Hi Dallas

I will be very interested in any replies you get. I am also gathering
background information to do some work in West Texas, the area west of
Dallas. So far all I have been able to access is the site forms in the Atlas
database. I do have a paper on Montana kindly sent to me by a colleague I
meet at a conference. We should probably talk off list.

Gaye Nayton


Dr Gaye Nayton
Heritage Archaeologist
Perth
Western Australia
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of dallas
ward
Sent: Friday, 11 January 2013 5:46 AM
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Subject: Cowboy and Ranching Archaeology

Howdy Fellow HISTARCH listerv members,

     My name is Dallas and I am a graduate student in Heritage Management at
Texas Tech University.  I work primarily in Historical Archaeology and am
currently working on a west Texas cowboy site.  I have two questions that
hopefully some of you may be of assistance with.
     First, do any of you now of any papers or reports related to ranching
or cowboy archaeology?  I have only been able to locate a couple and this
seems strange to me, am I just missing something or are publications of this
sort just rare?  I have the Fontanna - Johnny Ward's Ranch (1962), THC
- Walker Ranch report by Scurlock (1973), and one from U of A McGuire -
Rancho Punta de Agua (1979).  I also have a CRM report out of Nevada but it
was little help.  If anyone could offer suggestions or assistance with
sources I would greatly appreciate it.
     Second, the cowboy camp has a large quantity of 45 caliber cartridges
without head stamps.  Does this mean they are loading their own maybe at the
headquarters?  If so I have been unable to find a source in support of this
theory.
     I greatly appreciate any help or insight.  Unfortunately due to
confidentiality issues I am unable to supply any pics or much of a
description beyond the vague description of a cowboy camp, possibly a
line-camp in western Texas dating to approximately 1890.  Thanks in advance
for your responses.

-Dallas Ward