by Darley Newman | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have driven cattle in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and even in Uruguay and beyond, participating in everything from city slicker-type drives to authentic working ranch overland herds. I tend to prefer the latter, which can be harder to find these days. Many ranches...
by Candy Moulton | Jun 23, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture
Living and working as an artist in one of the few places in Scottsdale, Arizona, that remains natural and largely undeveloped, Mark McDowell daily draws inspiration from the rugged landscape and the nurturing environment. He lives in a “little handmade house in the...
by | May 1, 2004 | Inside History
Did any Old West ranchers ever try to raise buffalo with their cattle? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Legendary Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight’s greatest contribution to this nation was the preservation of a small herd of buffalo on his JA Ranch. The great...
by | Feb 1, 2003 | Inside History
Where can I learn more about cattle driver Charlie Goodnight? Did he drive cattle on the Chisholm Trail or what trail? Stace Webb Via the Internet J. Evetts Haley wrote Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman, University of Oklahoma Press. You can get it at any used...
by Larry D. Underwood | Oct 1, 2001 | Features & Gunfights
Texas Longhorns were a tough breed of cattle, in a tough place—Texas. And tough were the men that drove them. Two such men, though hardly men at all, had a plan. Young Tom Candy Ponting and his partner, Washington Malone, had heard stories of the availability of...