Wow, Max, thanks very much, only if you have some time, which I think is in short supply for you right now, eh?**BG**

He was Lorenzo Dowd (pronounced Dode) Hudson and at that time he would have been from Indian Territory (OK). He always told the story to my dad and granddad. I do know that they were the first ones to have a threshing machine on the Western Slope of Colorado and my dad grew up helping with harvesting for ranchers all over the area with his dad.

Thanks a bunch. I overdid the research last night/this morning (3a) and so must leave it for an evening.:-)

kat