Western plains cayuse boasts noble ancestry
The article traces the American cayuse to Arabian forebears via Mexican stock, noting the horse’s indomitable spirit, historic roles as war mounts for tribes and work ponies for cattlemen, and the blended lineages from desert strains to wild ranges. It cites Byron and scientists linking horses to prehistory and discusses wild-horse hunting in southern Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Cortez
Texas
Lord Byron
Arabia
Montana
Bronco
Kentucky
Friends of the
Oregon
California
Eohippus
Dalles
America
Wiltshire
France
Utah
Highland City Ghost Town Near Butte Montana Narratives of Love and Decay
The article recalls Highland City a ghost town near Butte Montana where Johnny Kern tended his sweetheart's grave for over five decades. It describes a harsh landscape with Red Mountain timbered slopes and snow drifts and notes the town's abandonment since 1867 with only log cabins and scattered wildlife remaining. It reflects on Highland's role in western mining history and the rugged pioneer character who built and endured the hardships of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Sremmit Valley
Highland
Red Mountain
Montana
Highland City
Boy Scouts
Johnny Kern
Horace Countryman
Plummer
John Kern
Rod Legeat
John Wilson
Wilson
Kern
Johnny
Karn
Pittsburgh
Lulu
Highland Cemetery
Liz
Red Wing
Minn
Highland past lives and a pilot’s western tale
The article recalls Highland Montana’s boom and decay era with John Kern the last survivor, a Russian dancer nicknamed Shotgun Liz, and a hill country romance. It contrasts frontier mining life with a British pilot’s view of American aviation culture and wartime readiness in Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
India
Alexandria
Egypt
Alberta
England
Europe
Great Falls
Nm Country
United States
Canada
Yellowstone Park
Deferment Sought for Ranch Workers in Draft
Representative O'Connor of Montana urged draft boards to defer key men on ranches and farms as more essential than any other class. He predicted a system of priorities for manpower similar to materials, in a letter to Major F W Keesling Jr. at selective service headquarters. Browning of evergreens in autumn is nature's pruning says an agricultural experiment station scientist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connor
Montana
O’connor
F. W. Keesling Jr
Selective Service Headquarters
Agricultural Experiment Station
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Western Plains Cayuse
U. S
Rochester
Dew
London
Madeline Lee
I of
Is Diona
Lydia Pinkham
Food For Freedom
Anaconda Sales Co
Anaconda, Mont
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