The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-05-15

Of sf owl viii startle the cattle from
sluMber, apd away they run in all direc.
tions, TO be brought together nnin after
much hararidias work, botheration and
profanity.
Should hcrder have occasion To rise
In the night for any cause, he must move
with grest caution. lie will crawl out
from under his blanket. Il may he that
some of the cattle ore awakened. They
open their eyes, liz their heads, and lis
ten for the next disturbing sound. If a
horse should jump or a herder spring
from the gronpd spddenly, the scare
would be complete-the startled animals
would jump to their tct and run perhaps
for miles.
Whm herdef raises q, alarm he
rises 81 sly, he pile talking low, as 4
to his horse or some cattle. Gradually
raising his voice In a natural way, he
speaks soothingly, coaxingly. vt dis
tinct. The cattle hear his voice. are re-
assured, and very soon all is quiet.
In this quiet way the herdef can
nave around among the cattle with i'm.
punity. But let there come some quick
jump-let some fool of COW have the
nightmare and spring to her feet with a
snort, aad the very dekps is to pay.
Sometimes an entire drove of cattle
will take fright and follow in the difec-
tion taken by their leader. They run
like deer and none but good horses san
keep up with them. At such times the
herder or COW boy hastens 10 his die
if he be not already tkerein. At the
top of his horses speed pursuit Is given.
The drove is off like long comet, all
in line. Then comes what b called
milling" The horses are crowded for
ward to the head of the flying column of
scared cattle. All the herders : ride to
the right or left of the column. q the
case may be, till close alongside with the
first of the stampeders. To ride iuffont
and try to stop them would be death,
for long horns. sharp hoofs, and reckless
pknging would soon finish horse aud
rider. eat.
Then the horseman presses close upon
the right or Ieff Of the head Of the col
umn, till the leaders are forced out of
straight line and then gradually into
curve. Soon the cattle are ''milled" and
ere running at the rate Of fifteen miles
an hour in circle. Around and around
they go, forming ring as il were.
When the herier succeed in steering
the steers so they will make the "miiI''
their work is done for the moment. The
cattle run in this way till exhausted and
till the head Of the. column is lost in the
al Of it-1s D1ssnnlI 4 srist.
again ara the drove ofheid Z ready Il
move on.
AT times sone Of ne caftic bssak ou
and run. some IN one direction ,saaa 9th
ers in another. Al such times tho herd
Of and his ho. ses have work to do. 1t rn
be race for miles, till the pursuer am
? .rsued ere far away from and out o
sigist II the main herd.
Il ta coR byaarb but one animal :,
chase, the work isqaiekly i done. Th'
lasso is used and the upset anissl bal
the kink so taken out of him that.fic !.
content to travel in company. In'thou
sands Of cases the rope is not used, bul
the animal is thrown without its aid.
The mode Of operation is this: Put
ting his horse to full speed, the herder
rides close alongside the animal, reaches
down and catches il by the tail Going
at greater rate of speed, the man on
the horse lifts the animal partly from its
feet, or lifts and pulls sideways, when
the steps of the steer are thrown out Of
the mesh, as machinists say, and heels
over head it rolls upon the ground. II
one tumble is not enough. soon as il gets
under headway the game is repeated and
down it goes again. After two or three
falls the ugliest steer generally gives In