Buckaroos and Mud Pups : The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia

by Mather, Ken

• ISBN13: 9781894974097
• ISBN10: 1894974093
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Heritage Group Dist

Summary

Remarkable cattle drives, famous ranches and legendary characters are at the heart of Ken Mather's account of the early days of ranching in British Columbia. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and "mud pups" (the remittance men of the ranching industry). You'll meet such people as: the flamboyant Harper brothers, drovers who went on to become the biggest landowners in B.C., with interests in the Harper, Perry, Hat Creek and famous Gang ranches; Johnny Wilson, one of the most successful ranchers in the industry, who became known as the "B.C. Cattle King"; Jim Madden-nicknamed "Big Kid" for his exuberant personality and childish innocence-whose simple lifestyle and colourful adventures made him famous in the Nicola and surrounding valleys; Coutts Marjoribanks, a mud pup whose skills as a cowboy-and his exploits, such as riding his horse up the steep steps and into the Kalamalka Hotel bar-far outshone his talents as the ranch manager his rich family forced him to be.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(8)
Chapter One: The Drovers	17	(34)
Chapter Two: The Ranchers	51	(52)
Chapter Three: The Rise of the Cowboy	103	(30)
Chapter Four: The Open Range Era	133	(36)
Chapter Five: The Changing Face of Ranching	169	(38)
Endnotes	207	(4)
References	211	(4)
Index	215	(6)
Photo Credits	221