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Remarkable cattle and sheep drive to Rosebud in 1883 84
In Ellsworth Maine born writer recalls A McC Howard and A D Howard driving eleven thousand sheep and two hundred Oregon horses from eastern Oregon to the Rosebud valley in 1883 84. They endured early rises four mile daily moves and Indians threat encounters with Two Moons and Ferguson killings shaping a dramatic frontier life.
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Northern Pacific
Rosebud
Oregon
Boeeman
Mont
A. McC. Howard
Yellowstone
Dakota Line
Uncle Sam
New West
Forsyth
A. D
Custer
Little Big Horn
Wimmin
New England
Mr. Philbrick
C. B. Taylor
Chief Two Moons
Sharp
Tongue River
Upper Rosebud
Fort Keogh
Washington, D. C
Lame Deer Agency
Washington
Ferguson
Hugh Boyle
Lame Deer
Hoover
John Barringer
John Gibb
Custer County
Miles City
Samce
Two Moons
Fraid
Cheyenne