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Rules for riding the Stagecoach

Chuckwagon Etiquette

 Arbuckles

WELLS FARGO RULES FOR RIDING THE STAGECOACH

Adherence to the Following Rules Will Insure a Pleasant Trip for All

1. Abstinence from liquor is requested, but if you must drink, share the bottle. To do otherwise makes you appear selfish and unneighborly.

2. If ladies are present, gentlemen are urged to forego smoking cigars and pipes as the odor of same is repugnant to the Gentle Sex. Chewing tobacco is permitted, but spit WITH the wind, not against it.    

3. Gentlemen must refrain from the use of rough language in the presence of ladies and children.

4. Buffalo robes are provided for your comfort during cold weather. Hogging robes will not be tolerated and the offender will be made to ride with the driver.

5. Don't snore loudly while sleeping or use your fellow passenger's shoulder for a pillow; he or she may not understand and friction may result.

6. Firearms may be kept on your person for use in emergencies. Do not fire them for pleasure or shoot at wild animals as the sound riles the horses.

7. In the event of runaway horses, remain calm. Leaping from the coach in panic will leave you injured, at the mercy of the elements, hostile Indians and hungry wolves.

8. Forbidden topics of discussion are stagecoach robberies and Indian uprisings.

9. Gents guilty of unchivalrous behavior toward lady passengers will be put off the stage. It's a long walk back. A word to the wise is sufficient.

Chuckwagon Etiquette
Author Unknown

These unwritten rules were strictly followed by the trail crew.

1. No one eats until Cookie calls.

2. When Cookie calls, everyone comes a runnin'.

3. Hungry cowboys wait for no man. They fill their plates, fill their bellies, and then move on so stragglers can fill their plates.

4. Cowboys eat first, talk later.

5. It's okay to eat with your fingers. The food is clean.

6. Eat with your hat on.

7. Don't take the last serving unless your sure you're the last man.

8. Food left on the plate is an insult to the cook.

9. Don't even think of going back to work without putting your dishes in the wreck pan.

10. No running or saddling a horse near the wagon. And when you ride off, always ride down wind from the wagon.

11. If you enjoy the water bucket, refill it � pronto.

12. If you're refilling the coffee cup and someone yells "Man at the pot." You're obliged to serve refills.

13. If you come across any decent firewood, bring it back to the wagon.

14. If you ride by the campfire and Cookie's nowhere in sight, stop and stir the beans.

15. Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.

 Arbuckles
The coffee that won the West

Arbuckles Coffee originated in 1865 when John and Charles Arbuckle patented a means of preserving roasted coffee beans. The beans were roasted and then coated with a mixture of sugar and eggs to seal in the freshness. Sold under the name "Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee", the one pound bags were a welcome blessing to the cowboys of the west, who were previously forced to keep a supply of fresh coffee on hand. Each bag not only contained coupons redeemable for gifts, but each contained a stick of peppermint candy. Later, the coffee bags contained Trade Cards of different topics.