The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-24

come reports Of the deplrea ions ofk!
horse thieves. We think We ar8 eptErsiy
within bounds in stating that Iii Dakota
alone, there have been 1T least two hun
|dred head stolen, and scareaiy more tlsnn
Iahalt DOZEN hare been recovered. Seses
EraI men have also been hung fsrs horse.
stealing, but tlle plague sts,,ll goes oil.,
In South Heart Sunday evening, four
valuable horses were stolen from M
Morton's barr, and as the trail llas been.
closely followed We hope that ~ this,
time the horses are recovered and tlle,
thieves hung MI. Lang writes ia refer.
enee to his stolen horses that the thieves
forgot to take the haiters, which he will
keep for their personal ador ornment. We.
wish to be placed on record as believing;
that the only way; to cure horse stealing
Is to haifg the thief wherever caught,
The end, in this case, fully justiaes the
means.
The cattle business the most impor-5
tant industry Of the west, Is in some IN.
spects peculiar. IN III other transae-,
tions, save those of handling stock, is a,; AZ
much reliance placed on q man's honor.
and word. Thousands Of dollars are Oft
en- involved and depend On the homer of ~
single man. II Is therefore highly necss-;
sary that all cattle trades be conducted
on square business principles. Ifa man
engaged IN the business wishes to stand
well among his neighbors ,he must do exs
actly as he.says be win, without regard
to the consequences. We might BAY that
in no other bnsinss Is one dependent
upon his neighbors for assistance %
much as in cattle dealing. When sale.
is made, care should be exercised that
nothing be represented. The tempo
rary profits will not balance the fnture
harm caused by the ioss Of q good name.
Buyers should understand their business.
and not say one thing and mean another.
A slight mistake may canse q stock grow.
er much trouble. Ranehmen have the
cure in their hands. Let them refuse to
have any dealings with those whose busi-
ness conduct Is not straight, !. and fle
crooked gentleman VIII soon find thefeE
lonely and seek pastures new. iIN. III.
Stock Grower.
A company has just been organized IN
A New York for the purpose Of operating an
immense ranch in the southwest corner
Of New Mexico. The company Is called
the Lyons & Campbell Ranch and Cattle
company, and has a capital stock Of 81.
10000. The president is John C. Barron,
Of the United Railroads Of New JefaseY;
vice president, Mr.. Oliver Summer Teal;
!, treasurer, Mr. E. Harrison Sanford, treas.
urer Of the Stampfords Manufacturing
company; secretary, Mr.. Lester N. Clark
manager, Mr.. Thomas Lyons: directors
Mr.. John c. Barron, Gen. George b. Me
Clellan, Mr.. e. Harrison Sanford, Mr.
Thomas Lyons, Mr.. A. A. Summer, MIR
George B. Post, Mr.. Brayton Ives, Mr.
John ]. McCook and Mr.. Oliver Sumner
4 The company's property is a combination
OF number Of ranches, along the Gila
| river and the streams and springs il
4 that vicinity. The ranches are named as
follows: the Caves Springs, the White
House, the Buck Horn, the Mule Spring
the Harding Cienega and the Lower oi
Gila ranch. Their range is about forty
miles from east to west and sixty miles
from north to south, and comprises oyel
1 100000 acres of grazing land, at an al:
titude Of from 5000 to 5000 feet. tn.
stock consists of $50 horses, 10000 leat
Of cattle and 200 thoroughbreds. Pho
neer Press. SS is555 4