Much as men rushed to the California gold fields, a small group of proud and visionary cattlemen heard of the boundless open and free range land of Central and Southeastern Oregon in the mid-1800s and brought their herds there.
Four men who built Cattle empires were John Devine, Pe.
Thousands of their Cattle and horses grazed on the boundless prairies.
Sometimes called ``Cattle Kings,`` or ``Cattle Barons,`` they ruled with painstaking vigor, occasional cruelty, and tenacity the untitled land.
Much as men rushed to the California gold fields, a small group of proud and visionary cattlemen heard of the boundless open and free range land of Central and Southeastern Oregon in the mid-1800s and brought their herds there
