Ranching and Farming Chapter 18. Cattle First Came to Texas With the Spanish in the 1500’s.
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Mining Placer mining – mining for the shallow ore at the earth’s surface. (Individuals) Quartz mining – corporate mining using heavy equipment to dig.
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The rise of the Cattle Business Before the Civil War millions of longhorn in Texas sold for $4 each raised for leather or tallow (fat) to make.
