OUT WHERE THE WEST BEGINS 



Any time during the year one may see cowboys, 

 ranch hands, old-timers and Indians about the streets 

 of Pendleton, but a few days before the Round-Up 

 Pendleton has all the appearance of a cow town. 

 Chapped and booted cowboys, riding that inimitable 

 close saddle, pass frequently to the jingle of chain and 

 spur, or loll in picturesque groups at the sidewalk 

 edges, where, in characteristic, well-modulated voices, 

 the relative merits of "bucker" and "buckaroo" are 

 discussed at length. 



The "get up" of the American cowboy comes the 

 nearest of any we have, to being a national costume and 

 is by far the most picturesque, as well as practical, from 

 Stetson to spurs, for like most national costumes there 

 is a practical reason for every appurtenance of it. His 

 broad-brimmed hat with its soft color, casting a softer 

 shadow beneath, has become the crown of these mon- 

 archs of the range and is usually his first consideration 

 — his hat, which must be of a character to protect his 

 eyes against scorching sun and driving rain, is often 

 ornamented with a woven silver star or circled with a 

 multi-colored horsehair band of Indian workmanship, 

 or with a leather strap, black and silver studded. The 

 sombreros vary in styles and shapes, all of which have 

 their names, and the method of creasing, pointing, 

 crushing or rolling the brim varies with the locality 

 or with the individual whim of the owner ; but in what- 

 ever shape or form, this characteristically American 

 headgear is one of the most becoming and practical 

 types of hats to be found. 



The cowboy's loose flannel shirt with turn-down 

 collar is warm and comfortable, and protected at the 

 wrists by long leather cuffs of brown or black, tight- 

 fitting at the wrists, which keep the wind out of his 



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