, 1877-01-13
SHEEP.
sheep.Raising in the Rocky
Mountain Country.
4, Profitable Business in Colorado,
Wyoming, and New Mexico.

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Mutton, &C., DO,
Special cnrrttpondente u 7hf 1f7oasf'
DENVER, Col, jan. "'-lnc ~ eoun.i, A1o"s ~
eastern oase OF tne hosky '"o4"'a",s' so"r III,
ing lac plains' 1oos-n'''s' nno pa'N'' ~. - w." w..
adaptca 70 sheelefa1s'nc' ror .sais .''s ',s
bcen the cn!ci INDUSTRY III Ncw MsA.eo' a.u T.,
now also one Of the taoss p.on.apie pu'sa'.s IL
Co'orado anu wyoming ~ scNu''eS ~. eapt
tal Than CATTLE anu Rencra.iS pso'es ea1s'' aa'
gives pettel returns !of .no ''oheS A"u .',e,, .,
than any othef occnpaton t"at sa" W. lo''o"eH w.,
IN this new country. IT. taxes q 'afgo sap',
tai to handle cattle; anu tno iosses M 1.ou1 '
storms, ssatnpeo'ne' anu ia"'a" ,n'ue' ~
stocked markets at shipping TING, anu from ot"er
causes, arc often cons!dcrable'-somctlmes 40 20
to break up Of ,nS most s1,s'gs I've
stoeksn All ths oa. enS nnr, ocr
cattlc.rals!nE which tue plans ana paris oAes
npp,y equally well to sheep, with this ausantago
sheltered @ At M nuct, les. cost md trouble, II the
e,rc.s ~ xSin,cr ,sonIrcs. and. a. other seasons
e.'ess u N''t.. iegunus' W., ~ th.-,r1. mi
OF the year, wien fcea Is snott On encla", e"e ~
water low, they can be hcrtlcd we'll up among thc
foothills, Ia the canous among the rocks, whcro
thov hovo .cccss N thu kntiuus and 10 psass
%;.,, s%vs cat.,o conno, rcoch II tho market for
mutton Is Improbable, they eau be held back
season after scason,-thcir fleece paying for the
lcepInr, and some profit besides,
oiesas ~, ~ r1tr,.ta T1,c,r Gceec viii
oueeP i"o e 49,. s,t...
protect them IN the colaest weather. "ne.e
storms OF snow, 6fect, ana rain 10 not conc 10
ny H. s;y :sss, s!s:oss;s :,: s;s
wards OIL disease; and tue peculiar ailments ~
nnu ~ ,ss eaI1v aost
,,ntnn.rr ho.e Tbe grass I. nutritious and
e"m.S, ., - ,nts- :. .vru,or hav.
astcn sa ~ ,rhs .raso,,y n,a,n. NIL
Ing oceh wei cured lne efase"y psa'os unu
tnlnstreams afford clear, cool water. The snow
T., ,ri,,.rttr,, ,nve- mi. so drc, but that thcy
III "'htei H'o ue e ", ~. =. .,.a ,,..,:
Gentleman who ,his ilas haa a. ssvssm st{ {Gaf&e & *
pericuce IN sheepralslne N NoIxneLn eot1r
rado sums up tao Wnole stuatl'u tils'u ~, W
saying Lnat lhI Lroat'', ~ VI" ,,n,, ~ a"a nra
year outl on Hetu u t,uoV s"ee. ~
equal 70 ~ per cent per Jeaa ao9Ie ar
he risks ar merely % "s co9s'
loss generally a1slng ison aenG1nncs o, sa.s
cd that sheep-raislng 10 a! liat stfeten ol coMn
~ along inc easteF, slope y 81" 'ueAt ~ noW III
talns, ifo1n tne haiae ai1's !, u 'n' '
drandc, Is wondeflaliy plontaple:,
arc called fot. ioaf eoItcspona,ent , nus TAKEN
palma to gather sueh STATISTICS as he. eon'u y.
Carrying tae extent OF tne snSsp-.ttuusa.t, H. a.s
for wool aud mutton. prices anu such Other IT..
formation n4 may po OF inlesest 70 tnose aehluts
aoout @ rhe at or ~ a' ~ cvns 1s ~
lion. Inc pcs, lnaerma.on ~ , ~ ~ naHH EWss lug
tain country ns 1oho"s'
.., MdI Ill., Ia!ut; e.,
Wyoming ......*..".... Ss5, ooo ' 36o' 0oo ,o
New Ne1ie0..... ..........1, ooo, COO 1.5oo, OK!
r..,, --... . ~ fo0 q A5O. o0C
.o'A' to-. ,,o,,h,o
,a "e e ,.' ms as gvs br
,t'at shoMa IN lug ". ~ ,1,,,io,,,,y
ItT ~ usesune tnat' o"nh h,.i,Mi. ~ snI ~ ia+,
coatlE lasHe lcEast auS j., H. ~ y
husts o. .G sae. a,s,a u. en1 t ss,1o NV ~
ati"n ~ lug as poseio'c, iu's o'e'na'i 'As s"eel
arS ~, "con!teu out. ,v,.rud r,,o,,
INC nuiHr o. slaeep ~ {o..h @ aMu ,nroe
fr as peor u, MI It ttt Ind Lcet
ueAs "eIu aa ~" rI,,, n. ~. fro NV
% VI tne, enror u,,1 thn ,n,nn
.ns ~ I'LL u fra, ,,,,,., mi ~, IN. ~ TX
ter pTses lhe gfazng w. tq1nu - M ,t 70 w. g% s,,"
ana tue sheep ad g Mell as no. petler .l., tna
N tne country soath oi e ,, l1o VIII
Cd vk 70 tns pea1cr e some St Vermont s'cepmen, who
Hau 5een oat ths way 70 look hrouia soMss'ses t
tae iaea tnat was & an anmsnoe ra e" W.
saslr BUSINESS; the1 otga:' p,'n Gap,ssnnSWHuis WVs.
seyelH ear'qaas o. tue oesIIn.ooaSu % Wv .Net. n..
bucks 1r9n vermont ana o.ner eta.es Tet' ~.
bronent m anu every ycat s,tS' H1nso ra oI ies
OF the stock has & oesu imported; iney a naYs
peen crossed WIN tAe natlvc Mc1iean ,t.. ewet
md tho results hayo been az @ mprsnvea qaa.irat: .r
OF mutton, anu larger aha hher Aceees' IN
,as!ge Mexican sheep wl!i smear from ' t%9 anu a,u
iialt 20 tnIee pounus .! Nooi, tns E.aocu ssee
sneaf from TOUT 70 si1 pouhas. % tnsy uss 'a.EG ~,
and moro markGtaoie t.ati ", r. tae - Mexicat. ~
former are worth from S5.nu 70 ~ res nean,
1na nesu IN Coiolana WINS tl.e ~ 5attss. IN Nes
Mexico Gnu pe oousht AZ lFoH1 w ccuts ~
cents each. ,..-,. A..
Those who arc IN the e9ecphusincass o. on ~ ~