 When the Brown brothers rented out the Wilpena run in 1853, Price moved back south to manage their Canowie run, the former manager William Warwick having resigned to take up his own Holowiliena run.For nearly four years Price ran Canowie for the Brownes, gaining a half share interest through monetary input and labour.Due to the economic depression in South Australia which followed the Victorian gold rush, Price made few improvements to Canowie, which was sold in January 1858.