The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-02

II is we'll known TINT the herds are scattered
over such a wild" extent Of country. and some of
them so great ia size that 1t is mpOSs ihle for
the asscssOr either To- rrach them or make any
any iMr estimate 81 th,lr number. Ihcy nave
to depend upon the cattle men To- make out their
own returns and IA" tendency l. To place the
estimate very low. Brsides, some drov-rs
escape assessment altogether 10y driving their
herds back and forth over the boundary lines
OF the States and Territories. Those best quail
flied Ia judge place the actual number of cattle
within the area we have been describing at
over one and half million, worth ut the us
sessed valuation $4,000 900.
make such speclalty Of big herds ~ do the
Texas cattle kings. yet there arr e. ne found on
tne 'PP ntts valley s @ow Jnls6aag Is Tho st,,E
ranch OF j. W. Hin, who has bunch OF caitlr
numbering about % 600. John Hitson and j.
T. Farmer. on the BIou. have 1000 TO 5000
each: William Bcckwith. in the Wet Mountain
valley 1000; Charles Goodnight. ON the Arkan-
running from 1900 10 OOO head each, grazing
on, the South Plate and Arkansas and their
The shipping season runs from september To
Noysmoer The rrinv,pal gattls yards are To-
AAtchlson, Topeka md Santa FL ithilroad Deer
Trail and River Bond, On the Kansas Paciilr;
and Jplesb9rs. SIdnry, qnd Chry onne, on ne
Union Paciiir. The number of heeNcs taken 10
market by rail M7t season was MS follows;
"a, l.u.i,
Union racinc .2ls4
Total car loads 4'sS2
The above iisuro- DO not take in the ship
ments Of cattle eomps up YIN the Tefas
City and Ellis. They represent merely the cht-
tle business Of the Western plains, or the cattle
raised and marketed from there. and only
snow about oh'-hhl Ia" hiuni humN,r taken
eastward. as, owing Ia tie high freight tHrin,
iarEs numbers are driven Overland. About
10 600 head s The number oi herVcs put into
eastern markets from this section last srason
End for the COMING - eon the indications are
uet II Will oAcred 2uDuuO.
some new industries connected with this
trade ar" splinElns up IN Co.OrAdO. ] refer cs-
lerially to tn -hlun' mt of Dir ssrd bnef. Al
slaughter houses. some Of them with u capacity
OF drgesIng 200 berNes per day They have
been fitted up with all modern improvements.
and VIII probably Dee put to the t'st more thor
oughly the coming sHuson than heretofore.
should tho heel - through in ils good condi-
tlon ms IL did lust winter. this industry may DO
regardrd M something permanent and cAten-
way IN on the hoOt. There II the saving Of dead
weight feod, ana ear" ~ route 81 market. 1t Is
largely advantageous. also. III giving employ
ment 10 large numbers here at home in ,laugh-
tir houses, tanneries, and possibly in tho near
future, in leather boot and Shoe la,tOrios, and
good deal Of legislation Is necessary In pro-
tecting stock Interests and stock laws have thrir
piar'. There are laws regulating brands.
round ups, ana projecting tho range When
there mr." more cattle than The grass viii fmtrn.
mo business ls injured, Inc cattle ANA shr"p
interests often cln,h and sometimes open fights
between the herdrrs have resulted. 1t would
ho'Hl hs u lU'lr were room enough ana Ia spare.
nut nevertheless everybody wants the best
chance, ana Ia" choice ruHl' : are uNcrstOckrd.
Although the cost Of hrr'lng cnltlo IL inron-
rd"rhhl" yet II tax squll"a cnpiul Ia run tho
business successfully. FIlst, in starting there
~ inc outlay Tor cattle, and u n!Nn has nothing
oil hrfd uhlrss hr has 1000. TINS requires an
outlay Of from ilOOOO to fl2.OOO. Then there
arc rorrnls 10 be- provided. COW boys and ponies
Tor lcrtiing 10 l"i kept M, and good stock Of
hay lald IN lpi cm"fSrnclrs, for tho rkmrn
no longer run tine risk Of getting thor cattle
through the winter without some ioedlnB
Ina fI Il
ups THIS Is "A pe'uliarily Of Western cattle
Ihislng All herds move about unrestricted by
Irh'rh' as There are none Cow boys follow
hlphg ana Keep them within certain limits. rs
near M they cnn, hut at times the cattle Will
buUy on ana get mixed with other herds. These
Inuhn uls hr" h"l' every spring Tho cattle in
eM'i county ar" driven to n common ground
am nero the cattle men assemble and cut
oul their sio'k Ownership il determined 10y
hrand Handing IL tho marx ny Of II chosen
ieusr Or symb9l on the hip Of tho an NAL burnt
~ w branding iIon. TAsss brands are rs-