Friday, January 08, 2016

WH Carter drives horses to Kansas in 1880s







This is, so far, the only evidence I have found on a drive (although it is horses and not cattle) in which an Elginite took part. I would love to hear from readers about any other people who participated in cattle drive from (or through) the Elgin area. 

Below is an excerpt from Carter's 1946 obituary in the Elgin Courier for March 7, 1946: