The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-11

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GRAND ISLAND, Aeb, April {.
The movement Of troops 10 the new
post on the Giobara Is well under MAY.
Company B, Ninth infantry. left here
several days ago, aud the companies Of
the Fifth cavalry which came from
Fort Russell win leave here in q day or
two.
Grain, 10 the amount Of $4,000
pounds. has been purchased and stored
for the command at Fort Hartsuh, 80
miles north OF here. A steam saw mill
has been sent ahead, in charge Of Lieut..
W. L Carpenter, Ninth infantry, and
win soon be at the site Of the new post.
and at work.
The post will be constructed Of wood,
as there Is no other material available
in that region, and will be built for
four companies. IL win be about 100
miles north Of this place.
A railroad Is now being constructed
BY the Union Pacific company from
here 10 81. Paul. - miles north, and
will be completed by June !. This, or
some other road, viii probably soon
penetrate further In the same direction,
The construction Of the post will in
wife settlements along the Niobrara,
and that region will soon Ill up with
ranchers and cattiemen.
Rosebud agency Is about 40 miles
north Of the post, and without military
protection, settlers along the north
ern boundary Of Nebraska would be IL
able TO Indian raids.
The southern boundary Of tine Indian
reservation Is within about ten miles Of
the post. The whole country north Of
the Niobrara 10 Cannon Ball river, and
west to the l03d meridian, Is included
In the Sioux reservation. II Is already
traversed by many roads leading from
the Missouri river to the Black Hills,
and railroads win soon be penetrating
il. II Is not probable. therefore, that
the Indians will long remain satisfied
with these encroachments, On the con-
trary, past experience would indicate
that there will be more trouble In the
near future. RANGER.
The Cattle Drive for 1850.
Dodge city Globe.
The latest adyices from Texas at this
Office clearly Indicate that the cattle
drive from that state TO northern mar
kets will exceed that OF 1873 by ut least
1000 head, that Dodge City will be the
headquarters for cattle men. and that
three-fourths OF the cattle that con
north will concentrate mt Dodge. Near
ly all the old drovers who have driven
cattle TO northern markets during the
past three years, rs well rs many new
ones, may again be found on the list
this year. This year the cattle trade
has opened unusually brisk in Texas,
and cattle are held ut a surprisingly
high figure, which has very much stim-
ulated the cattle market and caused,
we fear, an undue excitement among
cattie-drovers Of the state. While the
demand north, is very great 4 CON
tinually increasing year after year, we
do not believe that the prices at which
cattle are held In Texas can be fully
sustained In this section, where the
cost Of delivery Is added to the price
paid, nor do we believe that there will
be a corresponding increase In the price
in northern markets for that particular
class Of cattle. The large increase Of
cattle In southern Texas, we fear, does
not fully sustain this increase in price,
and the cattle manipulators Of yicto-
ria, Texss, have unduly excited the
market by making the following offer
ings: Yearlings, 90; two-year Odds, SO
to s12; and three-year olds, sl7 to s1s.
To say that these are the highest fig
ures that cattle have been held at in
that state for years is a fact that we
think no mi who is fully informed on
the subject will deny.