In his thrice-weekly column, the Calgary Herald's Ken Liddell, who started writing for the newspaper in the 1950s, mentioned them often in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. This historic Texas gate in Banff National Park was used to keep animals in a paddock. The paddock's keeper, living in a house nearby, no longer played an essential role - a cost saved by the Texas gate. "It should be satisfactory for the purpose intended and do away with the necessity of keeping a man at this point." Williamson to the Banff superintendent in 1940. "The construction of this gate appears to be exceptionally good," wrote parks controller F.H.H. Jennings and other officials included a photograph of the Texas gate, enclosing negatives for distribution in case other parks wanted to copy the design. "It's kind of like a sign to you that 'Oh, OK, I'm driving through someone's property to get to my destination,'" he said.ģ2:52 Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, January 04 On today's show: Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek joins us with a look at what she hopes the city can achieve in 2023 how Calgary is preparing for another busy year for international migration we head to Texas for the story of the Texas gate and why they don't call it that down there we go on a toboggan ride with a few youngsters at Confederation Park.īut in Alberta, the grates are built into paved roads and are commonplace, not found just on range roads and ranches.īanff National Park's animal paddock had a Texas gate installed by 1940. When you drive over one in the States., it means you've likely driven right onto someone's private property, Tidwell says. "I was always careful to get across a cattle guard as fast as possible." "Your feet are small enough that you could get your foot caught in the gap between the pipes," he said. Texas gates don't just keep animals in a paddock but can stop them from entering a dangerous site.Īs a kid in Texas, Tidwell says his time on ranches meant learning how to get across cattle guards. The infrastructure proved especially useful where ranching meets oil and gas operations. Tidwell points out they are an early form of automation, a way to keep things moving. That allows people in cars to access a piece of land without the need to get out of a vehicle and fiddle with a swinging or sliding gate - or even slow down, for that matter. The grid of bars is spaced just so, with gaps in between, making livestock and other hoofed animals wary to cross. They're easily made at home, Tidwell said. You can buy them pre-made, and while there are patents for both Texas gates and cattle guards, they never took off under any trademark. "Cowboys are going to bring technology with them whenever they're working."Ĭattle guards, Tidwell said, are typically constructed of metal - sometimes from reclaimed train rails but typically from tubed sections of metal. "There's a lot of cross-pollination," Tidwell said. In the latter half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century, the same groups of investors owned cattle operations in Australia, Canada and the United States, he says. But when the automobile came into play, that's when they started to litter the landscape, Tidwell said. Dans les #MontagnesDuJura □□, on appelle ça un passage canadien.Côté □□, c'est un bovi stop.En ski roue il vaut mieux être prudent que prétentieux.#ski#rollerski#biathlon /hjh9HMLgbX- guards were part of the American and Canadian rail systems before the 1900s.
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