The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-10
TEXAS FEVER.

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TEXAS FEVER.
Its sprsaa Attributed % the Hailroads-Ps.
epiiarisiss Of she Disease.
OaALALLA, Eeb., Aug. ct Is beloved
here that the recent outbreak OF 1oxas fever In
various parts OF this Stnte and In Chicago can
be traced to tho fact that stock owners arc
transporting thelr cattle northward more and
moro by rail. and that II the railroad super
sedes the drive such alarms will be frequent.
Tho great cattle drives from Texas north to
Kansas. Nebraska. and Wyoming have seen
their day. More than 1000 cattle passed
over them this year. but old stock raisers say
that hereafter the shipments will DO made
principally by rail. Railroads are penetrating
the great grazing districts Of Texas further
each year. and 1t has becn found cheaper to
send cattle north by cars than TO drive them.
The rapid settlement Of the country has con-
tributed to make the drive difficult and I'M
profitable. and the trokery OF the Indians In
the Territory has become very exasperating
For several years the Kiowas and Comanches
paid no attention to tho enormous herds an
seasons i ago they began demandins toll in the
form Of one or two beeyes. At FIRST the stock
men thought it was o1, pretty good Joke so Hnd
a rSui 20 'e on xar give wh ander %
brasas and rene srD the ' Indians beca@s
@ hhsy iSeS
for s eight. but s We're wiling to se%proniss on
the Of the don
much use to them. and 1t hns been learned that
they usually sold them to the renegadss. When
cattle than tho renssades wou ID pay Tor ths cat.
herds have paid these baekmniers as high as
$3.50. and in one or two instances drovsrs have
had to return to their ranches. several hun.
money demanded. Tho policy Of many catti"
men in compelling their cowboys to 60 un-
helpless. and prevented some Of the liveiest
q fights. The Indians are all suporb'y armed.
cooking rrvovors Tho disarmed cowboys
who have had an eyperience OF this Kind never
Est over It. Their h Si IN that section has has
stock msn have paid the toll in bervos or In
money. and hurried on. not caring to waste
time IN parleyng or fighting.
Besides tho annoyance and expeas 60. Of the the
fencing IN Of large tracts OF land has seriously
inconyenienced them. Several OF these fences
have been put up on the old trails, and some
made TO cut them Taking the growing disad-
vantages Of the drive into CONSIDERATION. tho
About one third Of the cattle northward bound
bsys are tS the good old Sss:
on the trail will soon become matter Of trRdi-
When tho cattle came north on the drive, .
distance Of 800 or 800 miles the Texans usually
wore tho fever out on the way. and injection OF
| native cattle Was almost unheard of. ALI Texas
cattle have this contagion TO some extent. but
II makes o showing until they reach northern
ihod Of inisction. i has often boon no:
sea the TssSs trails arc tskea With tho fever
put that they are power1sss to c1mmanfate
and spread tho contaslon, in this way. though
others assert that tho disease IL caused t By a
man skill. and its victim dies Within twenty:
dss.s. n not Is
BY tho a., fact that nothing but actual contact
tue GrSTnd over Hhen
viously, occupied BY, them, will inoculste ma
tiyes. Experiments have shown that bunch
from each other merely hy a rail or board
T nrs .Se u natives into tss sncosurs s" With
the Texans. however. and the disease viii soon
as Wiz Is ss Mhs
tie fresh from the South. bringing the disease
ali. old plainsmrn contend that after one winter
4 on tho Northern ranges they, too. become sus-
4 cAptiblo TO the plague and fall easy Victims to
It, The Introduction Of the fever at this timo Is
cd cattle by rail. tho developmont Of the disease
| at the time they were landed and the contact OF
| natives with tho trail over which they passed
4 after leaving the cars while on route to the
ranges It - feared that tho abandonment OF
! Texans wore the fever ont. will cause the fire.
Qu0nt Appearance Of the disease In tho North.
1 The stricken animals seom to suffer terribly.
4 When frst attacked they appcar tired and
walk With an unsteady gait; The head droops
| scarcely lifted from tho ground. The stricken
1 boasts dislike to move. bat are left behind by
| the herd and soon seek a place to lie down. In
the earlier stages OF tho disease whom oxcitsd.
1 they may chase their attendants for dis
%aia QUIET Sa and asn pf wsh shsir
l heads pressed hard against q tree. or soma
other tmmovable object. vhiIo tho body IL
swayed back nndaforth. The pulse increases.
while the breathing is fast irregular, and often;
their heads and their eyes become CLASSY and
staring. They are entirely unconscious to the
| Irritation OF hies or other insects. Occasion
ally the muscles 81 the legs will witch. the
animals will moan as II In great pain. Death
| Is usually preceded by violent convulsiona
4 At Maxwell and Brady. where large numbers
have died. tho animals arc skinned and then
dragged to great trenches, where their bodies
are burned. In NIL the Infected yards prompt
4 the disease About 0ns foot Of the surface Of
4 the earth IN these yards will be removed and
4 chloride OF limo md other dlsinf-ctants vii
1 10 freely used. 1t H. probable that no mors
Texas catte will 30 allowed In this Bt~ts unit
Stock man are pnneralIv m N Ora ting IN ar,