Interviewer
Ernest Kraft
Files
Description
Clarence “Cy” Young briefly describes how the National Bison Range came to be located near Ravalli. He discusses Range records about animal populations and recalls his experiences working with bison, elk, mule deer, white-tail deer, and bighorn sheep. Young talks about specific buffalo such as Whitey and Paul Bunyan, and tells what happened to them. He recounts the story of General Sheridan surveying the buffalo population between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
National Bison Range; National Bison Range management; National Bison Range disposal program; Bison herds; Buffalo herds; Frank Rose; William J. B. “Ike” Melton; Range management; Livestock management; Wildlife management; Philip H. Sheridan; George E. Mushbach
Original Date
1965
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
National Bison Range Oral History Project, OH 149, 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 149-005b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 transcript (24 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:55:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_149_005_b.mp3; OH_149_005_b.pdf
Citation
Young, Clarence, "Clarence "Cy" Young Interview, circa 1965" (1965). National Bison Range Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nationalbisonrange_oralhistory/8