Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-05
ON THE FRONTIER.
accidents Of Life Upon the Cattle
Ranches.
1ss Frontiersman's Devastation
ofLlttls Eastern Bulldog
ReVolVsrs.
Inscription Of a Cowboy 10 all
His Glory on His Ma
tive Heath.

Istlert is anything that frontiers
.,,r 5st,sts il is one of those little re-
To,v,rs such as city chap carries.
Tcrn.ug but ealibre forty-five, frontier
r.,,,fp, j. of any value in his eyes, and
th,v usually regard it 81 an insult to
r,,l,r liz, for a man to have anything
,,.,uron his person. a few days since,
write, q staff correspondent of the Phil
.,rIhia Press from Colorado City,
T,xss, an Euglishmsn got Off the train
q, this great cattle shipping point; the
r,s.,. from which, on either side of the
Teas and Pacific railroad, lie great cat
,s ranches for hundreds of miles. The
Trsli,hman carried one of those little
bu.fGcg rcyolverS, and n cowboy inter
waved Linn as follows:
..~ay. stranger, what are you going
10 with that pop gun you've got
bs, glg 20 you? If you should ever
shoe, al or hit man with it in this
county, and be found out he would give
vr,. G.vil Of athrashing."
TIE Isslishman stammered out that
hrdai,t SuOw, and Intercepted the
COW boy:
NY friend, is it really necessary in
This country for a man to carry one OF
tho,n large revOlverS constantly about
him
"WrN no, stranger; it amt exactly
necessary. but it's often convenient
"! EN- N"u do want it in this country
yr, ned ii very bad, and haven't got
the time 10 90 home and fetch it. Take
nv stvire and go and get one. They
~, Useful
TIE EugiiShman took his advice, aud
trr ?, II DAY when he boarded the train
h. ,rrvrpd one of the best and biggest
or,, turkled around his waist.
V..- frontier civilization is not de-
liz az. hut at times mighty interest
rg. IT. dangers are greatly magnitied.
II -
Not Necessary TO Place Yourself I'm
Peril.
uni. 81. yun are seeking it, or get into
IT,; uu,C-s your animal spirits get the
hgu,r Of lour discretion. 1t is very easy
10 1t accommodated with almost any
Iv.,r. ssarv even To defend yourself.
With the hay fever and carbuucle
an g..ug 10 try and write something Of
%.
.i.me, old boss, folders ready; git
up .Ld gTaZe while the grass is wet"
7 It's spoke as perfect type OF Tex
u cowboy as l have met in several
weeks OF travel aud association with the
ruur characters of the frontier. y tall,
huN fellow. over six feet, with a Ratchet
tee. gud cold, gray eyes; a broad SOM
Ire n. lue wooden shirt and q pair Of
ov,JtllS. Ec was q typical American
vauuerO. awOke To mad it Just day
light, and Nyt every one but myself on
tnt rauche | was visiting had long been
a>tr. NrIihvr the surroundings nor
I'll soUDeI' we've Very inviting To u
mgu who has 10 coax his appetite. 1t
.5r listed Of meat fried il, u dirty pan
and served on burned tin plate.
bread and black coffee, served ia = tin
CUP. came next. The meal and sur
ryuu,tIng> f0rcihly recalled army life on
mach Here was the little fire by the
roadside. built Of mosquito brush. Trap
PINS IL horses Were Strewn around,
with here and there Winchester rifles
resting near them. Every man carried
o -lS-~hDu,,r bLCkled about him, and
wore plentiful supply of ammunition
in lis belt. We had all slept out OF
doors, and
The Arrangements for Living were all
OF the Rudest.
yet enjoyed il hugely and ate what
came with a keen relish, ~ l had my
supper the night before. Then | had
asked for milk for my coffee, but the
proprietor smiled at my request and
said:
I'VE don't have milk and butter on
the ranch; they are luxuries in Texas"
The ranuherO had been saying to me
Just before that he had more than 5000
cows on the range, and yet there was
not even milk for coffee. Long before
bat arisen in the morning the great
heIi that was being rounded up"
away of on the prairie, and the cow
bOy> were at their work. This Is the
busiest season Of the year, for the scat
tered herds of the winter have to be
gathered together, and those that be-
long 10 different owners separated and
dnycu back TO their ranges. The spring
"TOuEd up as the rancherO calls this
beginning, is an important feature OF
cattle raising. II is really the com
mcuCrmeht Of the years work, when
the cattle are collected and driven to
the ranches. 1t is rs interesting as 1t Is
important, for il is done with a system,
and UHder rules that show how we'll the
subject has been studied, and the busi-
Ness brought from hap hazard into
good shape, since large capitalists have
come into il.
The roundup" which occurs every
year, l. begun on n certain day IN dlt-
iercnt sections. It Is under the diTec-
ton Ofthe Stock Raiser's Association,
and il names the day for each locality.
During the winter months,
The Cattle stray OF the Ranges.
and the different herds mix and mingls.
Sometimes a storm or want of water,
will take the cattle = great distance;
OttcutimCS as lar as seventy-hve miles.
They cannot be brought back ettectu-
ally until the spring "rOund up" ana
this is inaugurated thus: Each ranch.
man within the area to be rounted
furnishes a representative, and they all
meet at given point, where the driving
Is 10 begin. At the day appointed they
start, driving all the cattle in given d.
reCtOn they can gather. When they
get large heard representative from
each ranch, one at q time, goes into it
and drives out his cattle. He makes a
bunch of his own, and then takes them
of to his range when he believes that
he has what belongs to him from the
'roCnd up" This is continued day
after day until all the cattle have been
driven to the pastures where they be-
long. Here they are kept by the cow
boys, who watch them carefully night
and day.
How does each man tell his cattle
Yes, that is q natural inquiry. All
the cattle are branded, and each brand
Is registered in the clerks office of the
county wherein the cattle are ranging.
Every man knows his own brand, and
most ranchmen know every other