The St. Johns herald., 1885-10-01

cost of marketing, including trans
 portation, feed, etc., was $4,000. J. H. Norton returned last Sat-
 urday from Colorado City, Texas,
 where he had been to purchase a
 bunch of cattle to add to his herd
 at Cottonwood and Cedar Springs.
 He bought several hundred head of
 mixed cattle, that will arrive at his
 ranch shortly. Mir. Norton thinks
 that the only item in favor of the
 Texas cattle is their price, average
 Arizona stock cattle being much superior in grade and condition.
 Southwestern Stockman: In all of Arizona there was scarcely a more unpromising spot in which to seek for water than in the broad valley that stretches eastward from the Quijotas. But the sinking of an artesian we'll to the depth of several hundred feet, by the mining company there, developed an abun- dant supply to run it's mines and mill, and further demonstrates the fact that little capital invested in producing water will change some of the so-called deserts of Arizona into the finest cattle ranges in the world.
 Kansas City Stock Record: In dian Commissioner Atkins has re- ceived a telegram from Capt. Lee, agent at the Cheyenne and Arapa- hoe Indian reservation, in which he states that up to September 7th, 60,000 cattle have been driven off the reservation. About 50,000 yet remain, but they are all moving with singlo exception, where the owner has not been able to secure another ranch. The agent believes that this individual means to leave, but says that if his sincerity is doubted, his stock will be moved by the Government. Altogether Commissioner Atkins says he is satisfied with the condition of af- fairs on the reservation.
 Kansas City Stock Record: In the United States District Court, now in session at Wichita, J. k. Blocker, M c. Campbell, Bennett & West Bros, J. M. Ringo, M. s. Pugsley, s. c. Webber, Williams < Brown, N. Bowling, G. L. Vaughan Childers, H. W. Cresswell, M. Cor rigan, J. w. Driscoll and Davis were indicted by the grand jury on the charge of driving Texas cattle infected with Texas fever into the Indian Territory and through the improved cattle herds of the north ern part of the Territory. They will be tried at the next term of the United States District Court. These are the parties who were ordered to be allowed to pass through by Sec retary Lamar, in violation of the Animal Industry law of the United States, This is a case of national importance, inasmuch as 1t will af- feet the grazing interests of Colo rado, New Mexico, Kansas, Ne baaska, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.
 New York Tribune: The COW, Princess 2nd, is conspicuous just now on account of her extraordi- nary consumption of forty quarts of meal in one day, together with | other food, and the alleged return from it of nearly seven pounds of butter. By and by the milk fever will claim her for it's own, and her carcass will be dragged into a hole, a wicked waste of a useful animal for mans vainglory and greed, and worms will consume her. And 1 her epitaph should be; Sent to join Mercedes, Jersey Belle and host of others forced to death." But suppose COW did make 46 lbs 129 ounces of butter week, by ! consuming. daily 40 quarts of meal, besides carrots, beets and clover hay; and suppose a COW can eat this enormous quantity of food in "A hours. What of 1t? There have been monstrosities-Siamese twins, gluttons, giants, dwarfs, bearded women, dog-headed boys. and other freaks among the human race; and may there not be monstrosities among cattle? Whether or not