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Cowboy Myth or Truth
gameSlide2
With your partner, complete the sequence of events using pp. 440-441.
Early Cattle Ranching – Spanish Beginnings
1500s
Early 1700s
1750s
1770s
(Revolutionary War)
Early 1800s
1840s
1848
(Gold in California)Slide3
List 4 reasons why the longhorn breed was important to the Texas cattle industry. (p.442)Slide4
Texas cattle trails video
clip 1. What
role did Fort Worth play in the cattle trails?
2. Describe
the relationship between the cattle and money.
3. How
could climate influence the outcome of a cattle drive?
4. Why
did cattle drives begin to phrase out by the late 1870s?Slide5
Part 1: The Cattle Drives pp. 443-444
1. Where was the demand for beef?
2
. Explain the difference in price
.
3. What problems did Texas ranchers have in getting cattle to eastern markets?4. Why were packing houses and processing plants built? 5. How were railroads used? 6. How did cattle drives help to solve the problem? Slide6
Part 2: The Cattle Trails pp. 444-447
1. Sedalia Trail
Start/End of trail:
What problems with this trail?
2. Chisholm Trail
Start/End of trail: Why was this trail ideal?3. Western Trail Start/End of trail: When did this trail stop being used? Why? 4. Goodnight-Loving Trail Start/End of trail: How did the trail make a profit? Slide7
p.445Slide8
p.446Slide9
p.447
How does H.P. Cook describe life on the cattle trail?Slide10
Week One
:
Chisholm Trail: Lost two cowboys
to a
gunfight.
Sedalia Trail:
Thunderstorm
caused a stampede
.
Lost 100 head of cattle.Goodnight-Loving Trail: Indians attack. Lost 50 cattle.Western Trail: At night, 20 cattle wander off. Slide11
Week Two
:
Chisholm Trail: Indians ask for cattle payment to cross their land. Lost 30 cattle.
Sedalia Trail:
Rustlers stampede cattle.
Lost 70 cattle.
Goodnight-Loving
Trail:
Homesteaders block cattle drive at border.
Lost 2 cowboys.Western Trail: The river floods and the cattle have to swim. There is panic midstream. Lost 1 cowboy and 50 cattle.Slide12
Week Three:
Chisholm Trail:
Spring blizzard strikes with hail and snow. Lost 50 cattle.Sedalia Trail:
Picked
up 20 stray cattle.
Goodnight-Loving
Trail:
Water hole is dry.
Lost
25 cattle.Western Trail: Indians attack. Lost 30 cattle and 3 cowboys.Slide13
Arrive at Market:
Chisholm Trail:
Heavy rains made the grass poor and cattle arrive weak. The trail boss is paid $10 per head.
Sedalia Trail
:
A rate war between competing railroads lowers shipping costs. The trail boss receives $40.00 per head.
Goodnight-Loving Trail:
There is a shortage of cattle for sale, and the trail boss is paid $45 per head.
Western Trail:
Too many cattle arrive, and the trail boss only gets $20.00 per head.Slide14
Part 1:
Life on the Trail (pp.447-448)
Describe the following:
1. a typical cattle drive
2. a drover
3. a remuda
4. food on the trail
5. point men
6. drag men
7. dangers on the trailSlide15
Duties
:
Responsible for entire operation while on the
trail; must finding
water, grass and a good
trail; track
different animals across the range; knows the range
well; keeps
the peace between the cowboys
Part 1Duties: Works in groups of two and points the lead steers in the right direction; sets the pace for the driveDuties: Rides one third of the way back from the front of the herd; Must have good horse skillsDuties: “Cuts in” cattle that have gotten out of the herd; rides about two thirds of the way back from the front of the herd; makes sure that cattle do not wander too far away from the main herdDuties: drives the remuda; rounds
the extra horses
up; keeps horses together; makes
sure that those ridden hard
horses are
given proper
food and water
Duties
:
Cooks for the men on the trail out of the back of a
wagon;
does
not assist with any cattle or other trail jobs
Duties
:
Rides
at the back of the herd
to
make sure that cows stay with the
herd; must
be able to “push” these slower cattle
forward; wears
bandana over their nose and mouth to keep dirt off their
face; willing
to work hard and endure dust and dirt kicked up by the herd and riders ahead of them
.Slide16
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Part 2:
Cattle Trails MapSlide17
Part 3:
Cowboy
Proverbs
“
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time is never found.”“Company, like bread,
go
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“I’l
l snatch you bald-headed.”“As long as I’ve got a biscuit, you’ve got half.” “Fine as a frog hair split in the middle.”“Don’t cut down the tree that gives you shade.” “Bad breath is better than none.”“If you sleep with the dogs, you will wake up with fleas.” “It fits like socks fit a rooster.”“A liar needs a good memory.”“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear through the bone.”
Part 3:
Cowboy Glossary
Canned Cow
-
canned
milk
Douse - the - Lights
- Lights
out; time
to hit the
hay;
go to sleep
Dusted
-
thrown
from a horse
Eating Irons
–
silverware
Fine as cream gravy
-
very
good, top notch
Grab a root
-
e
at
a
meal,
especially
a
potato
Hill of Beans
– has no value
Iron
Horse
-
a
r
ailroad
train
Keep That Dry
-
keep
it secret
Loblolly
-
mud
hole
Madder than an Old Wet Hen
-
very angry
Necessary
– outhouse
;
water closet; bathroom
On The Fence
–
neutral
or undecided
Rib Wrenches
–
spurs
Velvet Couch
-
a
cowboy's bedrollSlide18
Excerpt #1
– “If a storm come and the cattle started running -- you'd hear that low rumbling noise along the ground... then you'd jump for your horse and get out there in the lead, trying to head them and get them into a mill before they scattered and gone. It was riding at a dead run in the dark, with cut banks and prairie dog holes all around you, not knowing if the next jump would land you in a shallow grave
.”
Excerpt #2
– “The
singing was supposed to soothe the cattle and it did... The two men on guard would circle around with their horses on a walk, if it was a clear night and the cattle was bedded down and quiet, and one man would sing a verse of a song, and his partner on the other side of the herd would sing another verse; and you'd go through a whole song that way... I had a crackerjack of a partner in '79. I'd sing and he'd answer, and we'd keep it up like that for two hours. But he was killed by lightning
.”
~Teddy Blue AbbottPart 4: Primary Source Analysis p.448Slide19
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attle from others or be able to prove that it was theirs. The American cowboys modified the designs of the more intricate Spanish brands and created unique designs of their own.The brands that ranchers used were used to mark the cattle but also to be a symbol of a specific ranch and was kind of signature of the cattle owner. Brands were very important because if there was lost cattle or horses a brand would identify who the owner was.When choosing a brand ranchers look for a design that is easy to brand, not easily modified to it can’t be marked over with someone else’s brand, and one that is not used by someone else.Brands are made up of symbols, letters and numbers to create a unique identifier for each cattle owner. Part 5: Cattle Branding Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24
What cattle trail problem does the painting illustrate?
Stampedes:
cattle would stampede when startled by wild animals or sudden noises, like thunder or gunfireSlide25
What cattle trail problem is this image illustrate?
Rustlers:
cattle thieves who jumped herds to cause stampedes; they would steal the cattle in the chaosSlide26
What cattle trail problem do these images illustrate?
Mud/Snow:
cattle would become stuck in the mud or
snowdriftsSlide27
What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?
River Crossings:
herds
had
to cross wide rivers, often with only the tips of the noses and horns breaking the water’s
surfaceSlide28
What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?
Weather:
severe storms with
thunder, lightning
,
and floods which caused stampedes and
endangered
lives Slide29
What cattle trail problem does this image illustrate?
Fire:
fires on the plains
could
sweep over entire counties, killing cattle and wiping out grassSlide30
In your opinion,
was
working on a cattle drive worth the money earned? Explain your answer.