The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-14
MONTANA CATTLE QUEEN
A Brief Sketch OF a Remarkable
Woman Who Has Been VS.
illng Helena.
Mra Nat Collins Has Made {
Success OF the Cattle
Businesh
Al Enisrprising, PiuoNy Woman Who
uaa Had an Eventual Life In
the Far West.

Mrs. Nat Collins, we'll known throughout
tho stato ne tho Cattle Queen. Of Choieau,"
is In tho city on business. Ma Collins 10
ona OF the fOv women in the world who
have made success Of the cattle businssa.
shs is woman richly endowed with Vsat-
ern pluck and entstpriss. To her psras-
yefenos and force Of ehhIActsr. AZ we'll a.
RreA. badness ability. 10 due her rsmsik.
able suceess
Mira Collins is t'us type OF the self
reliaut western woman. She crossed The
plains with her parents in 1853. when
vorI Young girl. Her father had heard Of
the fabulous wealth 20 bs found In ths
Rocky mountain region. He was tskOn
with the gold fever" that ragged over the
states so 1ercely In the years Immediately
following 40, and disI osinR OF his Illinois
home. be left with bis family for ths far
west.
The iafty reached Denver safe, nfter a
long. weary and dangerous ride over the
plainp. From Denyer Mrs. Collins father
took his family TO Mexico. whore he en-
gagged in mining. This venture not prov
d. ..,l.,..,. ..,,..s a. No.,
Later the family crossed the plains again 10
the states. Twelve times did Mis- Collins
journey from the Rockies 10 the Missouri
during thoss early years when the frontis
waa inhabited only by few bravo an
hardy settlers whose existence was passed
midst hat dships and dangers. Even for
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AL.
Aooo' tnis time sno was maffiod 10 Na,
ooI'n' ~e' AnoNu ~ nestns esn .ne
noN. ho ree enkaseu IN n,u'nR q, onse'
.'ssA, pu' w in.s se,pas aoe'uru, T,
s',s .u,sN ~" sau o.s as ,sk.
s neSess,a h ~ h.s s'ns WY mtnss. ne
snu u,s ~"1 soho'uues ,o s su,e' ,us oa.,.e
pusinesn lus 'ney olu, n's, Ro,ns In.o
s.ooA , ,".sinh oh s.nass n % %s,,i
sseneu parmoulsIy arr, sunp.eu 70 M. .oiIns.
ens tAew al apou' sno BUSINESS snu " was
aa.urn ioi ns, 70 u'sS' &C. y. nsi suoos,s
nes peen IensI.sos; iuous,n's OF os'Is
anu no,sos nov ieeu,os is o,e, tne renHe. ..
eton pen1 lne Oo',ns ",anu, .ns ntea'
pu.'nsss a nas ps.n oans W p,aols@aJ "
hst 'ntoukn ps,soYe"Ss' p,uvA emu uowh-
Ilgh, ousleehs avity; nns ,ahes giea' 10
teiss. IN nsl VOTE snu yves s"'os personal
a''ennon 'o ~. Que Aho"s wnM N
,o nus le unges. oue pss
oeen IN ,ne pus,nsss sIh.eea SesIs, aho no
cA'uemAn or ooN-poy can give ner polh'era
on she wots. ARrsa' Snaio OF hsI success
10 quo 70 ser petsohai supeIN'slon OF we
SAFES. EVERY year ane aooohPAhlss hs'
,inin OF uains H ,ne ease may ue 70
.ne Onloaio naiAet no ons Knows nnM
means 70 tlas Gays ana nlant WIN
through cattle srain e1oept inoss VINO nave
hna 70 DO IL Ihsre are sloeples. hlans,
anu uSJs OF anhieV wsaiy N.,oninR ahu
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