Remembering the St George Ranch and C S Chambers memoir
C S Chambers recalls the St George Ranch east of Sidney founded by Pain Investment Co. in 1901. The spread on the Sidney draw housed 18 sections along the creek, produced about 1000 tons of hay yearly, and featured a 25000 dollar two story stone house with two large fireplaces.
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Sidney
St George
C.S Chambers
St. George
Utah
George Pain
North Platte River
Pain
Omaha
The
Pain Investment Company
West Range
Sidney Draw
Hell
Colorado
Wyoming
Platte Rivers
St. George Ranch
Fort Sidney
Naar
Adam
J.E. Stimson
Union Pacific Railroad
Stimson
Wyoming State Archives
The St George Cattle Company Remains of a Ranching Era
The St George Cattle Company declined after homesteaders fenced ranges and harsh weather. A 1905 06 blizzard killed many cattle, leading to closure in 1906. The Pain Investment Company and George Pain faced bankruptcy. later it became a dairy farm run by Cassy Jones.
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St. George
Pain Investment Company
George Pain
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By David Seidel
St George Cattle Company
Mr. Chambers
George Schnell
Bill
Chambers
Schnell’s
Lodgepole Creek
C.S. Chambers
the St. George