Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-10-03

good, and the acreage larger than ever be- jt
fore. That is not saying much for the acre v
age, however, for in Beaverhead county a
folks have got the impression that it is far
easier to raise one calf than forty acres OF
grain. How singular some folks are! There q
is a disease prevailing to a considerable eX- /
tent. on Red Rock and Horse prairies among {
cattle, and is working down the Beaver
head river. 1t seems to take hold the hard
est on fat, young stock, especially calves.
One man on Red Rock has lost no less than
fifty head, and neary all the farmers have
lost from that number down to half a dozen.
Several cases have appeared north of Ry-
ans canyon. Some say it is bloody MUIR
rain, and some, the black leg. Probably
in some cases two distinct diseases
tasten on one animal. [ have not seen a
case myself, so | am unable to form an
opinion of its cause. The symptoms are
loss of appetite, and swelling Of one or more
legs, accompanied, OF course, with lameness
and sometimes bloody eXcretlons. l. have
not yet heard anyone attemptto explain the
cause of the disease. If you or any of the
HUsBANDMAN readers can give an explana-
ton, and a remedy, it will be highly appre-
ciated, as we are afraid it will assume the
form of an epidemic. The disease AS it at
fects the legs, seems to be unknown in the
States.
We feel gratified, or to draw it mild, elat-
ed. that the Government has at last begun
to find out that some "whlte trash" has
La., l-:)l,1 ,,l n faw h1nIrp1 hOrSpc
E stolen by Indians on our borders. How it
= ever came to the ears of the great fathers at
. the little town in the District of Columbia,
remains q mystery to this day, but it is,
: n~evertln less, a fact. BY the time winter
, sets in the road from upper Red Rock to
Sand Hole will swarm with several soldiers,
= if not more. Our blighted commerce will
then be restored, and the gentle Mormon
%bull-puncher. and romantic mule-skinner,
will again hold up their heads, and call pei
- names as of yore, that is if the beautiful
- snow does not get more than twenty-sever
Il feet deep, or oats raise to more than twenty
10 seven cents per pound.
The other day a man remarked, with al
air that would have done credit to +. Y
# Nasty, that the United States Govern
GO ment would soon see the absurdity OF tn
!, peace policy, and transfer the direction
: Indian affairs to the Wal Department. In
man who made that remark still lives. IL
cannot see through a ladder with every thlr
= round cut out. He fails to perceive til
:. moral of the fable about the hen who lal
>, golden eggs. He draws no Inference tro'
,a her sad tate and AS far rs is known Is th
60 only man extant, west of the lordly M1ssl
sippi. who is not alive to the fact, that,
thonoh the mistake there mentioned has u
ho doubtedly once been committed oy a po'
old woman. 1t is in no danger OF being r
heated by the wise and good men, who
U.s. fine council chambers of the nation 10
hands over the bloody chasm between Il
- rod and white brethren in the west. In
o.. poor b%enighted mortal has yet to learn tn
there is more clear profit in the stealin
,r from an Indian department contract 1or
act isolated agency, than in all the white olo
in any valley in Montana, or ldaho. Die
mos are not to be lett out of the reckon
OF the perquisites of an Indian agency, a
+ho more than the interests OF the lnd'an II
w., are to be disregarded by the admirers
49, truc Indian nobility and greatness, as {
wa played within the last six months.
7 believe that close observation ]usti
~. me in saving that public sentiment here
unanimous against subsidy of any k
whatever. JAS. MINI Nio
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