Subdeacon Joe Posted September 28, 2024 Posted September 28, 2024 The Texas Quote of the Day: "It has been estimated that, between 1867 and 1890, approximately 10,000,000 cattle went up the various trails. Each year there were from 150-200 herds of about 2500 head each. A herd required 12 men, at least six saddle horses for each man, and a mess wagon and team. The cattle traveled on an average of 15 or more miles per day, or 450-500 miles per month. Each year the cattle movement up the trail required an army of 2400 cowboys and 14,000 saddle horses. From first to last, between 45,000-50,000 cowboys using almost 300,000 saddle horses took part in the drives. The cost of operating a trail unit was about $500 a month. It cost the drover between fifty and sixty cents to transport a cow from Southern Texas to the Kansas railroad stations." ------ William Curry Holden, "Alkali Trails," 1930
Doc Neeley Posted September 28, 2024 Posted September 28, 2024 Go look at the Erwin E. Smith photos of the cowboy life on the Amon Carter museum site.https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/erwin-e-smith
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