A Note From Cottonwood Corners
News Staff
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The work of the cowboy on the yearly roundups west of the Missouri River was hard and dangerous. A day in the saddle could be long, hard, and sometimes fatal. Immense distance from medical care and slow transportation just added to the hazards they faced on the open range. In the summertime, the work was often hot, dusty, and bonebreaking; in the wintertime, it was cold, lonely, and demanding.
