Book review: Blacktail Cave and Bear Stories

If you have ever explored or toured in a cave and were thrilled about the experience, the fascinating story of this fellow Montanan will interest you.

The Blacktail Ranch homestead was established by Gus Rittel in the early 1890’s on the South Fork of the Dearborn River north of Wolf Creek, Mont. Before becoming the Blacktail Ranch it was known as the Rittel Brothers Ranch, run by the four sons of Gus Rittel. They were living out the Montanan way of life raising cattle, sheep, horses, chickens and other animals needed to maintain a working ranch.

The brothers started a sawmill for their own ra...