The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-09-21
TUESDAY. sEPrEM. p, 1875.
From the Omaha HeruId,l
7 The National Range.
sheep. Mules, Horses &e.-Naluabie
Faets Concerning sheep and Their
&e.. &c.
Cmeyenne, sept. I8, 50.

In my last | sent you a long list of
the ''cattle kings who have taken
possession of this country. 1t was
the best exhibit of the magnitude to
which this business has reached in
Wyoming, and especially near Chey-
enne, that l could find, and for it |
am indebted to J. NJ. Triggs, Esq,
who is now preparing a book on
Cheyenne and the country tributary
to it, especially the Black Hills and
Powder River countries, which he
has visited in person.
HIS BOO WILL CONTAIN
n good deal of valuable information,
and is destined to have a large sale,
IL the Black Hills are opened. L attn
also indebted to Judge j. NJ. Carey,
for other other information In regard
TO the stock business. Judge Carey,
who occupies a place or the federal
bench IN this Territory, with his
brother, went into the stock business
about four years ago, and has proba-
bly, been the most successful stock
man in the Territory, during the
time he has been engaged in l.. That
il, he is said to have made the most
clear money (; has been the most sue
cessful i'm his purchases and sales
has had the best luck, If | may call it
such, In taking care of his cattle, and
getting n large increase from them.
He thinks the newer and the resher
the mnge on which cattle are con-
fined the better for them, and does
not propose to increase his present
herd of 5000 head, because the coun-
try between the two forks of the
Platte Is already pretty well taken
up. This Is his view Of that ques-
ton. He also attributes his success
in this business to the good manage
ment of his foreman, a Mr.. Moore. |
did not see him, but from the descrip-
ton l had, he
MUST BE a GENIUS
in this cattle business. He was cdu-
Gated in it in California and Judge
Carey selected him from among n lot
of herders because of his peculiar
ability to mark and remember cattle,
to tell them-puint them out-On
sight. When the branding process is
going on he is always present, and
the shape, colar, or peculiaritiea OF
an animal.are at once indelibly stamp
ed in his memory. You have horse
men in Omaha who will see "a fes-
tive sliced" Il mile away, and will tell
you from the look, gait, and general
make up of the horse, what horse II
Is, who is its owner, etc. This fac
ulty or genius, or whatever you please
to call it, is possessed by Mr.. Moore in
-,IANs-, g. It'll ~ h. l.az Ats-p saa,VN
one of Judge Carey's herd, he will re-
cognize ii among ten thousand and
go to work and ''cut il out" He has
also a remarkable memory concerning
numbers and location. He will see
"a bunch" Of cattle feeding in sume
valley or by some stream on the
range, and will count them and after
ward il any are missing from these
separate herds or "bunclIes," he Will
know il as quick as he sees them, tell
how many are gone, their color and
appearance and will Immediately pro-
coed TO look them up. He has been
EHble to recognize cattle belonging to
Judge Carey's herd after they have
been absent for two years-strayeh
off and mixed with other herds. OF
course such a man is invaluable, and
l WAS glad to rear Judge Carey com
mend him and attribute a good deal
of his success in the business TO this
wonderful herder.
IN ADDITION TO THE LIST
of cattle men 1 sem in my last, l
have the following lists of those who
have horses, mules and sheep.
Owner. Location. No. Horses
and mules.
] NJ Carey & Bro, Crow Greek, 200
IT A Kent & Co, 800
A A Rogers, 40
A II Reel, Pole Greek, 81
G H Terry, Lone Tree, 100
d G. Tracy, Pine Bluffs, 100
Mrs + f Whitney, Horse Creek, 10
Ecoffey d Quincy, Laramie River, $50
SHEEP.
Owner. Location. No. in
flock.
Durbin Bros. Horse Creek, $500
Dyer & Schwartz, Pole 500
NJ E Post 5000
Sturgis & Lane, $500
L Duffy, Crow 5000
l. r Bresuahen. " 500
WI Kuykendall, 1000
Z w Whitcomb, 1900
80 Too > Znn