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Description
Glen A. Smith describes the Prior Mountain range and the unique situation that stockmen faced raising herds in a land with little water. He reports on the early years of his marriage to Chrissy C. Rowe, and the birth of their three children. Smith describes the first completed road between Libby and Troy that ran along the banks of the Kootenai River, noting that such developments reflected the transition to “living in a civilized country.” He recalls his job working for the Kootenai National Forest which he notes was more challenging professionally than his jobs at either Beartooth or Custer National Forest due to the Forest Homestead Act of June 11, 1906, which initiated efforts to identify agricultural land within the national forest bounds and clear it for use. Smith recalls tensions between the community and the federal government in regards to timber rights policy decisions along the banks of Kootenai River.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Timber industry, Montana; Ashland, Montana; Cheyenne Reservation; Forest Homestead Act; Libby, Montana; Troy, Montana; Smith, Glen A. – Interviews; Smith, Glen A. – Marriage; Forestry law and legislation -- United States – History; United States. Forest Service -- Officials and employees – Interviews; United States. Forest Service – History; United States. Forest Service -- Public opinion – History; Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho) – History; Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho) -- Employees – Interviews; Public lands -- West (U.S.) -- Management – History; Montana – History; Ranching -- Pryor Mountains (Mont. and Idaho) – History; Roads -- Kootenai River – History; Roads -- Montana – History; Rowe, Chrissy C.
Original Date
1950
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project, OH 006, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 006-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (10 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_006_006.mp3; OH_006_006.pdf
Citation
Smith, Glen A., "Glen A. Smith Reminiscence 6, circa 1950s" (1950). Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/glensmith_reminiscences/6