A. MACOMBER, Leeson's Hist. of MT 1739-1885, Jefferson Co., MT

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A. MACOMBER - pg 1183

From Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885 published 1885

SURNAMES FOUND IN THE BIOGRAPHY: KENNON; HAMLIN

A. Macomber, P. O. Radersburg, was born at Gibsonville,
Livingston, co., N. Y., December 1, 1837. His father was a
farmer, and at present resides in Michigan. He was fifteen years
of age when he came with his parents to Michigan, and after
receiving a common school education went to Pike's Peak in 1859.
He was engaged in mining three years at Pike's Peak, six months
in New Mexico on the Baker stampede, and again in California
Gulch, leaving there in the spring of 1862, of the Florence
diggings on the Salmon river, but getting no farther than Fort
Lemhi, which was then the end of the wagon road. He remained
there a month, sending out exploring parties to find the mines,
but they returned without discovering them; then went to elk City
and engaged in prospecting awhile, and thence to Big Hole Basin,
striking the first mines within the limits of Montana. he then
went back to Fort Lemhi, and obtaining horses, returned to the
mines, remaining until October, 1862, when he took a trip to salt
Lake City for the purpose of wintering there, but six weeks
afterward left for southern California, stopping in the latter
section until April 10, 1863. After trading off teams and buying
some horses he came to Alder gulch, but in the fall went back to
Salt Lake and exchanged the horses for cattle; then returned to
Alder with produce. In the spring he bought an interest in some
mines with another party, who worked them while Mr. Macomber
continued in the freighting business until 1865. That year he
went to white's gulch, thirty five miles east of Helena, where he
engaged in general merchandising. In September, 1866, he returned
to Fort Lemhi on a prospecting expedition and was there and at
Leesburg until July, when he came to Crow Creek valley and with
Chancey F. Hamlin as partner, sold goods until September, 1870,
since which ;time he has been engaged in hotel keeping and
farming. Mr. Macomber was married to Mrs. Martha Kennon in
September, 1870.