The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-26
How the Isrutcs Suffer When the Mercury
is 10 Degrees Below &ero-Cattle
ON the Track-Droyes ia the
Streets.
L1liles ct. Mon Cor. Chicago Times.l

Oh &Ho'ta exists, ana hle suffering has eS-
tended to the bands Of sheep as well as t.
the cattle herds IN the Mussel5heH dislr-es
cattle matters Lave q rather gloomy .
prsnRce.
Late in lie fall many rowing bands OF In
diauS-iieraus, Crows ami RArkfa.t--5a
their numerous maraudng expa ltd -,
against eaca other, stealing hor es lIoIu Ia
whites, ami running off stock whenever "a
opportunity offered, maliciously SGT The pl2.-
me On fire AMI burnt oil the grass. the &ui5-
soleaeH country was particularly msort5-
rate III This respect, as directly through i
lay the roadway over which the Piega4-
came south TO raid the Grows. ami ever
which the Grows Travelled ncrth to get L;lei.
at the Piegans In consequence u these fire
quent expeditions q great deal OF tiile
grazing country was burned over and
now the caJtlenen Of that section feel th4
effects Of that calamity, TIE last great
LIE IN the Sweet Grass Hills burned & tT.sgt
Of country tAirty-fye miles in width an!
twice Is long, consuming q number OF hay
staC Ks lut Up by TIC ranchmen for winters
use Cowboys have bcca going ever tie
turned district and the country adjacent
thereto gathering the cattle ard driving
them 60 the foothills and sheltered placc,.
""efe taey VIII lare much better than On
'he "taA p'atIe "hlIe tha extreme eel
weather lasts.
All along The Northern Pacific railroad in
Montana and Idaho the cattle are couEre.
gated neag the track looking for shelter and
NOS 'eeiu'ila TO relish tie deep snow OF the
open prairie, Where blI2zard' are sweeping
with SUCH tremendous force, The poor
creatures are actually frightened, ami don't
h'4o" Nea' 10 40 WIN themselves lhey
81 rh'2f THE bridge, or IN the ditchoS on
t.'' Les '' ,.'e Itach' OF gather III knots and
."'o-'1S III enc WILLOWS near streams, ana
u Il seem ID care 10 graze' tR' native cattle
g ''- '' '''e ''.,'IJ also DuS TIE 6 ..''e'Jal'i
80 49, . '''o ''7" o[tet'e' Ht'' AA"N hot
80 a. -,' '0' "''''- "9 dI~.'iuS''u STOCK
"'-' ''-'.' ecu" 4'"u'A'"L' Oh SNOW Nte}'
~ ,.o' o., ~ NJ "l!i III 'f"S way man
~ 80 IL l'''. 50 % 9'4-'' s>te"'' "'''
'.- ''~- 'i''' nave HoC 9eo 'S"4He" t1i1' al
.'l 90 q '"1'9'"'S sAt3t.uS II ''Ae4 ae"''.
i''- 'os'-''iS ''''' creeks "I3 'io@'A 50 naFu
D..,'. 'A'S '''' l'' .',lse' uSel"l ivr watering
"a e.. y, -t5'7h' tI4ih On me Northern
t"---'@ 1'.'''.'i vas EsaiIIs saltwater "a
7'"I' f"At5I s-' engineer discovered tht
''.,,S Alis,'s q. nan coinpiet,iI blocked by
t'1e. i'2-'-4 the tram coEij he sto9p@! /;
'..-7 '-.'''I .'et '.'t' -ue Nes} MIDST o1 ms
',..&E-s' AMI l.a"t. theiA from the rails
l'-''. anu JEW - "e"Ny aH""-p'" was II
* ,H' % '~s ei-z me am IL crushed II
s>'A"is IN "a outright, Fourteen ot4er>
were i'ses' more Or less by the t!t4e Tia
'''.' '-''' 10 y 7t''ill'o'l' ana yet t12 RESI-
H''''>' ''o1 Li"Fo' iA9 Ir"lA men 'tl'h 5''
- u anu "l''e Ol'5 ahl,iI'''s o. ti',1'ih2
'''e l-s.(A "a'I ss.e,-0 EIo1ole. lAeJ seemed
iS.l''.lg wa Ni''- oVla anu t7S''' ana sew
ei''- " .n9'ii "''aS7-eo 'ile Train men caus
i' 'l'o CO. ." ny 70 'He ll9Ai09' 2fo1eeloh
Wa. Us ny !, "a. Gus SP'ctt't'e II Il
-. - ~ a., ''oIo any on ia S'>4e7 o.
&c VIZ - '''-'' III 1''''i0 ia" ,i,'' 0'i'1'
- a u" '''' ld-'51 10 97ta47 Ihe cold among
w '-1,T "'"T"2 l'7E- o"2-LeS '''to sivH
=, ~ &c ono " '.'il' an
~ i'tgL i, II st.' " Ac'"S' "1''ila'il7 q
o' -.4'''--'-' l''''' ~10 'e"',l=
- '!'' .-i' '',i' on "''''iS Is
~ ~ ~, "a 81 7e", u '1le .o"h s'74' Grove
OF CA''ic li2dilieT o-S'A ana IoId'r Is the t&i
vi 80 ''-o Ia 9 "l7 vi I, !
-, =; ~ 100 -
! s = go y" VI 81
a. ''NS =" "A '''li 'Halt '"l p'' ''-o tIaItse9
! ana 10 uouD' Ihe cattle Leel tae difference
| anu VIII hang around until It moderate