The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-16

cheek anda hat brand on left shoulder.
On the left hip he had a Texas brand,
looking something like IN, connected
with flourish at top Of N. A reward Of
$25 will be paid for information leading
to his recovery. The horse is the prop
erty Of John Pohi, and information can
be brought OF sent to the Cow Boz office.
The Little Missouri roundup begins:
May 25.
{: Six weeks from today the ranges will
be covered with cattle, rolling In fat.
from this years grass.
By resolution proposed by: Mr..
Towers, horseraeing or anything else
detrimental to the morals Of COW camps
are prohibited on the ranches Of mem
hers Of the Wyoming association.
Even though we have not had mncl,
rain, the grass is coming up finely, much
of it being already three inches long;
For about month the cattle will run
down on it but will then pick up rapidly.
The meeting Of the: Wyoming Stock
growers association, at Cheyenne
brought ont many interesting points.
The secretary's report on contagious
diseases had to handle the subject with
gloved hands as many of the. principal
members of the Wyoming association
are prominent cowmen of Texas. Never
tleless it put forth many facts that
conclusively proved tile great danger of
driving cattle from Texas into the north,
without quarantine Of at least sixty
days. The Territorial veterinarian, DR..
Hopkins, has made thorough examina-
tion and it was conclusively proved that
every herd that crossed the trail made by
Texas cattle lost from three to one hun
drcd per cent, the latter loss being an
entire herd Of valuable bulls. There was
no herd that crossed the trail, which did
not lose some of its members, even after
cold Weatl-e: set in. In every case the
fatal disease was unqnestionably Splenic,
commonly called Texas fever, and it was
equally as certain that the losses all
came from crossing the trail made by
Texas cattle. The secretary's report
recommended that Texas cattle be
allowed to come north after quarantine
OF sixty days, as at the end of that time
all danger was over. In reference to
contagious pleuro- pneumonia, the report
stated that the disease had appeared in
four states further west than ever before,
viz, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,. One infected herd had also been
taken to Tennessee and one to Texas, but
there are as yet no outside cases in either
Of these states. It was strongly recon-
mended that all eastern cattle be quar-
antined until it is certain they are free
from disease. Speaking without heat
or prejudice" the secretary then showed
the difference between the two national
meetings held at Chicago and St. Louis.
He stated that the Chicago meeting held
in April was of perfect fairness, that i!
desired above all things to harmonize all
conflicting interests and enroll all cattle,
men in one grand nG ional association
To this end only a partial list of officers
was elected the remaining to be elected
by the St. Louis meeting. A committee
Oh consolidation then went to the St
Louis meeting but the idea of con.
solidation and the holding of annual
meetings in rotation in all principal
cities west of the Alleghenics was treated
with derision and they were informed
that if they saw fit they could join the
St. Louis association but no union O,
any plan by which meetings would be
held elsewhere than in St. Louis would
be considered. The st. Louis meeting
was also given up to but one idea, that
of the national trail from Texas to Can.
ada. There seemed to be no other object
for the meeting. Also in this meeting
Texas was given twenty-twoyote New
Mexico twelve and only one to Wyoming,
Nebraska and Dakota combined. The
delegates from Wyoming association did
not see fit to join the St. Louis associa-
tion and went back to Chicago and
Joined the National Cattlegrowers' asso-
ciati0n of America, in which Wyoming
is entitled to about forty votes. 1t was
also reported that the commissioner of
animal industry has been empowered by
congress to expend his fund Of 100000
at his own discretion. This can now be
used toward buying infected animals
and thus stop almost any disease in its
infancy. On the subject of transporta-
ton it was reported that both the Union
and Northern Pacific had made reluc-
tfons of FIVE per cent. thus effecting a
saving of about six dollars car or a
total Of $72,O0O on cattle shipped by
members Of the association. In regard
to mavericks it was found that $26,0Oo
had been derived from their sale. In
every case but one, good prices had been
paid. In the matter Of inspectors, it
was estimated that over million cattle
hay, been looked after by them since
April. 1884. 2,77s strays were picked up
at the different shipping points making
a total saving to the association Of
s10s,GoO. Many disturbances ana in
fact the possibility Of many members
resigning and forming new associations
were finally settled harmonionsly. All
the old officers were elected for the
ensuing year, the member of the execu-
tive committee for Dakota being Don
Clark, OF the e 6 and " u II antf s