New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-15

oo,AD.a a., s+aJe.yard go the horses were let ont OF
the ward oornered by horsemen in fence corner
END then one man. fixing his eyes on the morse De
wanted dashed into the herd flung his RATA ana unia
nv seeured me prize In one CASE the horse USED proo
oblv 20 the Observation-Disclosures animals we're broken
,y whom he was wanted" and actually stood still 20
no caught vaquero came after nights watch over
tIe slipped Off his horse at the door tied the animal
and in minute fast asleep standing up anu io"n
ing his head the saddle Hrs nap lasted nan an hor
and was broken apparently by the noise ABOUT nun
horse not thoroughly broken had attachedto us hcau
stall n broad leather band when the owner wanted 10
mount he slipped this band over the horses eyes ana re-
moved II IA soon as he was securely in the
saddle The cgtlle range Is divided INTO
ranches each OF which has a foreman re-
responsible to the proprietor for the cattle on tue
place These men receive, was told. from S'2VO 10
81 800 per annum and their food and necessary travelling
expenses. Under them yaQueros The cattle range
as they please enormous extent OF landi "heh
market cattle are wanted when il is thought eXpedi
en TO drive band to new pastures foreman sets out
with from u TO Is men. horseback accompanied by
wagon which bears provisions and the blankets OF the
men, as well cook Three horses are taken along Tor
each man. for the business is not easy They SEPARATE
and hunt up the cattle they want-eaoh rancho mas us
distinct brand-and all drive toward one point Meeting
there which may be 100 miles from their destna-
ton they combine forces TO drive the whole hord SLOW
" 70 the place where they are wanted This dehahus
wachfuness both night and day. and men are up rom
p O'Clock at night until the next night one nan Keep
ing watch all nights and all of course being on morse
back all day The men receive $50 per month"; anu OWN
taeir saddles and Announcements
AN UNPLEASANT POPULATION.
Do the men marry9 asked one OF the forelneh, ne
was little puzzled at my question. lie presently IT,
| piled: No; they live with Spanish women Mheh
children are born they can't take care OF them some
more prosperous friend who is the mans padrone''
] % ham Worry
change about good deal There no schools for the
children: no churches. The men drink more or less
This is the substance Ofreples to inquiries made
and as 1 rode the plain, | saw no Schools OF
churches not even a Catholic priest II seems to be
q wild rough goddess and disreputable sort Of life, In
which the rich employer, kind and liberal as he may BE-
gives no heed to the morals of his men, or to their
intelligence In the wheat country of MERGED, though
most of the people were renters and the houses were
small and mean, and far apart there were schooi-
houses; / saw the little children riding or driving 10
school; on Sunday somebody breaches IN the little
schoolhouse and there is at least chance that the
children shall grow up into reputable citizens. But
what is to become Of the children raised in such cattle
district as have described Has not the community
right and duty to compel the erection OF schoohouses
the maintenance Of schools, and the attendance OF
children as of Legitimate selfdefensef The
land about Firebaughs and lower down, Is good but
needs water The Kings River Irrigating Ditoh VIII
supplv il to considerable district and Mr.. Miller is re-
ported 10 have some 1000 of alfalfa this Spring
which needs irrigation years here but is thereafter
very profitable hay crop. There are also some crops
Of wheat and barley put in but most OF the land west OF
the san joaquin, about Firebaughs, is given over to
cattle and sheep AS you journey toward Visalia you
will notice that the telegraph poles. which are here
square sawn timber, rubbed off quite smooth and
round for about three feet from the ground For 80
miles did not single pole which was not thus
polished 1t done by the cattle, who rub themselves
against the poles until in many places these have had to
he reinforced with heavy posts to prevent their desruc
ton. u NJ