Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-11

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localities almost ignoring the fact of a
storm, though it swept over them with de-
structive fury. Nor can we attempt to give
the loss in cattle, though it has been heavy.
and shall confine ourselves mostly to the
losses of sheep.
In the large scope of country including
Larimer county from Fit. Collins south,
Weld county north of the river to Carr. and
Boulder county, in which are kept 10000
sheep, or more, the loss has been very light
hot more than three per cent.
From down the Platte, for fifty miles be-
j. L. Brush, who states that the losses are
not nearly so great as at first reported, and
that out of about %, 1000 the loss will not ex-
coed 5000.
From the Platte river south of Denver to
Coal creek, including about 10000 sheep
heard from. the loss does not reach quite
500.
On Box Elder and Running creek there
are about $4,000 sheep, and here the storm
was very severe, and the loss was fully 81
500 head.
Next to the east is Kiowa; and there is
held on it and its tributaries at least 10000
sheep, and the loss reaches $500.
Then comes the Bilious, one of the finest
grazing grounds In the State, which, until
within the last few years, has had few sheep,
but the aggregate of the flocks on the differ
ent streams is no " about 80, 900 head, and
the loss is fully 1000.
From the Divide but little positive infor-
nation has yet been gained, but from the
flocks heard from, numbering in the aggre-
gate about II, 900 head, the loss does not ex-
coed LOCO.
From River Bend east and south we have
rumors, but which We cannot authenticate,
of heavy losses, reaching several thousand
head, but which we will not give until we
know positively.
We have accurate information from fiocks
aggregating about 5000 head, and the to-
tai loss is about 10000 sheep, or about ii
per cent. This information covers the
ground over which the storm swept with
the greatest fury, and includes the heaviest
losses, and we do not expect to add much
to it. We are satisfied that our estimate of
20 per cent. loss was too high.
What the lesson is that this storm teaches
we shall not attempt to give now; people
are too much stunned and bewildered to
clearly express their ideas, but that a valua-
BILE lesson will be learned from our sad ex-
perience, we do not have a doubt.
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certained, and never will be; but sufficient
has been gathered from down the Platte,
below Greeley, to justify us in saying that
the losses of cattle from north of the Platte,
that were driven over the river bluffs and
into the stream, have been fearful, Mr..
Brush stating that i'll one pocket, or bend
of the river, were found eighty-six dead cat
tie, and that he had heard that it was so tor
miles below.
From the Lower Box Elder, Lost creek
and Living Springs the loss is reported as
large. One large owner reported to us that
he believed his loss exceed 25 per cent. A
gentleman informed us that he saw Il letter
from a gentleman of Living Springs, and an
extensive cattle-raiser, saying that they had
found in his neighborhood over 300 head OF
dead cattle. Many of the gulches of Coal
creek are full of dead cattle, and some few
horses. From Agate a large breeder In
forms us he would not calculate the loss of
cattle in his section at less than Is per cent.
From the lower Bijou, Muddy and Bea-
yer, which is considered one of the best cat
tie ranges in the State, which was full of