, 1879-05-17

hour. On ny return was surprised 10 fnl lid
tattlc bunclicd around deep pool Ia tho ravlne.
They wcre evsdonty urcatIy excitcd; the cop.
rrat,cl ncc1sa as tllry lookel over Tho banks Of
the pond, all indicated that bonotsling wns
wrong. Running my horso and .wai'gtnF
htavy Thfn, wns soon among tho Cattle. Tiny
stumbling IN deep water, wss tho auhuod bully,
n rng OF excited steers md COWS standing
aron1il him, but unablu 10 reach him.. put
STOP to tho fun, a 1eft tho bully In tho ,sater
TO cool of. ] did not ece him ioT week. Then
ho Joined The lsorsl rs a prIvatc. :,
il an animal In tho herd gats badly wounded,
II will be killed by tho ollscsa II Croat caso is
not exercised. The soand an!n,ass turn ruth
hard, and tho unthtnklng observer romarks on
the cruElt} shown toward que Mnu.lcr by dumb
animals. 1t Is simply an cxnrcasfpn Of tho IN
stinct nf the animals, by which they expeet to
pfowliug around The herd. BY removing the Ia.
titcemcns to It. The animal IL woundcd, batly
wounded; the wolves smell him, ind, from far
nrlt near, gnfher about him. The cattlc, IN
Hetr w!d state constantly ,n9redap sn aoTn ,.;
sntmat, they left tho body behind. Now they
kill the sfek ono Tor The safne reason, and daily
feed about bis carcass:
n1l,1 uro full Of play; Craha Is plenty, and the
herd, rs whole, feel splcndtdIy They aro
ca&ilY AMUSED, too 5Ack rabbits afe plenty Ia
Kansas, md arc flcrer.falllng source Ut nlnusc-
!nent to the cattle. Accustomed to t',e ratblts
from their childhood Up. II IL simply absurd to
SEQ tho actions OF tho animals. a calf lIuds q
blg laek rabbit. and, very naturally, ie Interest,"
cd In looking at this Wild beast. Cautiously ap..
preaching him, eho ,axes open.eYel at tho enal1
each, regarti the animal. Beginning to caner
ubout 1t, the attention Of tic herd IL attracted,
md they AZ come to have !oois at
the, 1aek. Ilc y made te get up and JUMP 1nE,
hlts down, again TO hc forced tip; ind when lo
nxatt 1ufnps of they capcr around him, or, With
pretended alarm. thcy bellow and run ayay.
Many men who CAME to kansas u 1850 vent
With them. They very naturally built sheds to
protect their cattlo .fr0m the cold stors Of tho
winter l asl this, ant made, mistake. The
reason why shets orc not good is that the cattle
unl refuse to oaye tho shel.cr to feed Or drink;
md when weakened hY this lack of food they
lnso vitality md l,udde together for warmth.
This hndd1lng. Is very dangerous. Tho outside
on each other. THIS pIl!ug ia called ''stacklug,h
md, Hhcn oncc bcr!tn, Bole cattlo nre sure to
lose thcr lives. Out of QUO "etacl l took
twelve dead .stcers ono morning. A uB,chbor OF
"sLack.n After Ioslng the twelvo steers, took
down my ahcds. and that endcd tic trouble.
When tic cattle OF Texhs arc weakened BY
starvation and lack nf water, they arc unable to
RGG up WlLHDMt HeiU. IilcH 1HG lETUCf6 AF6
obliged to Htnil u them. THIS consists 10 taking
hold Of tho tall uill yollinH at tic animal Which,
It struggles to arlsc tho hordor lifts On the tall,
aMl 80 helps the feeble brute up. Hc is re-
wardctl tor hfs kind intention by Ilaglng tho nni-
lnn1 lnwGr It's hGa1, aud, with q weak bcalow OF
rage, BtaKger at him, intent to kill him. ATexaa
COW 4tat has to b. tailed ts about az good as
duad; few ever get over II. Again, when cattle
aro weak, they will deliberately commit suicide.
lave secn d steer walk into tle deepest place
In u creek, throw hlnaclf down, and noyor make
nu effort 10 get out. II pulled out with ropes
and set OIL tlI1 feet, he first chnses the heEtlers
then eoolly turus around aud walks into the
creek agatn. or all the cattle have helped
out OF the water, remember but two ssho
did not return to It On the first oppor-
tuntty mud die In 1t. I believe they do II with
the Intelligent purpose to take their lives. They
nro weak, sick, discouraged, havo tic blues md
llfa Ia q burden to then; 80 they, juat "a many
alen do do undor the same circumstances. com-
nit suicide.
What do the herders do during the long aum-
mer days1 I hayc known n hefder to put 4
number Of cunts into each pocket OF hts panta-
loona, aud while on duty p!ay "aeven-up,'' ono
pocket against tho other. Il the right pocket
won the gunlc, five ecnte would bu taken from
tho loft ami placed tn III If lost, the reverse.
In pussfuG through Western Ra1Bas, tile tray
eter accs small t0wers, built OF atone, on the
tups Of tho hlghcat hills. Asking what these
towcra src for, he Is told that they arc indian
watcl-toWers. This sounds well, but II Ia not
true. 1llcso stones have boon piled up by tic
hcrders; they think II tho Hills weEo little
higher. they could SEQ over q sHell fn tho
prairie, Or into rayine un1 would thus be anved
ruling t}ero to 500 II hcr csttlo had atrayod.