Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-03-02

snow, as it was early in April, but
after riding about Is miles I struck
a COW outfit coming In to receive 900
dogies for the IL, z and outfit up
in the basin.
saThe boss, John Cabler, hired me to
night wrangle horses. We were about
a month on the trail and turned loose
on Ross fork. where we met the Judith
roundup. They had just fired their
night herder and Cabler gave me a
good recommend, so took the herd.
'It was a lucky thing no one knew
me or I'd never got the JOB. Old man
True was asking who I was. Ed Older
said: I think IT'S Kid Russell
who's Kid Russell?
""Why,' says Ed, it's that kid that
drawed s. S. HobSon's ranch
well says True, If that's that
buckskin kid, I'm betting Wen be
afoot in the morning. SO you see
what kind of rep had. was con-
sidered worthless and was spoken OF
as that ornery Kid Russell but not
IT held their bunch and at that
time they had 800 saddle horses. That
same fall old True hired me TO night
herd his beef, and for IL years sung
to their horses and cattle.
sIn 1888 went to the northwest
territory and stayed about six months
with the Blood Indians. In the spring
of 1889 I went back to the judith,
taking nv old place wrangling. The
cantadn was Horis Cruster, the same
man who hired me IN 1882 on Ross
fork. 4..
sSThe Judith country was getting
nretty well settled and sheep mad the
range. so the cowmen decided 70 move.
AN that summer and the next we
trailed the cattle north to Milk river
In the fall Of 1891 received q leuter
from Charley Green, better known as
Pretty Charley bartender who was
in Great Falls, saying that u l woulo
come TO that camp I could make $40
j month and grub. It looked good, so
I saddled my gray and packed Monty,
NV pinto. and pulled my freight Tor
sswhen arrived was introduced TO
NEr n who pulled a contract as long
as q stake rope for me to sign. Every
thing I drew, modelled or painted was
to be his, and II was for a year 1
baked. Then he wanted me 70 PANT
from 8 In the morning till s at night,
t,asf 7 argued that there was some diff
ference In painting and saving WOOD,
SO we split up and went TO Work Tor
II put in with bunch Of cowpunch-
ers' a roundup cook and prize fighter
olIf of work and we rented a tWo-by-
four on the south side. The feed was
very short at times, but we wintered.
Next spring went back 70 Milk river
and once more took 70 the range; II
the fan / returned 20 Great Falls, took
ND the paint brush and nave never
sung to them since.
Married Nancy Cooper
IT went TO Cascade IN the fan OF
1895 and was married TO Nancy cooper
q, 1904 che t0ok me for better or
worse. and I win leave 1t to her which
she GOT. We moved to Great Falls IN
g07 and have lived there ever since.
Several papers have given me write
ups. and though they were very kfno
and gave me much fattery, IN many
WAYS they were incorrect, so have
written you a few facts. Yours sincere
1y, G. W. Russell"
There are a few discrepancies De-
tween the Inter Mountain auDoniog-
rarhv and the biography by Russeu's
wife. Mrs. Nancy @. Russell, IN Good
Medicine" Russell states be was born
10 1855 while Mrs Russell places the
date OF his birth as March ~, 1868.
MANY authorities seem TO take hars
71rsselI,s statement rather than that
nj RTagseII himself, Although the reason
Is not clear, it may be that Mars Rus
sell. being specific IN the month day
and wear, has more reliable mxorma-
Tor while Charles Russell, IN his own
article, was ~tt1st guessing" Whatever
tine reason may be, we have never
come across any satisfactory expaana-
ANOTHER Discrepancy Is in the section
where MNmgH tells 0f HsEng 20 Great
FSaIIs aE the beEaest OF Charley Green.