…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. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "McCoy, JG" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。… ※「McCoy,J.G.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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