Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.
In the late 1800s the Chisolm trail was used to drive cattle by cowboys. The cowboys originated in Texas and drove the cattle to Kansas to be sold.
Because that's where they needed to sell their cattle.
Strong, white cowboys enjoying a successful cattle drive
While exact numbers are difficult to determine, it's estimated that around 25% of cowboys during the cattle drive era were Black. Many formerly enslaved individuals and free Black men took on roles as cowboys, contributing significantly to the cattle industry and shaping the culture of the American West. Their stories often remain underrepresented in popular narratives about the cowboy era.
Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.
at the end of the cattle drive, the cowboys rest and drink and fight
While riding on a cattle drive, cowboys would typically carry a bedroll, firearm and ammunition, a knife and a rope lasso.
Cattle.
In the late 1800s the Chisolm trail was used to drive cattle by cowboys. The cowboys originated in Texas and drove the cattle to Kansas to be sold.
Cattle
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
Cowboys.........
Because that's where they needed to sell their cattle.
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
Near the chuck wagon by a campfire.
To make a new life style