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

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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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    Notes on the early history of Riverside, California

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    James Roe's notes, which include a (separate) history of water in the Riverside valley and a thorough index, cover the history of Riverside from the purchase of land by the colony founders in 1870 to the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in the city in 1885. The three subjects most heavily addressed are the development of area water systems, the development of the citrus fruit industry, and local marriages, although the notes touch on everything from encounters with American Indians to the wingspan of a stray pelican at the park. Prominent figures in the document include John W. North, Matthew Gage, and Frank Miller; Virgil Earp makes an appearance in a confrontation between railroads. Roe intended the manuscript for publication, and two readers added notes to the piece before it was typed. The document is a typescript copy of the original, which is held by the Riverside Public Library.

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