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Special Sub-Topic: This Calder Range


When did the Calder saga begin?

    September 1878.

Who was the main character?
    Chase Benteen Calder.

Where is Benteen going to start his ranch?
    Montana Territory.

How did the town of Blue Moon get its name?
    people come by 'once in a blue moon'.

Benteen's trip north to the Montana Territory started where?
    Forth Worth, Texas.

Whom does Benteen marry before leaving for the Montana Territory?
    Lorna Pearce.

What is the name of the ranch owned by Benteen's dad Seth?
    CeeBar Ranch. His dad dies in a questionable way and Benteen's boss 'acquires' the ranch

What is the name of the steer that leads all the cattle all the way to Montana?
    Captain.

What is the name of the couple that decide to go all the way to the Montana Territory with Benteen and Lorna?
    Ely and Mary Stanton.

How many children do Lorna and Benteen have and what are their names?
    2-Webb and Authur. it is sad to say but Authur died at the age of 3 years in an Indian raid.

'This Calder Range' goes through to what year?
    1902.

Who was the gentleman that became 'friends' with Lorna, but Benteen couldn't stand?
    Bull Giles. Of course when push came to shove, Benteen and Bull developed a grudging respect for each other-trusted each other, but...

What is the name of the Calder ranch in Montana Territory?
    Calder Cattle Company.

What was the cute way the wagon train cook used to describe the outside bathroom?
    'getting a closer look at the wild flowers'.

What was the final river the wagon train had to get across to get into the Montana Territory?
    The Yellowstone River.

What was the name of the lady who was Benteen's mother and had left him and his dad years ago?
    Lady Elaine Dunshill.

What was the next nearest town after Blue Moon?
    Miles City.

When the wagon train left Dodge City, about how many cattle did they have?
    2,000.

How old was Webb when he got put on a horse for the first time?
    less than a month old.

What is the name of the man who was Benteen's boss when he was still living in Texas?
    Judd Boston.


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