Set 12 Settling the West

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Across
  1. 1. a long rope used to catch animals
  2. 3. A place where livestock is bought, sold, and held before shipment
  3. 5. a ranch hand who takes care of saddle horses
  4. 7. meeting place
  5. 8. Sturdy cattle accustomed to dry grasslands
  6. 10. a large area of level or rolling land with grass and few or no trees
Down
  1. 2. to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet certain demands
  2. 3. a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses
  3. 4. a symbol burned into an animal's hide to show ownership
  4. 6. domesticated animals that are raised to be used on a farm
  5. 9. A vast area of grassland with no fences, where ranchers could graze their herds for free
  6. 11. the act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances