| Series 1 |
Letterbook. -- 1884-1885. -- Consists of letters regarding a wide variety of ranch operations. Includes weekly ranch reports. |
| M-234-page 5 |
To W. D. Kerfoot. -- December 10, 1884. -- Re arrangement to move horses. |
| M-234-page 6 |
Weekly ranch report. -- December 13, 1994. -- Includes weather statistics and ranch activities. |
| M-234-page 7-9 |
To James Cochrane. -- December 19, 1884. -- Re genereal conditions, mention of uselessness of Dry Fork police outpost. |
| M-234-page 10 |
To Frank White. -- December 19, 1884. -- Re account with Harry Raikes. |
| M-234-page 11 |
Weekly ranch report. -- December 20, 1884. |
| M-234-page 12-13 |
To J. M. Browning, Secretary-Treasurer, Cochrane Ranche Company, Montreal. -- December 21, 1884. -- Re cold weather conditions affecting cattle; police protection against Indians raiding cattle. |
| M-234-page 14 |
Weekly ranch report. -- December 27, 1884. |
| M-234-page 15 |
To Charles Kettles, Pincher Creek. -- December 30, 1884. -- Re payment of account. |
| M-234-page 16-18 |
To J. M. Browning, Montreal. -- January 3, 1885. -- Re accounts such as payment of wages; mention of keeping a man at Stand Off to watch cattle against Indians. |
| M-234-page 19 |
Weekly ranch report. -- January 3, 1885. |
| M-234-page 20-22 |
To Senator M. H. Cochrane. -- January 4, 1885. -- Re burned range over the Kootenai; unsatisfactory accounting system of Mr. Browning; agreement with Indians for cattle to cross reserve. |
| M-234-page 23 |
Weekly ranch report. -- January 10, 1885. |
| M-234-page 24-25 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- January 14, 1885. -- Re cattle situation. |
| M-234-page 26-28 |
To J.H.B., Montreal- January 14, 1885. -- Re accounts, cattle situation. |
| M-234-page 29 |
To the Calgary Herald. -- January 14, 1885. -- Re termination of F. White's employement with the Cochrane Ranche Company. |
| M-234-page 30 |
To Sun River Publishing Company, Montana. -- January 14, 1885. -- As above. |
| M-234-page 31 |
To Robert Whitney, Blood Reserve. -- January 20, 1885. -- Re cattle crossing river on reserve. |
| M-234-page 32 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- January 22, 1885. -- Re general ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 33 |
Weekly ranch report. -- January 17, 1885. |
| M-234-page 34 |
To William Pocklington. -- January 22, 1885. -- Re arrangement to move cattle across river. |
| M-234-page 35-37 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- January 24, 1885. -- Re moving cattle, skins, accounting arrears. |
| M-234-page 40-43 |
To J. M. Browning -- January 24, 1885. -- Re ranch accounts, cattle, still no police at Stand Off, breaking land for crops. |
| M-234-page 44 |
Weekly ranch report. -- January 24, 1885. |
| M-234-page 45-46 |
To J. M. Browning -- January 28, 1885. -- Re agreement with Indians allowing cattle to graze on the reserve; negligible cattle losses; visit of Kootenai Brown. |
| M-234-page 47-48 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- January 28, 1885. -- Re agreement with Indians; cattle, government stopping Indian rations, scarcity of grey wolves in southern Alberta, purchasing more cattle. |
| M-234-page 49 |
To S. Goltman, Montreal. -- January 28, 1885. -- Re clothes and samples of cloth. |
| M-234-page 50 |
To G. C. King and Company, Calgary. -- January 28, 1885. -- Re supplies for ranch. |
| M-234-page 51 |
Weekly ranch report. -- January 31, 1885. |
| M-234-page 52-54 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- 1885. -- Re weather, accounts, cattle losses. |
| M-234-page 55-57 |
To J. M. Browning -- February 7, 1885. -- Re accounts including payroll, trouble with Red Crow re agreement, subscription to Macleod hospital. |
| M-234-page 60 |
Weekly ranch report. -- February 7, 1885. |
| M-234-page 61-62 |
Accounts. -- January 31, 1885. |
| M-234-page 64 |
Weekly ranch report. -- February 14, 1885. |
| M-234-page 65-69 |
To J. M. Browning -- February 15, 1885. -- Re accounts, supplies, police at Stand Off, weather, cattle feeding, cattle on reserve. |
| M-234-page 70 |
List of receiipts enclosed to J. M. Browning -- no date. |
| M-234-page 71 |
To Rogers and Grant, Calgary. -- February 15, 1885. -- Payment of bill. |
| M-234-page 72 |
To Sun River Publishing Company, Montana. -- February 15, 1885. -- Re advertisements. |
| M-234-page 73 |
To Calgary Herald. -- February 15, 1885. -- Re advertisements |
| M-234-page 74 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- February 15, 1885. -- Re cattle, feed, etc. |
| M-234-page 75 |
Accounts. -- February 15, 1885. |
| M-234-page 76-77 |
To J. M. Browning -- Febuary 21, 1885. -- Re supplies, discrepancy in cattle count, police at Stand Off, poisoning coyote and wolves. |
| M-234-page 78 |
Weekly ranch report. -- February 21, 1885. |
| M-234-page 79 |
To Inspectors Tweed and Ewart, Medicine Hat. -- February 21, 1885. -- Re orderiing supplies from Medicine Hat. |
| M-234-page 80 |
Order list of supplies to Medicine Hat. -- no date. |
| M-234-page 81 |
To S. A. Ramsay and George Murdoch, Calgary. -- February 27, 1885. -- Payiment of bills. |
| M-234-page 82-85 |
Accounts. -- February 28, 1885. |
| M-234-page 86 |
Weekly ranch report. -- February 28, 1885. |
| M-234-page 87-88 |
To J. M. Browning -- February 28, 1885. -- Re accounts, cattle losses, ordering supplies. |
| M-234-page 89-92 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- March 1, 1885. -- Re ordering supplies from Medicine Hat, taking cattle off reserve, condition of cattle. |
| M-234-page 94 |
Weekly ranch report. -- Saturday. |
| M-234-page 95 |
Weekly ranch report. -- March 14, 1885. |
| M-234-page 96-97 |
To J. M. Browning -- March 15, 1885. -- Request for supplies, payment of accounts. |
| M-234-page 98 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- March 15, 1885. -- Re general ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 99 |
Authorization for F. S. Stimson to take horses. -- March 17, 1885. |
| M-234-page 100 |
To Sun River Publishing Company, Montana. -- March 17, 1885. -- Re advertisement. |
| M-234-page 101-103 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- March 21, 1885. -- Re salary, Halifax cattle, visit. |
| M-234-page 104-105 |
To J. M. Browning -- March 22, 1885. -- Re accounts, letter from Sam Livingston. |
| M-234-page 106 |
Weekly ranch report. -- March 21, 1885. |
| M-234-page 107 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- March 22, 1885. -- Re agreement to buy cattle from Sam Livingston. |
| M-234-page 108 |
To. W. B. McArthur, Winnipeg. -- March 28, 1885. -- Re ordering tents. |
| M-234-page 109 |
To ? Williard, Stand Off. -- March 28, 1885. -Re dead cow. |
| M-234-page 110 |
To Phillip Carr, Fort Macleod. -- March 28, 1885. -- Re request to settle on land. |
| M-234-page 111 |
Weekly ranch report. -- March 28, 1885. |
| M-234-page 112-113 |
To J. M. Browning -- March 29, 1885. -- Re accounts, Indians killing cattle. |
| M-234-page 114 |
To Rogers and Grant, Calgary. -- March 28, 1885. -- Re ordering supplies. |
| M-234-page 115 |
Accounts. -- March 31, 1885. |
| M-234-page 119 |
Weekly ranch report. -- April 4, 1885. |
| M-234-page 120-122 |
To J. M. Browning -- April 6, 1885. -- Re accounts, cattle, fear of Indian attack, beef killed. |
| M-234-page 123-124 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- April 6, 1885. -- Re Indian situation. |
| M-234-page 125 |
Weekly ranch report. -- April 11, 1885. |
| M-234-page 126-127 |
To J. M. Browning -- April 12, 1885. -- Re Indian situation, supplies, horses for Mounted Police. |
| M-234-page 128 |
To Tweed and Ewart, Medicine Hat. -- April 17, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 129-130 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- April 18, 1885. -- Requesting suit and other supplies, Mounted Police force. |
| M-234-page 131 |
Weekly ranch report. -- April 18, 1885. |
| M-234-page 132 |
To Tweed and Ewart, Medicine Hat. -- April 18, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 133-134 |
To J. M. Browning -- April 18, 1885. -- Re Rocky Mountain Rangers and Indian situation. |
| M-234-page 135 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- April 25, 1885. -- Re order for supplies. |
| M-234-page 136-138 |
Weekly ranch report. -- April 25, 1885. -- Re cattle losses, John Rathwell, stray cattle, acconts, North West Rebellion. |
| M-234-page 139 |
To Will Hanks, Sun River Publishing Company, Montana. -- April 26, 1885. -- Re advertisement in paper. |
| M-234-page 140 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- April 26, 1885. -- Re Rocky Mountain Rangers and Indian situation. |
| M-234-page 141-143 |
Accounts. -- April [1885]. |
| M-234-page 144 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- May 2, 1885. -- Re losses in storm. |
| M-234-page 145 |
To D. C. Robertson, Calgary. -- May 2, 1885. -- Returning stray cattle. |
| M-234-page 146 |
Weekly ranch report. -- May 2, 1885. -148 |
| M-234-page 147-148 |
To J. M. Browning -- May 2, 1885. -- Re salaries, annual meeting of Stock Association, Sam Livingston. |
| M-234-page 149 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- May 3, 1885. -- Re cattle, Captain Stewart's Rocky Mountain Rangers. |
| M-234-page 150-153 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- May 5, 1885. -- Re cattle, Indian situation, Cecil Denny. |
| M-234-page 154 |
To J. M. Browning -- May 17, 1885. -- Rouinding up strays, Sam Livingston. |
| M-234-page 161-162 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- no date. -- Routine ranch matters. |
| M-234-163 |
Weekly ranch report. -- May 23, 1885. |
| M-234-page 164-166 |
To J. M. Browning -- May 24, 1885. -- Re ranch horses. |
| M-234-page 167 |
To Rogers and Grant, Calgary. -- May 24, 1885. -- Re repairs to wagon. |
| M-234-page 168 |
To Tweed and Ewart. -- May 24, 1885. -- Re spoiled supplies. |
| M-234-page 169-170. |
To M. H. Cochrane -- May 24, 1885. -- Re Riel's capture, Macleod roundup. |
| M-234-page 171 |
Weekly ranch report. -- May 30, 1885. |
| M-234-page 172-173 |
To J. M. Browning -- no date. -- Re squatters, government contracts, bulls on reserve, French soldiers. |
| M-234-page 174 |
(Top half of page missing). -- Re cattle tenders. |
| M-234-page 175 |
(Top half of page mssing). -- Rounding up strays. |
| M-234-page 176-177 |
(Top half of page missing). -- Re expenses. |
| M-234-page 178-179 |
Accounts. -- May 31, 1885. |
| M-234-page 180 |
To J. M. Browning -- June 1, 1885. -- Re accounts. |
| M-234-page 181 |
Weekly ranch report. -- June 6, 1885. |
| M-234-page 182-183 |
To J. M. Browning -- June 8, 1885. -- Re accounts. |
| M-234-page 184 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- June 8, 1885. -- Re high rivers, general ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 185 |
To W. B. McArthur, Winnipeg. -- June 8, 1885. -- Re payment for tents. |
| M-234-page 188-190 |
To J. M. Browning, Montreal. -- June 13, 1885. -- Re accounts, horses. |
| M-234-page 191 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- June 13, 1885. -- Re beef contract. |
| M-234-page 192 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- June 13, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 193 |
To Tweed and Ewart. -- June 13, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 194 |
Weekly ranch report. -- June 13, 1885. |
| M-234-page 195 |
To J. M. Browning -- June 22, 1885. -- Sale of steers. |
| M-234-page 196 |
Weekly ranch report. -- June 20, 1885. |
| M-234-page 197 |
Weekly ranch report. -- June 27, 1885. |
| M-234-page 198 |
Authorization to take horses. -- June 30, 1885. |
| M-234-page 201-202 |
Accounts. -- June 30, 1885. |
| M-234-page 203 |
Weekly ranch report. -- July 4, 1885. |
| M-234-page 204-205 |
To J. M. Browning -- July 7, 1885. -- Re accounts, hay contract. |
| M-234-page 206 |
To J. M. Browning -- July 10, 1885. -- As above. |
| M-234-page 207 |
To Rogers and Grant, Calgary. -- July 10, 1885. -- Re payment of account. |
| M-234-page 208 |
Weekly ranch report. -- July 11, 1885. |
| M-234-page 209 |
Weekly ranch report. -- July 18, 1885 |
| M-234-page 210-211 |
Accounts. -- July [1885]. |
| M-234-page 212 |
Weekly ranch report. -- July 25, 1885. |
| M-234-page 213 |
Weekly ranch report. -- August 1, 1885. |
| M-234-page 214 |
To Tweed and Ewart. -- August 4, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 215-217 |
To J. M. Browning -- August 4, 1885. -- Re accounts, hay contract, Geddes and Kettles' cattle. |
| M-234-page 218-219 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- August 4, 1885. -- Re branding cattle. |
| M-234-page 220 |
To W. Farthorn, Pincher Creek. -- August 4, 1885. -- Re misplaced trunk. |
| M-234-page 221-222 |
To J. M. Browning -- August 10, 1885. -- Re calves, Pincher Creek cattle. |
| M-234-page 223 |
Weekly ranch report. -- August 8, 1885. |
| M-234-page 224 |
Weekly ranch report. -- August 15, 1885. |
| M-234-page 225-227 |
To J. M. Browning -- August 18, 1885. -- Re hay contract, Indians killing cattle, prairie fires. |
| M-234-page 228 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- August 19, 1885. -- Re haying and Indians. |
| M-234-page 229 |
Weekly ranch report. -- August 22, 1885. |
| M-234-page 230-231 |
To J. M. Browning -- August 26, 1885. -- Re roundup on the Red Deer River, accounts. |
| M-234-page 232 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- August 26, 1885. -- Re ordering sed from Charles Kettles. |
| M-234-page 233 |
Weekly ranch report. -- August 29, 1885. |
| M-234-page 234-235 |
Accounts. -- August [1885]. |
| M-234-page 236-237 |
To J. M. Browning -- September 1, 1885. -- Re expenses, stock detective. |
| M-234-page 238-239 |
To J. M. Browning -- Septgember 7, 1885. -- Re accounts., |
| M-234-page 240 |
To Tweend and Ewart. -- September 7, 1885. -- Payment of account. |
| M-234-page 241 |
To H. S. Cayley, Editor, Calgary Herald. -- Septembere 7, 1885. -- Re payment for advertising. |
| M-234-page 242 |
Weekly ranch report. -- September 7, 1885. |
| M-234-page 243 |
Weekly ranch report. -- September 12, 1885. |
| M-234-page 244 |
To J. M. Browning -- September 12, 1885. -- Re general ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 245 |
To Superintendent John Cotton. -- September 21, 1885. -- Re meeting. |
| M-234-page 246 |
Weekly ranch report. -- September 19, 1885. |
| M-234-page 247-249 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- September 29, 1885. -- Re Governor-General's visit to ranch; Pincher Creek roundup. |
| M-234-page 250-251 |
To J. M. Browning -- September 29, 1885. -- Re accounts, Governor-General's visit to ranch. |
| M-234-page 252 |
Weekly ranch report. -- September 26, 1885. |
| M-234-page 253 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- September 30, 1885. -- Re bull sale. |
| M-234-page 256-258 |
Accounts. -- September [1885]. |
| M-234-page 259 |
Weekly ranch report. -- October 3, 1885. |
| M-234-page 260-261 |
To J. M. Browning -- October 7, 1885. -- Re accounts and ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 263 |
Weekly ranch report. -- October 5, 1885. |
| M-234-page 264-265 |
To J. M. Browning -- no date. -- Re cattle (first page missing). |
| M-234-page 266-268 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- October 13, 1885. -- Re repairs, general ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 269-270 |
To W. D. Kerfoot -- October 13, 1885. -- Re routine ranch matters. |
| M-234-page 271-272 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- October 21, 1885. -- Re fire on the range. |
| M-234-page 273-275 |
To J. M. Browning -- October 20, 1885. -- Re accounts, fire. |
| M-234-page 276 |
Weekly ranch report. -- October 17, 1885. |
| M-234-page 277 |
To H. Bleeker, Calgary. -- October 24, 1885. -- Inquiry re assessment on company buildings in Calgary. |
| M-234-page 278 |
To Frank White. -- October 24, 1885. -- As above. |
| M-234-page 279 |
To Tweed and Ewart. -- October 24, 1885. -- Payment for supplies. |
| M-234-page 280 |
To J. G. Fitzgerald, Calgary. -- October 24, 1885. -- Re taxes on company buildings. |
| M-234-page 281 |
To James Walker, Calgary. -- October 24, 1885. -- Re supplies. |
| M-234-page 282-284 |
To J. M. Browning -- October 27, 1885. -- Re supplies, taxes, stock detective. |
| M-234-page 285 |
Weekly ranch report. -- October 24, 1885. |
| M-234-page 286 |
To M. H. Cochrane -- October 28, 1885. -- Re account. |
| M-234-page 287 |
Weekly ranch report. -- October 31, 1885. |
|
| Series 2 |
Frank White ranching notebook. -- 1881-1882. |
| M-1303 |
Frank White's notebook, recording livestock inventories, livestock brands, Kerfoot's employment contract, beef sales contracts, and cattle purchase contracts. -- 1881-1882. |
|
| Series 3 |
Photographs. -- [ca. 1881-1889]. -- 38 photographs
These photographs have been scanned.
 View now. |
| NA-239-(1-32) |
Views of British American and Cochrane ranches. -- [ca. 1880s]. -- 32 photographs. |
| NA-1743-(1-6) |
Pages from W. D. Kerfoot notebook, Cochrane ranche. -- 1881-1882. -- 6 photographs. |
![Senator Matthew Henry Cochrance, [ca. 1885-1888]](../../../../images/archpics/cocranche.jpg)
