New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-25
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Mr.. James Vance, a ranchmHn, VINO resides IN
South nakotA who has worked In the mines hauled
ip.' .rrye 81 '' as Goboy and Toner
up" YESTERDAY cOrrdlrd hy the lartt ot sun man
and induced stand and deliver mp some interesting
matter on the subject OF stock raising, when Is becoming
10 be the great and money making business OF the
Western prares. Tell rs about y9nr round-up'' what
they. and how are they msnaged"
The roundup Is the great event Of the stockmans
month and half The Territorial paper publishes shch
a tnis," said Mr. Vance taking slip OF paper
Roundup will meet at the Lower Bridge. McGlils
ranch the Big Laramie River on June J. and Proceed
to work the country between the river and the BLACK
HIS divide far south Red Buttcs; from thence II
will work In two divisions as far south al Twin Mount
ans thence ba to Diamond Peak, working up Boulder
and Intermediate creeks up to the source OF the Big
nouncement all the st0ckmen and they combine and
join In together The range. are generally about ten
miles in extent, though some ot them are thirty
" What's roundup partyF
That's an expression we have and about ten
wagons and many cowboys cook going with each
wagon and every cowboy has string of about six or ten
ponies The out comes OF at o'clock In the morning,
is horseback and the foreman operates something In
this lie sends party out Oh the divide as
gc6es with orders to drive cattle up roundup
centre-a point previously agreed upon"
The boys will be gone several daysi'
"Oh, good cowboy will ride from thirty TO forty
miles in a morning coming up to his pony herd and
taking out another or his ponies just he needs
them. Sometimes a cowboy Will ride down three or
four ponies in day. When the foreman covers his
small herds and then the fun On the wiry. little,
heet-fOoted Indian ponies who'll dodge and back and
stop in a twinking the cowboys rush INTO the herds
and shouting, yelling. and swearing, separate the
herds and drive those having the brands OF the df
fereut owners"
." Then every man has his own brandW
" Most assuredy. There are no two brands alike.
Some Sits, some letters some holes, and some
figures In fact there every conceivable form Of mark
When wants brand he gets it up and has 1t
recorded in the Office Of the County Clerk in book that
Is especially kept for the purpose. All the cowboys are
not engaged in cutting out'-that it, getting the cattle
that have tue brand all together Others are busy
in holding the herd to prevent stampede. Thus all
the herd Is wotked out"
whats done with those that are lestw
Those where the Owners not known called estrays,
and calN that from their mothers called
: NAV ercks.''
"What do do with thescp
" These mavericks branded with the mark belong
ms to the largest female herd in the neigbOrhOOd"
" How and wncn Is the branding doneH
always at the wndup OF tho roundup. Tho catto
all driven into corral, where hIo is burning and
the branding irons heated. cowboy rides in, and
swinging a lariat the head OF calf around
his hind legs the hand end OF the larat to his
saddle pOmme The calf il quickly thrown and lies
walOwing on the ground The brand is either burned
into his side or his shoulder or rump perhaps the
ear is slit and it's done I'm a second, quicker than I'm
telling you There's great noise made, but very little
confusion. They have the business systematZed
that everything goes like clockwOrlL"