So-Called Cattle Kate Rises from Rubbish
Evidence points toward Ella Watson’s innocence. Cattle Kate was the only woman ever hanged in Wyoming for cattle rustling, and history long portrayed the act as “good riddance to bad rubbish.” Powder River War historian Helen Huntington Smith wrote that Ellen “Ella”...
What did Cowboys Typically Eat on a Cattle Drive?
What did cowboys typically eat on a cattle drive? Wes Shinn Saratoga Springs, New York Around 3 a.m., hours before cowhands climbed out of their bedrolls, the cookie grinded roasted coffee beans to make his blend of coffee—usually strong enough to “float a horseshoe.”...
So-called Cattle Kate Rises from Rubbish
Cattle Kate was the only woman ever hanged in Wyoming for cattle rustling, and history long portrayed the act as “good riddance to bad rubbish.” Some of today’s historians, however, categorize Ellen “Ella” Watson’s lynching as “the most revolting crime in the entire...
The Chiricahua Cattle Company
One of the most revered names in the history of the cattle industry in Arizona is the Chiricahua Cattle Company or, as it was known by its brand, the CCC Outfit. Incorporated in the Spring of 1885, the ranch was the result of a consolidation of smaller ranchers in the...
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