Biographical Sketches

MILES W. BROWN

MILES W. BROWN, Radersburg, son of John P. and Sarah Brown, was born in Laporte Co., Ind.  His parents were of Scotch-Irish descent, his father being by occupation a merchant.  In 1854 Mr. Brown moved to Nebraska City, Neb., and was engaged in mercantile business there until 1857.  In 1860 he went to Colorado and mined in Georgia and California gulches for over two years, soon after returning to Nebraska.  He came to Bannack City June 10, 1863, and a few days afterward went to Virginia City, where he opened the first hotel in the place, July 25, 1863.  In 1865 he left Virginia City and went to Grizzly and Last Chance gulches, mining at those places from 1865 to '68.  In 1868 he moved to Spokane House, and thence to Radersburg, where he has since been, with the exception of three and a half years, beginning with 1876.  For two years after coming to Radersburg he kept hotel, but sold out and has been engaged in different kinds of business since.  Mr. Brown was married to Sarah Ann Norris, of Indiana, January 9, 1845, and his family consists of two sons and one daughter.  While in Nebraska Mr. Brown was probate judge of Otoe county for two years.  He was also one of the pioneers of Iowa, coming to that territory in the winter of 1842-3.

Source: Transcription from the book, History of Montana, 1739-1885, published in 1885; located on the website, Hathitrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org), accessed 8 February 2023.

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