# 30 From the Mountains to the Mission.
October 9-12, 1853. Before breaking camp near the Bitter Root river, Stevens found that one of his best riding horses had died during...
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#27 Conference with the Flatheads
The earlier editions of this series can be read on our website: www.thejamesmadisonmuseum.net. In the prior segment, Stevens’s narrative...
#28 Awaiting the Return of Mr. Tinkham
October 6, 1853. “Lieutenant Donelson moved off this morning on to the route of the Jocko river and Clark’s Fork. Mr. Lander, who had...
#29. From the Bitter Root River Heading to Fort Walla-Walla
I've been breaking up the series of the 1853 surveys and explorations to determine the most practicable route for the railway system,...
#26. Blackfoot Valley to Fort Owen.
Before rejoining Isaac Stevens’s narrative of 1853, I want to share a little information. The surveying team was about reach the...
#25. Fort Benton Toward the Bitteroot River
Fort Benton Toward the Bitteroot River On September 23, 1853 the surveying groups headed off in their separate directions. Lt. Saxton...
#24. The Council With the Blackfeet (continued)
While a number of Native Americans had been skirmishing with Americans, “the Blackfeet, had been conducting an unofficial war on...
# 23: Council With the Blackfeet
From the 7th through the 11th both Tinkham and Lt. Saxtons teams traversed, in different directions, over rather rough terrain with no...
#22. Lt. Saxton Reaches the Marias River
For readers who have missed earlier portions of this series, we are reviewing the final report of the explorations (1853-1855) made by...
#21. Lt. Saxton Reports
For readers who have missed earlier portions of this series, we are reviewing the final report of the explorations (1853-1855) made by...
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