The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
THE GREAT RANGE.
IMPORTANT AND INTEREST
ING CATTLE AND
HORSE NOTES.
DAILY DRIVES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STOCK GROWING
COUNTRY.

Joe Peacock, of Peacock Bros, of Colo
RADIO City, Texas, has been recently deliY
ering 5000 heifers to Mr.. f. D. Wight, of
Trinidad.-Denver Dive Stock Record.
The Vending Cattle company, of this
city, one of the strong Colorado organizr-
ations,is negotiating the purchase of from
5000 to 5000 head of range cattle.-Den-
yer Field and Farm.
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 head of
COWS and heifers have been spayed so far
since the first of January in southwestern
Texas. Thus the good work goes on, and
they will be heard from in the beef mar
kets the coming season.
Mr.. Arthur j. Weir, assistant manager
of the Matador company, recently visited
New Mexico to close contract for $500
yearlings, twos and COWS, sold to Hardcas-
tie g. Milford, of Adobe ranch. The cat
tie are now in New Mexico.
The Continental Cattle company, of
Montrose, will probably purchase the herd
belonging the late Paradox Cattle com
pany. The animals will be allowed to
winter right where they are and where
they have been the past two winters.
After all, the soft snaps in the way of
cattle trades are for odd lots that the
owners, for some reason or other, are
forced to sell. Good straight lots of cat
tie of any class invariably turn out sur
prise party for the buyer who expects
them for song.-Texas Stockman.
How about the "free grass baron?''
The Socorro, N. M. Bullion says:
The future nabob of New Mexico will be
the man with 5000 to 10000 acres fenced,
divided into smaller pastures, good and
abundant water in every pasture, a por-
ton in cultivation, and the whole stocked
with improved cattle, horses, sheep and
goats.
Mr.. John Costing, superintendent of the
Spring Ridge Hereford farm, at Indian
ola, Iowa, was recently asked if he had
lately been to England to select any new
stock. "What would be the object?" said
he. "Here in America we have ANIMALS
just as fine as the finest in the mother
country, and Sc many more of Them"
If the grand total of the cattle that
have been lost on the open ranges during
the last ten years could be ascertained
and published, even though it should to
be small per cent. of the whole
number on the range the figures. would be
appalling. And when we reflect that this
great loss is directly attributable to the
greed of the cattlemen, which led them to
crowd the raages beyond their capacity,
condemnation of the practice cannot be
too severe.--Denver Live Stock Record.
We not infrequently hear expressions
\ of wonder that cattle are bringing no bet
ter prices than those available in current
markets. Prices really do seem very
much out of joint, but as we have lately
remarked in these columns the only re-
lief lies in the ability of owners to hold
their stock back until the lightness of the
supplies shall have infused new strength
into the trade. The fact of insufficient
pasturage was the immediate cause of the
heavy runs which started up some weeks
ago, and the drouth has not been broken
sufficiently to alter these conditions. The
time of year has arrived when an i'm
proved trade in stock cattle and feeders
should set in, and slightly healthier tone
in these grades is noticeable. However,
| transactions in store cattle cannot be ex-
pected to be normally active when fat cat
tie are abnormally weak. Should preva-
lent conditions extend late into the au-
tumn the outlook for feeding cannot be
regarded as fattering Stock
man.
The great plateau between the Rocky
mountains and the Sierras, comprising
the territory of Utah and the state of Ne
vada, is apparently destined to become
the greatest cattle range in the country
Already immense tracts of lands, some
embracing nearly 100000 acres, have been
purchased, and owners of large herds II
Texas and other southwestern states are
locking for ranges in this wide section OF
natural pasture land. The pressure OF
settlers who wish to engage in agriculture
and found homes upon the land in the
great plains of the west and south, has
been to crowd out the cattle kings, who
have, for years, monopolized the largest
part of the states, which, by nature, are
better fitted for the raising of crops thar
the pasturage of herds. Thus there has
been a hegira of cattleman toward the
west. which bids fair to aid materially ia
the development of those great sections
of our country that have hitherto been
left almost exclusively i'll the hands of the
Indians and and peripatetic gold hunters
San Francisco Bulletin.
There is p prospect that some of the
large Indian reservations in the northwest
will before long be opened up to settlers
A committee consisting of j. B. Wright,
of Tennessee, Charles F. Larrabee, OF
Washington, and Bishop II. 2. Whipple,
of Minnesota, has been appointed by the
secretary of the interior to negotiate with
the Chippewa Indians for change of ex-
ist1ng treaties and reduction of the ex-
tent of their reservation. The committee
is also empowered to negotiate with the
tribes of northern Montana, those of
Fort Bethold, D. T., for the same purpose,
and to negotiate with the upper and mid
die bands of Spokane Indians, and the
Pend d'Oreille Indians of Washington
and Idaho territories for their removal
TO other reservations and the cession OF
their lands to the government. The com
mission is to report to congress, which
must ratify the negotiations, if any are
made. The Montana people are espec-
ialIy anxious to have the reservation IN
that territory opened to settlement. II
tba Sioux reservation in Dakota can be
opened the people of that territory will
he greatly reioiced, as the reservation is
large. rich. and so located as to be an IN
iury to the territory with its Indian occu-
oo.s Fort Worth Stock Journal.