah : University of Utah Press, ©1980.
Colección:University of Utah publications in the American West ; v. 13.
Temas:
Transportation > West (U.S.) > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Transportation.
Fort Steele Trail (B.C. and Mont.) > History.
North America > Fort Steele Trail.
West United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The trail to Beaverhead
  • Gold seekers throng the road
  • Bullwhackers and mule skinners
  • Freighting supplies to the gold fields
  • When Jehus ruled the road
  • The high cost of tolls
  • Rivalry from the Missouri River trade
  • Corinne the fair: Gateway to Montana
  • Staging North from the railroad
  • The diamond r rolls out
  • Threat of the narrow gauge
  • Hanging up the reins
  • Appendix A: Rules for the road
  • Appendix B: Road etiquette for teamsters
  • Appendix C: Song of the overland stage driver
  • Appendix D: "A freighting trip to Montana"
  • Appendix E: Freight shipped from Corinne
  • Bibliography
  • Index of subjects
  • Index of names.

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