1890's ranching

[viejo coyote]

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I am looking for books and pictures describing 1890 ranching in Kansas, Oklahoma a d the Texas Panhandle.  Any help with titles would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

[Doc Neeley]

Try this. Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/collection.php?mcat=4&pagen=8

[Dusty Drifter]

Time-Life Old West Series "The Cowboys" and "The Ranchers" would be a good place to start.

DD

[Tascosa Joe]

Try "6000 Miles of Fence" By J. Evetts Haley, or "The LS" by Dulce Sullivan.  The Haley book is about the XIT.  Another is "Hidetown, the story of Old Mobettie"  I dont remember the author and that may not be the exact title.   

[Texas Lawdog]

My grand father on my mother's side of the family in the Texas Panhandle during that time. He worked on the 6666 ranch, the Matador ranch, and some others  that I don't know the name of.   I don't have any pictures of him he died before I was born. I worked on Stanley Marsh's ranch near Amarillo when I was in HS. My mom's cousin was the foreman at the time. Stanley's ranch is adjacent to the LS ranch.

[Texas Lawdog]

Two more good sources are the Western museum at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas and the Ranching Heritage Museum at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

[wildman1]

"The American Cowboy" edited by Richard Collins. The Lyons Press. WM

[ol coot]

  
  Try a search for  Remount Ranch Wy.
  Isaac Noe's Greenland ranch Co.
  SLW ranch Co.

[GunClick Rick]

Try this. Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/collection.php?mcat=4&pagen=8

Nary a sidearm~

[1961MJS]

Nary a sidearm~

Hi

I read a book last year by a cowboy who lived until roughly the 1930's or 40's.  He stated that he kept the .45 Colt in his bed roll, but carried a lever action daily.  He also stated that the primary way to get rid of wolves was to lasso them and drag them to death.  Sounds efficient but a little on the cold side. 

Later

[Bugscuffle]

For a somewhat larger "picture of it was like, at least in Texas, check out tis site. They have all kids of maps showing everyting that you may want to know about the georphy of Texas at any period of time. Itt also has maps of te cattle trails, Indian wars, railroads, etc.
http://www.texasmapstore.com/Texas_Historical_Maps_s/27.htm

[GunClick Rick]

When i was a kid ( ) we owned a Beacon gas station and we would go to company picnics at Burris Park in Hanford,Ca.,on the way there was a swirving road that went through some ranch or farm land,i guess the workers would shoot the heck out of coyotes and then hang them all along the fence line on the side of the road,i remember waiting to see all the hangin coyotes,it was a wire fence too,been a long time since i been over there..