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Ubet House Ubet Montana Territory Ghost Town Photo

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
Ubet House Ubet Montana Territory Ghost Town Photo
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6 3/4" by 9 3/4". Ubet was founded in 1880 on the Ft. Benton Billings stagecoach route by lumberman (and former Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker of the House) A. R. Barrows (who with his family was among the first permanent white settlers of the Judith Basin). The name supposedly came from Barrows response to a challenge for a name for the settlement's proposed post office: You bet! At one time, it included not only a two-story log hotel, but a stagecoach barn, post office, icehouse, saloon, blacksmith shop, and a stable. At one time, there were less than ten fixed human habitations between Ubet and Billings, making the respite there (including Mrs. Barrows cooking) particularly treasured. Clientele included Liver-Eating Johnson and local cowboy Charlie Russell, who would become the first well-known cowboy artist. After the advent of railroads in the area, the stage stop became less vital, and the settlement seems to have withered away (although the railroad stops at both Garneill and Judith Gap were initially named Ubet as well).