Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-09-14
FROM OMAHA.
OMAHA NEB Sent 9Th Is


FRIEND KEYEs.--I returned from trip
west, of a hundred and fifty miles, this morn
ing; bein g too late for the train yesterday
morning, had to wait for an express COM
ing east at ! l o'clock in the evening.
stepped into plain, unpretending car, aud
being very tired, l threw myself on the
cushions, and soon fell asleep 1 told you
something in my last of my views of the
Cinnamon passing through here in such
large numbers, and now want to tel you
OF another class going over our road in
equally large numbers.
When | awoke this morning I was sur
prised to find our long train of twenty
cars, all loaded with Texans on visit to
Chicago, and perhaps New York city. They
started at point about three hundred miles
west CT this, and tn cir passage was engaged
for ten dollars each. They were very fine
look ing snd SO large that only nineteen
could occupy a car. l stood looking at
them for some time. Their fine forms and
sleek, glossy appearance rivited my atten-
ton, but at last l discovered every one had
horns At this went back inlo my car
and began to think this matter over, till
concluded to write few words through the
me lium of your paper to my many friends
about the cattle business, as it is beginning
to be developed in this great region of coun-
try. Perhaps 1 am visionary, but cannot
help it, l see men who have arisen from
poor men in few years to princes, in point
OF wealth. and want to tell how some
have done it, and it may be l shall say
something that will induce some of my
neighbors to try their hand in the same
way.
1t may not be that you will get to be an
Edward Creighton of the lst National Bank
of this place, owning as he does his 900
head of cattle-and l see by this mornings
paper has bought 5000 head more of fine
Beef cattle, and has commenced shipping
them all to Chicago-but don't be discour-
aged, you can start as he did on small
scale go down to Texas and buy 1000
head of two or three year old heifers, and
early in the spring start them north, you
will be so.1e two weeks on the way before
you will get to the rich and growing grass
of Nebraska. Keep your cattle for one year
al. d you will find your capital has doubled,
keep them two years and you will lind 1t
has quadrupled, and so on in that proportion,
you can find plenty Of valleys west of
here where they will thrive all winter with
out providing anything for them. 1t is inte-
res ing to hear the accounts given of this
immense business. One man says he saw
800 COWS each having her calf by her side
feeding all in one company; passing on fur
Their he saw flock of 400 mares with their
colts. Another describes that he saw
droyes of cattle feeding on plain &c miles
by 80. These all seemed to 60 in families
from the calf running by her side to the one,
two and three years old. Night coming on
Cley WOulu leave the valley uuu Iuc SilSaH
where they had spent the day and then
march single file, the mother at the head
and Ter children following after, till they
reach the high levels and then on the
warm ground they lay down for their nights
rest-a really happy family.
1t will readily be seen how easily men &C
cumulate fortunes by this method of cattle
raising and sheep raising. Perhaps yousmay
say such life leads to Incidence, for the man
may reside here with his family, enjoying
all the luxuries OF city life while his two or
three hired men can watch and feed his
stock the year around on the plains of tn
rich and fertile country, bringing him in
untold wealth without scarcely an effort on
his part; but yet 1t has not had that effect
as far as haye been able to discover, on
those who are engaged in this business for
they are the most active class ofmen have
ever met, and there are those in Watertown
| would like to see enjoying the luxury of
an abundant competence from this source.
Yours, o. K. Coz.