Bruce: From the looks of the creek around Mott, you should have some good hunting. That's about 8 hours from my little corner of the planet. I sometimes find myself N of the 49th near Ambrose and Crosby ND. The second house picture is probably 20 miles N of the Ambrose elevator.
My roots S of the 49th are in Minnesota and Idaho. Some of them decided on taking up the offer of homesteads in northern Saskatchewan. That branch of the family stayed, except my Grandmother who maintained dual citizenship and has a daughter, well into her 90's and still living in her own home in Raytown MO.
While a little fuzzy, you can see the Ambrose elevator in this pic, taken from a spot where I find a few roosters every year. I'm guessing the elevator is close to 10 miles away taken with a 400 mm telephoto lens but handheld, so not the best focus.
