in 1988   I made an interesting and historic discovery

      The Lone Star Ranch Story

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SOAPHOLES of the LONE STAR RANCH (soap holes)

Doing geolgy at Jenner was a good chance to bring family history and Southeast Alberta geology and resources together in a project.

ALBERTA RANCHING HISTORY

THE BOUNTY of GODS and the Wreck of the Lone Star Ranch. Contact: Jim Stapleton (403) 256-0659. Other information on the Stapleton family photos and text and a look at Chapter One - DARING - 1901, Mike-the-Chief.

The ranch lands in Palliser Triangle

The Bounty of Gods

cover: MICHAEL MURRAY KERWIN STAPLETON, age 20 in 1926

Click to review a chapter and summary.

Palliser's Triangle in Alberta

Map of the Lone Star Ranch

International: Business books about land and mineral offshore assignments. LIVING and WORKING in PARADISETM Belize, Panama, Thailand, Cuba, "From the KEYS to BELIZE: Everything you wanted to know about buying an idyllic tropical island." ALBERTA HISTORY: The Bounty of Gods & the Wreck of the Lone Star Ranch. (pub date, June 1, 2008) Preview: PDF maps & text

HISTORY of the LONE STAR RANCH

  • Jim Spratt letters
  • Uncle Tom Anderson letters
  • photos of the Lone Star Ranch
  • Stapleton family history
  • Soapholes (soap holes) of the Lones Star Ranch, Jenner, Alberta

SOAPHOLES/soap holes

"Roy described the "soaphole" as a boggy area which, when dry on top, could not be distinguished from the local terrain. He said that if you rode your horse over it, the top crust could break and your horse could drop a leg into this soupy hole. He also said that an entire animal could sink out of sight in this, sort of, quicksand." The Bounty of Gods, p.138.

HISTORY
of the
Lone Star
Ranch


Lone Star horse brand

Mike
on the
riverMike Stapleton on the Red Deer River soaphole

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panorama view of Lone Star Ranch on the Red Deer River
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