The witnesses to the game had been cattle drovers like himself, hired to drive the man's cattle to market.
The town grew as a centre for cattle drovers.
Later the tracks were used by cattle drovers and sheep dealers.
Thomas Payne, a cattle drover, died of smallpox when his son was two years old.
This new road gave Tennessee's cattle drovers greater access to markets along the east coast.
It became an important watering and overnight halt for cattle drovers providing easy access to water.
At age 20, he became a cattle drover in Nevada.
Others worked in agriculture, as cattle drovers, shepherds and millers.
A tollhouse was established here in the early 19th century on a road used by cattle drovers and coaches.
Once used by cattle drovers, a ferry ran between these shores to facilitate crossing to markets beyond.