Biggest Killer Of Cowboys

The sound of thousands of hooves carry across the prairie, another cattle drive is on its way. The scene makes you think of western films you have seen. Where the cowboys would be beset by rustlers or Indians at every mile or they’d be hit by a dust storm which would cause a stampede. You’d expect to see bodies strewn about here and there. However, the biggest killer of cowboys was never the arrow or gun, as most films would have you believe, but the waters of rivers they had to cross. More cowboys lost their lives in being drowned than in gunfights were shot down. 11 February 2008