Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-11
A MONTANA WINTER
is BAD FOR NATIVE CATTLE AND
WORSE FOR TEXANS.
How tl, I;rutcs suffer when the Mercury
l. 10 Degrees Below 2"ro-cIttlc
on Tia. rrark-Dr"Ies in tho
Str'...tS-



Reports from all over tie territory say
that the cattle are suffering greatly, both
natives and pilgrims. and tai j: Is feared
run ever the ranges viii how heavy losses.
IN tho northwest near Fort Tenton. the
snow Is very deep aal the weather very
coll, 10 that the cai,l, cannot find sufficient
u1uri,hment froIa tn -cInt grazing, and arc
therefore suferin- accordingly. Near Mis-
soula, west Of The Rocky mountains, and also
ia northern Idsh, ga. snow is sail to lie
from avo 70 six feet dlcl, aud the cattle are
G min., in FROM the prairies drIveg IN ~
the prctrarte! blizzard - ich : sweeping
over that section ot c uutry. In The south
west, near /, zeuIan ia Madison. Beaver
Head. and Gal,atin counties, the an2 state
of affairs exists. and the suffering has sX-
tended 10 the bands of sheep ms vol as t.
the cattle herds L. he NuS-cl,hc.l district
cattle matters have rather gloomy AZ
pearauce.
Late IN the fall many rowing bands of In
dianS-PivgaHS. Grows AMI Blarkfce;-iu
their numerous msraUdinE exPclti r.
against each other, stealing hors g from tie
whites. and running OF! stock whenever au
opportunity offered. mllicio4Siy 80; the Irli-
rie On FIRE AMI burnt IL the grass. TIE Ma
selsbell country was particularly uniertu-
nate in this respect, aS directly through e
lay the roadway over which Tie Pis-an-
came soIth TO raid tie Cows, ard over
which che Crow tras eled north TO get back
at tie PiesanS In consequence If these tra-
queut expeditions a great deal II fine
grazing country was burned over. an!
now the cattlcmen o! that section Eel III,
effects Of that calamity. The last Ersa.
fir in the Sweet Grass hills burned tra-et
Of country thirty-iivr miles III width au''
twice as long. consuming a number Of hay
| stacks put up by tie rauchmen for winter:
use COWBOYS have been going over tht
burned district and the country adJacen.
thereto gathering the cattle and driyin-
them To- the foothills and sheltered places.
wher,, they will fare much better than "a
the open prairie While Tho extreme Cd
weather lasts.
| All along the Northern Pacific "a lraal "a
Montana ami Idaho tie cattle ar con-r..
gated near the track booking FOR shelter. an
not seeming to relish Jhe deep snow II ID.
open prairie, where hiizzHri- arr sweeping
| with such Tremendous tyrca The pom
creatures are actually frightened, and don
know what - DO With themselves Tn '
get Under the bridge, or in the bitches or
the lies Of the track. Ct gather in knots an |
buncLeS in the willows near streams, ami
don't seern 20 care . graz. The native cattle
al pear e. fare baily also. but The sraSteSi sui
feriu-, Is among the neU cattla. who know nn'
what 70 do for water Ths acclimatei stock
| viii take great mogthfulS Of snow lei
water Is no; 10 lie had. and in this way man
age to allay their thirst 10 some extent, bg'
| the pilgrims have Rot yet learned that ar.
ami are therefore suffering in Consequence
! The streams and cIeeSs are ffozdn 50 har,
that they are no longer useful fCr watering
places A. freiyh: tain n hs Northern
Pacific railroad was uearins saltwater 8
town in the western part II the Yellow
stone valley the eaEIaeer discovered III
track ahead Of HIM completely blocked BY
ca.t,s. Before the train could te stagiSi ]!
rushed pc!,-Insll into the very n-!ds; u n
Suiulals. ami piovel thsra from the raii
II hi aud left heavy snow p!ov was i
front ~ the engino. ana IL crashcd I "
killing tn m outright Fourteen other
were damaged more or less by the tame Il
train came 10 6 stanistill. AMI Yet the res
would no; move Tbs train men thea 80
down and drove the animals OF, ,learln.
the track with great trouble. Taey SCENE
perfectly Wild with cold and fear, and sew
\ sral Of them attacked the train men, caus
ms toe latter 70 fy TO the nearest protectio1