Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Bison; Cheyenne River; Lake Jessie
Ascending a high hill after crossing the Sheyenne (Cheyenne) River, the expedition looked out upon an estimated 200,000 buffalo inhabiting the plains separating them from Lake Jessie. Plate X.
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Fort Benton (Mont.); Missouri River
"Fort Benton stands on the eastern bank of the Missouri, near the Great Bend." "The river is here perfectly transparent at most seasons of the year. The Teton River empties into the Missouri six miles below Fort Benton; the Marias...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Milk River (Mont.)
"The valley of the Milk River is wide and open, with a very heavy growth of cottonwood as far as the eye can reach, which is also to be found along the adjacent shores of the Missouri River." Plate XVIII.
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862.; Fort Benton (Mont.)
Governor Stevens receives a dispatch "from Lieutenant Grover to the effect that Lieutenant Grover met Lieutenant Saxton near the dividing ridge, and that they were returning together to Fort Benton," as the route could not be traversed by...
School field trips; Schools -- Washington (State) -- Kahlotus;
Photograph of Mary Jensen and Barbara Hamre on a trip to the sand hills near Kahlotus, Washington. Kahlotus is located at the junction of State Routes 260 and 263 in south central Washington.
Washington (State) -- Amber -- History; Farmhouses
House built by H. M. Showalter on his farm near Amber, Washington. On the porch are Susie Miller, Mrs. Abbie Showalter, Charley Showalter (child), and H. M. Showalter.