The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
WAR AGAINST WILD HORSES.
sTOCKMEN orc iNTZiNG 4 PARTY OF
HUNTERS RI NHOOT THEM
The Herds or W u iIor.-s On the Plains |
rr"vi"G ini"ri""s TO f"nca 0wners-Itnre |
~skili aud Patience REQUIRED tn atch I've m. |

The Herds or W u Horses On tic Plains
rr"vi"G inJuri"us TO itnrcs Owncr.-Itnre
~skNi aud Patience Required tn satch Thrm.
CukYENNE Dec. Vivid horses have hc-
como 80 numerous on tho plains that some Of
the s'ockmcn in this vicinity have organized
hunting pnrty whose object viii be to thin them
ont. Til" hunters arc provided with long
range rifles. tie"t ponies. and supplies and for.
a-e nnongh ~ last all winter. and they will en-
deavur to mnkea clean job Of il. Those horses
have existed on tho plains for many years hut
of lntc they have becn increasing very fast.
TA"y 6ra quick to scent tho approach of foes
feet ne IN" antelope TINT may often be seen
hrDwsnG IN security nj their sid". and ms nm
manageable as the wind. Native animals when
turmoil loose on tho prairie soon b.comc wild
aud II allowed % run without being disturbed
breed worry rapidly. Horses continually break
away from their owners and join the wild
horses. aud this Is tho reason why s;ockmeu
nre aroused ov.r the subject. Men who crossed
tho plains in 1919 encountered many wild
horses and for years nftcrSnri they must have
increased rather than diminished. Horses
stand the winter much better than cattle and
un"ss III. weather is unusually severe will
com" "u lat in III" spring
Every year large numbers OF domestic horses
tsrhpe from the settlers. Some of them hro
found. hu, " hen mares ESCAPE they are never
rec aimed. In wandering over the plains they
encounter tn" wild bands and from that timr
forward nre ns wild ms tho "ther-. The Wild
stations ara tho guardians Of tho bands. Al
ways on sentinel duty. they Eiv" the alarm
when any en"my approaches. In n moment
the stragglers are rounded il. II fleet footed
stallion leads :he van and with others Mt the
HANKS away they 20 III u LAUNDERING charge.
N"bo,iv has yet been able. to ovcrtake them
Sometimes ih"v are hssrnd or shot but such u
thlnI a. heading them of in race is out Of
The range Of tina wild horses Mt present ex-
tends from Texas to- the southern Dakota line.
Mel n n ~
MYi!ere $50 On ths pains. On Ill. R"punlichh
and m" Lodge Pole and the North Pate. aud
a., far cast as the heads OF the Loup and Dis
mai E.,ers thp horses range al will, FIVE 9r
l"we"n Sidney and Sterling in punches of
MY or seventy:nv". but now q bunch Of TWEEN
Is moro than one stallouln y band but on" Of
tn"n l. aways acknowledged rs chi"f. winning
with his rivals. ono bunch Of eleven horses
recently. seen near Sidney was entirely COM
posed Of stations. but this Is eXpinin"d on the
th"ry mat they were probably driven out of
various herds when Young and gradually
S GSfn r F rs n! h su hars Gns Are 4 I9
Post. about fifteen mics north Of this city.
h"ary 300 mares have wandered away and IL
joined the Wild hI.scs
IN" wild horses are compact little animals.
Weighing from 500 to- Lou rounds. The ma:
stan about fonr,sen hands, nigh. In color
ls -"ldnm seen unless 1t is hors. that has
s'ray-i away from civilization. Their tails
their names are like thos" OF other horses. and
not flowing t. the knees ns they are r,rrcsent-
being constantly on the watch. is larger than
tn" ave OF tn" domestic horse. and even when
the horass orcn. Wild h SS.>w When n'e Cap p.
trred ani trained are Superior 60 my other
BY the cowboys. and others are broken to har.
ness and driven AS carriage horses. being en-
severni men living In Sidney mako n living
by catching wild horses Until five or six
SsHI ~ H. on Knew how to 40 IT., It, and VERY
adopted. Mr. Livingston M that town describes
tn. process. as follows Two men aIways
cither north or south aud they are almost Ger
tam to find n bunch within fifteen miles. The
and one OF the men. mounted on his best horse.
carrying with him n few cold biscuits or some
bunch. lic does not ride very fast. and at first
does not attempt 70 get near them. but is con-
allowing item to stop I"'" and ''. eat: The ,
horses may go only ten or dozen mi es.
how Tar they run, they Will turn back and seek
tternnG" from which they started, Ii they, go
tried to the utmost IN. bunch must be k.pt
moyn. ana ,h"re is No. chance to change sad
ana n a sy turn G their a5 1w aesord I
they1o. II tho weather be clear and the nights
not s,ormy tie rid,r VII continue close ate,
sometimes wltnln hundred yards. II makes
r.. difference whethsr it bs dark or
i"at i. train"i to tho tusn" s1 i'I
lows n,'"r n" herd. When the nrst. rider
sucr"td. In turninE tho BUNCH and bringing
sCc,nl. who, WITH a fresh horse, starts after
them. while his compamion turns IN and takes
a murn- needed rrst. This time they will not
probably - I" far. After while they become
tanner. and the hunter can turn them at rl"as-
mr.. rms may r.Iwirn week; or it may he
dpn" in u "uurle II DAYS. II tho horses do not
BACON" scared th"y viii not run 50 far. and
=" more easily managed. When the
i driven coward the nearest corral. Formerly
rorra.s vera erected specially for the purpose.
hnt now ranches are so numerous that they
ar" not needed any mora. once" inside. tie
fastened to their legs. Men wa X among them
and trrl. them kindly, and thy soon learn
ti''' there is nothing to be feared. They are
turned loose in any, ordinary pasture. and
corral and rop.u. II two men can gather q
bunch u ten OF q dozen horses in n week. they.
of course make a good SUM Of money out Of the
tran saction. ~ tn. animals Will sell ~ from $50
TO Boo each: but misfortune sometimes OYER
takes them when in pursuit. A bunch may
run away from their pursuer entirely. and not
ur in the niEht may prevent hi, following them
nnl connect him To- give up III" chase. or posi-.
ny he w,li oter-silmnte the strength OF his
l'r-". and ride tn" faithful animal unt lie
H. back AMI seek tho camp.
Tn" present movement OF the stock raisers
threatens to Put s'op To- this business
somewhat weakened by the rigprs Of winter
kl'tlng as clos" a p"s-ihlo tho men will shoot
"a" stations from tim" to time. 1t is hoped
THAT by spring n"uly nil IA" stations Will hlv"
been Had An that III" capture Of the mares
W the wholesale will then be made possible.