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They would hunt reindeer, Arctic fox, seals, walrus and polar bears. The activity was most extensive at the end of the 18th century, when an estimated 100 to 150 overwintered. [22] Unlike the whaling, Pomor activity was sustainable, they alternated stations between seasons and did not deplete the natural resources. [23] Andrée's base on Danes ...
The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2 ) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico , varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km).
Wyman P. Meinzer is a photographer from Benjamin, Texas. [1] In a review of 'Texas Lost', The Dallas Morning News said Meinzer "just might be the best nature photographer in Texas. [2] He has had more than 250 magazine cover photos published. [3] He also has 17 photography books published. [3] George W. Bush named him state photographer of ...
A pair of chaps hanging from the ranch's "6666" insignia. The ranch was established by Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he purchased the land from the Louisville Land and Cattle Company. [3] [7] Legend has it that he won the ranch from a card game, where he scored four sixes. [3] However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore ...
The JA Ranch is located southeast of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. The main ranch house, now a museum devoted to Charles Goodnight, is located a short way south of United States Route 287. It is a two-story construction, its oldest portion a log cabin which predates the American Civil War. The main portion of the house, built ...
The ranch produces Bosque Beef, and cinematic-quality commercials have cropped up advertising 6666 Beef, hailing from one of the largest and most iconic ranches in the country – which now ...
The ranch was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. [2] [7] The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inducted the ranch in 2019. [8] King Ranch was one of the first ranches to be added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, because of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 which was signed that same day.
The mountain was the site of the Packsaddle Mountain Fight with 21 Apache Tribesmen on August 4, 1873 and was the last major Indian battle in the area. The fight on Packsaddle Mountain was precipitated when a woman from the Moss Ranch (in what is now Llano County) came into the ranch house with an arrow sticking out of her side.