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The Lillooet cattle drive of 1876-1877
« on: October 02, 2020, 10:39:30 AM »
NCOWS #1154, SCORRS, STORM, BROW, 1860 Henry, Dirty Rat 502, CHINOOK COUNTRY
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Re: The Lillooet cattle drive of 1876-1877
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2020, 09:26:08 PM »
Greetings My Dear Sir C!

long time no see...

thanks very much for that bit of little known Canadian Cattle history!

how are things up north?

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Re: The Lillooet cattle drive of 1876-1877
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2020, 11:51:08 AM »
There were later drives to the Klondike. I have a small book KLONDIKE CATTLE DRIVE, by Norman Lee. I have a friend who knew Lee in person. 200 head of cattle set out from Clinton along the Telegraph Trail with a full classic western trail drive outfit. At Hazelton they sold their horses and excess kit and herded their cows Northward on foot. Horses were starving, but the cows did well! They reached Takla and loaded the cattles on pre-arranged barges on the lake. Ten minutes later they were wrecked in a sudden storm. The men survived but all cattle drowned. They salvaged 15 carcasses and sold them for enough money to take ship to Seattle. Other similar drives were successful. There was a depression at the time, so the gamble was perceived as justified.
NCOWS #1154, SCORRS, STORM, BROW, 1860 Henry, Dirty Rat 502, CHINOOK COUNTRY
THE SUBLYME & HOLY ORDER OF THE SOOT (SHOTS)
Those who are no longer ignorant of History may relive it,
without the Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
With apologies to George Santayana & W. S. Churchill

"As Mark Twain once put it, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

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