Ravalli and Joset
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Ravalli and Joset
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Father Anthony Ravalli came here from Italy in 1844. For the next 40 years he worked with brother Jesuits among the Flathead and Coeur d'Alene Indians. Well educated, he brought from Europe the experience of a physician and the talents of a versatile artist. With only the tools and materials of the Frontier - a saw, an auger, an axe and an old jackplane - Father Ravalli and his eager Indians built churches, carved statues and made furniture we marvel at today.
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When the great peacemaker, Father Joset came through here in 1859 on his way to the Mission, only Indians roamed the sage and camped by the whitewater falls. As a beloved, trusted friend of the Coeur d'Alenes, he acted as their intermediary in the bitter fights between the Indians and intruding white men. Before the Steptoe disaster he galloped 50 miles -then back and there again - only to fail in the end. In the aftermath, he reassured the Indians and helped prevent further bloodshed.
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When the great peacemaker, Father Joset came through here in 1859 on his way to the Mission, only Indians roamed the sage and camped by the whitewater falls. As a beloved, trusted friend of the Coeur d'Alenes, he acted as their intermediary in the bitter fights between the Indians and intruding white men. Before the Steptoe disaster he galloped 50 miles -then back and there again - only to fail in the end. In the aftermath, he reassured the Indians and helped prevent further bloodshed.
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1975
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