b'DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.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.Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgA t a ranch, a roundup, orthe working ranch hands (cowboys) on a cattle drive, the campto keep a suit of town clothes with cook was considered the mostthe town barber. The first thing they important person. Nobody messed with the cookwould do when they got paid and because everybody eats and a really good cook couldwent to town was visit the barber to often make the same wages as a foreman. get a bath, a haircut, and a shave. Then they would put on their fresh, clean town clothes, and head for the saloon. However, the drovers on the long cattle drives were another matter altogether. They were lucky if they had a spare shirt, let alone a complete change of clothes and there werent any barber shops or general stores along the way. so brutal that few drovers ever made more than one N ot many of the men on the long cattle drives weredrive. There were far easier ways to make a living. working ranch hands. They were men who were contractedA t an old time cow camp (a roundup) for that drive and mosteverybody saddled their own horse, were teenagers thateven the ranch owners wife if she C ontrary to Hollywood, working ranch handshired on just for thehappened to be present. This was done seldom had any serious problems with the Nativeadventure. Some werefor the same reason you pack your own Americans. That was pretty much reserved for theattempting to evade theparachute. Those range bred horses were military that went looking for them.law. They were callednot gentle backyard pets and should there drovers. City folksbe any kind of a problem or an accident Y ou didnt often see a working ranch hand in towncalled them cowboys.involving a horse or the equipment, in his cowboy garb. It wasnt uncommon forLife on a cattle drive wasnobody else could be held responsible. Redeemer Lutheran Churchinvites you to join us!Sundays:8:30am - Bible study10:00am - Worship serviceAlternate Saturdays:10:00am - Mens Bible study10:00am - Womens Bible study @annex buildingMonthly special community events at the annex.450 Rose Ln., Wickenburg, AZFacebook @RedeemerWickenburgRedeemer.Wickenburg.events@gmail.com When I stepped in the door it felt like coming home.ArizonaRealCountry.com May 2023 9'