Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-01
NO. 2S7

point for the round up is decided upon for 1 the day. Often correl, an enclosure made | by fencing of logs, stone or stakes and
 large enough to hold from 800 to 5, 900 cattle, 1 is chosen. There are many of them on the
 ranch. Each man or cowboy has a number | of horses allotted to him. Each starting out i with horse, leaving the rest in the care of l the herder, they SCOUT a certain section of the country. In the ravines and canyons | their voices and pistols are freely used to ! scare out the cattle, which, running with fright and being SUIT bundled, soon eongregate at the desired point or enclosure. The cutting out is next in order. The cattle which are needed for breeding, for market or for other pur- poses have to be separated from the herd and It IS not always an easy or pleasant mat ter. A cowboy riding into the herd selects his animal and with an experienced horse will soon have him cut out or removed from the bunch. After this process the ones that are not needed are driven back in the coun- try just been over so that they will not be brought in with the next round up A general round up, which occurs in the spring, is a much more extensive affair hundred or more cowboys are used and thousands of head are brought together. At these times the representatives of different ranches are supposed to be on hand and claim their stock that may have strayed. The branding, though seemingly harsh measure, is essen tial and an interesting feature for our party as spectators. Our fellow traveller Mir Scranton, who, as we have stated before has had some experience in farming, affords us Q half hours entertainment Judge Booth whose experience has evidently taught him something, shrewdly works Mr. s. into mak- Ing wager that he can throw and hold a four months old. The latter is somewhat set back at seeing the size of four months cid in this country, but nothing daunted he en- ters the eorrel with the air of Roman prepar- ed for mortal combat entering the arena, First catch your calf This is finally done and a noble struggle ensues The battle waxes long and severe, but drops of precipitation mingled with the tears of the calf and those Of the laughing on-lookers make it too sliu- pery for our hero and he respectfully aban- dons the fight An expert soon has him on his side and with assistants holds him stretched at full length in position where it is impossible for him to move. The red hot iron Is now placed to his side for q few seo- onds and a small piece is cut from each ear, The poor fellow bellows once or twice during the operation. He is allowed to go immedi- atoly aftor, but marked for life The brand 1ng of full grown bulls is often attended with of '0 room ~eafh TfheARn and they are given plenty Many antelopes and crowds owdssr33flon 33ff on IS over. rie dogs were seen during our trip. R9r3al- geese, deer and many other kinds of game were scared up by our sportsman, but ten derness of heart prevented him from doing them any harm. Our trip back from the ranches was full of pleasant and at times ex- citing incidents, but we have already tres passed too much upon your space. The gen erosity, social qualities and goodfellowship of our host have endeared him to all the party and they heartily return thanks for one of the most enjoyable trips on record, and they are fully convinced that the cattle enterprises of the West are the greatest and most remune- rative that this country affords.
 J. B. c.