b'DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.Concert Page By Lee Anderson, Old West Living Historian, Award Winning Author, and Old School HorsemanLee Anderson and his horse, Concho, are well known around the state doing presentations in schools, corporate events, and civic events. Sponsored by Cowtown BootsPhoenixTempeTucson Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgT here were really not veryO n the long cattle drives north the cowboys would many cowboys in the latesing to the cattle at night. It tended to soothe 1800s. The 1890 U.S. censusthe cattle and keep them calm and quiet. Though put 17 million people westcowboys, in general, werent noted for being highly of the Mississippi River. (Actually, there were a lotreligious, some of their songs such as In the more because, back then Mexicans, blacks, andSweet By and By and Nearer My God To Thee Native Americans were not counted). The censuswere actually religious pieces. They also sang The showed no more than 30,000 cowboys. This meansCowboys Lament (The Streets of Laredo), Old that for every cowboy there were 500 other people inDan Tucker, and The Old Chisolm Trail. The the west doing something besides riding horses andmost common cowboy musical instrument was not tending cattle. the guitar but the harmonica which could be easily carried in a shirt, vest pocket or saddle bags.outshoot any man in the W illiam F. Buffalo Bill Cody opened hisshow (including her husband, spectacular Wild West show on May 19, 1883,Frank Butler, who was also a in Omaha, Nebraska. The show thrived for 30 yearscrack shot). Lucille Mulhall and survived, in fits and starts, for almost 30 more.gained fame as a roper and a As an employer, Buffalo Bill was way ahead of hisbronc rider. Tad Lucas rode time. Women were an important part of his Wildbucking broncos in the arena West show. Although there were fewer places forand scored higher than a lot women in the shows, his records indicate the womenof men. In the shows heyday, Cody employed as were paid on an equal basis with the men. Womenmany as 500 actors and staff and his expenses were often played roles such as prairie Madonnas oras much as $4000 a day. The show went bankrupt as Indian captives. At first, woman rode sidesaddlein July 1913. A whole new form of entertainment, but by the 1890s they were appearing astride theirmotion pictures, pretty much sealed the fate of the horses the same as the men. Annie Oakley couldspectacular Wild West shows. Enjoy the new8acre addition to ourDont Miss Not valid with any other discountsOur New Off Admission Per Person/$20 Value20 new species, including 3 new Rhinos!Zoo, aquarium and safari parkwith 6,000 animals, Baby Giraffe,Austin!8 shows daily,tons of rides,a thousand thrillsand a million smiles.All in One Day!Dont MissOur NewBaby Sea Lion, Sunny!5Arizonas Ultimate, Year-Round Family Fun Destination. Arizonas Largest Collection of Exotic Animals.Northern Ave. and the 303 Freeway623-935-WILD (9453)WildlifeWorld.com$ArizonaRealCountry.com April 2019 37'