The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-10

rising above suspicion and demand
ing a speedy Investigation. What a
contrast between his acts and his ia
nous saying previous to the setting
of the celebrated commission when
declared that a man who would &C
cept the Office under false returns was
not fit for President. / guess his
former friends think him sound on
that question if no other.
We are expecting more trouble
from Indians the present Summer
and coming Fall, in fact our Indian
troubles will never cease as long as
the present system of managing the
Indians ia continued.
When / commenced writing this it
promised to be full days rain but
was disappointed: so | turned out
with the District Ground up" and
have been out one week. During
the three weeks that this District have
been rounding up" cattle the stock
board of managers have sold as
strays; unbranded and unmarked,
cattle to the amount Of $625. About
5000 OF this sum will be required to
pay for provisions used during the
Ground up"
NdIy VI yOu1 ICdQCiS may lJOG uIl-
ders the term ''rOund up"
For their benefit will write up
sketch OF the present one, our own
ers of live 81 took, horses and cattle
suffer them to roam at large over
the plains and foot7hill through the
mountain passes, up and down
our valleys. The latter part of May
and the entire month of June is spent
in hunting up those thathave strayed
off from the herd grounds. Wehave
stock districts, which are from 20 TO
80 miles square. All the stock men
of their respective districts assemble
in May and elect three of their num-
| Der to act as board Of managers for
the ''round up" Great preparations
are made the best Buckaird and herd
horses in the bounds are reserved for
the occasion, so that each rider at
tending "round up" is provided with
two or more good horses. Saddles
and brides are all put in good repair.
Here let me give you DESCRIPTION
of our saddles. They are known as
California and Texas saddles-was
originally the Mexican style, but now
have the American Improvement.
The saddle trees are made generally
| from live oak timber, are covered
with raw hide instead of canvass.
There is 40 iron about then. The
leather is all put on by means of
whangS. The stirrups are made of
second-growth ash sprung and bolted
together. They areeight inches wide
in bottom 80 that eight inches of your
footgcan be resting on the solid bot
tom ofthe stirrup. The stirrup leath-
erS are about three inches wide and
are of heavy harness leather. There
is no buckle on he straps, as they
are fastened with strong bucksb in
whang. The sinch (girth you call it)
is made from hair. 1t is first made
into rope and then braided into
sinch. 1t is worked in large ring
six or eight inches across, at each
end of the sinch. The sinch is ten in.
in width and thirty inches in length
including the rings at each end. The
fastening strap is heavy, strong
strap to pass with the center around
the horn of the saddle and about eight
inches below the tree to each end of
his strap is securely fastened,
strong ring from which a similar strap
passes around and over the back part
Of the tree. 70 each of the rings is
fastend u strong leather strap oneand
n half inches in width and about five
feet in length which is soft, pliable
and strong which is called lartigo
strap. by which means you iasteu
and tighten the sinch by passing this
strap three times through the ring on
the sinch and ring on the straps that
pass over and around the saddle, as
above described. The lartigo strap
passing through these rings three
times gives the person great power
in sinching the saddle very tight on
the animals back. The saddle will
weigh thirty To thirty-three pounds.
Generally from twenty to fifty men
and boys will attend the ''round up"
We have a baggage wagon and a
good coach engaged for the season.
1t taxes from three to four weeks to
get through district. We camp out
all the time and when we break camp
in the morning the men are sent.out
in squads, different directions. and
all drive to central point, which
we make i'm few honrs, and when
all ale in we have in the circle from
300 to | 900 head of cattle. We then
SGlect Il SOOu oiliOOtl w
them on. taking the precaution to see
that the surrounding ground is safe
to ride over, clear of rocks, badger
and wolf dens or holes. The cattle
are then held in close huddle by
the men being placed in a circle
around them. Two good Buckaro
riders are then sent in on horses to
select and drive out what cattle are
wanted. In course of halt an hour
two other Buckaros are sent in to re-
lieve the first. Its great sport to the
uninitiated pilgrim (emigrant) to
watch the maneuvering of the riders
as they run out wild steer. Soon
they express desire to go in and
help cut out the cattle. If the person
happens to be one that We think can
stand hard fall and we want some
fun. we let the individual select his
horse, or some of the misehievous
boys will select for him, though al
ways just such a horse as the man
would select himselfAa regular train
ed horse-one that will drive an ami
NAL without ridsr on him. The
pilgrim being mounted and in the
ring, a quick, act We animal is select
ed for him to drive out and into the
outside herd which is being held a
few hundred yards distant. AS soon
as on the out edge of the inside herd
the horse rushe5 onto thea iimal, and