The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20

order that they may be fed, watered and
Very Ie MINUTES elapsed nom the time we drew
W At the unloading platform TIL the cattle were
all ia the yards. | iuund the system al west Al
bany very similar 10 mat IN vogue at Buffalo.
Everything ~ carried out In al orderly and sys.
tematlc way, IN spite OF tue noise ana apparent
confusion. The regularity with which I le general
business o the yards and the arrival ana starting
OF the STOCK trains Is conducted impressed me
supern tendence and eXcetenL arrangements or
Mr.. ]. q. Dutcher, the general manager OF the
STOCK traiilc ul the New Central aud nudsOn River
Railroad Company. In Que OF the yards at Albany
sa" some OF my riends from lexas.
round and round in solid body
the central animal revolving on his own
TAT pursy c.ptain OF German milllia regiment
afking Time. This ba0if Is acqu red 0y the cat
TIE on Tue pains Oi Texas, where the tahcneros,
In heruing the cattle as nlRhr rue round tnem
after tney nave collected them, and with their
heavy Mhps, gradually reduce the circumference
OF tne circle, thus making u more easy W guard
the cattle saw these same Texans driven DOWN
ana loaoed INTO the cars. they gave US many
taste OF their quaity though had tdken the wise
precauton OF mounting tue fence the moment they
mace tner ap earance in the passage way. When
proddeu wit1 the pole they would Kick vlciousY,
Sometimes with oOln heels at time IN the fashion
OF a mule. Occasionally one would turn and shake
his head in d spltelul way al one oil tho yard
men, or even make q dash Tor nun. In
such case every one made Tor the lences,
as Texan steer with his immense horns, VIII
gore man learluly. But am tod tnat TO see
ITEM In their <, ory one should be present Wnen
thew are uut ia me cars Tor tne nrst ume out IN
tue Far West. by the time tney have reached
Albany neY have oeen loaded ana unloaded 80
oite thai they are comparatively famed. AZ
West Albany "a W Signs ~ some OF the horrors OF
o cattle train-tne manged carcassds or haIeaten
hogs anu OF sneep without a particle WOOL on
thsIn. III nOg gei6 hurt On the Journef he ID
almost CERTAIN . DC eaten by MS rdyenouS fellow
travellers, ana sneep WIZ ira apple all the wool or
one mat pelS iowa. All cate dying on tn Jour-
ney are sent at once to tue Iallow boiling works
ThaG the ,ong journey East teAs on tue cattle Is
car DullOcKS on arriving at their destination.
They do not pack nearly SO closely as Waen they
started.
FROM GREENHOUSE TO NEW YORK
Al SIX O'Clock IN the evening me yard master
done o. tae employees OF Lne 1ard As stood
with nv snl. per Watching the operation. was
very mucn tcklea oy ans saying, mo- 5nem ne le
never use sucn Language as mat ~ lie reminded
mo " the pious Drop ioior OF BOOK store Ia New
YORK, VINO. on my asking iof some envelopes, one
SUNDAY afternoon, said, unCtuousiy I'VE DON'T
Ony sell newspapers on the sabbath" We were
soon loaded and STAR cd or on the steep decline
TO AlDan1, all having to rae on the tops 4 the
cars, as ths caooose IS always picked up a. East
Albany, winch Is about fuu miles away from West
Aloauy anu on the other side OF the Hudson
River. We had q splendid view OF the Hud-
son River wnne crossing Lne railroad bridge,
but the situation the Top the cars is little
100 eievated t. my NINA. Al.er a BUSY nlgdt We
Reached Gae cattie yards at SlxYnth street IN New
YORK u out nall.pasG hve u'clojk in me morning.
and | took ueafIy farewell Of my upper He
was terroly rad mat ne woulo never near tne
frankly that ne sneuld swsar nc was not the
sn,pper III question and knew nothing whatever
LIFE on CATTLE TRAIN.
Wn1t saw OF these cattle snlppers agrceaoly
dlsapp iinte4 me. Ineir hAOl OF lie are mucn
more civilized than aaG anticipated. lhey cIn-
verse mt lngelty-Lney nave, or course, seen
muCn OF Western Ile-and all those nItn whom
cans In cOat4ct could reaJ, aud eeneralv mao
sLOfy pe ,lo0lcals with tnom TO read "a the
CaDOOse. TGey eat with tUlefaDle grace ana
drink much less than II generally sup
posed. aid not see single SHIPPER
under ne influence Of nquor throughout tue en-;
tire TRIP. Tney SIN Ike anu cnes a good dea, and
the majority OF them swear TERRIBLY; out 4 lOund
them, as a c,ass. cav1 ana obHging 10 oac another
and 70 eyeiy one host 81 tn5n get 90 muca lor
the trip, otheis SO mncI per Car load, according
10 distance. Ihelr earnings Vars rom $50 up 10
Sl20 month, Dut | am told That they are not
thrllty an thar tuey seldom saws anytaIng. They
csrtalnli save very nara lie oi IL on tue trains,
ana suppose TINS tempts them 10 aIend Lnelr
money Ireely when tncy are at nome Their lire
mus ne an eXnaustIng one, WndJ with their laDOr5
anu broken rect. SNOW that was utterly worn
out wnen reached nome; Tor, although do not
kuoH the exact distance from New l0rk 20 HUI
lAlO, 40 kuON tHat lt Is a tnunuerlnI Ing Jour.
aI29Leur slIpper ON a catt.e train.