1870 to 1879

BUFFALO, Nebraska

Agriculture, Cowboys, The Wild West, Marketing/Business, Daily Life, Farms and Ranches, The Frontier

Five cowboys on their stallions relay in the chase after the stampede of wild mustangs.  For three full days, the cowboys pass off the shift of herding the animals until after hunger, thirst, and ceaseless movement, the stampede is forced into a state of complete exhaustion only to be captured by their faithful pursuers.   “Wild Horse Charlie” was the first to make a business on a larger scale...