Ranching and the cattle industry

Question 1

John Iliff

Answer 1

Began ranching on open plains near Denver in 1866
Bought 500 cows for cheap because of a long drive
By 1870 had a herd of 26,000 on 16,000 acres
Became Denver’s first millionaire by selling beef to miners, native reservations, and railroad worker gangs

Question 1

Joseph Mccoy

Answer 1

Abilene, 1st cow town 1866
Built stockyards and hotels
Spent $5000 on marketing the new route in Texas
Extended Chisholm trail through Indian territory

Question 2

Goodnight-loving trail

Answer 2

Charles goodnight and Oliver loving
Extended Chisholm trail to Wyoming
Introduced cattle ranching west in Wyoming
1866 first trail to fort rsummer
Saw there was a market for cattle In new western settlements
Sold 800 cows for $12000 to starving Najavo indians when government failed to supply food

Question 3

Significance of American civil war

Answer 3

1861-65
Increase in Cattle populations on plains
5 million cows by 1865

Question 4

Cowboys

Answer 4

Drove cattle from Texas to be sold in the North for more money
1860s development of cow towns - ranching more profitable, long cattle drives increased
1870s ranching on plains - shorter cattle drives. More work on ranches

Question 5

Cowboys on ranches

Answer 5

Year round full time work
Driving to market over shorter distances
Rustlers, Indian attack and wild animals dangerous
Drinking, gambling, guns banned
Protected the herd

Question 6

Ranch and homesteading conflict

Answer 6

Ranchers believed cattle had right to roam on public land. Homesteaders didn’t want cattle damaging crops
Ranchers cut barbed wire
Ranchers claimed land through homestead act in checkerboard patterns.
Homesteaders lost in court