Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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ST. MARY ' S MISSION St VtfUVilt« ii the setting of Montana ' s, oldest church ond one of its newest.

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Statistically speokmg, Montana covers an area jf 147,138 square miles, which makes it the fourth orgest state Population-wise it is forty-second ith only 674,767 persons (a density of 4 6 peo- ple per square mile) But, we possess one charoc- eristic which is lacking in most other states That rharactenstic is western hospitality As Man- ranons, most of us proctice the golden rule of help- ng one ' s neighbors Coming bock to history, although it is not ven- ted, Francois and Louis Joseph Verendryes ore iaid to be the first whites in Montono It was hey, m 1743, who coined one of the state ' s nick- names, The Land of the Shining Mountains ' ' fter Jefferson ' s representatives bought the Louisi- ana Purchase in 1803, members of the Lewis and Hark expedition followed the Missouri up, crossed he Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, and returned, eaving their brond for eternity on Montana Lond- narks overflow with names christened them by the xirty such as Judith Basm, Marios River, Clark ' s : ork. and Pompey ' s Pillar FORT OWEN Deserted now. fhn pott wot O buttling center MULLAH ROAD College chums stroll down o dirt rood similar to the one that first connected the Mivsoun to the Columbia Indian trade in the I840Y