Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-07-14

ties comprise the country drained by tho
thousands of streams that form the Rio
Grande, Neuccs, Guadaloupe, San Antonio,
Colorado, Leon, Brazos, Trinity, Sabine
and Red rivers, and is one Of the best wat
cred regions in America. The bluffs and
table lands bordering and between these
streams are covered with "bunch," "bulla-
lo,'' and mesquit grasses.
THE CATTLE PRINCES
of these counties are john lIittson, who has
fifty thousand cattle; William Hittson,
who has eight thousand head; George Bea-
vers, six thousand; Charles Revers, ten
thousands; James Brown, fifteen thousand;
c. j. Johnson, eight thousands S. Il. Jack
son, four thousand; Robert Sloan. twelve
thousand, (half Durham stock y Anderson
Brothers, six thousand Coggins & Parks,
twenty thousand; Samuel Vaughn, six
thousand; Martin Childers, ton thousand;
Cunningham, eight thousand Mauskaw,
eight thousand; Lacy q Coleman, twelve
thousand; John Chisholm, thirty thousand
JACK uITTsoN.
John Iittson's rancho is in Palo Pinto
county, on the Brazos River, where he has
fl1y thousand cattle; he has three hun
bred saddle horses and fifty hcrders. lie
drives about ton thousand head of cattle
north annually. Eighteen years ago he
was working from daylight till dark in
| Rust county, Texas, a timbercd section.
| Telling trees, cutting, rolling and burning
logs, aud clearing the land to raise little
corn and wheat From experience in the
forests of Texas, he knew that it would
take the thrce-score and ten years of nat
ural life to clear away the trees and wear
out the stumps; and, not Gancying the
| doom of hard labor for life, he sold his land
and, with sixty Texan cows ant nine brood
mares turned his face toward the setting
sun and the grass regions of the Brazos.
Less than a score of years have passed, and
| he has fifty thousand head of cattle and a.
many acres of land. llittson is about forty
years old. six feet in height, and broad
! shOuldCred. Has AN honest Sunburnt face
with a square, trm-set under jaw, which
as looked at it, / thought was shut it'll,
| irmcr, giving him more determined look
than it would otherwise, but for dozen Oh
two encounters with the fierce and unsati
able ComanchcS who knew llittSon ant
his old long muzzle-loading rifle we'll, aut
now know him with his Winchester.
have often wondered what they though
when they pOunced on him with his nov
Winchester, aud received ten shots in
minute instead of one in five minutes
They must have thought the old rifle be
witched. At any rate, they will give hin
IA wide berth, unless they creep upon hin
as the hunter docs upon the buffalo bun h
docs not dare to face. Mr.. lIittson is cs
tablishng a rancho ON the South Platte
near old Fort Morgan, for use, as his gen
eral northern headquarters. lie will win
ter five thousand cattle there this year, am
bring ten thousand head there for sale ne y
season.
John Chisholm, on the Coucho river,
another of the cattle raisers and drivers q
North western Texas, who carries on til
business on Il princely scale, and who's
experience is much like that Of IIittson.
OF the thousands o owners of the $500
600 head Of cattle in Texas. not one hund
red commenced with large means. The
have built themselves up from small he
ginnines. like IIittson and Chisholm.
MARKETS.
The surplus stock is disposed of by pack
ing, by shipping by steamer to the gul
States, by driving due north TO Abilene
Kansas, and schuyler, Nebraska, and b.
North western route to the Pccos river
where the drovcs divide, some going Il
Arizona and California by the southern
route, the greater number, however, keep
ing northern course up the PccoS river
to the Arkansas river, cross NJ at am
above Bcnt'> old fort, and thence along tn
eastern base of the mountains, throug
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