“Come along boys and listen to my tale, I’ll tell of my troubles on the old Chisholm Trail…” Those troubles could include raging river crossings, prairie storms and hold-ups by thieves. According to the Kansas State Historical Society’s Kansapedia, experts have found as many as 1000 verses of the song, each added by a lonesome, bored cowboy as he drove the herd slowly, giving the cattle time to graze and put on pounds. Much of its fame may have been gained by cowboys singing the song, The Old Chisholm Trail. A portion of the cattle trail followed Chisholm’s trade routes, thus earning the name of the Chisholm Trail. Chisholm himself was an Indian trader, guide and interpreter who built trading posts in the Oklahoma Territory. Celebrations planned all along Chisholm Trail for 150th anniversaryīy Donna Sullivan, Editor Jesse Chisholm never drove a herd of cattle, yet the trail named after him has become perhaps the most famous of cattle trails and is the centerpiece of celebrations from Texas, through Oklahoma and up to Kansas, honoring its 150th anniversary.
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