The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-13
How Hides Are Takea On aud Matted.

II the Hbattnirs of this cIiV the hay-
ers Of cattle u.e IA taxing Oh the hides
a kui g with a straight back and \ Keen
edge. broad al the hait. but tsperiug
up aluip, into a i'olnt at the end. The
hoo : are Lr-t taken oil At the hrst Joint.
a piece If the lou>c flesh At the thruat
eat out. an inri>iou made ia the neck.
and the knit" run down through the
middle OF the belly AMI the cenis If
the lower side Of the hair tail. The
an ma. which. up la this time. has been
Wing IN It's back. il inclined a little Ia
one side, being supported in tina; posi-
ton by Il prop nniCr the dOwnvsTciy-
inclnng fore quarter. Beginning At
The neck. the lavcr runs h knife care
fully a'Ons until the hide 1, { ken near
~ oil the side which Is uppeTmo>i, then
the animal i rolled over on tia side
and proppcd up a. at the beginning.
and the ane Having operation is re-
peaied ON the part which was dosn-
ward at first Next n wooden support.
aoout four feet long. six inches deep
and two inches wide. having a large
iron hooA in the middle adapted To be-
fastened la n rope for ho sting purposes,
il run through Inc.sions made in the
hind legs lusi above the first joint; the
rope j. adjusted 10 the hook. anil the
carcass lifted up by a windlass. when
the projecting ends of the jpisi are sup
ported by cross beams about nine feet
from the i'oor. and the bod hangs sus-
pended therefrom. One If the work
men now grtsps those portions Of the
hide which have been taken oil the
lsidcs OF the animal near the neck. and
another taxes u large bGtcher's cleaycr.
and. using the back, not the edge Of the
instr Iment, bV repeated blow, irccsihe
skin from :hc rest oi the carcass. while
IL y pulled OF b, the first workman,
Great are j. exercised in the process
of laying. A. the wurkmen are subject
Ia u tine fur each cut aud score ON the
hide.
When freshly taken OF the hide j.
worth about eight cent per pound In
this state it IL sold TO the salteTs with
the patrs and tails on. The saltcrs
place them in beds Of about COO each.
The floor Of the salt room is generally
ccmenie,i. and the bottom layer Of
hides il laid with the hair side down;
the salt j. hen sprinkled on the flesh
side. and another LAYER il put down in
ike mInner until the bed il complete.
The hides are usually LEFT in the salt
from ten DAYS To- Tvs weeks. The salt
used must be OF good quality and
ground rather fine. as in case = lump Of
even the SIZE OF m egg ~ left upon the
flesh side il will eat into the hair of the
hide placed above IL and very seriously
detract from It's value. IL takes about
$50 bushels of salt. worth from thirty
two to thirty-live cents per bushel. Ia
each pack VI GOO hides. When the
hides are taken out OF salt they are
well shaken and folded. first double
lengthwise. and then wrapped up in
four ur Eve folds. In some eases salt
er5 contract their hides o. tanners by
the month or year. and settlements are
made at the end Of each month on the
basis Of the average ruling prices dur
ing that period. 1t il now. however.
becoming customary for them To sell
each lot To the tanner or dealer who
will pay the highest figures ut the time
OF delivery.
In some Of the abat oirs where the
butchers do not do their own sailing
the salters hire the pens and make no
charge To the slaughtercr-. but receive
the hoofs of all the animals killed in
leu of other compensation In the
Jersey City abaitoir the salters paw
$1,000 per mum for each pen Afford
ing accommodation for fifteen animals
at a time.-Shoe and leather Reg0rttr.