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Guide map of the best and shortest cattle trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway : with a concise and accurate description of the route : showing distances, streams, crossings, camping grounds, wood and water, supply stores, etc., from the Red River crossing to Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Brookville, Salina, Solomon and Abilene.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
- Cattle trade--Texas.
- Cattle trade.
- Cattle trails--Kansas.
- Cattle trails.
- Cattle trails--Oklahoma.
- Cattle trails--Texas.
- Railroads--Livestock transportation--Kansas.
- Railroads.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (21 pages) : map.
- Other Title:
- Title on publisher's website: Kansas Pacific Railway : the best and shortest cattle trail from Texas
- Guide map of the Great Texas Cattle Trail, from the Red River crossing to the old reliable Kansas Pacific Railway
- Place of Publication:
- [Kansas City, Missouri] : Kansas Pacific Railway Company, 1875.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Graff 2275
- Collection: Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
- From the Colton Storm catalogue: "About the time this guide map was issued, Texas began to assume its preeminence as a source of American food, particularly of beef. Moving cattle from grazing lands in Texas to rail transportation terminals was an annual job. The map indicates some of the popular trails from Texas to Kansas." From the Newberry Library catalogue: "Details network of minor Texas cattle trails leading to the "Ellsworth Cattle Trail" and "J.S. Chisum's Trail" and their connections to the Kansas Pacific Railway and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé Railway. Issued folded at end of accompanying text: Guide map of the best and shortest cattle trail to the Kansas Pacific Railway: with a concise and accurate description of the route, showing distances, streams, crossings, camping grounds, wood and water, supply stores, etc., from the Red River crossing to Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Brookville, Salina, Solomon and Abilene."
- Map has title: The best and shortest cattle trail from Texas.
- Contains:
- Best and shortest cattle trail from Texas.
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