There would be 2,500 to 3,000 head of cattle and they'd go all day, eight to 10 miles a day. There'd be about eight or nine cowboys on the trail and a lot of them didn't make the whole trip. The trip was so long, some got lonesome and others got sick from malnourishment.
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