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History: Weapons That Won the West – Part 2

Reprinted from the February 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Weapons That Won the West By D. R. King, High River, Alta. ‘Jonathan Browning and the Winchesters The year 1831 saw the very first repeating fire-arm to be manufactured in North America. Designed and hand-made by Jonathan Browning, it featured the same simplicity and ruggedness of construction which marks today’s models. His first successful repeater […] Read more
History: Weapons That Won the West – Part 1
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History: Weapons That Won the West – Part 1

Reprinted from the January 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Weapons That Won the West By D. R. King, High River, Alta. ‘It was one of those so-called “typical Alberta” days in the early summer of 1948. The Calgary Exploration Co., the seismograph outfit with which my friend Bob Cousins was powder man, had started work on a location near Edmonton. Close by their rig […] Read more
The Ross Ranches' roundup wagon, George Ross shown sixth from the left.
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History: Pioneer Outfit in Canada’s Range Livestock Industry

Reprinted from the February 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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History: Pioneer Outfit in Canada’s Range Livestock Industry By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. ‘Always Welcome: A Stranger, a Friend, a Chinook in Winter, a Rain or a Calf in Summer That is the heading on the stationary of the Ross Ranches, which comprise the Ross Ranching Co. Ltd., Milk River Cattle Co. Ltd., and […] Read more
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History: Ottawa Letter

Reprinted from the February 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Ottawa Letter By Senator F.W. Gershaw Residents of Medicine Hat may remember Mr. F.F. Fatt who relates the following story of how fires were fought in the early days. “Our poor little town lay at the mercy of the fire fiend. What could we do? Our only salvation lay with the CPR and Mike Leonard. […] Read more
A sandstone rock sculpted by wind and weather in the Livingstone Valley.
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History: The Livingstone Valley

Reprinted from the February 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Livingstone Valley By Freda Smith Mudiman, Lethbridge, Alta. ‘Between the Livingstone Range of the Rocky Mountains and the Porcupine Hills lies a long narrow valley watered by the Livingstone River of Southwestern Alberta. To the people who live there it is the North Folk District, for the Livingstone forms the north branch of the Oldman, […] Read more
History: Canada’s Outstanding Cattle Feeding Operation
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History: Canada’s Outstanding Cattle Feeding Operation

Reprinted from the February 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canada’s Outstanding Cattle Feeding Operation By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. ‘Precision, beef, business, science, and the tang of the Old West are all wrapped up in the operations of P. Burns Ranches Limited, lusty continuation of the business – more than that, a continuation of the life of the late Senator Patrick Burns. And at […] Read more
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History: The Menace of the Antelope Hunter

Reprinted from the January 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Menace of the Antelope Hunter By T. L. Shepherd, West Plains, Sask. As stockmen, can’t we do something to protect ourselves about this very real “Menace of the Antelope Hunter?” Or, are we supposed to just sit and twiddle our thumbs, while the visiting so-called Sportsmen in high-powered cars with higher-powered rifles leave our […] Read more
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History: Alberta’s Horn Penalty and Fund

Abridged from the January 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Alberta’s Horn Penalty and Fund By Kenneth Coppock Alberta has given some good leads and some bad ones to the other western provinces. In the matter of the horn penalty we are convinced that the lead given was definitely bad. A brief historical review should be of interest. Over a long period Canadian packers pointed […] Read more
History: The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 5 (final)
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History: The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 5 (final)

Reprinted from the May 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 5 (final) By Major Fred A. Bagley, late of Banff, Alberta  ‘Wood End Our enjoyment of the “life of Riley” at La Roche Percee received a severe jolt when we took to the trail again on the 29th of July, leaving “A” troop in […] Read more
History: The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 4
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History: The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 4

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The ’74 Mounties: The Great March Across the Plains – Part 4 By Major Fred A. Bagley, late of Banff, Alberta  ‘The Noisy Red River Cart Winter snows and summer rains Met you as you crossed the plains. But your heart was brave and strong, Like the ones you brought along. Groaning, creaking, as you’d […] Read more

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