CHAPTER 23 The White Deer Lands, 1903-1957: A Summation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE IX
3. CONTENTS XI
4. ILLUSTRATIONS XIII
5. MAPS XIV
6. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE XV
7. Introduction: The Big Bonanza 1
8. CHAPTER 1 A Kentuckian Visits Texas 10
9. CHAPTER 2 Survey Difficulties in Northwest Texas 18
10. CHAPTER 3 Fencing the Francklyn Range 31
11. CHAPTER 4 Foundation Work on Francklyn Pasture 44
12. CHAPTER 5 The Big Cattle Deal of 1883 59
13. CHAPTER 6 The Francklyn Company Assumes Full Control 72
14. CHAPTER 7 Colonel Groom Experiments with Cattle on the Texas Plains 88
15. CHAPTER 8 One Hundred Miles of Indian Border 101
16. CHAPTER 9 The Big Forgery of 1884 126
17. CHAPTER 10 A Desperate Struggle for Cattle Markets 136
18. CHAPTER 11 Headed for the Last Roundup 155
19. CHAPTER 12 British Bondholders Take Over White Deer Properties 172
20. CHAPTER 13 White Deer Lands Emerge from the Francklyn Wreckage 192
21. CHAPTER 14 A New York Yankee Takes a Look at Texans and Texas 213
22. CHAPTER 15 The Francklyn Foreclosure Suit 224
23. CHAPTER 16 Cattle Controversies Ended by Foreclosure Sale 233
24. CHAPTER 17 Ancient Grasslands and Modern Beef Production 247
25. CHAPTER 18 Tyng Proves Agricultural Value of White Deer Lands 268
26. CHAPTER 19 Boom Towns Boost Northwest Texas Lands 287
27. CHAPTER 20 A Decade of Leasing White Deer Lands 306
28. CHAPTER 21 More Water for White Deer Lands 323
29. CHAPTER 22 Tyng Bids Farewell to White Deer Lands and the Panhandle 335
30. CHAPTER 23 The White Deer Lands, 1903-1957: A Summation 355
31. APPENDIX: WHITE DEER LANDS MANAGEMENT: TABLES OF ORGANIZATION 369
32. INDEX 373