Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-28

COLORADO HERpsMEN-For ten days hun
bred men have been sweeping every nook and
corner of this country, gathering in, rounding
up and cutting out the stock. Men were there
from Wyoming and various parts of Colorado
eagerly watching every roundup TO catch
giImpse OF the peculiar mark or brand that
should indicate an animal OF their own number.
They adopt a half military plan, by appointing
new captain for each separate roundup.
Before disbanding, the place of assemblage is
designated for the following day, which is some
times fifteen or twenty miles distant from the
preceding roundup. Early in the morning
horsemen may he seen radiating from a COM
mon centre, and scattering over the plains TO
every point of the compass, and from ten
O'Clock A. NJ. until four P. NJ. they come string
ing in from as many directions, each with a lot
of cattle, numbering from a dozen head up to
sometimes several hundred As fast as the
small lots are driven in they are assembled in
one general herd, aud surrounded by enough
horsemeu to bold them until the roundup is
completed, when the work of cutting COM
menceS. Getting them together is only exha-
rating exercise, but cutting them out IS quite
different thing. From five hundred to two
thousand head constitute the usual roundup,
and they are so densely damned together in a
body that if one moves ii puts the whole herd in
motion. Thus, with their long horns in the
air, they sway back and forth like eahess for
est shaken by the wind.
Six or eight men are designated as buckaros,
whose duty it is TO ride into the herd, and like
so many wild Indians in herd of buffalo, they
dash among them whip in hand, select each an
animal bearing the proper brand, and squirting
their horses TO their utmost speed they run the
gauntlet of a thousand bGstling horns, dash
ont of the excited herd through the surrounding
picket line of men, and out into the open coun-
try beyond, where the poor brute is left to pom
der over the sudden change, while the buckaroS
return to the herd and 20 through with another
exciting chase Abput ba1f bnnr thpyo q 70
relieved by fresh men and horses, and so the
wild excitement continues amid the din and
confusion Of perhaps 1900 older cattle and half
that many calves in the beginning, and all striv-
ing their best at once TO see which shall out
bawl the other, until each man has separated
from the herd the entire number bearing his
brand. The labor is not long, but extremely Sc
we're while it lasts.
Horses and riders are severely taxed, and
some OF the calves get their lives crushed out of
them, and occasionally the elder ones succumb
from being over driven. Pending the cutting
out period, disputes sometimes arise between
some of the different Stockmen over cattle with
dim brands, or such as have no brands at all.
In this case as in other countries, men are find
ing more stock than they anticipated, and out
of the several thousand head that have come
under my observation, not one have seen but
was in Il thriving condition, and very many of
them are fiji for the butchers stall. 1t is now
well understood that seven per cent will cover
the entire loss Of the stock in Northern Colora-
do for the past winter-COr. DeaUer NetcS.
JUSTICE TO THE OTTAWA INDIANs.-It will
be remembered by the readers of the Times that
about year ago quite an extended history was
given of the foundation and subsequent conduct
OF the Ottawa university in Kansas. That his
tory showed that large and valuable tract of
land set aside by band of the Ottawas through
sacred treaty SnpulalionS for the education of
the children of their tribe forever, was diverted
from the purpose for which they gave il to the
foundation of Il UNCONVENTIONAL religious insti-
tuition for the education of whites 1t was
shown that this diversion amounted to a direct
robbery of the Ottawa's property, and that part
Of it at least went into the hands of private
Spectators. Some of the trustees appeared to
have been men of honest purposes, who, were,
however, guided by overhead in the interest of
the Baptist denomination in Kansas instead of
the duty imposed upon them by the Indian trust.
The interior department last year caused an in
yestigation to be made by honest men, and tried
10 devise some means by which the trust could
be reclaimed and devoted to its original purpose
The investigation showed that under existing
laws it was very doubtful if this object could be
accomplished, All the measures that were
deemed legal, or likely 10 be in any manner
effective were instituted by the department,
But the trustees were defiant, and no progress
was made during the last session of congress.
Mr.. Shanks of Indiana, chairman of the com
mitee on Indian affairs of the house of represen-
tatiyeS, made himself acquainted with the his
tory OF the Swindle and through his efforts and
the efforts of the committee a law was passed.
which promises a speedy and effectual restora.
ton of the value of the property to the Indians
who formerly owned it,
The law was finally passed on the last day of
the session. 1t terminates the trust absolutely
and Immediately. ltsuthorizeS the secretary of
the interior TO appoint commission of three
persons to appraise the property, gives them
power 10 subpoena witnesses and administer
oaths, aud to require OF the trustees complete
account OF their stewardship, together with a
statement OF all the receipts and expenditures
OF money. This, no doubt, they will be unable
TO give, and rs the law provides that they shall
not be released from any responsibility of their
trust, they will soon find themselves in very
uncomfortable situatiOu.-N. Y. Times.