Interviewer
Kelly Keim, Sarah Jaffe, and Cathy Luiken
Files
Description
Grant Canoy discusses mining in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana, specifically the Yogo Peak district. He recalls old prospectors including Paul Vdovic. He describes homesteading, farming and sheepherding in the area, including Basque sheepherders. He returns to mining in discussing false mining rush at Alton about 1892, near Glacier National Park, and the consequences of that rush on the Blackfeet nation. Grant and Herb Sherburne discuss assessment work, “gold witching,” claim jumping, and sniping.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Little Belt Mountains, Montana; Yogo Peak district, Little Belt Mountains; Prospectors, Montana; Gold mining, Montana; Homesteaders, Montana; Sheepherders, Montana; Farmers, Montana; Basque sheepherders, Montana; Paul Vdovic; Alton, Montana; Glacier National Park; Blackfeet Nation; Blackfeet Tribe; Claim jumping; Lewis and Clark National Forest
Original Date
9-19-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Interviews, OH 365, 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 365-015
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (04:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (34 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:14:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_365_015.mp3; OH_365_015.pdf
Citation
Canoy, Grant and Sherburne, Herb, "Grant Canoy and Herb Sherburne Interview, September 19, 1997" (1997). Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Oral History Project. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lewisandclarknationalforest/12