Sheep in the Old West
b'Columbus, Cortes and other explorers brought sheep to the Americas. The California gold rush miners needed food; sheep was the answer. "Uncle Dick" Wootton bought 9,000 sheep, after a fight with a Ute Chief and crossing the Sierra Nevadas he made a $50,000 profit.\\xa0\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'