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- - STAMPEDE!
DRIVEN OUT OF HIS
REFLECTIONS, STORY
HELPS GET THE HERD
UNDER CONTROL.
THEIR ROUTE WAS
UNPRECEDENTED! THEY
DROVE NORTH FROM TEXAS,
THROUGH OKLAHOMA,
DIVERTED AROUND JAYHAWK
CONTROL, INTO WYOMING
WITH BOTH THE U.S. ARMY
AND THE LAKOTA TRIBE
AFTER THEM...
...AND FINALLY REACHING
THEIR APTLY-NAMED
DESTINATION - -
THE FIRST CATTLE DRIVE TO MONTANA THAT
CROSSED SO MANY PIECES OF HOSTILE LANDS
ENDED IN BEAUTIFUL FIELDS THAT STORY USES
TO CREATE A SIZEABLE CATTLE OPERATION.
STORY'S PLAN TO SELL FOOD AND SUP-
PLIES TO THE MINERS WAS A SUCCESS.
INDEED, THE GOLD MAY HAVE PANNED OUT,
BUT MONTANA'S MINING TOWNS WERE
FULL FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
NELSON STORY LIVED IN BOZEMAN,
HIS FAMOUS TRAIL'S NAMESAKE. HE WAS
THE WEALTHIEST MAN IN TOWN AND
NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM A FIGHT.
HE CONTINUED TO BE A MAN OF
CONTRADICTIONS - - A PILLAR OF
THE COMMUNITY, RESPONSIBLE FOR
GREAT WORKS OF PUBLIC GOOD, YET
CONNECTED TO VIGILANTES AND
THE DEATH OF JOHN BOZEMAN.
A STAMPEDE OF STORIES
FOR ANOTHER TIME!
- - MONTANA'S PARADISE VALLEY!
