The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-24
4 CATTLE RAVEN IN WYOMING.
From ne fAsy~H1e Eedier.


Tom Suns ranch il about sixty-five miles
north VI Raw ins, and 10 rrn"h It ono must
travel tor two days by wagon or on horseback
Tom sun by the way. Is one of the best known
men in Carbon county lin was a scout and
guide Tor many years in this region, and might
have been one yet but that the cattle business
about lis curious nHmc. and thara are differ
ent "Nr!Auai!ons Of IL, One is that his real
name, ia THOMPSON, nnd that in his, quick man
that il sounded Ike Tom sun. and SO he was
thus dubbed. Others say that Tom is a French
II" country h found shat people had difficulty
in pron"pncIng his fronch name Thomas
Beausoel, and rs i'iettysun would hardly do
n9inr Mile N tue mood Tor anbrevntlng he
Signs WIN Emsa 1 Tsm ma%e to Tom and so he
Thr s1mniry G5 I'm, ma milS' north Of Rawlins
ihdcod. "Sccrt,ns deserted cabin ut tho
paint MIN. two mileS from Rawlins. the
frs house. to bs seen by the traveller moving
the town. Some eight miles further is another
while twclr" miles di1tnnt are two or thres
named to Tom suns. "a journey OF perhaps
eighteen miles. not a house OF any kind i, to
hr 9een:. II - interesting to note that near the
litte collection OF cabins Just mentioned there
IL a 3ch !nnou~'. 1t has its schponaam and
eight scholars. there being srNcra families Of
settlers across tho country In Il direction aif-
ihrcnt from that leading To- Suns ranch. North
ward Of Euwllns there is q series OF
mEsr tie ni.rSenng "" co"n,rv ''S Senc sani
basins. sustaining no vegetable growth
hut, that Of sage brush. From some
OF the hiItOpS not Il trcp il to b. seen in any
direction. save hero and there II lonely pine or
cottonwood hail hidden in one of the gulrhes
IN the high ridges. On reaching point about
tuirty miicS from law ms. where tho Western
decline OF the oominoe MOUNTAINS comes into
view. their canpns ara soon Ia be in measure
covered with timber Further on. 60 the wcst-
War,i lils the Ferris rGusr. woli covered with a
growth of mountain pine Thcse mountains
rise abruptly TO u height OF perhaps 800 fcot
nj li nj, f,nn At ft. rN,.I
NJ this season Of the year that, while the Ferris
range retains the hnnvy coat OF snow that has
fallen upon II. Tn" Snur of tho jwsetwatcr
range. which lies ten niles north Of it, il per-
fcc,ly bare. not only of trees but Of snow. THIS
last, namaI rance I, MAZE np p Er"..t smooth
rising to u height Of 400 or 500 feet.
Folks g, hardly Know what useful purpose
serve for TIA" rock il said 10 bn worthless. and
uuthIn.; animal or vegetable. tnrivcS upon 1t.
Tom Sun however. believes IT was mado TO
serve aS the northern fence ot h, ranch. for at
its foot h. had laid on ABOUT fourteen square
miles NJ lVli to all his own II" has run a
barb wire fence from the eastern extremity Of
The RANGE 10 point seven mites westward and
tHrncr az r-ht anglo another fence runs to
TIL" mountain sdr. by convenient turn in
tho rour," oi thc mountain IL forms the lenco
On two sides ui Tom, rauGh. having as well
many covcS and lhrlS, where cattle may be
proteGuJ iron, the wind ANA snow oi winter.
lands ~ lvnv hr.Wrrn the wirr irnce and the
mountain foot 'rhe meadow has n heavy growth
brown and yellow. II there is n tree on The
ranch j; = 50 small rs Ia rsrlpn observation.
ihn buildings oi Ium san ranch ~ All sit
uat"d at the eastern cad, not lar from the
mguntaln side. The ordinary torn " tho lo.s
cabin has been followed In the main huildug
though pidurl boards. large windows, artistic
effects In whtcWaSh. and deor-horn dccora-
lions have a-sisLrd IN givinA; IL n style hardly
10 be exported IN that itr-ln region This
"he"ry and aSmt"rahIc I'll" furninra e II
good fac, tory made articles. and about tho Il lor
arc strewn rs rugs tho skins of Wild animals.
The GA ihnuS'S arN quite numerous there
bong stables. u rnat house, m ice house. a
smiths shop. nnd chicken house. The herd
belonging 10 this ranch numbers about 1000.