Chapter 8 Crossword

5. Ranchers met with cowboys to collect cattle from the open range
7. replaced cowboys
8. conflicts or disputes over parts of the open range
11. Nickname for the Great Plains by Major Stephen Long
14. adventure books that sold for a dime and helped spread the myths of the Wild West
17. a vast area of grassland owned by the government
18. a group of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community
19. Mexican technique to round up cattle.
20. calves without branding

1. a tract of public land available for settlement
2. town that's population grew basically overnight
3. a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants
4. Invention which enabled hundreds of square miles to be fenced off cheaply and easily
6. using simple equipment like picks, shovels, and pans
9. a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
10. first name for an elevator
12. This region extends westward to the Rocky Mountains from the central Dakotas through western Texas
13. companies dug deep beneath the surface with this
15. first drive of 260,000 cattle to Sedalia, Missouri
16. Prospector who staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon Nevada.