reachedthe h eighto f i tsfam ebetween 1875 and
1885. In this per iodoftenyears a quarrerofa millio n
T ex as cattl e tr aveledthetr ailtoDo dgeC ity. From
thereth eywentbyrailto rhc slaughte r ho uses of
C h icagoand Kans asCity. Such cities gre wrichfrom
killing wester ncanleandp repa ringth eir meat fo r
eating.
1 -4MIr-.:lkS.Rt\llkOAIJ~.~:-;IJCA TTlE,\H : NVery soonm ea t fromthe G rearPlains w asfeed ing
peopl eIIIE ur o pe as well as th e easte rnU nit edStates.
By 188 1m o re than 110 millionpounds of American
beef wasbeingship pedacrossth e Atlantic Ocean
ever yyear.Theg rassofehcG reatPlainswasearning
theU n ite d Statesasm u chm on ey asth e goldmines
o f its wester nmo u ntains.Onthetrail
T hcStJmpcdc'by
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COIl·My'ryi".!?I,>
,o" l n,II,i,herJof
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burrj""rrprJ,·Jby
Jig/,IIII"g ,GeorgeD u ffield wasa covvbo y.In 186 6 hedrovea herdof1,000Longhorn
cattle nort hfromT exas. T he ex tractsbelowarcfro m his diary:MayS
Rainpom i n gdowninton"elll.'>.Ra nmynorse
in to aditchandgotmyk nee badl ysprained.
May}4
Braz osR i ver.Sunnnou rcattleandhorse.'>and
builtraftandmjtedourprovisionsandblankets
amiso onOl'eI'.Swamriverurith:ropeandthen
hauledwagonOI'er.Lostm ostoj ourkitchen,
furniture, s uch as crunpkettle s. coffeepot, cups,
et.c.
Junel
Stampedetast 'l igh tanda genera lmixupand
lossotteece e[caute],HuntcatUe again..\[enall
tiredandwantto IcatV!.June 2
Hardra i nandwindstorm.Bee oesranand ]
hadtobe 011 horsebackallllight.Awjulnight
Men lost.Quittilebeenesandgo h /luting11«-"11.
PoundourmenwithI ndia n!jUideand 195
t ee oes 14 milesfromca m p.Almoststartednot
lw vi n gha da biteto eatf or6Uhours.Gotto
campabout12:UO.Tired.
Junel9
Arl.:an..susR ive r.J:iIn d ia nscametoherdand
triedtotake somebeeves.n QuldlIotletthe m.
One d rewh isknife m idImyrevotcer. Made
the m teooe ,hutfeartheytun-egoneforothers.