Hell On Wheels: The Cattle Industry

This is the history of a beautiful region that takes place back in 1850’s when the Sioux and Winnebago tribes lived in these lands. These tribes spread around the Midwest mostly for their food, which include buffaloes (wild Bison), deer, antelope, and wild turkey and hens, wild fruits cherries, berries, and plums and wild vegetables potatoes, spinach, and prairie turnips. These tribes lived in peace and harmony until Joseph Hewitt and James Dickirson arrived in the area in 1851. Joseph Hewitt and James Dickirson settlement soon became an amicable town. Hewitt traded goods with the indian tribes and Dickirson had rich soil for farming.

Describe the origins, purposes, and practices of the "long drive" and the "open range" cattle industry. What ended this brief but colorful boom? What was the long-run nature of the cattle business?

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Cattle ranching is another part of western boom. This sparked large amounts of suitable grass for feeding herds of cattle. Once the railroad provided the means to move to eastern markets, the race was on for free land and water. Many of the farmers who owned cows were worried about losing them. They decided to clip a name tag or number to their ear and let them roam freely so they will still be able to know if it is there cow. In case the cows escaped, cowboys would come by and bring them back. This was hard work and low paying and as well as a lonely job. They could spend months trying to look for cattle. Once herded, the

The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of the west and closed the last of the remaining frontier, bringing newfound economic growth, such as mining farming and cattle ranching to our burgeoning country. On May 10, 1869, near Promontory Summit, Utah, a boisterous crowd gathered to witness the

In the US today cattle are part of everyday culture. With more than 93 million cattle in the dairy and beef industry, and tens of thousands in the rodeo business, cattle are definitely a huge part. Lately, there has been many concerns with the bovine friends along with multiple misconceptions. Rodeos may look tough on animals, and todays society is not educated well enough on the beef and dairy industry. People don’t realize that these animals are happy, healthy, and very well cared for.

America kept moving westward, into Native American territory, which is what started the problems. The US government did not want the Native Americans attacking the settlers so they created reservations. The settlers agreed to this idea, but the Native Americans were not so sure because before they were able to roam freely and now they were confined to hunting in one open space. The main source of all life was the buffalo because it provided food and clothing (Doc. A). When trains were put in it disrupted the hunting pattern of the buffalo meaning that they lost a huge source of their life. To get revenge on the the settlers for putting the trains through their hunting land, the Natives would clip the telegraph lines. Famous Buffalo Bill Cody was a American icon during the twentieth century because he symbolized what the wild west was like.

This investigation examines the historical question of “to what extent did the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 lead to the Great Sioux War of 1876?”. One key source chosen to support this investigation is a book from the United States Department of the Interior. This is relevant because it provides access to information compiled from the United States government’s extensive database of information regarding conflict in the Black Hills. The other significant source is a firsthand account from a Cheyenne woman that lived through and experienced the events leading up to the Great Sioux War of 1876, including the Black Hills Gold Rush.

As the United States grew in the beginning of the 20th century the demand for meat was always needed. Fortunately for the young state of Oklahoma the prairie lands of the Great Plains were a perfect area to feed the numerous heads of animals sent to the butchers that fed America. In 1907, there were 1,206,800 animals within Oklahoma; nearly all farmers in every country of Oklahoma raised hogs (Goins and Goble, 171). Oklahoma’s ranching economy changed in the youthful years of statehood as the profession of ranching became more commercialized with intent to maximize the meat per hoof, which would increase the profit margins (Baird and Goble, 194). One way the ranchers maximized the meat per hoof was the replacement of Spanish breed longhorn cattle for the heartier English breed, Hereford (Baird and Goble, 194). “Herefords were raised in such numbers that many referred to Oklahoma as ‘Hereford Heaven’ (Goins and Goble 172)”. As mentioned before plains of Oklahoma were ideal for grazing

Upon entering what is known as South Dakota, the men encountered abundant numbers of Buffalo. "During the course of their

The cattle kingdom out west had hit its peak in the 1880 's. A steer could be purchased in Texas for eight dollars. They could be sold in the east for up to sixty dollars. In the 1880 's the open range is coming to an end. The farmers are fed up with the cattle tromping through his crops. The sheepherders also took away from the cattle kingdom. The sheep killed the grass when they ate it, unlike cows. The farmer and cowboy hated each other, and they were

He evaluated the state's heavy dependence on its oil, gas and coal industries and the history of government support for agriculture, especially cattle ranching. Western answers in his book, that these beliefs of Wyoming have falsified the roles of agriculture and minerals as means to strengthen communities, and the result has been a welfare state that drives its youth away. Western writes that the myths encourage politicians to believe that the state will grow if it can

All this works to protect the sacred cows and make them even more resistant to change. As a result of this thought system, new observations are rejected if the observations conflict with the sacred cows. They're rejected even after many scientists (or theologians/politicians/economists) observe the same thing. Then just-so stories must be made-up to rescue the sacred cows. In its resistance to reality, the establishment will accept the observations only after just-so stories are perfected. That’s because the sacred cows must be protected at all cost.

Have you ever wondered who the cowboys were; how they lived; or what they did? The American Cowboy's way of life was interesting and unique, and they contributed more to society than one might think. Besides looking after stock and driving cattle, they had to round up huge numbers of cattle for ranchers. This paper will examine the American cowboy's character, what they wore, the everyday things they did like driving cattle and branding calves and the lawlessness of the old west.

Most people who settled the Great Plains were ranchers. The western frontier was an idea place for grazing huge herds of cattle. Cowboys tended herds of cattle, branded them, and managed long cattle drives across the open prairies. In 1869 the building of the transcontinental railroad made it possible to ship the cattle market in large and profitable numbers (JRank Articles 2011). The experience of the