Cattle Drives Shape Montana Open Range Era
The piece traces the open range era in Montana from the long drives driven by Cowboys from Texas to feed mining camps. It notes the long drive duration, the Chisholm trail route, and Dodge City as a rugged hub, with details on cattle types, seasonal migrations, and the rise of stock raising. It highlights early Montana cattle brands records, key pioneers, and the growth of herds reaching hundreds of thousands with substantial value.
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Montana
Texas
Territory
Gulf Coast
Indian Territory
Santa Fe
Dodge City
Kan
Boot Hill
Fort Hays
South Platte
Platte River
Oregon Trail
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Bozeman Road
Black Hills
Dakota
Big Horn Range
Powder
Tongue Rivers
Yellowstone
Missouri
Lewis and Clark
Marias River
Territorial
I. R. Alden
Supreme Court
Virginia City
General Recorder of
Marks and Brands
Board of Stock Commissioners
R. S. Ford
Thomas Dunn
Sun River
O. H
D. H. Churchill
John F. Grant
Bitter Root Valley
Blackfoot
Deer Lodge
Montana Range, Cattle Boom, and Cowboy Heritage
The narrative outlines early Montana stock raising from 1873 with Camp bell and Nelson Story, sheep and swine expansion, and large roundups. It notes legislative action in 1874 for stock districts, defines cowboys and their skills, and details profits, losses, and winter deaths. It also tracks cattle shipments from 1868 onward and five major trails from Sun River to Chicago routes, culminating in distances to Chicago.
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Buster
Montana
Campbell
Gallatin County
Nelson A. Story
Yellowstone
California
Cook Bros
Smith River
Smith River Valley
Camp Baker
H. F. Galen
Albert J. Galen
Supreme Court
Legislature of
Mon
Tana Territory
Charles Russell
James Forbes
Ogden
Utah
Conrad Kohrs
Sun River
Cheyenne
Northern Pacific Railroad
Territory
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Helena
Prince of Wales Ranch Era Highlighted in Alberta
The duke of Windsor, once prince of Wales, owned a ranch near High River Alberta in 1920 stock with 30 Shorthorn cattle 25 Shropshire sheep 8 racing mares and 20 Dartmoor ponies. He aimed to build purebred herds from British sires and Devonshire stock while touring Canada amid Prohibition era thirst.
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Bahamas
Prince of Wales
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Duke of Windsor
Australia
Montana
Alberta
High River
Alta
George Lane
Dartmoor
Prince’s
Scotland
Great Britain
Shropshire
Duke of Devonshire
King George
Canada
Prince Edward
Esta
Cornwall
Carlyle
Spain
State U Feeds 450 Diners Four Halls Menu Challenge
Montana State University faces a food operations challenge in serving 450 residents across Corbin North South and New halls. Dietician staff plan meals two weeks ahead, using student feedback forms and a daily supply sheet to manage 204 foodstuffs and monthly inventories including 1 900 gallons of milk and 5 895 pounds of meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Corbin Hall
North Hall
South Hall
New Hall
Monica B. Swearingen
Swearingen
City Cowboy Ends Last Flag Trip On Tenth Avenue
21 year old George Hayde rode the final freight locomotive down a 13 block stretch on Tenth avenue marking the end of a 90 year tradition. A City ordinance required a rider with a flag to warn pedestrians and drivers before each movement. The New York Central plans to tear up the tracks ending the era of the Tenth avenue cowboys.
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Tenth Avenue
Manhattan
George Hayde
New York Central
Free Conoco Touraide Offers Your Personal Travel Guide
Motorists are urged to request the Free Conoco Touraide, a private travel book with road maps, side trips, hotels, camps, color photos, and notes space. Conoco experts customize it to personal ideas at no obligation or cost, delivered instantly from the local Your Mileage Merchant.
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Conoco Tour
Conoco
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Orenstein & Pepper
Salt Lake City
P. Largey
Edward Creighton
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Beaverhead
Colonel Johns
Snake River
Granger
Smith and Musselshell
Pine Bluffs
Bismarck
Blackfoot Reservation
Fargo
Camp Lewis
Great Bend
Musselshell
Porcupine River
Yellowstone and
Robert S. Ford
Northern Ranges
Anaconda Sales CO
Anaconda, Mont
Wales
City Cowboy
Tao
Neee
U.S Patent Office
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