Why did the Chisholm trail end in Kansas

Chisholm Trail became a very important and profitable route for cattle driving around 1867-1870, which was used to drive cattle to Abilene city, after that period the route was slightly shifted to west many times, till lately The Western Cattle Trail led the cattle drive to the Dodge City, which then became the most important cattle trade ending Chisholm Trail.

One of the reasons historians claim to be the cause of Chisholm Trail route ending was the cowboy's behaviours. They brought conflict to the cities they stopped by, so in 1872 the city of Abilene, which was a cowtown known for being rough and violent declared it was not allowed to cattle shipping anymore because the community was suffering with so many conflicts between farmers and cattlemen. Then the city of Ellsworth, outside the Chisholm Trail turned into the newly cowtown together with other places as Newton and Wichita that welcome the cowboys, with this a new route to Dodge City grew and The Western Cattle Trail became the most used trail rather than the railhead of Chisholm.

Some say the Chickasaw Indians also contributed to this shift in 1869 because they start to tax the cattlemen.

Other factor that seem to have contributed was the building of a rail branch in 1871 promoted by Wichita city to link to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.