The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1885-01-10
NO. SO
RANGE NOTES.

The cattle generally contiguous
to this point are reported in good
condition.-[Niiles City Journal.
Choteau stockmen are reported
well pleased with the condition OF
their herds up to date. There is
very little snow on the ranges at
present.
! Mr.. Palmer. Of the Palmer cattle
company, on Cabin creek, was in
the city yesterday. He reports q
slight loss to some Texas trail cattle
in that creek [Glendive Times.
The Stockgrowers Journal of
Miles City reports stock doing we'll
on the ranges Of southeastern Mon
tana. The severe weather is at an
end and stock will pull through
the winter with but slight loss.
Dr. r. B. Dabney spent Sunday
and Monday riding on the ranges
of the Upper Yellowstone, where q
part of the stock of the Dabney
cattle company are being kept, and
reports the cattle in good condition,
having rustled the late storms
without any less in numbers
[ Livingston Enterprise.
From reliable sources we learn
that there is but little snow in the
Sweetwater valley, the high winds
of last week having blown it nearly
all of. Cattle are doing we'll, there
being very little loss so far, except
among through trail cattle that
came in late. This class is suffer-
ing good deal Rawlins (Wyo)
Journal.
A party just down from Sun.
dance, in Crook county report but
little snow in that section of coun-
try, and stock in good condition.
At point midway between the
above named town and Running
Water they encountered very deep
snow, which they passed through
until short distance south of Rum
ming Water, where the snow fall
had again been light Northwest
crn Livestock Journal.
Rumor had it during the first of
the week that J. N. Hardder had
lost 1920 sheep out OF a flock Of
1900 during the recent storm.
From Mr.. Hardder we learned, how<
ever, that he had only lost about
12O. and hat of this number nearly
half had come to their death from
piling, while the balance were old,
scabby and diseased. This band of
sheep are the cuttings of drove of
1900 brought here from California
last fall, and belong.to H. c. Wilson.
Mr.. Harder informed us that if
the sheep in his charge had been in
average condition that the recent
stormy weather would not have
effected them in the least.-[I.iv-
ingston Enterprise.
There is more or less apprehen-
sion felt about the condition of the
cattle now that the csllaa weather
has continued SO long and so little
wind. That the cattle have been
drifting largely there is no doubt.
Reports of dead cattle having been
seen ere coming in from all quar-
ters, but 50 far not in any eonsidc.-
able numbers. The same fears,
however, have been entertained
during seasons quite as severe If
not severer than this and the
.round-ups have invariably develop
ed a much smaller per cent. of loss
than was expected. The few mild
days Of last week doubtless gave
the cattle a rest and taking it all
in all there are no real grounds for
much apprehension. Everything
points to the fact that the present
severe weather is on the wane, tho
STERN having spent its fury and it
will be very unusual if the weather
does not give way to what is char
acteristic of Wyoming, namely, 4
compensating season of mildness
after severity Buffalo Echo.