Mining and Ranching

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Across
  1. 5. Trail used to transport cattle from ranchers in Texas to Kasas.
  2. 8. Caused stampedes of prospectors desperately hoping to strike it rich.
  3. 9. This was found by Henry Comstock in 1859.
  4. 10. A wild rush or flight of frightened animals.
  5. 11. The method of extracting minerals involving digging beneath the surface was used for this kind of mining.
  6. 13. Books that sold for a dime and helped spread the myths of the Wild West.
  7. 14. Stray calves with no identifying symbols.
  8. 15. Method of extracting mineral ore by hand using simple tools.
  9. 17. One of the most legendary boomtowns.
  10. 18. Mark that shows who the cattle belongs to.
  11. 19. Almost overnight Virginia City, Nevada gained a population of this many people.
  12. 20. Cheap fencing used to block off areas
Down
  1. 1. A vast area of grassland owned by the government.
  2. 2. Used to search riverbeds more quickly.
  3. 3. A vast majority of ranches were focused on these animals.
  4. 4. What towns turned into when mines closed.
  5. 6. A rope used for catching cattle.
  6. 7. This way of transportation was expanded so people could reach supply points.
  7. 12. Where gold was found in 1858.
  8. 16. A breed descended from Spanish cattle.