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A brief history of the McIntyre Ranch: Pt. 1

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, Sept. 1947

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 28, 2014

A brief history of the McIntyre Ranch Wm. H. McIntyre Jr. “I have been asked at various times and by various people to write a history of the McIntyre Ranch at Macgrath, Alberta, but have never been able to make myself sit down and really put the story in written form. This time I will […] Read more

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History of the Walrond Cattle Ranche Ltd.

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen March 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 21, 2014

History of the Walrond Cattle Ranche Ltd. by C.W. Buchanan Situated in south-western Alberta, the Walrond Cattle Ranche was comprised of one-hundred thousand acres of land. The idea for the ranch took shape all the way over in England. The time was 1883 and things were very different back then than they are now. For […] Read more

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Out Where the West Begins

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen June 1, 1947

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 14, 2014

Out Where the West Begins by W.J. Wilde “Did the west begin at Winnipeg The gateway to the west? Or was it Regina Where the mounties made the test? Maybe it was Medicine Hat Where cowboys by the score Rode into town when the beef was shipped To cut loose with a roar…” (cont.’d) More […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 8

November 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 7, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Marie describes cattle roundup season and the awe of seeing thousands of cattle being herded by riders and ropers on horseback. Marie also recounts the Frank Slide disaster of 1903 and the aftermath of destruction the slide left in its wake. More from the Canadian Cattlemen […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 7

October 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 31, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Marie dedicates chapter 11 to Kootenai Brown, a close friend and wanderer who loved the open Plains. Described as a “ladies’ man,” Smith tells the story of how Brown lost his first wife to illness and how he nearly lost his second wife, Ni-ti-mous, to his […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 6

September 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 24, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith In Chapter 10, Marie continues her story of life in Pincher Creek and opens with a missionary who helped “the poor Indians and Half-breeds, who called him, ‘Man with good heart’.” Colourful characters such as Billy the Kid, Frenchy Riviere, and Pat Dooley, leader of the […] Read more

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Canadian embargo

Reprinted from the Sept. 1947 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

March 20, 2014

From cattlemen and their organizations comes an insistent query, “When will Ottawa permit us to ship our cattle to the United States?” That question must be answered unequivocally by the Dominion government. It had authority to take away the right of private export; it has the authority to restore it. Logic now dictates that the […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 5

June 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 17, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 9 opens with the founding of Macleod and Pincher Creek and the difficulties that ensued due to the “new system” of bank credit to encourage agricultural expansion. Marie talks at great length of Pincher Creek and how it played host to the first polo games […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 4

Mar. 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 10, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 7 opens with Marie writing of the restlessness of the “Red Man” not being able to adjust to “White Man’s civilization.” Rebellion soon takes hold and famous names such as Louis Riel and Almighty Voice take stage. Marie also accounts the events leading up to […] Read more

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 3

Dec. 1948: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 3, 2014

Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 5 begins with Marie recounting morning rituals of young Cree men, as told by Chief Crowfoot, and how the government intervened to limit the types of dances Indians could practice in observing their gods. More from the Canadian Cattlemen website: Eighty years on the Plains: Part […] Read more

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