The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-02
HUNTING WILD HORSES,

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The wild horse can run AWAY from, , a INN
but his protection fails at times Tho horse
catchers-of, "~svaqueros,,P as they are calico
-are famous riders, and to see them captur
wild mustang is better thar 10 20 to a cir
Gus The vaquero puts a Spanish saddle OF
. tame horse and starts out to see what h.
oan ind In front, on the high pommel O
the saddle, he hangs in large coils a leatheI
rope about one hundred feet long. and cali
e o lasso. J It IL made of strips Of raw hide
braided by hand into . smooth, hard and
very pretty rope. One end is secured ts
the saddle, and the other end Inns q slip
knot, making a sliding moose. .
The yaquero has not long to wait, for there
are ,droves Of horses cantering OF walking
0 over the swclls and hoIiows Of the
prairie, with here and there a s~,nullcr er,ut
looking on or watching the Little between
two horses who wish to be captain Of the.
or companies. Presently there Is
q strange sound of tramoins hoofs like the
sound of q squadron of cavalry. except that
1t has . grand, wild rush and swing such a.
no cavalry ever had, and q cloud OF, dark
neaas rises oyer a swell OF Che land The
leader sees the vaquero and he halls sudden.
B,andthe Others pull up IN aconfuscd crowd,
and toss their heads and sniff the air Us II
they scented danger near. The leader doe,
not like the look of things, md turns and
slowly canters away, followed by all the rest.
trampfng in confusion through the yellow
grass and wild barley. Presently, thew be.
come frightened, and away they fly in q dus-
" tnrong. ifrn< y tffag .aE1
The yaqueros horse seems to think his
chance has come, and he pricks up his ears
and IL eager for the glorious fun Of q dash
after the mustangs. Awly they 60 peIl NELL
IN 2 panic, and the tame horse galloping
swiftly after them. Down they tumble
some knocked over in the confusiouLsnorr-
ing and flinging great ficcks Of foam from
their fdiiated sn~ostrils, trnmplinQ over each
other in mad haste. each for himself. and
the American horse sweeping after them.
NOW the vaquero stands up in his saddle, and
tnelasso swings round and round in a circle
over his head. Swish 1t sings through the
air with a whirring sound, and opens ont in
great rings, while the loop spreads wider and
wider, and at last drops plump over the head
OF q mustang The vaquero's horse pulls up
with q sudden halt. nnd sinks back on his
haunches and braces his fore. feet out in
front All How the dust flies! The mus
tang is fast held by tho slip-knot, and he
rears up and plunges in wild and frantic ter
Tor. The rope strnins terribly, but the
vnquero watches his chances, and takes in
the rope every time it slackens. 1t Is of no
use. Tn poo mustang is hard and fast.
Perhaps another rider comes up and filings
another lasso over his head. Then they ride
round him, and the mustang is twisted and
tangled in the ropes till he can hardly move.
He falls, and rolls and kicks f~uriously, and
all m vain Painting, exhausted, and con-
quered, he mt last submits to his fate. His
free days are over, and he seems to know It.
a lew more struggles and he recognizes that
man Is his master, and perhaps in one or two
Qly4 he SuHmIfu IN , hsk - ~.