The Great Plains

Abilene acres agricultural amount Apaches arid region arid-region doctrine Armsmear barbed wire became buffalo California cattle cattle kingdom cattlemen cent civilization Colorado Comanches common law Company Congress Coronado cowboy crops culture Desert Land Act developed dry farming East eastern expedition fact farmer fence forest frontier Glidden grass Hamlin Garland herd High Plains Homestead Act horse horseback humid Ibid industry irrigation Jacob Haish Kansas land unit Mexican Mexico miles Mississippi Missouri mountains nature Nebraska ninety-eighth meridian North northern osage-orange Pacific patent Plains country Plains environment Plains Indians Plains region practically prairie problem railroads rain rainfall ranch ranchman range Report riparian River round-up San Antonio Santa Fe says semi-arid settlement settlers sign language six-shooter South southern Spain Spaniards Spanish story stream territory Texans Texas Rangers timber tion trail tribes weapons West Western wind windmill