, 1881-02-23

not III luxury. Aud then 10 long cz there Is
IelnOcrtsy Sich inEn * nc nrc III tle'l3HlA't
chi, eMaf IL, 10 drnk anyhow 1 kIn niiaz pick np
by III kecrIls aud c0hiitiin ke,ltry. Pos
sibly have did " well cx though, the widt'er
l'Erl.UlErM V. Nasty.
THE VAQUEROS OF TEXAS.
Tho March OF Civilization Driving
Tlc,,l to the yyall-rho f:rcat Private
Ranges Of the Lone Star &tntc-'Flto
Struggle Of tho Owners OF Reeves n1ld
shcop-A Cosv-Etoy's Life.
Nav York Sun.
HoEIlSE, Tex, Feb, S.-The Invasion ut
the stock-raisnr district Of Texas, described
I'll the Sun n few weekG since, Is fast crowd
iltg tho cowboy, nl0isg with tic 1ntllan and
tic antelope into n trccless, sterile rcEt0'.,
where hcr,ling will not be rs profitable III
tho future as It has been in the past. Mnny
acres Of grazing land, s,.ch rs Is found oil
the western borders OF Texas. will be re-
quired to suppDrt eacl lony horn, except In
unusually good SEASONS, like thas OF tie past
yeAr Tho wise stock raiser dots not
10 West, but purchases and fences US
large n pasture nS Ills purse Will per-
nit, a1.tt, buying good bulls, deyotes himself
to hettcring tile quality Of t,is cattle. Iii the
southern portions Of this State this Inns been
lie pulley for many years. King. Kennedy,
and others have under fpncc pastures OF tho
finest grs,zing lands, ranging IN extent from
10000 to o0o,O00 acres. Pastures Of from
II, ,0o0 II, !o, zoo acres arc common Il, stauy at
the counties west Of tho Colorado River.
There IL eyei, now great tlcal Of bitter feel.
ing nsiltnst the owners Uf tllesp NrEG tracts
nlilong those who own small herds, WHO
| u. fr txts1s 1utSI
,iie range, they think, shunll l,c free to nll
I,lankin and no one SHOULD bc permitted 10
nIOnopnlizG tho Gol-gtyen gritSs TO tllclr liz
| jury. ,solne Of them 10 mt stop ut grlnl-
possihle-an easy tssk wlrro wire Is used
| for fU,lcing.
Sleep owners ,lIavo generally been com-
rrlled 10 buy or Lease thu land ltpUl which
tllIty Of euttle owners. The latter say that
! t.lelr cattle " i'll not grnzc oll ranAu over
which sheep have plssesl, but sheep have no
slierp shouI,l ba con'lnci to land 'c"utrolletl
| by their uwhcls. As tho sleep illetI nre III
lilc minority, nnl it Is III ensy nnntter for II
few enemies to du great tianlaee IL II llocls,
they ii,,.i it ln,ltcy to acccp rs conclusive Thu
arguments Of their oppnile,lts.. During the
.lruuElt Of 1870 tho Vicinity Ut wntcr-holrs
III western counties WIS often strtwn with
the carcasses0f sheep. Killed aud hung up by
anuthsr fayorit theory being that saitl.e do
hot relish wntcr wlEere sleep ltlyn drank.
10 not write, however, with tic Intention
liz Interest i, 'rexas b!!t e. Elvea skstcIl M ot
the characteristics NIT! modo Of lift OF tint
fnst.t'isnppeurlns product Of by.g0ue dnys,
tho cnw-bOy. ur YAqlleru. Having spent /!
soliscr ,l n.yseif practssiiy Suaillietl 10 writo
Dn tllo subject. Tile boyEiaa.l gport nf tho
cuw-boy Ii not with marbles, ur balls, nr
tops. but With larlat nt rops Or r@wi!a.s'
thing. intimate or inanmate, over which, y
loop eu1 be thrown. At7years Of age lit, Is
III expert harscnan. a,Mt uhio t., do servira
oil tile rullge III many ways. Between flils
edge Ut tile ..'three RS" Though seldom Mt
scl!ool, mud Mt IL IL usually rs good liorse-
1nan ~ gd ny deYtfons + Toper s ns ahi i,,M nan
legged from .constant Riding, s endowed
with more than AyGr7tge ntl!sGulnr strength,
and Is very nctlse a1ld capable OF great en-,
TI s II IL asst Il s ffgs g ss;,,.Hss sHs ciEfsts I e'
chews tobaccu drinks whisky, carries n stx
shooter, md Is guilty Of many yices tiMt
wunhl. II enumerated. sll0ek tue eltl!'ezz!gr
Ii mt mnru ularrelsuule than 1na,! III genor,.
Il, but, n;niGftG'ats'ly, 'n'y his quarrsls are apt
Tho property u TUG cowboy u WIZ.
dirl.s it Is stra,iEer to tlIe toslr!l If ,e,'r-
ryco.b am! brush ai't! don't kn9W corn T, tro!,i
tu fifteen pounds. 1t has II p0lns!sel vary
Ing III tiametcr fran three to six [nvhes.
C0stly saddles suaHeimes llavn s Sliysf
] I@r,s Of ti1sir sliitaee. Two Fir.s o. s'tclt.s
:ro necessary IN hnltl tho snddla firmly IN 20.
sil!oll-a forward nlId y flank girth. Tl!c III;
rlat l. abnt fntty feet lang. a.ld ls composed
/, rUle about half nn inch II 1lnnlcter: AZ
n,,e end Ii IL ring; ut the other loop to lit
oyer lilo saddle ionlnel -,
Tl.ewarttr0be ot tic eow.1Ny Is unique. llu
wears Il hruutl-httMnlcA straw Ur WUol Int.
Ills Jacket is OF tluckng Ills shirt Of calico VI
hickory, Mnl his Tanlai0ons nt ss,1te stout
slilI, over whlcl, tlro worn lenthor lpEgtnEs.
lleayy imots,, Will hlEl. hseis, to Wh!rh ny ~! are
els, colnp!cta hls Quilt. When tho weather
Il threatening lle straps bohlMl Ills sadaln Il
siIcker 9f ollctl linen, which reaches fEon'
head TO lcGls.
illus aceoutrcd, tho cowboy Is ready fot
llbrt to Kansas tr 10 look after those Gli TIL
rnMcc The spring IL !!ia l'nryest lil's. Iei r,ti
the great herds Aro put ull for te drive. 'Il'is
Is tho suls0ll. tua, Wien tn1 alIlItnl rotna
tlp occurs. fur tlo pllrpoaa ut npportiosng
te umlnarke1 cnyes u.Nl yeArllngs ,,a. n.!pIl .In!
ts osrs " q s"SX @ m a tS i| eye, VIZ
n,iUptc,l by c..el III Ills distinguishing, nark,
GENERALLY thu init'uls uf Ills ntlnu. THO !nM
reiutres tl!o brand to b. rScn'te,si s, !" III tiis
nlurks, crops, half,cros, upper nlnl nnlte'
hltH, upper mil ullllcr sl1pes, Bplits, swallow
turks, i,iKi IlnEle-bObs.
When Cattle are sold the snlier ln0st cnu,l
to1braliA ue!, ulul In casp tllny arD driven
fruM tlio Statc, tho buyer must fstlu.DFn ilG
regular bra9 .ami. TM, gfata th4n',rat ,st " WIFI 5x
| tnri1 nj After IL fbN 1ftkllS{SEt