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"...dollar a day and found..."
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The above expression was addressed on one of Bob. B. Bell's clips on Encore Western. His explanation of the term 'found' was simplistic. He said the term meant that the cowboy needed to be 'found'.I…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt May 13, 2012.
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Dave McGowan replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"Yes, several times.
I have a book of Russel and it might even be in there. Haven't looked at it in a while."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"The blizzard of 1869 was the worst to date in Texas There was 13 ft of snow on the dead level in Dallas--which wasn't there yet, the only thing there was John Neeley Brown's cabin--6 ft in Waco & the Brazos River froze…"
Dave McGowan replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"Charlie;
I did a lot of research concerning the winter of 1886 - 87 for my novel "Homesteader". Some of the stories from that winter were horific. Not only was it an awful season but the preceding few years had been quite mild and people…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"Cowboy pay was pretty standardized in Texas up thru abt WWI. A 'button'--a kid--got $10 a month. Once he got some experience he usually got $15 or $20. A regular cowboy, usually called a'waddy'--"he…"
Dan Law replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"Yeah, my first real job was in Alaska, living in a line house, on a railroad track gang. $2.95/hour with $4.95/week deducted for 'found', though they called it room and board. We could ask the cook to fix whatever we wanted and I lost 25…"
Dave McGowan replied to Dan Law's discussion "...dollar a day and found..."
"Exactly. "What can be found here" which is a bed in the bunk house and all you can eat. In my case it was $5.00 a day and found and even though it was a very long time ago, what I ate in a day was worth far more than what I was paid in…"
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"...dollar a day and found..."
The above expression was addressed on one of Bob. B. Bell's clips on Encore Western. His explanation of the term 'found' was simplistic. He said the term meant that the cowboy needed to be 'found'.I grew up in the west and have heard the term all my life. It means just what my dad told me it meant. It means 'board and room'. The dollar was walking around money. The cowboy would be fed and housed plus a dollar every day he worked.See More
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