Saturday, May 7, 2011

Chisholm Trail....

The Chisholm Trail sculpture in Fort Worth, Texas
...Texas to Kansas it ran with cowboys and cattle and all,
tough ride to herd those cattle, did they sing "Cattle Call?"
Portrayed in movies and later TV,
those cowboys must have been something to see.

Right after the Civil War, steers sold up north for forty dollars a head,
but down in Texas, times were tough, a four dollar price meant that living was dead.
So Mr. Chisholm wanted the railroad to come down to the south,
and created the trail instead, news travel by word of mouth.
Wagon ruts along the Trail in Round Rock Texas
A depiction of cattle crossing the Red River into Oklahoma
A replica of the drive in Caldwell Kansas, and now.....
...A QUICK NOTE: We are moving on May 18, there probably won't be any postings between
May 14 to May 20th, but I'll be back!  Get along little doggie!

2 comments:

  1. Did the Chisolm Trail move through or very near Augusta, Kansas...enroute to Ellsworth or Abilene??

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  2. melmarn11@gmail.com

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