The men who drove cattle for a living were usually called cowhands, drovers, or stockmen. In later years, famous cowhands participated in the Cowboys' Reunion Rodeos. In 1893 Pecos, Texas, two cowhands join forces with a lady marshal. Horgan is impressed with Jubal's work ethic and makes him foreman over the other cowhands. The disease soon spread from the cattle to the cowhands. The town became a trade center for the area's settlers, cowhands and Indians. He was encouraged by his fellow cowhands, who recognized the tactile authenticity of his drawings. The film's principal anachronism is showing most of the cowhands with beards. During a heated dispute, Chormicle and a friend shot and killed two of Jenkins's cowhands. Most black cowhands would purchase food and prepare it for themselves on the trail.