McCoy, JG (English spelling)

Japanese: McCoy,J.G.(英語表記)McCoyJG
McCoy, JG (English spelling)

…Cowboys were already active in Texas in the 1820s, but their golden age began in 1867. When the railroad reached Abilene, Kansas, livestock trader Joseph G. McCoy (1837-1915) came up with the idea of ​​gathering cattle here and transporting them east, and advertised that he would buy cattle for $40, whereas at the time in Texas they were selling for $4 a head. Soon, cowboys were driving 500,000 cattle a year from Texas along the Chisholm Trail, despite the 1,000-mile (1,600 km) distance. …

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Japanese:

…1820年代,テキサスではもうカウボーイの活躍が見られたが,彼らの黄金時代は67年にはじまる。カンザス州アビリーンまで鉄道がのびた時,家畜商人のジョーゼフ・マッコイJoseph G.McCoy(1837‐1915)はここに牛を集め,東部へ運ぶことを思いつき,当時テキサスでは1頭4ドルだった牛を40ドルで買うと宣伝した。たちまちカウボーイたちは,テキサスから〈チザム・トレール〉沿いに,1000マイル(約1600km)もの距離をものともせず,年間50万頭の牛をここまで追ってきた。…

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