1862.04.02: Louis Dupuis took land on Horse Prairie, April 2nd, 1862, as follows
1862.06.07: Edwin Purple leaves Salt Lake City for the Salmon River Mines
1862.07.12: M. H. Lott and party returned to their claims on Pioneer Creek near Lost Trail Pass. They had brought wagons from Ft. Lemhi over Lemhi Pass down Horse Prairie up Grasshopper across the Big Hole.
1862.07.16: Lott & Co. started sluicing gold.
1862.07.28: John White discovered gold on Grasshopper Creek
1863.01.14: Plummer shot Cleveland -- according to the J.H. Morley diary.
1863.01.22: James Morley, noted in his diary, "Plummer tried today before a jury and 'honorably acquitted,' the man shot having been proved a desperado and outlaw, said to have belonged to Watkins band in California."
1863.05.23: Henry Plummer bought, May 23rd, 1863, of Aug. V. Allen, lot No. 10, on Second Cross Street, in Bannack City, consideration $25.00.
1863.05.24: Henry Plummer elected Sheriff at Bannack
1863.05.28: Fairweather & crew located first claims in Alder Gulch.
1863.05.31: Fairweather party arrived back in Bannack. Plummer gone already
1863.06.02: Fairweather party left Bannack to return to Alder Gulch.
1863.06.02: H. Plummer arrived at Sun River to marry Electa. He must have left Bannack a few days earlier, so did not hear of the Fairweather strike.
1863.07.14: We find that Fortien had taken up a place near the Horse Prairie crossing on the 14th of July, 1863
1863.07.17: Martin Barrett and Joe Shineberger had on the 17th of that month selected land immediately west of Fortien.
1863.08.03: Probably the first Sheriff's deed on record in Montana, was the sale of a certain piece of property, described as follows: The undivided one-quarter interest in and to claim No. 9, west, on the Dakota Lode, Idaho Territory, on August 3rd, 1863, by Henry Plummer, Sheriff, to Moses Burring and J. D. Ritchie, to satisfy a judgment of Moses Burris, Plaintiff, against John Ault. Execution issued out of the Miners' Court, Bannack District.
1863.09.30: Sidney Edgerton bought a house at a Sheriff's sale, deed signed by Henry Plumer. Photo of Deed in GOLDEN TREASURE, Mable Ovitt.
1863.10.26: Peabody coach held up just after leaving Rattlesnake Ranch according to Granville Stuart, p.258
1863.11.15: Fortien's ranch was sold at Sheriff's sale, by Henry Plummer, November 15th, 1863, for $367.00, to John Teters.
1863.12.17: Largent left Virginia City for Bannack and Fort Benton.
1863.12.18: George Ives captured and brought to Nevada City. Detained for the night there.
1863.12.18: Largent and Plummer sleep in Thompson's store in Bannack.
1863.12.19: George Lane sent from Virginia City to Bannack by Johnny Gibbons.
1863.12.19: Ives trial begins.
1863.12.19: Largent and Plummer leave Bannack for Fort Benton.
1863.12.20: Ives trial continues. No word from Sheriff Plummer
1863.12.21: Last day of Ives trial. Hanged same day.
1863.12.23: Signing of the Vigilante Oath by 24 men.
1863.12.24: Plummer in Fort Benton with Largent, who discovered Henry Plummer had protected him all the way from Bannack to Fort Benton.
1863.12.27: We also find that Power of Attorney was given by H. Plummer, to George Chrisman, to settle with parties who owed him $3,500.00, on half interest in No. 7 Dakota lode, on December 27th, 1863,
1864.01.02: recorded January 2nd, 1864 -- eight days before Plummer was hung. If Henry had been wise, he would have left Montana. As to this particular matter, I can find no final accounting with the Probate Court of Beaverhead, by Chrisman.
1864.08.27: Montana Post first issue in Virginia City.
1865.08.26: The Vigilantes of Montana was published as a serial in the Montana Post, the first chapter appearing August 26th, 1865. Conclusion March 14th, 1866.