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Mrs. Annie McAulay
Maverick Texas
Runnels County
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COWBOY LORE
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EARL HOME was born in Travis county Texas, Sept. 7, 1883.
He came with his pa rents to Lunnels County in 1895. His
f==,ther, A. A. Horne was a Range ,ider before him. ge had
punched cattle in Hayes and Travis counties before coming
to 1,unnels County.
Mr. Horne says, I learned to sit on a horse when not
more than six years old. I began riding and helping work
cattle when fifteen yeas of age. My father was working for
W. L. MbAulay and I was given a job with the same outfit.
When I was about grown t went o work for Jake Stubblefield
of Norton. He had ranches and lessee scattered over Runnels
and some other caLnties further west. I did the usual job of
riding branding and so on. After t had worked awhile for Mr.
Stubblefield, I decided to try my hand at a cooking job and
so went to cooking for one of his outfits near Midland. I
was on the trail quite a bit then too. They always carried
the cook and wagon along on the drives. I remember one stam-
pede we had at _ifig Springs.
It was in 1905. Ouroutfit was driving two or three
thousand head of cattle from Aidland to a place north of
tag springs. When we got to 81g springs they refused to cross
the railroad. The boys worked and worked to try to cross witht
them butthey finnally got so disturbed and scattered for miles
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Mrs. Annie McAuLay
Maverick Texas
Punnels County
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around, we bad to get extra help and then finally crossed the
track several miles below the regular crossing. It took all
day to get together and across that track.
I was with another trail driving outfit in 1903. This t
time I was riding. Mr. McAula+ outfit was driling 1000
bead of steers to the texas plOtinst 14 left bis ranch at
Maverick. We had c ampotti*Tibink it was our second night out
not far from "rt. thadbonAl. A rainstorm came up around mid-
night and frightened the herd and throwed them into a panic.
They began to run and ball, and of course we rode like mad
to stop them. And darkltbat was tbe blackest night I ever
saw. We wryer could get them dadblame dogies to milling.
They just scattered everywhere. It took us all the next day
to get 'em all together agin.
I worked three years for Hill Eros. Cattle ks. of
Midland. I had a cooking job part of the time. That was the
worst bunch for razzing new riders I ever saw. I felt real
sorry for those old boys sometimes. They did treat em plum
rough at times. They'd play -practical jokes on them and try
to put -he dirtiest work possible on and give them the toughest
horses in the outfit to ride, if tey could work em intto
mounting item. Put it didn't hurt 'em none I' guise.
I went to work in 1917 for g. I. Russell of an Tonia.
I worked on he Grape Creek ranch in Te1as and also on
ranch in he Osage country in Oklahoma.
I was feeding steers most of one winter while working
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