They were being taken to the railroad
Many of the large cattle barons lived in the south, many in the state of Texas. The railroads did not go that far south for many years so the cattle had to be driven north the 'old fashion way', by horse and rider. Once at their destination the cattle were sold and loaded into rail cars to be taken to other cities, usually in the east.
The trails were the Oregon trail and the California trail the California trail led to California and the Oregon trail led to Missouri.
by sutveying an area for trails
San Antonio
describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century
Ranch hands on horseback
cattle was sold for 40$
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If by trails you mean cattle drives, the purpose was to move large herds of cattle to the nearest railroad stop so the cattle could be shipped to other parts of the country, usually larger cities in the east.
The three great cattle trails include the western trail, the Chisholm trail and the goodnight loving trail.
Chisolm Trail is one.
East Shawnee Trail
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I don't think it was the cattle trails themselves that changed the industry, it was more or less the building of the railroads, more pioneers taking over the land, and barbed wire that changed the cattle industry as a whole.
If by trails you mean cattle drives, the purpose was to move large herds of cattle to the nearest railroad stop so the cattle could be shipped to other parts of the country, usually larger cities in the east.
because of the increased prices thwy had no food or anything so they might as well have had to move on the cattle trails :0