The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

fssues HE orders: Tho Wild Ont men arc 70
take the outer circle. the Owl Greek enthe next
circle OF cattle. and 30 on until the herds are
subdivided Into patches on the plains. and nre
more easily handled. Tho cattle are roughly
sorted on the way to the pnce OF The next day
round up. The confusion Is lessened eneh day.
| In time each nCighborhood gets It's cattle;
Then each man Ia tue ,neighDOrhood SQUAD
tile time the home range Is reached every ranch
man brings along his own brand and the young
calvts which run by the sides of the branded
mothers. Alter the home range IL reached tho
first thing IL to brand the now addition to the
flock.
Sometimes n calf old enough 20 leave tho
mother Is with the herd its parents not known.
Il IL nm alien, and subject q dispute. ana is
known MS n Maverick" Mr. Maverick n
Tcxan. had n smull herd on an island whore they
remained until the close OF hostilitics, scarcely
Thought Of When he went to look alter them
thcy md Increased to that extent that the small
island was crowded. He mad them conveyed to
the main land. where they broke away and
scattered over the whole state. Every qund-
ruped unbranded. or whose owner is uncertai n.
has in Texas since that time be-n callDd n
Maverick. aud the nnine coming hither with tho
Texan drcveTs has rooted in the grazing plnins
OF the West. The law directs In this section
that nll Mavericks shall TO turned in for the
benefit OF the school fund
After the round up the work Is not all done.
although the cutie business differs from some
other undertak ings in the fact thnt the work is
all during tho summer, In the winter no
thought or care Is tnkon OF the stock. They
roam OF and take care of themselves.
In the season the ranchmHn lives Ia his wagon
the most OF tho time. and IL going ovor his
range constantly. wagon, ten mon. fore
man aud cook. nfty saddle horses. provisions
Tor two weeks. and they start from home and 90
from ono end Of the range to tho other. A
they go along they collect the beef aud un.
branded cuVcs. luke them to sOme cOrrnl, and
brand the calves that are all the time conn ng
on turn them out. solect beef FOR shipment. aud
Keep an eye on the general condition Of the
herd. They move about ten miles day, When
beef enough IL started for train load OF
twelve To- twenty i've cars containing from $50
to 100 head OF beeves, they take them to the
than Ia "a
stock Yards. send along with them n trust
worthy nnn. who delivers them over 10 eoui-
mission merchant OF the yards. who soils hem.
ana sends the money by draft on New York to
the owner.
thoy called cutting out" Adrgye Of two thou
sand cattle that had Dcen selected rs bseves from
the herd. stood in cloee bunch on the plain n
couple oil miles from the ranch house. We
drove over to see the fun. and, standing well
out OF the way Ut the racing horses. swinging
la-sO-. and scattering cattle, watched with in
tercst. The latest bsoVes were cut out from
the herd and driven into "A separate bunch that
Was guarded ut little distance by watchiul
hOrsemen. Ono 10y ono the finest cattle we're
separated. Some thirty hoTseIDen were riding
IN All dlrciuous. swinging the long horsehair
ropes from their saddle horns In an inextrica.
bic ianKie digging their spurs into thoir horses
Hanks. heading oil tho steers they were aiming
Tor US turning them from tho hord driving the IN
toward the bunch across the plain IS though
there was not "a moment To lose.
one Ot our party. excited over tho chase OF n
rebellous COW that bore down upon Us. waved
! her handkc rchief. and came near cAus-
ing stampelc. In a moment after the white
signal was nuttered every COW IN the herd was
| foreman shouted for her TO hide the handler
| chief. He told US HiterWard that an unusual
| caused a great herd to break away and run Tor
miles. Al such times they will sweep over every
| OBSTRUCTION. trampiing down men and horses
mike. The way Ia turn herd Is not TO head
| thsm or dash up in front Of them, but by Wide
cir"ling detours turn thom gradually Ia a sunii-
! circle.
One man alone cant handle cattle ut all. II
| takes four mounted men 10 herd seven hundred
| Il takes eight men to drive and night herd n
| bunch Of two thousand 10 three thousand cattle
| az one time. Mr. Islin's herd Of forty 10 ntty
| thousand has sixty men employed. and pro-
portiOnate number OF wagons and horses.
the cattle man has TO be moving from the
| Time Tue grass II Dig enough 10 ivOd hl6se
! from the length Of his tether until the snow fs
| Ia November. Then tha stock not shipped Is
| turned Adrift. wagons put under the shed. hAr-
! less hung w. men discharged. except two or
about the place and the ranchman brown ss a
| berry. stout. hearty. and vigorous. goes into
winter quarters at home or puts on his store
| clothes. takes run Bust. and there meets old
| friends. The stockmen 70 whom have talked
| Say too many men are crowding ia. From "a
| ally dwindled ~ % to 20 per cent The old
/ timers want plenty 81 room. when rRuchmVn
! crowds too close ior comfort The dealers have.
| IL the past few years. boon improving the
! quality OF the increase Of the West by the in
| uOdution OF thorOushbrvd Durhans among
| the Texas stock.
Tho assessment returns count Colorado
| 550.00O head Wyoming, 2J5 900. Utah. $50 900
Washington. 20O.OO0; Montana, 2OoyoO; Ore
| gon. 40 Uoy; California. 10000, When II IL
| remembered that the assessment IL never over
| fifty per cent Of actual amount, an idea may be
\ had Of the immense cattle trade In the country
west q the Mississippi. The great feeding
| grounds Of tho world are transferred from
! Texas n the wide buffalo ranges Of tho pinins
the sheltered mountain parks. and tho fertile
| pastures OF the Pacific slope.
Those who see cattle only In the crowded
! Stock cars. or ~ the slaughter yards Of cities
the COWS have here Running wntor. unlimited
| range OF juicy buffalo grass and new bed
every night OF velVetY prairie blossoms what
more could the most FAST licus bovine desire
Aud yet 10 this l. added air pure and clear a.
nectar. winds htlmy as the breath ~ heaven
| In winter, shelter from the mountains; In sum.
NOR. freshness from their SHOWS. L.. III.