The Trail Drivers of Texas: Interesting Sketches of Early Cowboys and Their Experiences on the Range and on the Trail During the Days that Tried Men's Souls--true Narratives Related by Real Cow-punchers and Men who Fathered the Cattle Industry in TexasJohn Marvin Hunter, George Washington Saunders These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas, those rugged men and, sometimes, women who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories--some humorous, some chilling, some rambling, all interesting-form an invaluable cornerstone to the literature, history, and folklore of Texas and the West.--Amazon.com. |
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... mules and we would move camp . I left the four bad men sitting on their saddles under a cotton- wood tree and felt that I had done the right thing . I went up the river about two miles and camped . After all this occurred , right here ...
... mules and we would move camp . I left the four bad men sitting on their saddles under a cotton- wood tree and felt that I had done the right thing . I went up the river about two miles and camped . After all this occurred , right here ...
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... mules loose , up rode about thirty bucks and squaws , all ready for supper . They stood around till supper was ready and the old negro cook began to get crazy and they couldn't stay any longer . They got on their horses and left . An ...
... mules loose , up rode about thirty bucks and squaws , all ready for supper . They stood around till supper was ready and the old negro cook began to get crazy and they couldn't stay any longer . They got on their horses and left . An ...
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... mule in the out- fit which had a pair of hopples tied around his neck , and in swimming the mule passed near a willow limb that had been broken off by the cattle , and this limb 106 THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF TEXAS.
... mule in the out- fit which had a pair of hopples tied around his neck , and in swimming the mule passed near a willow limb that had been broken off by the cattle , and this limb 106 THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF TEXAS.
Page 107
... mule's neck and held him there swim- ming in the water . I told the man who owned the mule that unless the hopples were cut loose the animal would drown . It was a dangerous undertaking , but he plunged in and cut the hopples , and the ...
... mule's neck and held him there swim- ming in the water . I told the man who owned the mule that unless the hopples were cut loose the animal would drown . It was a dangerous undertaking , but he plunged in and cut the hopples , and the ...
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... mule teams loaded with buffalo hides . Even though the country was wild I found some excellent locations for a ranch , especially in the Concho country . When I returned home and told father about the wild country and people he decided ...
... mule teams loaded with buffalo hides . Even though the country was wild I found some excellent locations for a ranch , especially in the Concho country . When I returned home and told father about the wild country and people he decided ...
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