Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907. Carbon County The first Norwegian the author knows of in Carbon County is Tønnes E. Fosse from Sogndal. He came to Red Lodge in 1889 and began to work in the mines there. Later he began farming. S. T. Simonsen from Valders was the first in Absarokee. He settled there in 1892. He is a businessman, Justice of the Peace and farmer. He was also in the Civil War, so he fitted not so badly with the Crow Indians in Montana. Now, however, they are civilised. Next after him came Jacob Lande and T. T. Brown, the former settled at Absarokee and the latter at Columbus. The first in the vicinity of Morris was Gunder Arthun from Stavanger, he settled there in 1895. Immanuel Congregation, that was established at Absarokee in 1897 by Pastor J. E. Madson, of The United Church, was the first Norwegian congregation in in the county. Its church was built in 1899. There are no other Norwegian churches yet. Nor are there more than 2 congregations - both belonging to The United Church.