The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-06-24

tails fly by in the distance. and their
easy, graceful movement. stirs up the
blood Of the trailman aud causes him
60 send after them a pistol ball or two
and regular Indian yell Buffalo.
bear, elk, antelope, mule-tai deer.
sage hens and prairie-chickens also af-
ford him little sport now and theu,
and add a sayory dish to lis grub
pile" Most generally, however, he
has to shoot the despised jackass rabbit,
or else run his rope over some
maverick" for fresh meat, Cowboys
AFRO decidedly materealistic. They an.
'preciate the material good things of
life. But few Of them hbyo any ad-
mirotion for the giknd and beautiful
scenery through WHICH the. trails often
lead. If the average cowboy has any
love for the beautifulAt all, it is for his
silvormounted horse-rig, his gaudy
sash and tassels, and for the buxonl
prairie girls, Of whom he sings songs
every night on herd around the cattle.
Lb the Indian, is becoming rather sup
pressed and harmless, but still in the
far away regions OF the Northwest and
Southwest, there is sometimes lust
enough possibility OF his raising hair,
10 keep cowboy Interested and awake
on guard. However, he is nbyer sorry
when the drive and its terrible hard.
ships are over. The ponies are either
sold or sent back to the range on hOof
in caro- of some OF the most trusty boys.
The cattle are either sold outright or
shipped by rail to the great cattle
markets of st. Louis, Kansas City and
Chicago Most Texas and Southwest
ern cattle get to the two former, all
Northwestern and many Texan 20 to
Chicago. One cowboy TO every Ave
carloads is required to 80 along with
the cattle to keep them punched up"
from lying down in the cars and being
trampled to death by the other cattle
This is how the "cowpuncher" obt iined
has Colorado name. Every twenty
hours the cattle in transit are unloadod
Mt immense ook-yards, where they are
permitted TO rest, feed and water for
iour hours. This is done both as
humane act and to- prevent shrinkago
and loss of flesh. Arrived mt market
the cattle are unloadec finally ut the
stock-yrdsa and pass INFO tho hands OF
the stock commission man, W. sell
them. Some are rbshipred to points
further eastward, some 90 TO Europe
alive, some to packing houses and beef
cahneries, some to wholesale butchers.
some to illinois and Town farms to be
corn fattened, some to distilleries to be
stopped, a few IRE sold for work oxen.
aud II 1t be cold weather many are
slaughtered and shipped abroad in re
irigerators. Some idea Of tho magni-
, tnye OF ,thls uf ,innuafy soId
for cash, netting their owners, the
stockmen of the far West, no less than
$34,000,0O0 This is one result of cow
boy work.
After doing the town" for few
days, tho cowpuucher, being provided
with return passes, rolls out for his old
range, maybe 1000 miles away. Most
of the Southwestern roads run rough
kind OF emigrant sleeper free, especial
ly for him.
In II gion where competing railroads
are largely dependent on their live.
stock traffic, cowboys and stockmen are
carefully fostered by them.
Arrived back ON his old stamping
grounds, he seeks some kind OF work
for support during the winter, and
generally swears never to punch up"
another bovine qnadrupsd while he
lives, but in the spring no is sure to
hire out as n cowboy mt the very tirst
opportunity, and ioyously gives himself
up to the free, reckless lie of the range
or endures again the hardship and ro
mantle incidents oe the trail Classi
cally educated Young men cat LOOSE .
little too carly from the Calling re
straints of college life, Young mocha
mics, embryo medicos, tooth butchers
Young railroaders, youths with soul
above oiilc9 work and counter hopping
very many yonng men from the Soutl
who were ueyof taught any way to b
self sustaining all these aud man.
others arrive ont West, find no roor
for nonproducers in that iaud of rus
I and rustic, and gladly tiH> TO the FIRE
t and romantic, but terribly hard life {
3 II cowboy. XXX. ...I .s ,.alsIt
! Very many cowboys arc irom il
r South proper especially Tennessee
Kentucky aud Georgia. The businot
1 of herding and handling cattle is u
e honest one, aud 1t is unfortunate that
!. lot ot,cattle thieves infesting Arizor
# have brought the name, cowboy in
n notorious bad repnte, an
la the suppression o. Indian on
2 brcaks and swift anmhiI,ed Of bord'
\, outlaws, the COW boy has proven alwa
a. most teliable and effective instr
" mont The Texas Rangers are near
I. all cowboys, and cowisls Of grit Al
y. leather at that The kfitcr has We
Of doar iiond, cowbdy, who was ID
n heard FROM as doyofgmeut scout ne
M tho White River (uteAAgsnoy in ~
IN orado, pay $3.50 per uSnth, aud a TO,
cs good timo during peace.
IL As population incteasos, aud I
~ qtazing regions are Settled up, The
n. viii oome q time when the raising
ld Wild cattlc on doyeFpgaent lands, as
M. pgesent, will heimpelAhlo Then
va cowboy, like Olaol} -his Ocoupasl
n, gone, viii have 10 seek hia hvng
rs some other Industry. Natural mcli
I'M tiQn viii lead him lo outdoor camp
IA aud AZ lonH W he eau secure such w
il lac Will prefer iyaighlspR aud lmoki
NJ IA tho iNdgery oi hiring Qua "
N, r,noh hand stripped ol bio rlg n
,.f which there "a uone moro hooom
,n. aud picturesque Va Tho WQrld ll
~ marked peoulufltioa ~ mauuor .
'bo Language agoupd od smooth, he will
reduced ~ lha rummQu level % Q,
,n n.onplaeo people posAhly tho 0hal
N, may better Ma Happiness AtA nss
Ms neaa, loI y q a uulll shat mpar
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