Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-13
A MONTANA WINTER
Is BAD. FOR NATIVE CATTLE AND
WORSE FOR TEXANS.
How the Isrutes Suffer when the Mercury
h 40 Degrees Below Zero Cattle
on the Trach--Drovos In the
Streets.

Reports from all over the territory say
that the cattle are suffering greatly, both.
natives and pilgrims and that 1t Is feared q
run over tho ranges will show heavy losses
In the northwest near Fort Benton. the
snow is very deep and the weather very
cold, so that tho cattle cannot find sufficient
nouiishment from the scant grazing, and arc
therefore suffering accordingly. Near Mis-
soula, west Of the Rocky mountains, and also
in northern Idaho, the snow is said to be
from five to six feet deep, and the cattle are
coming in from the prairies, driven In by
tho protractei blizzard W. ich Is sweeping
over that section Of country. In the south
west, near Bozsman, In Madison, Beaver
Head, and Gallatin counties the same state
Of affairs exists, and the suffering has ex-
tended to tho bands Of sheep as well az to
the cattle herds In tho Mussclshell district
cattle matters have rather gloomy APP
.pearance. Al4s 1904
dians-Piegans, Crows and Blackfeet--in
their numerous marauding expeditions
against each other, stealing horses from the
whites, and running of stock whenever an
opportunity offered, maliciously set the prai-
RE on fire and burnt Off tho grass Tho Mus
selshell country was particularly unfortu-
nate In this respect, as directly through It
lay the roadway over which tho Piegnns
came south to raid the Crown, and over
which tho Crows travelled north to get back
ut the Piegans In consequence Of these fire.
quent expeditions great deal Of fine
grazing country was burned over and
now tne eattiemen Oh tnat seeton feei tne
effects OF that calamity. The last great
FIRE in the Sweet Grass hills burned tract
Oh country tnirty-nve mics IN widtn ana
Twice as long, consuming number Oh nay
s'acks put up Dy tne rancnmen ior winters
use. Sowpoys nave Deen going over tne
Turned oistrict ana tne country aaJacent
,nerep gn,nering Inc eat.e ana driving
tnem 10 the Loothills ana sneitered places,
where tney VIII rare mucn ostter tnan on
tne open prairie whue tne extreme cold
weather lasts
All aiong inc Northern facinc railroad IN
Montann ana idano the cattle are congre-
gatea near the track looking Tor shelter, and
not seeming 10 relish the deep snow OF the
open prairie, where billiards are sweeping
with sucn tremendous force. The poor
creatures are actually frightened, ana DON'T
Know what TO do with themselves They
get under the bridges, OF In the bitches on
.ne SIDES OF tne track, or gatner IN knots and
puncnes IN tne WILLOWS near streams, and
cont seem 10 care TO Craze. Inc native cattle
appear 70 rare badly also, but the greatest SUI.
Aerng Is among the new cattle, VINO know not
wnat 10 DO tor water. Inc ecchmated stock
wiz take great mouthfuis OF snow when
wafer Is not 70 DO mad, ana IN TINS way man
age 10 aiiay their thirst to some extent but
tine piigrims nave not YET learned that art,
anu are therefore suffering In consequence.
Inc streams and creeks arc frozen 30 hari
IuAU They arc no LONGER ngoful Tor WatPTlnp.
places. AS freight train on the Northern
racine railroad was nearing saltwater Ia
town IN the western part OF the Yellow
stone valley the engineer discovered the
track anead OF MN completely blocked by
ca.eie Deiore tne Train couia Do stopPed IL
rusnea pehinel into Inc very midst Oh the
animals ana piowea tnem from the rails
rignt anu ieie neavy snow-piow was In
,n, VI tue engine, anu ~ crushed t3ur,
xii,hs tn'm outright Foiirteen others
were damaged more or less by the time the
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