The "76" Ranch took its name from the brand used by the Powder River Ranch in Wyoming. When Sir John Lister-Kaye bought the ranch’s entire herd of cattle for his land development, he kept the brand and took the name “76”. This was the site of the . . . — — Map (db m201571) HM
In 1884, Sir John Pepys Lister-Kay, a Yorkshire Baronet, arrived in the Northwest from California, bought 7,000 acres of land near Balgonie, and started a farm. In 1886, Lister-Kaye became interested in the Swift Current area. He bought ten . . . — — Map (db m201573) HM
During the 1870’s, as the vast buffalo herds disappeared, ranchers came to this area to fill the empty prairie with cattle and horses. The arrival of the North-West Mounted Police, who established posts at nearby centres like Fort Walsh, helped . . . — — Map (db m201581) HM
