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What Did Cowboys Do After Reaching the End of a Cattle Drive?

by | Feb 8, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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What did cowboys do after reaching the end of a cattle drive? Wes Shinn Saratoga Springs, New York When the cowboys hit a trail’s end town like Abilene or Dodge City, Kansas, after some two months on the drive, the first thing they did was draw their pay and head for the barber shop to get a bath and shave. That would cost six bits or 75 cents. Next, they shed their duds at the mercantile store and got some new ones. A pair of trousers cost $1 to $1.25. A new pair of long johns might cost $


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