Mining, Ranching, and Farming

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Across
  1. 4. chose a crew for the long drive to the supervise the drive and negotiating of the settlers and Native Americans in which earned them about $100 a month
  2. 5. also named Calamity Jane, was a legendary performer during the western touring performances and dressed as a man
  3. 7. a disease that famers feared because it was found in free-roaming herds that could possibly infect their dairy cows
  4. 9. used high pressure water to blast away dirt which exposed the minerals under it
  5. 12. thousands of miners that rushed to the Carson River Valley when prospectors found silver there in 1859
  6. 15. the true influence of the American cowboy as many followed what they wore or ate
  7. 16. when this was found, prospectors would swarm into the region and this was found near Pikes Peak
  8. 17. involved the digging of tunnels along veins of gold and also breaking up tons of ore
  9. 19. when invented, it gave a new way for farmers to protect their fields and for ranchers to enclose the lands where their animals grazed
  10. 20. a major cattle route that ran from San Antonio, Texas through Oklahoma to lastly Kansas
Down
  1. 1. minerals that are found loose in sand and gravel
  2. 2. were drawn to the Pikes Peak because of the findings of gold in that area and rushed to areas where gold or silver were found
  3. 3. they feared free-roaming herds because they would trample their crops, so they were glad to see open range of land instead
  4. 6. a show by William F. Cody in the 1880s that included tricking riding and rope exhibition that was made to mock battles of the cowboys and Native Americans
  5. 8. sturdy, short-tempered breeds that were established to the dry grasslands in Southern Spain
  6. 10. also known as “Wild Bill,” was another legendary performer during the western touring performances and was a scout or spy during the Civil War
  7. 11. this was found in the Carson River Valley in 1859 by prospectors
  8. 13. the idea of overland transportation of animals that usually lasted about three months
  9. 14. type of cattle farmer that opened up to the Great Plains and started a profitable business
  10. 18. their clothes were highly influenced by Mexican vaqueros that wore spurs, leather overalls, and ate dried strips of meat