Material Type

Recording

Date Range

1977

Fonds

Pioneer Researchers Association Oral History Project

Creator

Pioneer Researchers Association

Physical Description

1 cassette tape; digital copy

Physical Condition

Excellent

Acquisition Source

Pioneer Researchers

Scope and Content

Side A - Biographical information: Came to Lethbridge in 1898 from Texas at the age of 9. Father homesteaded at 9-mile Butte, east of Fort Macleod (about half way between Fort Macleod and Fort Kipp). Tex later worked for Al Whitney near old Fort Kipp. - Tex participated in many southern Alberta round-ups. Describes cowboy paraphernalia. - Mentions Johnny & Frank Furman, owners of the Delivery Barn behind the Alex Arms Hotel. Johnny also had a homestead near Spring Coulee. - Hyssop Brothers (Charle, Abe, and Bill) operation near 8-mile Lake. George Watson also relates his experiences working summers on the farm. - Fort Kipp, and halfway house located in river valley west of Kipp. - Whitney Family. - Round-ups took place in the spring and in the fall. -1906-1907 snow storm. - Cattle dipping for mange. - Pat Egan, Lethbridge Police Officer. - Duhamel family information: Sister at Lundbreck, nephew at Iron Springs. - Discussion about a horseless carriage his brother had. It was made by John Durway and purchased in Iowa. In broke down on its first trip to Fort Macleod, so his brother towed it to his homestead at Whitney Siding (3 miles north of Kipp). George Watson had gone out to look at in the 1960s, and found Tex's brother unwilling to donate it to the Museum. SideB - Tex's brothers homestead was originally Hugh McNulty's place. - Van Haarlem Hospital, and family. - Neighbors included Jim Whiley, Jim McNulty near Nolan School, Andy Anderson near Nobleford (his son died while working on CP High Level Bridge), Duncan and Donald McNabb. - Duhamel family history: Family of 9. Tex never married because he remembered the poverty of his youth and wanted to make money first. -1918 flu epidemic. He was working east of Fort Macleod at the time. - Slide Out and Pothole Coulee homesteaders. - City pool round-up (so called when a group of farmers and small ranchers band together to round-up their cattle). - Percy Clayton homesteaded near Nolan School. Later went into politics. - Tex was always trying to make money. He invested in real estate in the 1930s. He purchased the property at 1250 3rd Ave South at an auction for $12,000 (?); today it is worth $95,000. Al Whitney left $1000.00 to Tex when he died, and Tex used $800 of the money to purchase a house on 12th Street B North which had 3 lots. Because of his real estate holdings, his current monthly income is $1000.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19921008006

Collection

Archive

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