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History: Billy Henry of the Open Range

Reprinted from the September 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 29, 2015

Billy Henry of the Open Range By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. ‘The historic era of the open cattle ranges of the West with its cattlemen, cowboys, trail herds, wagon bosses, roundups, chuckwagons, cooks, horse wranglers, remudas and cavies have for years been the subject upon which fiction writers, motion picture producers, rodeo managements and […] Read more

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History: Runners of the Wind

Reprinted from the September 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 22, 2015

Runners of the Wind By George S. Colvin, Regina Beach, Sask. ‘In the struggle to push the frontier from Winnipeg to Vancouver there were many colorful and dashing characters; a gaily sashed voyageur, with his paddle and canoe, the dour Scotch fur factors, Mounted Police, and the pioneer with oxcart or covered wagon. All these […] Read more

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History: Pioneering the Cochrane District

Reprinted from the June 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 15, 2015

Pioneering the Cochrane District: A brief history of the Copithorne family By Dora Dibney, Calgary, Alta. ‘”Now look,” Sam Copithorne remarked, “there’s no use writing a story about me. I’m not a pioneer because I did not come out to this country until 1904. It’s my two brothers you ought to write about, if you […] Read more

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History: The Return of the ‘Yellow Kid’

Reprinted from the June 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 8, 2015

The Return of the ‘Yellow Kid’ By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. ‘When a cow-puncher quits “for good,” as a rule he is never quite content, unless located in a stock country where he can still meet and talk with people who speak his language. This applies to range stockmen generally when they “retire” and […] Read more

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History: The Houcher Story

Reprinted from the June 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 1, 2015

The Houcher Story By Lloyd and Gordon Carson, Amisk, Alta. ‘The man who grew the first carload of wheat in the Wetaskiwin district!! There’s a pioneering story there. Yet this is a mere sidelight of the thrilling saga of a courageous young couple who built up a prosperous ranch in a country that was a […] Read more

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History: Macleod marks a milestone

Reprinted from the June 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 25, 2015

Macleod Marks a Milestone By Freda Smith Mudiman, R.C.M. Police Barracks, Lethbridge, Alta. ‘In 1870 the new Dominion of Canada purchased it (Macleod) from the Mother Country. Up until then the southern part of the Canadian prairies was but a huge buffalo pasture, the grass brought the buffalo and the buffalo brought the Indians – […] Read more

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History: Early polo in Southern Alberta

Reprinted from the June 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 18, 2015

Early Polo in Southern Alberta By W.R. Cochrane, Cowley, Alta. ‘The old timer will tell you that it’s not by accident or a development of recent training that this has come about, but it is a heritage handed down from the old days when hard-riding men required good horses that could cover great distances and whose […] Read more

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History: Frank White’s Diary: A diary history of the early Cochrane Ranche

Reprinted from the December 1946 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 11, 2015

The Cochrane Ranche Company Ltd. was founded by Senator Matthew Henry Cochrane in 1881. The ranch was originally located on a 109,000 acre land lease at Big Hill (now Cochrane, Alberta). The ranch was stocked with cattle from Montana, USA, brought in two large drives in 1881 and 1882. The second drive was plagued with […] Read more

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History: Livestock predators cause heavy losses

Reprinted from the November 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 4, 2015

On September 15 the Western Stock Growers’ Association sent a questionnaire to its 1,350 members to determine the extent of livestock and poultry losses caused by predators. As of October 18 there were 85 returns received. An analysis of the returns at hand gives alarming and important information and is as follows: These returns covered […] Read more

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From the Pampas to the Prairies, 1872-1885: Part 5

Final instalment, reprinted from the December 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 27, 2015

From the Pampas to the Prairies, 1872-1885: Part 5 C.D. LaNauze, Lacombe, Alta. ‘I have been living most of this month with my old friends, the sergeants of the police, which costs me nothing. We had a most enjoyable Christmas and New Year’s. A grand ball was given by the police on the latter day […] Read more

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History: Billy Henry of the Open Range

History: Runners of the Wind

History: Pioneering the Cochrane District

History: The Return of the ‘Yellow Kid’

History: The Houcher Story

History: Macleod marks a milestone

History: Early polo in Southern Alberta

History: Frank White’s Diary: A diary history of the early Cochrane Ranche

History: Livestock predators cause heavy losses

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