Before the period of time when train and bank robbers used the The Outlaw Trail, it was used to run stolen cattle from north to south.  Cattle barons in Wyoming and Montana controlled most of the grazing land and claimed the land as their own. Homesteaders found life in that land to be nearly impossible.  In defense, they would go to work for the barons, however, while on duty, they would run unbranded stock into the hideouts.  After a nice size herd was collected, they would run it down the outlaw trail to markets far away.

By the time the 1890s rolled around, rustling stock became more difficult. Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch moved into the hideouts and used the Outlaw Trail to avoid capture after their daring heists.

The map shows the various places where holdups took place and hideouts existed.  The period of time used for this collection is centered around the activities of the gang referred to as the Wild Bunch.  Although Cassidy was considered to be the leader of the Wild Bunch, he did not personally participate in the majority of their activities.

Some believe he acted in the capacity of a president with numerous groups working under his direction, but it is my opinion that those groups all worked independently and he was simply respected by them due to the success of the few robberies he actually participated in.  Of course you are welcome to form your own opinion.