Utah phillips the goodnightloving trail lyrics genius. Oliver loving and another cowboy were involved in a skirmish with comanche indians a few miles north of the current town of loving. He was one of the original texas ranchers, starting as a rancher in 1856 he was the first to recognise. Horsehead crossing goodnight loving trail, inc is with patrick dearen. Compton inserts a few real people for variety, too.
Charles goodnight knew the west of jim bridger, kit carson, dick wooton, st. This was taken back over the goodnightloving trail, hundreds of miles, all the way to lovings home in weatherford, texas, where it was delivered to his family. Charles goodnight, oliver loving, and the goodnightloving trail. The trail, pioneered by cattlemen charles goodnight and oliver loving in 1866, is titled the goodnightloving trail with a hyphen. Ultimately the trail ran from young county, texas, southwest to horsehead crossing on the pecos river, then northwards to fort sumner, through colorado, ending in cheyenne, wyoming. The following year, 1867, texas cattleman john chisum began driving his own cattle up the goodnightloving trail, acquiring land along the way in southeastern new mexico. The chisholm trail, goodnightloving trail, and the. Goodnightloving trail the handbook of texas online. Charles goodnight established a herd of cattle in the keechi valley of palo pinto county in the late 1850s and ranged his cattle across palo pinto, parker and young counties. The goodnight loving trail was a trail used in the cattle drives of the late 1860s for the largescale movement of texas longhorns. Goodnightloving trail, sometimes called goodnight trail, historic cattle trail that originated in young county, western texas, u. The book is widely available for purchase, and also can be downloaded.
Spanning from texas to wyoming, the goodnightloving trail was first blazed by charles goodnight and oliver loving in 1866 to sell cattle to the u. In it, hunter has assembled sketches and observations of the cattle drivers. A museum now marks the site of the bosque redondo reservation and explains the history of these events. He was mortally wounded by native americans while on a cattle drive loving county, texas, the second leastpopulous county in the united states in population, is named in his honor. Their goodnightloving trail became the standard route for cattle drives from southern texas and new mexico to markets farther north in new mexico and in colorado and wyoming. The trail went north parallel to the chisholm but about 100 miles further west.
Initially, it ran north from fort sumner up the pecos to las vegas, then followed the santa fe trail to raton pass and around the base of the rockies via trinidad and pueblo to denver, colorado. The northern extension of the goodnightloving trail was first blazed by loving in the fall of 1866. Charles goodnight and oliver loving play a fairly large role not surprising, given the title, judge roy bean even makes an appearance to dole out his particular brand of frontier justice. Cowman and plainsman, as well as the 1985 western epic, lonesome dove, by larry mcmurtry. It took until 2018 for the longtime friends to realize their dream of bottling the spirit of 1960s cocktail culture. Since that was a roundabout way, goodnight in the fall of 1867 altered the route fifty or sixty. He drove cattle to denver in 1860 and was later commissioned by the confederacy to drive cattle to rebel troops on the mississippi. The goodnightloving trail was a cattle trail from texas to the new populations in the west. This was traversed in the cattle drives during the latter part of the 1860s for wholesale transportation of texas longhorns. The goodnight loving trail began at fort belknap texas, along part of the former route of. Both were wounded and loving later died of his wounds in fort sumner. How many cattle were moved on the goodnight loving trail.
The goodnight loving trail triple x texas women book 2 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The trail was established in 1866 by cattlemen charles goodnight and oliver loving, who followed a. It is of bois darc the wood that was used in the ox wagon goodnight built for the 1886 trip that blazed the goodnightloving trail. Oliver loving december 4, 1812 september 25, 1867 was a rancher and cattle driver. The trail ran from young county, texas southwest to horsehead crossing on the pecos river, then northwards to fort sumner, through colorado and finally ending in cheyenne, wyoming. Provided to youtube by universal music group the goodnight loving trail chris ledoux songbook of the american west. That august, goodnight and loving set out on their second drive up what would become known as the goodnightloving trail, this time departing from trickham, texas. Horsehead crossing goodnight loving trail, inc posts. Charles moved with his family to waco, texas in 1846 when he was ten years old. The largest trail, the great western, started in south texas with feeder trails at the rio grande. Together with charles goodnight, he developed the goodnight loving trail.
In 1857, he joined the texas rangers, where he continued to fight in. When the national cowboy hall of fame was created in oklahoma city in 1958, goodnight was among its first five inductees. See more ideas about charles goodnight, texas history and cattle drive. And now, 150 years after that first cattle drive along the trail, its time to retrace the route. Charles goodnight blazing the cattle trails legends of. His 2,000 mile goodnightloving cattle trail delivered texas longhorns through comanche territory from west texas to new mexico, colorado and wyoming long before the railroads or settlement. The goodnightloving trail begins in newcastle, texas the history of which stems from fort belknap, which stood sentinel on the brazos river. An exciting story of a texas ranger, adventurer, and immigration officer who became a symbol of his age while gambling with death in the wild frontier regions of texas, arizona, and old and new mexico. Charles goodnight and oliver loving established it in 1866. It didnt lead to montana, but first to new mexico, then colorado, and eventually wyoming. This page is dedicated to creating a 4th of july weekend celebration around the 150th anniversary of the goodnight loving cattle.
The goodnightloving trail went west into new mexico near fort sumner and then northward east of las vegas new mexico and then into colorado. Horsehead crossing goodnight loving trail, inc home. Long drive trail going west through the new mexico territory before turning north. His 2,000 mile goodnight loving cattle trail delivered texas longhorns through comanche territory from west texas to new mexico, colorado and wyoming long before the railroads or settlement. Former texas rangers benton mccaleb, will elliot, and brazos. Im looking firsthand at the area surrounding the goodnightloving trail named after cattlemen charles goodnight and oliver loving. The result was the goodnightloving trail, a 700mile route through west texas and new mexico that eventually brought the cattle right into the booming mining regions of colorado.
The trail runs northsouth from fort belknap, texas, to. By the time he was 20, he was working as a cowboy and served with the local militia in the many fights against comanche raiders. Goodnight returned to texas for another herd while loving rode ahead to secure government contracts for the next drive. Cofounder of the goodnightloving trail, charles goodnight was born in macoupin county, illinois on march 5, 1836. Charles goodnight wrote of the death of his friend oliver loving in the book the trail drivers of texas by j. The chisholm trail, goodnightloving trail, and the western trail were all important transportation routes for which industry in texas. The trip was highly profitable and they made history along the way by establishing the now famous goodnightloving trail. Too old to wrangle or ride on the swing you beat the triangle and you curse everything if dirt was a kingdom, they youd be the king on the goodnight trail. The goodnightloving trail was one of the first of the postwar trails to be blazed across part of west texas. See more ideas about lonesome dove, charles goodnight and texas history. With 18 men and 2000 head of cattle they set out on 6 jun 1866 to blaze a trail from belknap, tx, to ft sumner, nm. In 1866, former texas ranger charles goodnight and cattle rancher oliver loving joined their herds for a historic cattle drive north. The trail ran southwest to connect with the pecos river and thence up the river valley to fort sumner, new mexico, and north to the railhead at denver, colorado.
Charles goodnight was a former texas ranger and known indian scout. Goodnight and loving drove thousands of cattle north to the reservation to sell cattle to the starving indians. Tish walker had all her dreams tied up in the prize longh. He became a cattleman in 1856, then a texas ranger 1861. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the goodnightloving trail ed trickett the telling takes me home. The two blazed a new trail to lucrative markets in the west through hostile indian territory. Goodnight made history for his gutsy cattle drive with partner oliver loving. Charles goodnight established a herd of cattle in the keechi valley of palo pinto county in the late 1850s and ranged his. He trailed other herds west over the goodnightloving trail, now traced out on maps. On august 29, 1860, loving and john dawson started a herd of 1,500 toward denver to feed the gold miners. Goodnight bought the gear of a government wagon and then had it rebuilt with heavy, tough bois darc. Charles goodnight had a huge effect on the history of cattle ranching. The tale is familiar to fans of larry mcmurtrys epic novel lonesome dove and the starstudded miniseries borne from the book, but even without the embellishment of.
Haleys book about goodnight, he went on to write that it was the strangest, and most touching funeral cavalcade in the history of the cow country. The goodnight loving trail by faye adams goodreads. The real trail, and the real history, belonged to charles goodnight and oliver loving. Charles goodnight cattle ranching and cowboys gcse. In 1876, he established the first ranch in the panhandle of texas, making the j a cattle on the palo duro. The navajo indians, who were being kept in a reservation near fort summer, were close to starvation due to poor government planning. Kentuckyborn oliver loving came to texas in 1843 at the age of 30. The partnership was a good match, oliver loving, the experienced trail driver, and charles goodnight the former ranger and indian fighter who knew w tx well. Author patrick dearen will be signing copies of his new book at stones furniture store from 6. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
Some might say goodnight loving vodka started 50 years ago when founders tim osburn and gary crowell were just kids taking in their parents cocktail parties from the top of the stairs. Facebookranchseeker that same year, goodnight contracted for cattle to be brought from cheyenne, wyoming, making the trail even longer, moving from pueblo to the south platte river. He established the ja ranch in the texas panhandle in the former comanche stronghold of palo duro canyon, dominating nearly 20 million acres of range, and. Goodnights legend inspired plenty of literature, including the 1936 nonfiction tome by j. Cattle drives started in earnest after the civil war. Charles goodnight, born march 5, 1836, macoupin county, ill. Evetts haley in his landmark 1936 book charles goodnight, cowman and plainsman.