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"Most of the spring roundups started in April and lasted
about three months. The fall trail drives usually lasted
from three weeks to C month. This was because there was
quite a bit of country to cover, and we had to move the
cattle slowly in order to keep as much weight as possible
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on them. '"
"I usually followed the men with the chuckwagon. Sometimes
two wagons with four mules pulling each were used.
They not only carried 811 the water used for drinking, washing
dishes and cooking, but also all the food used for cook6ing and the personal bedding and belongings of the crew,"
"I liked cooking most of the time, except when there
was very bad weather such as rain, wind, dust, and hail
storms; or a lot of unexpected company. One time, both came
at the same time. We put tarps under, over, and up on one
side of us against the storm. This helped keep a little of
the sand out of the food. However, there wasn't anything
we could do about the company. So much dirt got in the food
that we couldn't tell the difference between the potatoes
and stewed fruit. The company didn't let this bother them a
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bit. They sure enjoyed their dinner."
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Ibid.
6Ibid.Ibi
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Baker, Roxanne. Hub Castleberry, Camp Cook, paper, December 5, 1969; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39395/m1/3/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Marfa Public Library.