The sun., 1873-07-02
MUTTON cnors ~ 1nE MILLroN.
Tho Largest Drove OF Shcrp w the World
Scrur IN Denver, Coi.-1brre Montss
Gong 100 nliIes-A Talk with MIR. =. 4.
Ar.n ~ IIar In lIrns IL Eurtaac


| Gong 100 niiies-A Talk with Mr.. y. y.
| Arm follow 10 CirBr u Fsr,spc.
| Correspondcncc " The Sun.
| PUEBLO. col, June Al met MIR. j. j.
| Arpiio IN the Iindcii Hotel this mcrning lie
| and his brother probably the largest sheep
owners in the United States. They live In hihu-
| aueraue, New Mexico. Their herds numNer
nearly s5N.OD) head. The brother has Just nisdo
! his appearance IN Denver with u Cock Of 5000
| sheep, and Mr. J. 7. Anniio tells me that he has
| drove of 7fso wcthers hut few days journey
| from this city The brother was formerly tho
teller of bank IN New YORK city, but he nnds
| sheep raising more profitable than operations
| IN WAL street. Tho father ~ these two gentle.
! ren has hccn IN the sheep business over thirty
! years, and the sons thoroughly understand u.
| gentleman willing to give the rcadegs Of lils
| sCS ~ the Information in his power. We talked
| ~ follows!
| wurnE Tur sHrsr oRszv.
Correspepdcnt You must have a i,rce tract
| of land 10 feed 21D,0tn head al sheep.
! Mr. Arniic oh. th-y grave upon Government
ianh' we divide them into hrcks OF 5000 c.,h
~, ccnri ci herhsr, 9TH each Ilock enG lct
! herds ATE grazing az FAR as 20 miles from home.
At stated periods we receive reports from our
! hcrdcts, giving the number ard condition ~
| their focks SO that at almost any time we are
able 20 take nn scc"unt Of si"ch and ascertain
| TO fraction where No stand.
| Correspondent lave you sny difficulty In
! rrncuring hcrdrrt
|
want At hand. They Get about go month and
| now rnr suErr nprrp
| Correspondent What Kind " sheen DO vou
Mr. Armiio We rnise common sheen. Tho
! breed originally came froin spain and was Of
the finest kind; hut the secp have been bred
| IN 50 much that they have dcicriora'cd, To
hesSs .ynsy y te G nTck las shod nc be
done In New Mexico, and the result is
that We raise common but fir sheep.
. ! Ippptf - SOtuiah how ~
/ breed wonderfully The ewcs breed hack e.
their anccs lors very qu'ck. and the finest grtd'
IA obtained. but while land Ia sO plcntiful we
[ are satisfied TO gp on IN tho old wav. People.
however, are gradually coming n and taking ur
shall he compelled 10 curtail nur Cocks and ruisn
hl"odcd sheep. when that ,lne doc~ come wr
do now from 2nnm OF :Fimi.
Corr.-pondent How much wool d. vol r'l.c
| Nj. ArmUo-it will average auouui aut a. htlf
W. gen'rNny send u Fast by way " kit Carson
Mia i RS R"mss. Bnt we have mo diftS In sriing %
the clip In New Mexi'o. Lst wear We sold the
@cn @ W 20, MipnS.els ,s. y" ,ho, , e IH. ~
market which aftervHtd occurred.
now ruEV pRivi THE suFrr
Correspondent What Kind cf land Is II around
MIR. Anuiio The rr,s- is very fine on the
plains There :. plenty "f water and our nocss
during The winter, aud those start un the rra-s
aud make the CRYING go d. Last winter, how
ever. tNFre was bltt lltfle snow. ami the EFA-1
Of nur lambs. West VI AibnruerIue the coun-
try tS mountainous. pt course sheen can Ice
raised IN ~" mountains, hut thcS requir" m r"
care and become ~, ~ expensive. We prefer
the plains =" the mountains.
arrived in Denver Win op0hcsd " sheen NV
long did e take TO drive them up nom Alhu-
Mir Arriin over three months They nre
usually driven about four mile. n day. This
gives them time 60 er.s-, aud thcv do not fan
on IN weight. IN moving our sheep never
take the ru,in road, but drive them acruss the
plains whore the grass Is the hest The driyets
! or. inen who know the country thoroughly, and
whu can tel wher, they are At any time ny look
inc at the mountain ranges. I have nearly 20,Ic1
wethrrs ready 10 butcher hut there nre only
ION on the wNv here. Too many would hr,.,k
| down the market. and II Is not 10 our interest
to throw our sheep on n broken market These
7WO were ,hcarcd before thev started We al
WAYS shear our sheep before starting them for
.Cnrsspondcnt--I see from the Denver papers
| That \ Mr Fv ms has arrived there with aO.usl
sheep The paper says that there are now $3.50
Mr. Armio Ycs. I presume the r,rke, is
most Of his sheep TO the stock rrisers about
Denver. You sce thnt cry Is cetn'ral point
ST Louis. chi ago. Omaha Salt Lake, or wher-
ever they command the hest prices
WHAT rAYs AND WHAT pON'r rAY.
C,@r-srondrnt Would It pay YOU "a ship them
Mr.. Arm'iotrhst :. doubtfm II would pay
many sheep at stated perods: hui O. throw
3oUOi sheep on any Rsstern arLct without no.
fesdns the i s@cip We waited " f"r sI the l' n,ar r
ket g. recover, would eat UP all the profits.
COrre5p e5pondent-Dr you IKE II better In New
Mexico than you did in New York
MIR. Armiiu-l always like best thcplace here
a, can NIX NIKE The most mnney % can make a great %
street And then Albuquerque is pleas,ut
supply us with iui,'y beei aud excellent mutton
every day Voc N get ell kind Of vegetable
and GIT thcnl early. We can live almost well
as YOU do in \, W ork.
Here Mr.. Arnijp turned the tables on y,fir
c"rrespondcnt. lie interviewed me a. t" ny
business In the Territory. l answered his que
tion. with the charming frtukuc-- Of 4 he So
paper man, sni We separated mutually pled-ei.
AFFECTION ur rrE SHEEP roR TuE uERbER>.
IT, conversation With Mayor Rice ~ Pueblo I
mctIe ehfeedincCfN New NeXiCan sheep. The wool
J., no.. IT YER, hlsh grg'e necnuS, c9 me sher'
times they are driven through hlonk once or
twice, but not enough To take y" suIla,e dHst
LIN the reece; ana thorough ,'"x5,r xoai fr Is "a
th' lia j oi the uniuttu with a Sharp kn "' "ii"
hHgtie y in shocking manner. Thus th,N - -
cure only portion n the icecc. and the she ~
looks ragged aud scraggy. II more care was
taken with the herd. the Weld of wool would be
The affection Of the sheep for the herder is
relnnrknho. He Is with them day aud night.
l'Gdig. nom 10 fresh pastures aud prcscrvin.
them from an haru IT they are stamuedcd
thcy r'turu at the sound of his voice. In cssc
hrrd, and cling to lin Tor protection Their
confidence In him l. unhounded They follow
him over the plains ben, ath a burning sun for
hundr DIS Of miles while being led 10 slaughter.
He slows them water, and af' er drinking they
await HIS pleasure, when night drops upon the
plains an the hcTdcr wraps his blanket about
HIM and goes to rest, the drove hudGle up t.
him "a close a. nO-sible, aud fall a~lecp, form
ing an immense white circle, Of which he Ia the
centre. Up with the dawn, they patiently await
his movements, and when finally rurraled and
iu the p wcr IF the butcher, they bleat pitcously
for the false friend VINO has led them to death.
When Clubs Were Trumps-Coi, Spencer'-
Thnuks
The Police Commissioners yesterday investi-
! greted forty three complaints against policemen,
among which was one by Michael OIlri'u of ~ BaN-
ter street, who accused patroman Roger OIIaloran
of e. ubung lin and nrrcsung him without cause on
the night Of the 18th Of June while standing AT hi, door
with his father. Col spencer appeared for the de-
. t'nqhlt. THO testimony ipllows There l. a
gang Ut ruNgn ~ and about Baxter street, H own
Itr" Io'tc Ahcy' gang. On the night Of the a-.aut