![]() ![]() He took up his Senate seat in December 1899. Clark, a Democrat, was reported to have loosed a cataract of thousand-dollar bills on the Montana statehouse, to no small effect. By this time Montana was a state under the United States Constitution, senators of the period were elected by their state legislatures. Clark went out and bought one, at least temporarily. In the late 1890s, desiring a Senate seat, Mr. He then set about securing political influence. After 1870 open-range cattle operations spread across the high plains, taking advantage of the free public-domain land.ĭuring the 1880’s railroads crossed Montana, and the territory became a state in 1889. Cattle ranches began flourishing in western valleys during the 1860’s as demand for beef in the new mining communities increased. Miners weren’t the only early settlers in Montana. Little Big Horn Battle Survivors, Cheyenne Tsistsistas ( via) ![]()
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