Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-30
A RANCH Run By WIRE
Cowboys Making Things Lively
Tor the Telsgraphsrs.
ssass ~ ths DilHealiles 81 A@n4glng
h@neh ~ >oa hssi4sat O~aess-A
Sensational f5.teh "a Dssp.s
Lie oa the ftAlsas.


their hsa.i lilart-Fs ia Denver sad IL frs-
4asa1lf happsas tA4f tAsy have - use the
..ir=s very hsely IA stral- "a ssning 9ar dif-
1sallies that aay 9ecsr ga their ranches
koule al These uen are sery 4saIthy, All
Aayi4s ulrls G. a. they rather enjoy the
rseeipg ~ kilograms from their Lssses.
sgea Snen rhey relate q lalmp9rtaat
matters. la orfer ~ give them sonething
o. lhlllz sb0st 4na e. sat 81 their erasiug
for . reputation a. careful business 1uen,
they frequently instruct the ram bosses
O. report o. them 0y ~Irs everything 0f
Inpoftal4es that occurs. Occasionally
com. eteul t.sss Niu objsc. ~ thls red
tapeisln 1ul as = rule the men tai in with
tls idea, aud x they grgmtiu az al taoy
all lnlu the owners back Is turned.
saw Do wealthy eattie- mans private 0f-
lce to-day large batch oi tsieg ANS fronl
has boss. all tatei az Trinidad, near which
the ranch Is located TIE proprietor Is
ulan q great wealth AMI leisu e, aud aside
trom these kilograms Jhers ~as nothing
but reeeipJed ellis for house hold aad per
sonal expenses o. indicate that any busi-
ness = - ever done in bis very elaborate
ly-furnished office. Ia the order OF their
receipt, aut emitting many 0f minor Inn
portAnce, th. Sc dispatches. covering "a
period ~ SIX weeks. read As follows
Hind ihre, rustlers from Tia cup a. twenty
ute as.afs snd grub. send arms and anmu-
nlton-
n.a4 a seventeen. mile chase after the four
Texans klu doDu out horse and -gut III
lad up uuh spraned ANKLE. send down
sure tsog Z forget whlsky. Four quar,s. Get
whisky at Jones lie has The best Tor nedi-
cine III BE- has three gallon casS. better
send that An lttie SICK uly self.
Splendid weather for cattle but men ia bad
shape. Nh.sks m ghty poor. tan you get
some frOm Jones for change
it yol tninN you can run tbi- ranch better
than can, suppose you come OGt and Try T.
-eud money by nrst train ma sick OF this
I'l slay uuti the end OF the season. Don't
mean anything n particular Have you been
down to Jones yet
Herd al right bat boss skipped Tm keep
INK things straight How much am 10 get
Tor being boss,
Bo-s Ia ont with young widow from Trim
idad and things all going 90 the dogs here. /
Dossed a raucn IN Texas and two IN Nebraska,
AM think can give you satisfaction. Hoping
e. hear from on soon. etc.
Reported here that the boss has sOld four
teen car load- OF best stock and skipped 10
NcNco with another mans family. 10 ain
necessary fOr sou u come ont. IN here and
VII run things Just a. II always had.
Sorry % inform YOU your boss killed man
I "
[ rlOle excitement here I'm la charge OF your
ranch amt would Ike 20 De- boss
Ia IS limited around here that your head man
/ has boen 81 uched up 4 the mountains, and
thought as you might be needing chief
would apply. I'm from the Panhandle and
was always chief til came here
Got tscS berc to-day after the almightest
ride ypu ever be ard OF. VI ssed the herd some
how, and while ! was away they came back
here Understand that the bOys have been
te.eEraphing You that had skipped the cOun-
I them teegrains. Herd ali right. One of the
I bo5s bed 90 me where was, and / came
/ m guty ueHr not getting back al all Am on
/ docS again Don come out unless you want
tO.
asuled Jim. Jerry. Felix and Bill Cotton
wool ard got mau ell b. Bu (iraZOs., Tom
/ GNp.n. Hank. simon and three rustlcrs. VIII
I hc all ril at tomorrow.
Licked Dl lBra1o~, Tom Giipin, Hank and
three rusters send two doctors.
IhiuE= ali peaceful Tom Gilpiu said he was
chief and licked him again. Never mind the
doctors. Men dead
Lciners men came over today and made
I talk Tried tp dry them uP but couldu l.
I All drunk and ugly Jim got mad and ht one
uiar lpe. and fhc other piled on our men
I csme up. and ielier men rctroated about
four miles 90 a. iog CABIN. Sc are going 10
/ move on them tO morrow.
Arrived here at three p. m Big fight up The
valley iig-C-t hEnt You ever sec Got slN
I of Beaver men here 20 help us aud am going
n azaiu
/ Your dispatch came too late Got 20 see this
I thing fhrDuth now. Lelher men surrounded
I aud All -ot 20 croaS Scud all your q spatchcs
/ here
Can't oi-. The whole United States army
I cant stof Us Don't live a cuss The thing
I Gof % une Iniuus to help. Gave them all
/ ku vcs nut rifles. Lcncrs men Starving.
I We u ro in AMI slice them up az iHybreak-
/ lrdu l-tt OF to-fIa owing 90 row among
/ Iniun-. WI set ic things tomorrow. Look
I out Tor blood.
/ -caf oa our troops il you dare. We've
/ got two Deputs ~heriHs here in irons and " u
I hang them tie minute We see tho troops.
/ Don care Tor proclamat ous. Don't care
I for hcri.
Too aate- Tou ought to have telegraphed
j sooner LETTER sang has gut 20 go
Hensy trnE AL night boss enthusiastic
/ Going to move at sunr So
Got her. at nine % flurN ton gtt. Leiiicr
f meu zot away AMI we chased them all over
i SIX townships. Made thcm hump VIII Ia
/ haCS on the rnnEe as 5000 AS We can move
I comfortably. Please send two collins ri4hi
I asay. Nothing extra. just IoOd plain COT
T 0nS
Tom Rcldcu jumped on Dan AMI Dan chase,
him up si1 There vet Dan swears he vii
I Kill him. am trying to get Dan OF. What
/ shall ve tfo'
The naxnate Of the herds sighed wearily
AMI sent some sort II an answer, after
which he turned around AMI said. I'm
+ getting pre5 tired IF running a ranch hy
wire. and the next time 20 up into the
country an -ulN-- ~ - T. kNta n II fii~f- A
costs heap ~ money, and the boys dom
30 anything but describe their difficulties
believe thev Eet into 5roils FOR my ben
eff anil Pr the fun - sending the particu-
lars ~ them 90 me. The row that you hav,
just been rsa ling about between ms mer
and LETTERS was fhe most aggravstin-
affair { ever heart ~ The boys ran d0wE
ai our ponies. AMI besides uniting them
selves far work thev sopt me at the tele-
graph ofire pretty much All the time fol
two or three DAYS. When they were on
tae warpath they con du't be found fo'
more than half AZ hour az any one station
end hai go zet map and follow then
che best way I couIi. firing dispatche
af5er them a. fast a. / could " ben
thoughf I D. td locate1 them they vouls
shov up AZ come telegraph Office 6ftY
miles from where / thought they were
an8 finally when ! sent message bal j
dropped st every station wifhln a circm
- a hundred miles It .ss a lively time.
sIr Haxh Chuders' Gest-
.Iondon We-id.l
Sir Hrgh Chi.iars has S0at f1r wh c