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Ausalem J. Davidson, departed Missouri traveled across the plains via
Denver, Soda Springs, and Idaho arrived at Virginia City, November
25th, 1863. Occupation, merchant. Member House of Representatives,
Third Session, 1893, State Legislative Assembly.
Andrew J. Fisk, from New York, Departed from Fort Ridgeley,
Minnesota in 1864 traveled, across the plains via Northern Route,
crossing Missouri River near where Bismarck now is, arrived near where
Glendive now is. Occupation, publisher, and journalist. Postmaster at
Helena. Fisk became a Master Mason on 7/12/1871 in Morning Star
No. 5 and served as Worshipful Master in 1885.
Robert Lawrence, An Attorney and first councilman from Madison
County in the Bannack legislature and the President of the first
Territorial Legislative Assembly. And later was Cornelius Hedges
associate in law practice for several years. Lawrence became a Master
Mason in 1866 in Helena Lodge No. 3.
Russell B. Harrison, the son of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of
the United States, He graduated 1877 from Lafayette College, Easton,
PA, where he specialized in mining and engineering. Harrison moved
to Helena, Montana; where he ran the U.S. Assay Office from 1878 to
1885. In 1890 he acquired ownership of the Helena Daily Journal. He
was also secretary of the Montana Stock Growers Association.
George Clinton Swallow, Prof. George Clinton Swallow was one
of the notable leaders in the early history of American geology he
graduated from Bowdoin College in 1843. Immediately on graduation
from the Academy Of Natural Science of St. Louis he was appointed
lecturer in botany at Bowdoin. In 1850 he moved to Missouri appointed
as the chair of chemistry and geology in the State University. In
1853 Professor Swallow took charge of the State Geological Survey,
which he conducted for seven years. In 1865, he was appointed State
Geologist of Kansas, Professor Swallow worked there for two years. In
1870, returning to Missouri, he was given the chair of agriculture and
geology in the State University. Later he was made dean of the College
of Agriculture. Dr. Swallow moved to Montana, where he had much to
do with the development of mining interests and served as Inspector of
Mines, and was an editor for the Helena Daily Independent newspaper.
Swallow became a Master Mason in 1886 in Helena Lodge No. 3.
Rev. F. A. Riggin, came to Montana in 1873, and served Virginia City,
three years, the circuit being divided spent one year on the Beaver
Head and Jefferson valley work, and Fish Creek and Butte, for three
years and was appointed presiding elder in 1876, when 27 years old,
and superintendent of missions in 1880, having been in charge of the
work of the Methodist Episcopal church, in Montana.