Cattlemen and Cowboys of South Dakota

Profiles of beef cattle people connected to South Dakota.

• 1866-1957Al ClarksonJames Albert Clarkson started as a ranch hand in the Black Hills country and became a major horse breeder, cattleman…South Dakota
• est. 1890Belle FourcheA town that exists because a railroad depot gave the northern Black Hills a place to ship livestock.South Dakota
• 1857-1945George Edward LemmonGeorge Edward Lemmon bossed some of the biggest roundups on the northern plains, helped bring a railroad across South…South Dakota
• 1858-1911James "Scotty" PhilipScottish-born Scotty Philip built a South Dakota cattle outfit, lost most of a herd to blizzards, and became the man…South Dakota
• 1862-1930James Taylor CraigJames Taylor Craig started as a cowhand, became a superintendent and bank president, and ended as a director of the…South Dakota
• 1847-1929John Dickinson HaleJohn Dickinson Hale hauled freight to the Black Hills gold camps, then ranched near Tilford and held legislative…South Dakota
• 1879-1951Thomas Matthew BerryA Nebraska-born homesteader turned Hereford rancher, Tom Berry carried a cattleman's practicality into the governor's…South Dakota