i can identify significant individuals, events, and issues of the development of the cattle industry...
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• I can identify significant individuals, events, and issues of the development of the cattle industry and the cattle trails.
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WARM UP
• Complete the timeline – 5 Minutes
Jose de Escandon
land grants
Sheep Ranch established by
George Wilkens Kendall
Opening of the
Chisholm Trail
Fence cutting
becomes a crime
1852 1873 1876
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CATTLE TRAILS
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MARKET FOR BEEF
• Supply & Demand• Demand for beef in
the North & East– $4 in Texas $40 in
packinghouses
• Creation of cow town – connection to Railroad– Attractions &
entertainment
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DEVELOPMENT OF CATTLE TRAILS
• Chisholm Trail –opened by Jesse Chisholm 1867 (S. TX to Abilene and Ellsworth, KS)– 350,000 head of cattle in two years
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TRAILS• Western or Dodge City Trail –
1870s– North from San Antonio (later
extended further south) to Dodge City, KS
• Goodnight-Loving Trail – Followed the Pecos River into Colorado– Later extended to Wyoming
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• Long days with little sleep • Night watch – – prevent stampedes & thieves
• Entertainment – sit around the campfire and
sing songs
LIFE ON THE TRAIL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40hyjEp0Co&feature=related
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WranglerChuck Wagon
Trail boss
Drag
Drag
Drag
Flank
Flank
Swing
Swing
Point
Point Cowhands - general term to refer to cowboys on cattle drive
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EXPANDING CATTLE RANGE
• Earlier to market = more money• Some would wait out the winter on
government land = first to market in spring– Led to expansion of cattle in west
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TRAIL BOSS
• The Trail Boss is in charge of all the cowhands and the cattle
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POINTERS
• The point position – rode at the side of the lead cattle to direct the herd
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FLANKERS
• The Flank position – rode beside the herd and kept them from straying too far
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SWING
• The swing position – rides alongside a herd to turn it in the right direction
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DRAG• The Drag position – rides at the rear to keep it
moving
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WRANGLER
• Wrangler – Cowboy in charge of the remuda (extra horses) on the trail
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CAMP COOK
• Camp cook – fed all of the cowhands on the trail – revered position
• Chuck Wagon - A wagon that carried the food, supplies and cooking equipment
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ON THE TRAIL
• Write a paragraph answering the following questions.
• If you were a cowhand….– What would you be responsible for on the trail? – What would you enjoy most and least about the long
ride from home to the market?– How would you entertain yourself?