, 1885-05-07
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
William Wilson Returns From that
Country
And Grants a Short Interview With
a Reporter.

ity OF 40 years of age, arrived in the city
recently. lie was seen by a reporter of
IHE LEADER at once Of the principal
places oil business engaged in converse
ton with several friends. The gentlemen
was no other than William Wilson, well
known in this section among the horse
men
The hrst words uttered by MIR. Wilson,
as the reporter entered, You should
have seen those saddles, or what
they called saddles, for 1t was a picnic in
itself.
The reporters curiosity was now arous-
cd and approaching Mr.. Wilson IN that
humble and apoioglzlng manner peculiar
to reporters, he asked what was meant by
those saddles tIh9
10 TINS Mr.. Wilson roared with laugh
ter, and replied; Il was Just telling these
gentlemen about the saddles used IN the
Argentine Republic OF South America, by
the cowboys. Instead Of the heavy and
durable saddles that are Used m this
country, those foreigners use no saddles
at all so to speak, but rather lake a poor,
little cayuse OF a pony gather all the
blankets, skins, robes and everything in
the shape OF clothing and place 1t on the
ponys back. They tie a rope around this
huge bundle and make stlrrups out OF
small ropes Ihis pile OF clothing
generally stands about three feet above
the pony's ears, n h the cow
boy is ready Tor business. tell you,
young man, 1t was a iaughabie sight to
see them perched up above the horse on
tins mountain OF clothing riding after cat
Tie ana horses.
lei me something In regard to the
cattle and cattle interests in the Argen-
une Republic.
Wen, all l AVE to say IS SIMPLY this.
Inc cattle there are much the same, and
compare with those thoroughbred, long
horned cattle from Texas. They are
small ana Dull exactly k the Texas cat
tie.
are tnere many Americans IN thai
Sectionf
mo- many replied MIR. Wilson.
lou see, the country IS new, and a man
cannot do anything IN the way OF making
money unless he Is somewhat OF a capital
LIST A man with money could become
enormously rich In a short time IN the cat
Tie business, as these cattle sell Tor about
eight dollars per head n Their hides are
worth iOur dollars. l saw a number OF
cowboys from wyoming and that
came down there to work and to reSoiu-
uonlze the manner OF caring Tor cattle IN
that country. when they appeared on
.ne streets Win their large and heavy sad
uies' chaps rope pistols ana other neces
sary ARTICLES belonging 10 the trade, they
were the center OF attraction nom the ma
yves 1hey did not stay very long how
ever, as wages were very low, being only
eight 70 ten collars per month Tor men
Inc Doys could not stand tins, n they
soon soid tneir outnts at a sacrinee and
obtained suinclent money witt which to
secure a steerage passage to thus country.
what Is ecountr especially adapted
iorf asked the reporter.
Notning but stock raising. IL is a
beautiful country, well watered' covered
with the hnest grass ever seen growing In
any place. and climate especially adapted
Tor that purpose There IS big money IN
the cattle business there II a man has the
capital put IL nc is so unfortunate as fto
DC poor ne might as well be at any other
place IN the country.
"na' IL tne character OF traVel IN
that country especially the railroads
lax about Railroad said Mr.. WI
son. you should nave seen the roads IN
that country Why, they are not railroads
IN the sense we understand It, but are
rather tracks upon which cars run and
carry passengers Inc coaches have but
lour "neels' are shapphy Duilt ana nave
no brakes The engines have four
wheels aiso' and are covered nearly en-
ureiy with boards so that they have the
appearance oil a huge dry goods Dox com-
ing m'o tne depot instead Oh a iocomo-
i've, AS tne Tram nears the depot 1t
slackens its speed and eight policemen
VINO are IN at every depot run
out ana Jump on the tram or rather
rough brakes using their entire strength
70 stop 'he uarn' AS tne tram was CON,
ing in'o a smai station IN tne interior Oh
stonnod ;rmnad oH and bad no soonar