MEMORIES OF OLD MONTANA

By

Con Price

(Masachele Opa Barusha)

THE HIGHLAND PRESS

Highland at Hawthorne

HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIFORNIA

Copyright, 1945

By Con Price

All Rights Reserved

FIRST EDITION

After Deluxe edition of 125 copies, numbered and signed by the author.

DEDICATION

To all the old-time cowboys and cowmen whose hearts were as big as the range they rode.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Some years ago, through my interest in the life andwork of Charles M. Russell, I met Con Price. No onecould go far into the subject of Montana’s Cowboy Artistwithout cutting Con Price’s trail.

These two men were more than cowpuncher friendsand associates in a ranch partnership. Charlie regardedCon as one of the greatest bronco riders of his time, andCon considers Charlie the finest kind of friend a mancould have had.

It was a long time before Con would talk much abouthis close friendship with Charlie Russell—a friendshipthat started on the range before either was married, andlasted until Charlie crossed the Big Divide in 1926. Aftersome urging Con has, over a period of years, writtensomething of his early days in Old Montana, with afew, too few, references to his friend Russell.

My own knowledge of Russell has been immeasurablyenriched through knowing Con Price, but more importantis our own friendship, which I treasure even more.

The Lazy KY