Johnny Hudson Returns to Montana Remembers Old Range Days
The 78 year old cowboy Johnny Hudson visits Livingston and Red Lodge recalling 1881 Montana trails from the Bozeman to Powder River regions. He praises the old Yellowstone freedom, contrasts it with fences, and notes his partner Kendrick became U S Senator Kendricks of Wyoming while Hudson roved.
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Elno
Johnny Hudson
Yellowstone
Nelsom Story
Billy Lee
Fishtail
Columbus
Powder River
Johnny
Montana
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Livingston
Red Lodge
Yellowstone Valley
Michigan
Southwest
Texas
Panhandle
Wyoming
United States
Kendrick
Northwest
Dave Lambert
Meeker
Cole
Hudson
Bozeman Trail
Buffalo Had a Close Call on the Trail and a Jokes on the Sheriff
Hudson and the Lambert party chased a buffalo near the trail. A lucky shot killed the bull close to wagons. meat was shared and later stages warned of danger. Hudson recalls early Yellowstone tales, Billy Lee’s cat scheme, and a hoax framed on Sheriff Templeton involving a prairie wolf hide.
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Hudson
Lambert
Hudson-Lambert
Lamberts
Mr. Hudson
Yellowstone
Lee
Story
Fishtail
Powder River
Livingston
Billy Lee
Alder Gulch
Yellowstone City
Emigrant Gulch
Fort Mission
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Earl Wittick
O. P. Templeton
Park County
Crow Reservation
Wittick
Sheriff Templeton
Thompson Mercantile
Templeton
James Thompson
Thompson
Thompson Corner
Albemarle Hotel
Old Range Dissolution and Cattlemen’s Retreat
In a tale of forced relocation, Hudson and Dick MacDonald face removal from the reservation with 30 days to depart. The big cattlemen push out the small fry while protective players stay to guard herds. The reservation opens as the smaller cattlemen remain, forming the Fishtail country’s early settlers.
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Tlemen
Hudson
Dick MacDonald
Rainey MacDonald
Dick Ashworth
Fort Custer
Ashworth
Carter
Mr. Hudson
Eight Dinosaurs Unearthed at Montana Fossil Field
Dr. Barnum Brown leads American Museum expedition in Wyoming and Montana discovering at least eight well preserved sauropod skeletons in a blue white clay bed. The site covers about 75 by 60 feet with bones spread over steep roads and requires careful excavation and transport to prevent damage.
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American Museum
Big Horn
Laramie
Barker Howe
Keyhole Canyon
Greybull-Sheridan Highway
Wyman Green
Drew University
Laurence Rainsford
Rye
Laurence Jr
Roland T. Bird
New York
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Yellowstone Country
Tom Carter
Stillwater
Nye
Ine
Mickey Mouse
General Foods
Walt Disney Enterprises
G. F. Corp
Barnum Brown
American Museum of Natural History
Continental Oil Company
Conoco
Indianapolis Speedway
Motor Oil
KFYR
Bismarck
KDYL
Salt Lake
KOA
Denver
Harry Richman
Jack Denny
John B. Kennedy
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