Ranching and Mining in the West

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Ranching and Mining in the West Westward Movement Ranching and Mining in the West

Ranches and Cowboys Buffalo gone, Indians removed, Great Plains is open to cattle ranching No boundaries or fences – OPEN RANGE to move herds Few people in West – growing population of East Large demand for meat

Cowboys influenced by predecessors – Mexican “vaqueros” Cattle as Big Business Railroad + Growing Urban Population = Opportunity for cattle ranchers Cowboys influenced by predecessors – Mexican “vaqueros” Cattle drives from Texas to railroad depots at Cheyenne, Wyoming, Abilene, Kansas and others. Cattle then shipped to Kansas City or Chicago for processing. Cowboys drive longhorn cattle along trail to “cow towns”

Cattle Trails Main trails include: Chisholm Trail Goodnight-Loving Trail Western Trail Cowboy mythology does not match harsh reality of daily life on trail Wild life in cow towns like Dodge City perpetuates cowboy mythology

The Great “die up” of 1887 saw cattle freeze by the thousands. End of Open Range Over population of cattle Disease Drought / Cold Range wars over access to water / grazing land Barbed Wire – invented by Joseph Glidden – closes open grazing by early 1890’s The Great “die up” of 1887 saw cattle freeze by the thousands.

Mining Booms and Busts Gold and Silver Rushes lure fortune seekers California, 1849 Colorado, 1858 Black Hills, 1874 Comstock Lode – 1859. Largest Silver Strike in US History. Virginia City, NV Alaska – Klondike Gold Rush – 1890’s Booms soon lead to busts as metal dries up, thriving towns become Ghost Towns

Mining Booms and Busts Towns like Tombstone, AZ and Virginia City, NV thrive during boom: Saloons, dance halls, gambling, merchants, restaurants Opportunity but hard luck Become Ghost Towns when metal runs out Tombstone, AZ – 1880’s

The Legacy of the West Stories of adventure appeal to easterners living in crowded cities “romance” of the West portrayed in dime novels “Wild West” lasts only 30 years, but influences Americans to today.

` Wild Bill Hickok Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Larger than life deeds and figures: Wild Bill Hickok Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Jesse James and Billy the Kid Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley

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