The St. Johns herald., 1886-06-24

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 ly change hands, the Champion Cat
 tie company being the purchasers
 Mr. Creech. foreman of Col. Hamp- Ison's Eagle Creek ranch, arrived
 here this morning. He reports the
 roundup finished, cattle in good
 condition, but feed in the vicinity of watering places getting short in consequence of no rain.
 | Exchange: The highest price l paid for beef cattle in Kansas City last week was $5.2O for shipping steers averaging 1,590 pounds, against $5.50 the previous week for shipping steers averaging 1,750 pounds. The average highest price paid was $5.50, against $5.2S the previous week, while the general average weight of tops was 1,431 pounds. against 1,4S1 pounds the previous week.
 Wilcox Stockman: w. H. Weeks, of Tres Alamos, was in town the first of the week He has been act ing as guide on the San Pedro for Lieutenant Wildy's command of regulars and volunteers, and accom- panied the Lieutenant on his return to Fort Bowie. MT. Weeks reports cattle on the San Pedro in gener- ally good condition, but ranchmen are considerably demoralized at present by the recent and continued Indian depredations in that section.
 Hoof and Horn: F. L. Rogers, a prominent stockman of Williams, while in Prescott recently, stated that the San Francisco rodeoing parties found stock in that section in excellent condition, and that an unusually large number ot calves were branded Mir. Rogers stated that considerable trouble was an- ticipated on account of the large number of sheepmen, who have re- gently taken to crowding the cattle growers ranges.
 Wilcox Stockman: Sixteen hun dred head of yearling heifers, pur- chased in Tarrant county, Texas, by Thos. J. Allen, of Kansas City, the contractor, for the Indians on the San Carlos Reservation, arrived at Bowie Station on Monday last, where they were unloaded from the cars. and thence started on the trail to San Carlos. These animals were duly inspo cted by Geo. Brisk before entering the Territory.
 Hoof and Horn: We are inform ed that Scotch company, in which is interested Dr. Perrin, of the we'll known Perrin Cattle company, has recently consummated the purchase of 1SO,O0O acres of land from the Atlantic & Pacific, extending from Ash Fork to the Verde, which will be at an early date stocked by | twenty-five thousand head of Texas cattle, although the company ex- presses desire to purchase, at a reasonable price, all cattle at pres ent located on the ranges affected by the purchase.
 Tucson Star: There are no claims which the government ought to pay more promptly than those of citi- zens who had their stock stolen, their homes destroyed and their crops ruined by Indians who have been tattened and fed by the gov ernment on reservations. Arizona citizens have lost over one million and half of dollars by Indian depredations during the last twenty years, and up to the present time not one dollar has been received from the government for this dam age and loss.
 Epitaph: Three Apaches raided Antelope Springs and stole four head of fine mares belonging to Mir. Bauer and killed one which they could not ride-making loss of five fine brood mares. There is a company of soldiers stationed at Antelope, but they failed to intimi- date even three Apaches. It has