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A history of California's range-cattle industry, 1770-1912 : a dissertation

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Description: Dissertation on the history of California's cattle industry. Chapters are largely divided chronologically and identified by Pulling as Spanish California Cattle Days (1770-1822), the Mexican Era (1822-1848), Early American California (1848-1862), Drought and Rebuilding (1862-1870), and An Industry at Bay (1870-1890). Covered topics include the natural environment of range cattle, their care and feeding, the price and distribution of cattle products, the number of cattle in California, range restrictions (including the Land Act of 1891), no-fence laws, diseases (including Texas fever, blackleg, and anthrax), various laws regarding cattle ownership and slaughter regulations, and the effect of droughts on the cattle industry. Includes two map drawings of California, an extensive bibliography, and appendices. Presented as a dissertation for the Ph.D. in history from the University of California, June 1944.
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The cattle industry in Oregon, 1860-1890

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Seminar paper on the history of Oregon's cattle industry from 1860-1890. Topics include a description of grazing lands in Oregon, the encroachment of cattle ranchers onto grazing areas of Indian reservations in the Pacific Northwest, beef canning (particularly as related to John West and Company), the exporting of Oregon cattle (focusing on exports to Puget Sound, Montana, and eastward as far as Great Britain), cattle ranching practices (such as the acquisition of land, grazing tactics, ranch equipment, and the winter care or neglect of cattle), cattle breeding, and cattle rustling, including "slick-earing" (the stealing of motherless calves from another herd). Written as a seminar paper for a History of the Pacific Northwest course. Includes bibliography.

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Reminiscences on Ute Indians and the cattle industry in White River Valley, Colorado

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Arthur Burtis Critchlow's reminiscences of his time at the Uintah Valley Indian Agency, the interactions of Ute Indians in Colorado, and the cattle industry. Includes references to the Meeker Massacre of 1879 (which refers to the death of Indian Agent N.C. Meeker and his men during fighting between Uintah Utes and White River Utes), the subsequent relocation of the White River Utes to the Uintah Reservation, the Uncompohgre Indians, the "White Outbreak," and cattle herding and sales. Typed and with commentary probably by James W. Sheridan. Also includes a letter about the typescript sent from Homer C. Crotty to Leslie Bliss in 1942.

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The Baptist churches of southern California: a dissertation :

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Typescript of dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology, Chicago, Illinois, May 1948.

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Wyoming cattle related letters

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Group of letters and ephemera relating to Wyoming and the cattle and livestock industry. Collection includes letters from R.A. Moody to C.A. Lombard, on letterhead of Union Pacific Rail Road House, relating to the cattle industry; letters from Frank Brainard to H.B. Ijams, on his letterhead as Wyoming Inspector, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, relating to regulating the cattle trade; letter from Edward F. Richard to R.A. Moody dated Cheyenne, October 10, 1873 regarding financial matters; printed election broadside/ticket (which states "No Importation of Pinkerton's Blacklegs"); four payment vouchers for the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage and Express Company.

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Union Cattle Company records

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Nineteen letters primarily from Frank Sturgis and Thomas Sturgis to Henry Lee Higginson, discussing their mutual investments. Letters detail the financial aspects of the Union Cattle Company, challenges for the range cattle industry such as harsh weather conditions and a depressed market, and the formation of the American Cattle Trust. A few letters were written by Union Cattle Company receiver Frederick Voorhees, who informs Higginson of a fire at the company's feeding plant. Also included are undated financial documents and a printed copy of an 1887 shareholders report by Thomas Sturgis.

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Union Cattle Company records

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