Monday, December 4, 2017

Matador Ranch sold

Some of my infant ancestors, now long dead, atop a Matador bull. If you think this is a cavalier way to pose children, look closely and you'll see the parents holding the kids behind the bull.
(Texas Day by Day) On this day in 1882, the Matador Land and Cattle Company of Dundee, Scotland, purchased the Matador Ranch.
The ranching venture was started in 1878 in Motley County in northwest Texas by partners Alfred M. Britton and Henry H. (Hank) Campbell.
An early financier, Spottswood W. Lomax, gave the ranch its name of “Matador,” reflecting his enthusiasm for Spanish literature.
During the following decades the ranch evolved into a massive enterprise. Continued

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