, 1885-03-18

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Of stock, report an insignificant loss.
b. +. johnson, who put 1880 Texas
cattle on his range south Of the Platte
last year, states they have wintered
nicely, and the loss has been too small to
compute.
Mr.. G. j. Cooper's Texas cattle south
ofthe Platte are in good condition and
no loss has been oecasioned by the winter.
Mr.. J. w. Hammond has received a
letter from Hat creek dated the llth inst.
A reliable man who has been over a re-
gion of 100 miles around Lance creek, Old
Woman, and the Cheyenne river. states
the loss is insignificant. A solitary dead
COW lies in the lane near the store at Hat
creek, and hat is about the only dead
mimal in that vicinity. Kirk Spaugh,
foreman for Sturgis Il Goodell, and Ad.
Spaugh, foreman for the Converse Cattle
company, stated to the writer that cattle
Of all kinds were in splendid condition on
their ranges. The Wulfien herd, which is
being rnnched on Mr.. Hammond's range
on the Cheyenne river, is in fine condition.
The loss this winter is utterly insignificant.
Mr.. Colin Hunter has received late re-
ports from his ranges on Beaver creek.
He has no Texas cattle there, but all stock
in that vicinity is dong well and the loss
has been trihing.
Spencer K Allerton, whose cattle n
on the Stockade Beaver, report cattle in
splendid condition. No losses Of any con
sequence have occurred.
Mr.. John Hunton has no Texans on
his range on the Chugwater, but the
condition Of his range cattle show the re-
ports of a hard winter in that region have
been exaggerated. He states that out of
1900 head in n pasture he has lost one
COW and eight calves. He has also re.
ceiyed word from the Black Thunder and
the Belle Fourche countries. The loss in
those regions has been less than usual this
winter.
Mr.. James Brown, foreman for the
Powder River company, arrived in the
city last evening. He stated that cattle
were doing splendidly in hat region, and
that the loss on Texas stock would be
trifing.
Mr.. G. Stoddard, president and mana
ger Of the Stoddard & Howard Live Stock
company, arrived in the city last evening.
His cattle range on Powder river, and
Crazy Woman, and Clear creek forks of
Powder river. He has received word
from f. w. Cops. his foreman. that his
cattle are in magnificent condition. The
cattle are all Texans and include 1000
turned on the range last fall. Cattle are
now being sold off of the range for beef.
There is absolutely no loss worth consid-
ering on that range.
Mr.. George Zweck, whose cattle
range on Crazy Woman, has received
word from his foreman that the Texas
cattle are in excellent condition and the
loss loo small to consider.
1t was desired to interview Mr.. Luke
Voorhees,, some Of whose cattle range in
the Rawhide country, and also Col. A. T.
Babbitt, but in the limited time allotted
for the work these gentlemen were not
seen. The list given is deemed s~atisfac-
a"u "o statement nefein
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-s,''ea 'ep0''s now curfe", IN .he east
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OF are caused py 4
uesire 10 pear the market Every winter
many cattle doubtless drift down into bends
of the South Platte river. Held there hy
the winds ,lmos, oorr,llo1 h.. l. 49,.
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