The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

Death recently claimed one of
Great Falls earliest pioneers
when A. w. Kingsbury, died at
his home In that city. He was
perhaps one of the best known
figures In Montana when the state
was In the making, and for nearly
half century was engaged in
stock raising in Choteau and Cas-
cade counties. Despite his 81
years he was in appearance and
action n man of 80, and enjoyed
excellent health until taken Ill with
pneuomnia n short time prior to
his death.
Adkin w. Kingsbury was born on
his fathers farm In Howard county,
Mo-, October 20, 1912. He was the
sixth of eight children and during
his boyhood days he attended school
In the winter months and worked
In the summer on the home farm
On May ., 1864. in company with
his brother, Lilburn, he left home
with an OK team, travelling overland
to Omaha where they Joined west
bound overland train consisting of
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bound for Montana, others to Idaho,
Washington and Oregon.
AT Fort Laramie their wagon train
was deta4ned by the United States
troops that were there stationed, due
to Indian uprislngs. After a short
wait, and when the war parties had
quieted down, they were allowed to
proceed, reaching Beaverhead and
Jefferson City late in the fall of
1864-65, whore they spent the winter.
In the spring Mr.. Klngsbury's
brother took up ranch at the fork
of the Prlckly Pear and Ten Mile
creek, and here they engaged in
farming. Expenses were very high,
as can be judged from the fact that
they paid as high as SIS for an
ounce Of onion seed. This venture
did not prove success. and the
brother returned to HIS home in
Missouri
Mr. Klngsbury left for Helena.
where he opened livery stable, this
proving a more profitable enterprise
lie followed this line of business un-
Gil 1871 when he engaged IN pros
pecting and placer mining IN over
land gulch for a short time. after
which he entered the sheep growing
business.
lie became associated with Daven-
port and, Ray, and this firm pur-
chased band OF 1900 sheep which
had been brought to Deer Lodge
from Oregon by William Hardness.
These we're the first sheep brought
over the mountains from the west,
and were also the first to be intro
duced into this part of the terri
tory. The band was placed on the
Boulder river range, and grazed there
for three years after which they were
taken to the ranges OF the then Cho-
teau county, but now Cascade coun-
~. Mr. Kingsbury and his partners
remained In that line OF business un-
/ TIL 1873, when they added cattle
raising TO their business, and In 1882
they organized the Chnteau Live
stock company, with Mr.. Kingsbury
as active general manager. This en-
ternrise was successful and many
thousand head of cattle and sheep
we're handled and marketed
In 1892 the Big Sag Sheep COM
pany was organized. Mr.. Kingsbury
being chosen president, and this
corporation has done a large bust
ness In the handling of sheep and
cattle since that time. II has been
one Of the important factors In the
development Of that industry In the
state. Mr.. Kingsbury, was at all
times keenly interested in all pro-
gressive steps toward the develop
ment of his community, and was
counted one OF the worthy empire
builders of the early West.