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==Palo Duro country==

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In 1876, a year after the Kiowa and Comanche Indians had been forced onto a reservation, Goodnight became the first cattleman to bring herds onto the Llano Estacado, or the South Plains of  West Texas. He drove 1,600 head of longhorns to the Palo Duro from Pueblo, Colorado.<ref>http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/people/maryanndyerGOODNIGHT.cfm</ref> to establish the "Old Home Ranch" near the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River in southwestern Armstrong County near the site where [[United States Army]] [[Colonel]] Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889) had fought the Indians in 1874.<ref>http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/virtual_red_river_tour/pdtf/page_13.cfm</ref> Goodnight's ranch consisted of corrals and picket houses built from timber taken from the canyon.<ref name=hbook>H. Allen Anderson, "JA Ranch," ''The Handbook of Texas.''</ref>

In 1876, a year after the Kiowa and Comanche Indians had been forced onto a reservation, Goodnight became the first cattleman to bring herds onto the Llano Estacado, or the South Plains of  West Texas. He drove 1,600 head of longhorns to the Palo Duro from Pueblo, Colorado, to establish the "Old Home Ranch" near the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River in southwestern Armstrong County near the site where [[United States Army]] [[Colonel]] Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889) had fought the Indians in 1874.<ref>http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/virtual_red_river_tour/pdtf/page_13.cfm</ref> Goodnight's ranch consisted of corrals and picket houses built from timber taken from the canyon.<ref name=hbook>H. Allen Anderson, "JA Ranch," ''The Handbook of Texas.''</ref>

Goodnight outfitted his men and cattle for the winter and returned to Colorado to bring his first wife, the former Mary Ann “Molly” Dyer, a teacher from Weatherford in Parker County west of [[Fort Worth]], to their new homestead. The Goodnights, the Adairs, and four [[cowboy]]s, arrived at the Old Home Ranch with breeding bulls and ranching provisions. On June 18, 1877, Goodnight and Adair inked their five-year partnership, which stipulated that Adair would supply the capital and the "JA" initials, and Goodnight would provide the daily management of affairs.<ref>[http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/people/Charles_GOODNIGHT.cfm]</ref> The agreement called for Adair to receive two-thirds of the property and profits. Goodnight would receive the other one-third plus an annual salary of $2,500. Goodnight borrowed his third of the investment from Adair at 10 percent interest. The ranch began with a meager 1,500 cattle on 2,500 acres.<ref name=hbook/>​

Goodnight outfitted his men and cattle for the winter and returned to Colorado to bring his first wife, the former Mary Ann “Molly” Dyer, a teacher from Weatherford in Parker County west of [[Fort Worth]], to their new homestead. The Goodnights, the Adairs, and four [[cowboy]]s, arrived at the Old Home Ranch with breeding bulls and ranching provisions. On June 18, 1877, Goodnight and Adair inked their five-year partnership, which stipulated that Adair would supply the capital and the "JA" initials, and Goodnight would provide the daily management of affairs.<ref>[http://www.rra.dst.tx.us/c_t/people/Charles_GOODNIGHT.cfm]</ref> The agreement called for Adair to receive two-thirds of the property and profits. Goodnight would receive the other one-third plus an annual salary of $2,500. Goodnight borrowed his third of the investment from Adair at 10 percent interest. The ranch began with a meager 1,500 cattle on 2,500 acres.<ref name=hbook/>​