The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-25
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N UP.
Arrival of Prominent Stockmen in
the City Tuesday.
They are "He1d Up" for News by the
River Press Reporter, With the
Subjoined Result.

Subjoined Result.
Among the notable arrivals at the
river metropolis Tuesday were DR.. D.
McEachran, of the Waldron rancho com
pany, and J. r. Craig, of the Oxley
rancho company, both gentlemen well
and favorably known in this city, and
whose interests in the Northwest terri
tory are assuming very large proper
tons. Doc. Frields, foreman of the
Waldron rancho company, and a well
known citizen of Choteau county, is in
charge of the latter company's party,
and has brought his family with him
for a brief visit to friends here.
wALDRoN RANCHE COMPANY.
This company, organized more than a
year ago, made its start in the stock
business last season by the purchase Of
about 1000 head of cattle from the judi
18th Cattle company, which were driven
north to the company's ranch last sum-
mer, in charge Of Doc. Frields, who has
had the management of the herd to this
time. We are informed by the latter
that these cattle wintered remarkably
well, the loss amounting to scarcely any
thing for SO large a herd. And while he
doesn't say SO, his result was no doubt
due more to Mr.. Frields' good manage
ment and persistent rustling than to fav-
orable conditions of range Or climate.
Better COW men than Doc. Frields are
pretty scarce in the northwest.
III SWEET HERD OF CATTLE.
The Waldron Rancho have
purchased of [. G.. Baker & Co. and c..
w. Price the SWEET herd of cattle, re-
Gently bought by them. MI. Frields
will take the band, when turned over,
about the Sd Of July, and make the
drive north. There will be some 5000
head, and an additional small purchase
will bring the number up to 3,40O head.
These, with the cattle already on the
range, and the increase this year, will
bring the company's possessions up to
almost 10000 head, and will place them
among the first of the stock companies
Of the northwest. DR.. McEachran, the
manager, pays close attention to the
affairs OF the company, and to his good
Judgment is greatly due the success of
the enterprise.
OXLEY Rancho COMPANY.
Mr.. j. r. Craig is the representative
vi CA4O OnlpAAy Ill 1dCU ID dlll1OSU Lie
company himself, as he takes direct
management Of its entire affairs, and is
generally recognized as one of the
shrewdest and most successful stockmen
in the northwest. He has thoroughly
familiarized himself with every branch
OF the business, and as a result has been
eminently successful. Mr.. Craig in
forms US that his herd came through the
past winter without loss to speak OF, not
nearly SO great, he thinks, as the average
in Montana this year. The object of
Mr.. Craig's visit is to gather up his cat
tie in Montana and drive them north.
He has about 1900 head on the Teton
and Sun river ranges, purchased last
year.
w. p. TURNER,
of the Marias, the well known breeder
of thoroughbred shorthorns and other
cattle, accompanied by his uncle, J. N.
Cartwright, Of Nashville, Tenn, were
also among Tuesdays arrivals in the
city. Mr.. Turner took two car loads of
Jersey cattle through to Helena this
season and closed them out at good fig
ures. He has now four car loads of
range cattle and one car, consisting of
twenty-three head, Of Jersey and dairy
cows and heifers en- route from Billings.
The latter will be held in this city and
sold. They are expected in less than a
week, and parties desiring such animals
should not fail to attend the sale. Mr..
Turner says that some of his Jerseys
will give upn two pounds of incom-
parable butter a day.
MAVERICKS.
Bud. Ford of Sun river is in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Craig and has charge of the
far0n n of ic IN ma lxa tho drive north
Doc. Frields, foreman Of the Waldron
company, brought along six of his men
and forty head of horses to take part in
the cattle drive to the north. He wants
to purchase about fifty horses additional,
both work and saddle animals, and will
need a considerable additional force
when the cattle are received. The pur-
chases OF the company in the city will
amount to a good many thousand dol
lars before they get started.
Jim Dunlap, formerly range rider and
detective for the Sun river association,
has taken the control and management
of the Cochrane herd and from this time
forward the affairs Of that company will
prosper, as we fear they have not in the
past. MI. Dunlap is a thorough stock
man, a good Montana rustler, who will
lead his men instead of directing their
operations from a comfortable freside.
Montana rangemen are at above par in
the northwest, and are in control of the
prominent herds of that section.
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The following item Of stock news,
from the Livingston Enterprise, is in
exact accordance with what we have
written on the subject. It calls forcible
attention to a matter which our stock