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    The document summarizes the development of cattle ranching and oil industries in the Great Plains and Texas. The cattle boom ended in the 1880s due to overgrazing, competition for water, and corporate owned ranches. The Southwest oil boom began in 1901 when a drilling crew struck oil at Spindletop, Texas, producing over 100,000 barrels per day and changing the economic landscape. Cowboys were mainly Mexican Americans and African Americans, not typically how they are portrayed.

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    The Cattle Frontier and The Oil Frontier

    1/10/18

    Development of the railroad made it profitable to raise cattle in the Great Plains – Cattle Boom

    - Cattle could be bought cheap in Texas, loaded on a railroad and sold much higher in

    other states.

    - Cowboys are not typically what we think – mainly Mexican Americans and African Americans

    - Cattle boom is over in the 1880s

    o Overgrazing, Competition for water, Corporate owned ranches, all contributed to the

    end of the cattle boom

    Black Gold: The Oil Frontier

    - Southwest Oil Boom begins in January 1901 in Spindletop, Texas

    - Andrew Mellon had invested $300,000 for a crew to hunt for oil

    o Drilled pipe about 880 feet, eventually stuck oil: “Oil Geyser”

    o In Spindletop, massive amounts of oil. Over 100,000 barrels a day.

    - Oil changed everything

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