Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Improvement Era, Vol. 27: November, 1923
Near old Fort Benton in the State of Montana, about thirty five years ago, said John Jackson Galbreath, I was born in a little Indian but, on the banks of the Teton river. His mother, a full blooded Pegan Indian princess, the daughter of Mountain Chief, Was also born in the northwest.' In those days the Pegan tribe, of which her father was Chief, numbered some thirty or forty thousand.
Her brother, that is the uncle of Jack Galbreath, upto the time of his father's death was called Big Brave. At this time-how ever, in accordance with the Indian custom of great warriors and good families, Big Brave took his father's name, Mountain Chief. Thus the largest, the best and the bravest son among the Indians inherits or takes his father's name.
The paternal grandfather of John Jackson Galbreath was a Scotchman by birth. His father was born in Tualatin, Oregon. It is said of the' father that he was a large, handsome, well-built Scotchman.
In _1914 Jack, (as he is called by his intimate friends) a splendid combination of the best characteristics in the American Indian, and of the sterling qualities of the hardy Scotch race - a giant in size and strength, with unusual alertness, - was married to Susan Hudson, a real American beauty, with clear blue eyes, an abundance of golden hair, with dignity and poise and physique that would be a credit to any Princess. This representative of the Lamanites and his fair-haired Wife - he as dark as she is light - have been blessed with seven splendid children. The eldest, a girl, Montana Alberta, who has a fine singing voice, was given this appropriate name by her grandfather.
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