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Title: 49er Frontier Days Souvenir Program (PH 6-18) Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Pamphlets Catalog #: PH 6-18 Author: Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce # of Pages: 42 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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DICK LOSTUTTER, Chairman 1947 ’49er Frontier Days Wild West Show In Texas, it’s still “Howdy, Stranger,” but here in Grass Valley, it’s “Howdy, Pard.” In other words, welcome to the Grass Valley ’49er Frontier Days Wild West Show. Most newcomers think of Grass Valley as the heart of the Gold Country and rightly so. Gold has been the mainstay in these parts for the past 98 years. But ranch life and riotous excitement in the sport of working cattle is actually a part of colorful Grass Valley. Here then, is your 1947 Wild West Frontier Days show. The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce through its ’49er Frontier Association has made every effort to bring you a good show that is local in nature; the stock is the best obtainable in this area; the local boys riding are amateurs; and they also are interested in giving you a good show. We hope that you will enjoy the show and that you will approve of their sincere efforts. Grand Entry: July 4th All contestants must enter. Judging for typical cowgirl, cowboy, best group turnout, youngest boy and girl, oldest man and woman, best bareback rider, and best driving turnout. Prize ribbons to be awarded in each section. This Wild West Show is a competitive sport which springs from a greater industry—the gigantic cattle industry which developed in Texas just after the Civil War. In those early days of the cattle industry, when great herds roamed vast unfenced areas, when ranch houses were few and far between, when grazing lands of ranchers were divided only by imaginary boundary lines, the cattle from several ranches often wandering right through the imaginary fences and mingled with thousands of others. Thus it was the custom, twice a year, for all cowboys in a grazing domain, to band together into one big crew. They would round up all the cattle, separate each ownevr’s stock, brand the calves, and cut out those animals which were fat and ready for market. Where roping and riding were everyday chores, it was only natural that those skills should be the main topic of conversation. It was only natural, too, that there should be considerable arguing and bantering as to the abilities of individuals and gangs. To settle such arguments it became the custom to hold a riding and roping contest at the close of each round up. Thus, today’s show is the direct outcome of these early contests.