Palmantier, Leonard

PALMANTIER, Leonard, cowboy (b Nov 1888; d 24 Oct 1960). He made his first trip to the CARIBOO in 1914 to sell a string of horses, and returned permanently in 1919. He worked at various ranches, then operated his own spread at RISKE CREEK with his wife Josephine Grambush, a TSILHQOT'IN (Chilcotin) woman from Toosey. An avid RODEO participant, Palmantier was acknowledged to be the "best all-round COWBOY in the Cariboo," specializing in bronc riding. Three sons were also rodeo champions, as was...

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