The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-12
STIRRING HISTORY
OF A RANCH RELATED ~ LIVELY
TELEGRAMS.
The Fun of Running Cattle Ranch by
Wire-PIenty of Fighting and
Lively Demand for
Whisky.
menrer Cor. New York SUM-

of kilograms from his boss all dated at
Trinidad, near which the ranch Is located.
The proprietor is a man of great wealth
and leisure, and, aside from these kilograms,
there was nothing but receipted bills for
household and personal expenses to indi-
cate that any business was ever done in his
very deliberately furnished Office. In the or
der Of their receipt, and emitting many OF
minor Importance, these dispatches, COW
ering period OF six weeks, read as follows:
Hired three rustlers from Tin Cup at S25
and grub. Send arms and ammunition.
Three heifers fell over a bluff last night,
and broke neck and legs Killed one and
skinned others.
Had a seventean-mile chase after the four
Texans Run down one horse, and got Jim
laid up with a sprained ankle. Send down
some grease and whisky, particularly
whisky, sure. Don't forget whisky. Four
quarts. Get whisky at Jones's.
Splendid weather for cattle, but men IN
bad shape Whisky mighty poor. Can't
you get some from Jones's for change?
Herd off about sixty miles to south on
Perkins, range, guess. Heard firing this
morning
If you think you can run this ranch better
than can, suppose you come on and try it
Send money by first train. I'm sick OF this
fault-inding
Didn't mean anything in particular Have
you been down to Jones' yet?
Am gong out to- day to hunt up herd.
Don't know whore they are, and am little
worried. VIII be gone some time.
The boss has been gone two days now, and
nobody amt seen him. Do you want me
for bosss
Herd all right. but boss skipped. Pm
keeping things straight. How much am
to get for being boss9
Boss lit out with young wilder from
Trinidad, and things all going to the dogs
here. bossed a ranch in Texas and two
in Nebraska, and think / can give you salts
"a
Reported here that the boss had sold four
teen carloads of best stock and skipped to
Mexico with another mans family. 1t amt
necessary for you to come out. I'm here,
and will run things just as If always had.
Sorry to inform you your boss killed
man last night, and had to jump the coun-
try Terrible excitement here. I'm in
charge and would like to be boss.
1t Is limited around that your head man
has been lynched up in the mountains, and
I thought as you might be needing chief
that would apply; af Tin from bapa
Got back here to-day after the alInight-
lest ride you ever heard of. Missed the
herd somehow and while I was away they
came back here Understand that the boys
have been telegraphing. you that had
skipped the country, and applying for my
place. Just keep them kilograms. Herd
all right. One of the boys lied to me about
where it was, and I came mighty near not
getting back at all Am on deck again.
Don't come out unless you want to.
Licked four cowboys this morning, and
got it In for some more. Don't come out
Just yet
Mauled Jim, Jerry, Felix, and Bill Got
tonwood), and got mauled by Bill (Brazos,
Tom Gilpin, Hank, Simon, and three rus
tiers. VIII be all right to morrow.
Licked Bill (Brazos), Tom Gilpin, Hank
Simon, and three rustlers. Send two doctors.
Things all peaceful Tom Gilpin said he
was chief and licked him again. Never
mind doctors Man dead.
A hundred other kilograms still on file
gave very clear insight into numerous dis
turbances that had taken place, and con-
csrning which the owner had done nothing
more than to send an occasional answer
counselling peace.
In another cattle mans office great roll
Of messages was shown to your correspond
ent, from which the following are taken:
LETTERS men came over to-day and made
big talk. Tried to dry them up but couldn't.
one man q wipe, and the others piled on
Our men came up, and LETTERS men re-
treated about four miles to log cabin. We
are going to move on them tomorrow.
Arrived here at 3 p m. Big fight up the
valley. Biggest fight you ever see. Got six
OF Beavers men here to help US, and am go
ing in again.
Your dispatch came too late Got to see
this thing through now. LETTERS men sur
rounded, and all got to croak. Send all
your dispatches here.
Can't do it. The whole United States
army can't stop us. Don't give cusS. This
thing has got to be settled.
Got nine Injuns to help Gave them all
knives and rifles. LETTERS men starving.
Wen go in and slice them up at day break
Didn't get off to-day owing to row among
1njuns. VIII settle things tomorrow. Look
out for blood.
Send in your troops if you dare. We've
got two deputy sheriffS here in irons, and
will hang them the minute we see the
Don't care for proclamations Don't caro-
for herd.
Too late You ought to have telegraphed
sooner. LETTERS gang has got to go.
Heavy firing all night. Boys enthusi
astic. Going to move at sunrise.
Got here at 8 o'clock tonight. Letters
men got away, and we chased them all over
six townships Made them hump. VIII be
comfortably. Please send two collins right
away. Nothing extra. Just good, plain
collins.
while these missives were being copied
messenger boy came in with telegram
which the cattle man opened and read
aloud:
Tom Belden jumped on Dan and Dan
chased him up a hill There yet. Dan
swears he viii kill him. Am trying to get
Dan of What shall we do?
The magnate of the herds sighed YEARLY,
and sent some sort of an answer, after
which he turned around and said: IT am
getting pretty tired of running a ranch by
wire, and the next time 1 go up in the coun-
try I am going to stop the nonsense. 1t
costs heap Of money, ard the boys don't
do anything but describe their difficulties
believe they got into bToils for my bene-
it and for the fun OF sending the partiou-
lars OF them to me- That row
that you have just been reading
about between my men AMI LETTERS
was the most aggra waiting affair
ever heard Of. The boys ran down all our
ponies, and, besides uniting themselves for
work, they kept me at the telegraph Office
pretty much all the time for two or three
days When they were on the warpath
they couldn't be found for more than half
an hour at any one station, and had to get
man and follow them the best way could,
firing dispatches after them as fast as Z
could. When thought I had located them
they would show up at some telegraph Office
hfty miles from where 1 thought they were,
and finally when sent a message had it
dropped at every station within a circuit of
100 miles. 1t was lively time"
Just then another telegraph nessen ger
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