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Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
John Christensen discusses his experiences working as a packer for the United States Forest Service at the Nine Mile Remount Depot Station north of Missoula, Montana for two seasons in the early 1950s. He describes responding to fire calls, how mules were used around camp, and how livestock were trained, cared for, and wintered. He also discusses working at the Winter Range, ranching, and breeding horses.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Fire calls; Firefighting livestock; Winter Range; Horse breeding; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
8-3-1977
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project, OH 086, 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 086-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:48:00 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_010.mp3; OH_086_010.pdf
Citation
Christenson, John, "John Christenson Interview, August 3, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/8
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