Montana Cowboys of the Range Remembered in Frontier Portraits
A column recalls Granville Stuart’s depiction of Montana cowboys on the old Texas trail. It covers outfits, codes of conduct, gear, horsemen, and hardships from drives across plains to crossings of the Yellowstone and Arkansas rivers, with storms, stampedes, and long days in saddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Granville Stuart
Old Trail
Stuart
Texas Trail
Texas
Arizona
Southwest
Quer
Helena
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Montana Cattle Ranges
Montana Range
Rio Grande
Colorado River
San Angelo
Llanos Estacado
Red River
Amarillo
Canadian River
Dodge City
Arkansas River
Ogalalla
North Platte
Camp Clark
Sidney and
Black Hills Stage Road
Cottonwood Creek
Hat Creek
Belle Fourche
Little Powder River
Tongue River
Yellowstone
Fort Keogh
Sunday Creek
Little Dry
Big Dry
Lodge Pole Creek
Musselshell River
Canada
Plains
Arkansas
Platte
Forest Blazes Few This Year Across United States
Forest inspector J. C. Kirscher reports fewer fires nationwide this summer with costs far below averaging. About 3 500 fires occurred, 22 of 524 in Washington Oregon district reached serious levels, while Montana reserves undergo survey before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. C. Kirscher
United States Forest Service
Montana
Kirscher
Washington, D. C
Washington
Oregon
Wyoming
Idaho
Coolorado
Court Records Shed New Light on McCandles Gang Encounter
The article recounts a court records narrative of an ambush involving three men and an unarmed boy, with Hickok firing on them from cover. It presents details of the confrontation, the weapons used, and the surrounding circumstances as documented in prior proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCandles
Hickok
Nebraska Historical Magazine
Mickok
Wild Bill Hickok’s Oregon Trail killing recounted in court records
Nebraska history notes reveal Hickok shot three unarmed men and a boy at the McCanles station on the Rock Creek route. The trio plus the boy were not outlaws, and Hickok, Brink, and Wellman were jailed but never tried due to unorganized county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCanles
Hickok
Wild Bill
Oregon Trail
Jefferson County
Neb
Rock Creek
Harper's Magazine
J. W. Brink
Horace Wellman
David McCanles
James Woods
M. R. Gordon
William Monroe McCanles
St. Joseph
Wellman
Woods
Gordon
Erink
Brink
Beatrice
Leaser Wins $50,000 Judgment Over Scrap Iron in Mine Water
In a mining news note from Biarritz France dated July 30 1927 H Wanixon reports a leaser secured a 50000 judgment for breach of contract caused by introducing scrap iron into mine water before it reached the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering and Mining Journal
Marcus Daly
Anaconda Company
I. W. Nixon
Biarritz
France
Anaconda
Butte
Mont
Daly
Dely
H. Wanixon
Moving Herds Haste Cattle From South to Montana
A speaker describes cattle drives where steers outperform mixed herds. He explains continuous movement, no resting, with teams ferrying cattle south to receive them and trail them to Montana. Brands and expenses are settled by the employer or foreman, with profit seen as certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
Montana
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John Lea
É Granville Stuart
A. 3. Davis
Erwin Bavin
New York City
Sameel A. Ma Ecor
Lucky Leaser
Ike
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oren
South Dakotas
Utah
Wyar
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