The St. Johns herald., 1886-05-20

head will be bought and added to the brand.
 [ Socorro Bullion: There are three cattlemen in this city from the In dian Territory, who have more cat tie in that country than they know what to do with. They have been endeavoring to purchase the Bear Springs ranch from Reed & Bruton, and it is known that they have of fered $100000 for the ranch and grant. They have 30,000 cattle that that they wish to distribute over the Territory, and they can also put 50,000 COWS, calves and bulls on the Bear Springs property.
 Stock Grower: The continued dry weather has necessitated the postponement of the time for com uencement of general round-ups, in the Pecos valley indefinitely. The fall and winter passed without any rain or snow, the last rainfall being in September; thus the sur face water was dried up early, fore ing cattle to seek the permanent water, where all the grass was soon consumed, leaving the country in a state of complete bafrenness and stock in such an enfeekled condi- tion from lack of feed as to render working them impossible without heavy loss.
 Texas Exchange: J. M. Dawson left his ranch on the Pecos on Mon- day. He makes the report that he travelled for a distance of fifty miles down the river, and he never saw that region so dry. There is enough water in the river, but there is no grass nearer than eight or ten miles to the river and that is of last years growth. It keeps cattle busy trav- cling from the grass to the water. There have been comparatively few deaths as yet, but cattle are in the finest condition to die by the hun dreds if rain does not come very soon. When he left Pecos City it was cloudy and sprinkling rain, and heavy rain was reported north of that city.
 Tombstone Democrat: Cattle men in the vicinity of Tombstone and throughout the Sulphur Spring valley say that the necessity for CO., pious rains is daily becoming more urgent. The winter just past was unusually dry in the sections men, tioned, and as result grass is back ward in it's growth and feed is be- coming scarce. Reports from the lower San Pedro, however, are more encouraging. Numerous heavy rains during the winter months were followed by an early spring, and grass is unusually good in that sec ton. As a consequence cattle are in fine condition. As a matter of interest to Tombstone butchers, 1t is stated that from 300 to 400 fine fat beef steers can now be purchased from the herds of lower San Pedro
 Colorado Live Stock Record : Nothing so forcibly shows the so- lidity of the range cattle business as it's ability to stand heavy losses. It is claimed by some of the cattle men that one-half of the "raw- hides" "a term applied to Texas cattle) that were turned out last fall perished during the winter Admitting, for the sake of argu- ment, that this is true, it is equally true that the fifty per cent yet alive will be worth this fall as much as the whole cost when turned out. This would mean a net loss of the interest on the investment. What other business could stand up un- der such a reverse? The merchant who would lose half his stock or the bank half it's capital, would in nine cases out of ten be compelled to go into bankruptcy.
 Stock Grower: The mendacious utterances relative to the Rio Arri- ba county troubles, and which seek l in their WantOn abuse to attack