Interviewer
Ina Tascher
Files
Description
James “J. B.” Armstrong recalls stories about his family’s time in Texas, and talks about working for the Mill Iron outfit in Montana in 1907. He reminisces about Jack Kennedy from the Sheep Mountains with whom Armstrong stayed and cooked a meal. He talks about a bucking contest in Camp Crook, South Dakota in 1908, where the Mill Iron, CY, and MC outfits’ cowhands competed against one another. He talks about getting bucked off his brother’s horse in 1907. Armstrong also describes an outlaw named Red Buck and his posse that killed a man named Glover in Oklahoma in 1897. He recalls a conflict between settlers who built fences and the open-range cowhands. Armstrong remembers going to a funeral in 1898 for a woman who died in childbirth. He also talks about a wedding in Oklahoma Territory and his associate Pruny Bill.
This audio has not been transcribed, but a tape counter index is available.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Cowhands; Mill Iron outfit; Bucking contests; Outlaws, Montana; Pioneering; Montana; Oklahoma Territory; Settlers, Montana; Fenced ranges; Open ranges; Texas; Armstrong, James Bell, 1888-1971; Cowboys -- West (U.S.) – Interviews; Frontier and pioneer life -- Indian Territory -- 19th century; Camp Crook (S.D.) -- History -- 20th century; Mill Iron Ranch (Powder River, Mont.); Women pioneers; Bronc riding -- South Dakota -- Camp Crook -- Personal narratives; Rodeos -- Montana -- Ekalaka -- History -- 20th century; Outlaws -- Oklahoma -- 19th century; CY Ranch; MC Ranch; Pruny Bill; Kennedy, Jack; Buck, Red
Original Date
1-1-1957
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
James Bell “J. B.” Armstrong Oral History Project, OH 034, 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 034-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 tape counter index (5 p.: 28 cm)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:00:32 minutes
Local Filename
OH_034_009.mp3; OH_034_009_TCI.pdf
Citation
Armstrong, James Bell, "James Bell "J. B." Armstrong Interview 9, 1957" (1957). James Bell “J. B.” Armstrong Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/jamesbellarmstrong_oralhistory/9