Chuck wagon presentation shows value of cooks on the open trail

Chuck wagon presentation shows value of cooks on the open trail

HOWARD – The most valuable person for cattle drives on the open plains was the cook. A light hanging from the cook’s chuck wagon told cowboys they could rest, eat, and be refreshed after a long day’s cattle drive. Cowboys lived a hard life on the open plains driving cattle to the stockyards to be loaded up on trains to feed America. Many of them were outlaws, outcasts or young boys who needed to make a living for their families in the aftermath …