While riding on a cattle drive, cowboys would typically carry a bedroll, firearm and ammunition, a knife and a rope lasso.
On cattle drives the cowboys usually did not have a wagon but rode their horses.
Ranchers hired cowboys to gather and drive the cattle east. The expansion of the railroads shortened the cattle drive, enabling the cowboys to simply drive the cattle to the nearest rail stockyard.
at the end of the cattle drive, the cowboys rest and drink and fight
Cattle.
In the late 1800s the Chisolm trail was used to drive cattle by cowboys. The cowboys originated in Texas and drove the cattle to Kansas to be sold.
Cattle
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
Cowboys took cattle up to Kansas from Texas because they could get a better price for their cattle. They used the Chisolm Trail to avoid passing through areas where it was illegal or dangerous to bring Texas Longhorns, who were known to carry ticks harmful to other cattle breeds.
Cowboys.........
Because that's where they needed to sell their cattle.
Cattle Drive--- A journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to the railroad depots in the 1800's
Near the chuck wagon by a campfire.