article_snippet.sent: The operation, dubbed the Comanche Pool, which was based at Evans's ranch, began with 26,000 head of cattle.
article_snippet.sent: Saved: Four ranchers moved to the area in the 1870s and early 1880s and set up an enormous ranch, dubbed the Comanche Pool.
article_snippet.sent: Contrast: This photo shows several of the many cowboys employed by the Comanche Pool in Comanche County during the 1880s .
article_snippet.sent: However, in 1884, a large portion of Comanche County - where the ranchers had used land 'unofficially' - was bought by settlers for $1.25 an acre.
article_snippet.sent: In following years, as the herd law was enacted (forcing ranchers to fence ranchers cattle) and the winters became harsher, the Comanche Pool dissolved.