Oral history interview with Russ Montgomery by Mike Brown [Transcript]

Oral history interview by Mike Brown with Russ Montgomery. Topics include: Personal background information including place of birth, parents, siblings, and growing near Meeker, Colorado; Accidentally being shot by a brother at the age of six; Being rescued from near drowning by another brother; Traveling by covered wagon through Wyoming, Idaho and back to Colorado; Hunting and fishing along the trail; Meeting Native Americans; Watching rodeos; Doing road work near Grand Junction; Struggles of living on the road and camping during winter months; Trading clothes, guns and supplies for a (broken) cheap watch; Marriage; Living on a ranch with cattle, chickens, and horses; Wearing woolen underwear; Living in a house in below freezing temperatures; Divorce; Working as a ranch hand; Traveling around California; Hitchhiking; Riding in train boxcars; A second marriage; Raising nine children; Working in the engine room of a paper mill; Trapping coyotes and selling their furs; Meeting Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World); Buying a Model T Ford; The Great Depression; Living in Bitter Creek, Wyoming; Moving to Vernal, Utah; WPA projects; Running a pawn shop; Buying and selling wool; Having his checkbook stolen; Local legends; Building a house; and Running a Texaco Service Station.