The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-01

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PRICE S. 90 PER YEAR
Reports from up and down the Little
Missouri river shows that tie cattle are
suffering somewhat from the protracted
cold snap, but, the cattle owners do not
anticipate anything ssffgns, as there is
plenty Of grass and the cold snap will
not continue much longer. ss3 ssas
"A thoroughbred kentucky heifsr
named Lille Dale ate 3 leaf Of tobacco
and then lay down and gasped away
800 worth Of :blooded stock into the 1
invisible beyond. 9B y-and.by fine bred
cattle will learn to leave tho food Of god
like man alone. Next thing yo1 know, \
the Tscs3 horse will get to drinking
Whishey with the Jockeys and q nice set !
Of brtttes we will have The Review. !
Atasmesting Of the Utah and Idaho 1
Stock: GroWers' association, held at Ogden. i
on the "a inst, among others the folloW-:,
ing resolutions we're adopted csneernfnK !.
the foolish habit of constantly carrying
pistols where no necessity could possibly
be shown for their usess Wherein, the
custom Of carrying firearms ~ those
engaged in the round-ur, and in working
in. the cattle ranges SIS productive Of I.
great evil and frequ uently results in the
damage Of persons and property; be it85
therefore resolved, that the custom Of
carrying ffsarms, except In the imme-5
diate vicinity Of Indian reseryat ations,
should be discount tenanced, and It \ Is !
hereby made the duty Of members of: this
association, foremen Of ad-ups, and !:
;foremen Of ranges, to nse every effort IN
their power to prevent the carrying Of 1
firearms by cattl tlemen at times and
places, except when absolutely necesssrY,
and that the members of this as-
socfatfon pledge themseIte so Tar as in !,
their power to carry out the spirit Of
this resolution. New Mexico Stock
Grower. a; 81
One scarcely ever turns to an Ameri-,
can paper, says q foreign eotemporary.
but he comes on q discussion on the
natural gait Of the horse, the writer's
contending according to their opinions;
for pacing trotting and alloping Into
this hop, step and jump Of horse move.
ments We do not care TO enter but We
know that we have bred galIopers in the
line Of galloping for years. being deter
mined that their ancestors could galloY,
Of. which is all the same, had q predis-1
position for, galloping. Tie Americans
have arrived at equally successful results;
All; of the PAGES are, however. natural
and there can be as much Improvement
made in either as in the: formation Of the
animal when looked at froma stand-still,
shoWyard point Of view. The old horse
that could walk mile and gallop mile,l
Is. no more wanted now than the old
groom who would advertise for situa-s
tion guaranteeing his ability to weed q
garden, milk q COW, wait at table or drive
q gig. We may have developed natural
gaits, but we cannot say that any par.
ticular breed of horses, or horse as 9
whole, had one natural gait. S.
AWashington dispatch says: The In
Ivestigation Of Indian land leases will be.
given over to q committee Of senators
with authority toYisit all the reserva-3
tions where the cattlemen have gained q
foothold. This will make al assummer's
work, which will not be unpleasant and
it,may be beneficial to the health Of the
senators and the exchequers of the In!
dians. The senate committee on Indian
affairs have held one meeting on the
subject, and there was dispositi0n on
the part Of some members to defer the
Investigation until next summer, ON the
ground that the present session IS 50
short and there is so much to attend to-
the senators could not giYe time to the
inquiry without eglecting other dutits d.
Others Of the committee insisted on
prosecuting the inquiry without delay
Senator Vest appeared before theseonl-
mittee and submitted the basis Of his
charges and a list Of witnesses BY whom
| the fraud in procuring the leases, he;
SAID, could be proved. resolution
calling upon the secretary Of the Interior
for a detailed statement Of the lenses;
the acreage 50 occupied. prices paid, etc,
Twas adopted. Secretary Teller will not
reply to this for q fortnight Or more
[Riyer Press. 5
The lire stock quarters at tho New
Orleans exposition are unusually ample,
land are situated in the northwestern
portion Of the park. towards st. Charles
farenue. There are six distinct build
lings for horses and two terS Se
stall room for ], COO hora M 5sss. q \.
The bull ldings fol; horses Wiiff ,Iwo
4 parallel rows indicated On The plan Of:
the grounls. Each will be 368 feet Tong
Eby go feet wide and 81 feet high. anu
Ihave atalls on eithsrside, permitting the
heads of the animals to face outward,
thereby leaving q broad, .sssage way
through, tie mitidi q the building. Tho.
buildings for the cattle stand at either,
end Of the buildings mentioned and atl
fright angles with them. They are 378