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People went west looking for farmland and gold.

People went west looking for farmland and gold. They passed through the Great Plains & over the Rocky Mountains. Pike’s Peak or Bust. Men went to the Rockies to dig for gold. “ Gold Rush ” – people went in search of making it Rich !

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People went west looking for farmland and gold.

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  1. People went west looking for farmland and gold. They passed through the Great Plains & over the Rocky Mountains.

  2. Pike’s Peak or Bust • Men went to the Rockies to dig for gold. • “Gold Rush” – people went in search of making it Rich! • Comstock Lode – one of the richest silver & gold strikes ever

  3. Strike – the discovery of gold or silver • Lode – a source of ore

  4. Miner tools Pan Picks Shovels Sifter Spoons Knife Lamps rope Explosives wheelbarrow

  5. Mining Camp to Boom Town • As soon as gold or silver was found people hurried to the site. • Miners and shop keepers often lived in tents • Sometimes women set up cook tents and sold meals • Whole cities grew up near sites • If the strike was rich – wood buildings would replace tents • Boom town – a town that grows quickly around a gold/silver strike

  6. Helps Settle the West • Discovery of gold and silver help settle the west • Populations grew and asked for statehood. • Colorado, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho

  7. Mining Companies • Groups of wealthy men formed companies and bought out miners claims. • Miners made very little money • Mine owners made millions • Those that opened stores made money too.

  8. Cattle Herding • Open range – no fences on the Plains • Cattle roamed across the Southern Plains • Texans hired cowhands to round up herds

  9. Cowhands moved herds to railheads • Railheads – stations were ranchers sold cattle to buyers • Cattle then shipped in cars to meatpacking plants

  10. 2-3 months to move cattle on cattle drives • Cattle drives – the moving of the cattle • Long, dusty, dangerous • 12+ cowhands on horseback moved 2,000 or more restless cattle.

  11. Cowboy Clothes Clothes had a purpose! bandanna Wide brim hat spurs Chaps lasso saddle boots Branding iron

  12. Cattle were branded so ranchers knew who they belonged to.

  13. The End of the Open Range • Ranchers also sold to mining camps, US Army, and other ranchers • Too many cattle for sale = price dropped • Farmers moved onto the plains and put up fences • The days of the open range and long cattle drives were over.

  14. Homework • Create a brand that you could use, if you were a cowboy or cowgirl to mark your cattle. Here are some examples.

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