Wash and Wear Laundry

The punchers took great pride in their cooking and housekeeping; in fact, they got to be plum cranky about it. Their washing was done in camp—there was no other way out of it. When in reach of JA headquarters, there was usually a woman or two that did it. Many a time I rode out into a lake or creek, and washed out my shirt and handkerchiefs. If the weather was warm, I would put my shirt back on and wear it, letting it dry on my back.

From The Camp Life of a Cowpuncher by Carroll Doshier as told by Jim Christian