'History of Montana, 1739-1885,' pub. 1885, by Michael A. Leeson, page 1038 (excerpted and edited):
J. C. Guy, P. O. Etchetah, one of the pioneers of Montana, was born March 31, 1823, in Virginia, and thence emigrated with his parents, John and Mary Guy, to Callaway Co., Mo., settling near Fulton. In 1849 he crossed the plains by way of Mexico and Arizona, on the road for more than 10 months, arriving at the Mariposa mines in California. Here he engaged in mining and merchandising for three years, returned to Missouri in the fall of 1852, and then to Dallas, Texas for three years, driving cattle. His health failing, he went back to Missouri, living in Dade Co. till 1859. In the spring of the latter year he accompanied the Pike's Peak Expedition. In 1860 he built a hotel at what is known as Guy's Hill, between Denver and Central City, where he remained until the spring of 1863, when he moved to Alder Gulch, and in the fall of 1864 to Gallatin Valley, M. T., where he farmed until 1865. He was elected as Gallatin County sheriff for eight years, and in 1868 built the Northern Pacific hotel, the first in Bozeman. Chasing horse thieves in 1864, he was thrown from a horse and crippled for a long time. In the spring of 1877 he came to Pease Bottom, and with his son Mason, raised a crop of potatoes, being the first to settle here. The farm, on the site of the 1873 battle between Custer and the Sioux Indians (Fort Pease was built here in 1875), was located seven miles below the confluence of the Big Horn River with the Yellowstone. At the head of practical river navigation, a steamboat landing was put in on his property, and was for a time a stagecoach station. He had engaged in merchandising as J. C. Guy & Sons in Pease Bottom since 1874, was postmaster at the Etchetah post office, and was one of the first elected commissioners of Custer County.
In the early days of the Territory, he was one of the first members of the vigilance committee at Alder Gulch, organized to rid the mining camp of the notorious road agents. He was married in 1852 to Miss Amanda Green, a native of Missouri. They are the parents of four children: Sophie (now Mrs. Dyer), Robert J., Mason G. and Jefferson Davis.
J. C. Guy, P. O. Etchetah, one of the pioneers of Montana, was born March 31, 1823, in Virginia, and thence emigrated with his parents, John and Mary Guy, to Callaway Co., Mo., settling near Fulton. In 1849 he crossed the plains by way of Mexico and Arizona, on the road for more than 10 months, arriving at the Mariposa mines in California. Here he engaged in mining and merchandising for three years, returned to Missouri in the fall of 1852, and then to Dallas, Texas for three years, driving cattle. His health failing, he went back to Missouri, living in Dade Co. till 1859. In the spring of the latter year he accompanied the Pike's Peak Expedition. In 1860 he built a hotel at what is known as Guy's Hill, between Denver and Central City, where he remained until the spring of 1863, when he moved to Alder Gulch, and in the fall of 1864 to Gallatin Valley, M. T., where he farmed until 1865. He was elected as Gallatin County sheriff for eight years, and in 1868 built the Northern Pacific hotel, the first in Bozeman. Chasing horse thieves in 1864, he was thrown from a horse and crippled for a long time. In the spring of 1877 he came to Pease Bottom, and with his son Mason, raised a crop of potatoes, being the first to settle here. The farm, on the site of the 1873 battle between Custer and the Sioux Indians (Fort Pease was built here in 1875), was located seven miles below the confluence of the Big Horn River with the Yellowstone. At the head of practical river navigation, a steamboat landing was put in on his property, and was for a time a stagecoach station. He had engaged in merchandising as J. C. Guy & Sons in Pease Bottom since 1874, was postmaster at the Etchetah post office, and was one of the first elected commissioners of Custer County.
In the early days of the Territory, he was one of the first members of the vigilance committee at Alder Gulch, organized to rid the mining camp of the notorious road agents. He was married in 1852 to Miss Amanda Green, a native of Missouri. They are the parents of four children: Sophie (now Mrs. Dyer), Robert J., Mason G. and Jefferson Davis.
'History of Montana, 1739-1885,' pub. 1885, by Michael A. Leeson, page 1038 (excerpted and edited):
J. C. Guy, P. O. Etchetah, one of the pioneers of Montana, was born March 31, 1823, in Virginia, and thence emigrated with his parents, John and Mary Guy, to Callaway Co., Mo., settling near Fulton. In 1849 he crossed the plains by way of Mexico and Arizona, on the road for more than 10 months, arriving at the Mariposa mines in California. Here he engaged in mining and merchandising for three years, returned to Missouri in the fall of 1852, and then to Dallas, Texas for three years, driving cattle. His health failing, he went back to Missouri, living in Dade Co. till 1859. In the spring of the latter year he accompanied the Pike's Peak Expedition. In 1860 he built a hotel at what is known as Guy's Hill, between Denver and Central City, where he remained until the spring of 1863, when he moved to Alder Gulch, and in the fall of 1864 to Gallatin Valley, M. T., where he farmed until 1865. He was elected as Gallatin County sheriff for eight years, and in 1868 built the Northern Pacific hotel, the first in Bozeman. Chasing horse thieves in 1864, he was thrown from a horse and crippled for a long time. In the spring of 1877 he came to Pease Bottom, and with his son Mason, raised a crop of potatoes, being the first to settle here. The farm, on the site of the 1873 battle between Custer and the Sioux Indians (Fort Pease was built here in 1875), was located seven miles below the confluence of the Big Horn River with the Yellowstone. At the head of practical river navigation, a steamboat landing was put in on his property, and was for a time a stagecoach station. He had engaged in merchandising as J. C. Guy & Sons in Pease Bottom since 1874, was postmaster at the Etchetah post office, and was one of the first elected commissioners of Custer County.
In the early days of the Territory, he was one of the first members of the vigilance committee at Alder Gulch, organized to rid the mining camp of the notorious road agents. He was married in 1852 to Miss Amanda Green, a native of Missouri. They are the parents of four children: Sophie (now Mrs. Dyer), Robert J., Mason G. and Jefferson Davis.
J. C. Guy, P. O. Etchetah, one of the pioneers of Montana, was born March 31, 1823, in Virginia, and thence emigrated with his parents, John and Mary Guy, to Callaway Co., Mo., settling near Fulton. In 1849 he crossed the plains by way of Mexico and Arizona, on the road for more than 10 months, arriving at the Mariposa mines in California. Here he engaged in mining and merchandising for three years, returned to Missouri in the fall of 1852, and then to Dallas, Texas for three years, driving cattle. His health failing, he went back to Missouri, living in Dade Co. till 1859. In the spring of the latter year he accompanied the Pike's Peak Expedition. In 1860 he built a hotel at what is known as Guy's Hill, between Denver and Central City, where he remained until the spring of 1863, when he moved to Alder Gulch, and in the fall of 1864 to Gallatin Valley, M. T., where he farmed until 1865. He was elected as Gallatin County sheriff for eight years, and in 1868 built the Northern Pacific hotel, the first in Bozeman. Chasing horse thieves in 1864, he was thrown from a horse and crippled for a long time. In the spring of 1877 he came to Pease Bottom, and with his son Mason, raised a crop of potatoes, being the first to settle here. The farm, on the site of the 1873 battle between Custer and the Sioux Indians (Fort Pease was built here in 1875), was located seven miles below the confluence of the Big Horn River with the Yellowstone. At the head of practical river navigation, a steamboat landing was put in on his property, and was for a time a stagecoach station. He had engaged in merchandising as J. C. Guy & Sons in Pease Bottom since 1874, was postmaster at the Etchetah post office, and was one of the first elected commissioners of Custer County.
In the early days of the Territory, he was one of the first members of the vigilance committee at Alder Gulch, organized to rid the mining camp of the notorious road agents. He was married in 1852 to Miss Amanda Green, a native of Missouri. They are the parents of four children: Sophie (now Mrs. Dyer), Robert J., Mason G. and Jefferson Davis.
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