Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History
Benson Lossing, Ed.

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Montana, State of

Is bounded on the north by British Columbia and the Northwest Territory; on the east by North and South Dakota; on the south by Wyoming and Idaho; and on the west by Idaho; area, 146,080 square miles; capital, Helena; admitted to the Union Nov. 8, 1889.

State seal of Montana.

By act of Congress in May, 1864, Montana. was taken from the eastern portion of Idaho and organized as a separate Territory. The State is exceedingly rich in mineral productions, especially gold, silver, copper, lead, and coal. There are also very large and excellent tracts of grazing land. The population in 1890 was 132,159; in 1900, 243,329. See United States, Montana, in vol. IX.

Territorial governors.

Sydney Edgerton	term begins	June 22, 1864
Thos. Francis Meagher	acting	1865
Green Clay Smith	term begins	July 13, 1866
James M. Ashley	term begins	April 9, 1869
Benjamin F. Potts	term begins	July 13, 1870
John Schuyler Crosby	term begins	1883
B. Platt Carpenter	term begins	1884
Samuel T. Hauser	term begins	1885
Preston H. Leslie	term begins	1887
Benjamin F. White	term begins	1889

State governors.

Joseph K. Toole	term begins	Nov. 8, 1889
John E. Rickards	term begins	Jan. 1893
Robert B. Smith	term begins	Jan. 1897
Joseph K. Toole	term begins	Jan. 1901

United States Senators.

Name.	No. of Congress.	Term.
Wilbur F. Sanders	51st	1890 to 1893
Thomas C. Power	51st to 54th	1890 to 1895
Vacant	53d
Lee Mantle	54th to 56th	1895 to 1899
Thomas H. Carter	54th to —	1895 to 1901
William A. Clark	56th to —	1901 to 1907
Paris Gibson	56th to —	1901 to 1905