Sam Corbino News Today

The community commemorated the 159th year since the sinking of the Steamboat Bertrand on Saturday with presentations and reenactments of history tied to the fateful crash.

All types of goods from jackets to bottled pickles, and even butter, are kept preserved at the refuge in appropriate containers, whether that be a fridge or an air-tight bag.

The Bertrand, bound for Montana Territory during a gold rush, sank in the Missouri River in 1865. Over 100 years later, the wreckage was located in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge.

The Bertrand, bound for Fort Benton, Montana Territory, during a gold rush, sank in the Missouri River on April 1, 1865. More than 100 years later, the wreckage was located

As the spring of 1865 dawned, Fort Benton was in turmoil.

A steamboat time capsule reveals the lives of gold rushers from the 1860s.