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20134804-16
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A transcript of a Cowboy Narrative, or Rangelore, interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s with former cowboy James W. Mathis. Mathis was born in Logan County, Arkansas, and relocated with his parents to Burnet County, Texas in 1885 when Mathis was 12 years old. He worked at his grandfather's ranch, Sherly Ranch in Burnet as a cowboy upon his arrival. In his interview, he describes transportation in wagons and trains, milking cows, parasites, cattle sales, roundups, branding, and various entertainment that cowhands engaged in during their downtime, including poker, fiddling, telling stories, singing songs, and going to gambling and "pizen" joints. He also describes problems with cattle rustlers.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-1
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