agreed to take three of the children. Montford and Mary took in the last two and Chub Moore. Granny Vicey Harmon had lived with her Cherokee husband, Sampson Harmon, about 10 miles west of the Camp Arbuckle ranch until his death, after which she requested that Montford assist her to take over Jesse Chisholm's trade post at Council Grove, in present-day Oklahoma City. Montford declined to help her with the trading post, but eventually convinced her to take charge of a new ranch at Council Grove, making her the first permanent resident of the Oklahoma City metro area. In the spring of 1874, Charley Campbell, a brother of Adelaide's late husband, became a partner of Montford's and took over the Walnut Creek Ranch. Boggy Johnson Returns In the summer of 1877, Montford received a letter from his estranged father. They arranged to meet at a hotel in Denison, Texas. The men spent two days catching up and telling their respective stories, though Montford found it odd that Boggy had not been able to contact them up to that point. The visit did offer an important opportunity for Montford. There were a number of Native Americans captured in the Red River War that had been taken from Fort Sill to Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. The conditions of the 300-year-old fort were poor. Boggy claimed to have many friends in Washington D.C., and Montford thought a trip to St. Augustine might prompt Boggy to ask those friends to help improve conditions for the prisoners. Boggy contacted Montford the following summer, and they planned to meet in Jacksonville, Florida. Montford was accompanied by Charley Campbell and his son, E.B. They rode to Atoka, Oklahoma, and boarded the train. For E.B., it was his first train ride, and he was anxious on the first leg of the journey, convinced that they would crash. When they arrived in Jacksonville, E.B. met his grandfather for the first time. The following morning, they went by boat to St. Augustine and to the fort. There, they found the condition of the Native Americans to be poor. Montford received permission from Capt. Pratt to host a barbecue for the prisoners, and sent E.B. to find a cow for the feast. After finding a cow, E.B. had a butcher prepare and bring the beef to the fort. The prisoners were especially grateful to E.B. for bringing the beef.