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

houses to the desperadoes them selves, but conceal their short stock" for them. Saiz, the mur- derer of Tom Hall, makes his head quarters at that place-and is we'll known, not only there but upon the Mimbres and in Georgetown-yet the Mexicans, who we'll know his bloody record, will lend no aid in his capture, as was illustrated this week in the endeavor made by Pete Spence. The stOckmen will yet have the arduous job of extinguish- ing this gang. They have during the past week made two attempts to murder the young girl who witness ed the killing of Hall, and it was for that purpose they visited George town.
 An Albany, Texas, dispatch of the 5th instant says: Thousands of steer cattle are being brought here by rail to be started on the trails. Heretofore most of the cattle from the ranches struck the trail in the southern or western part of the state. This year the long drouth in the Pecos Valley has forced cattle men to send their cattle as far north as possible before starting them on the trail. This had never been at- tempted before, as cattlemen were of the impression that 1t would cost too much. The reverse has been the case. Instead of the GUS tomary losses of cattle on the trail before they go out of the state there is no loss at all. Leading cattle men here looking after the interests -of their herds express the opinion that there will be no national trail in few years, as railroad transpor- tation from Texas to Dakota, Col orado and Montana will be found cheapert Thousands of cattle and thousand head of horses have left here, the cattle for Dakota and the horses for Kansas. Water and grass are exceedingly scarce in Western Texas, owing to the drOuth, and cattle that passed good win ter are going to market in very poor condition. The trail is now vir- tually open, and fully forty-fve thousand head of cattle are going northward.
 Miles City Journal: Now cometh from the east John Henry, verdant from among the agricultural hills even a tcnderfoot. He proceedeth west and sojourneth in the goodly land of Montana. He sayeth with his heart, Behold, I am wise man from the east, and 1 will bambOozlc the heathens of the plains a plenty and also gather their shekels into mine own purse. Their wealth shall be my wealth, and they shall ac- cumulate experience from me, for behold, I am wise." Straightway proceedeth he to ranch, opens up his mouth, and speaketh unto the boss puncher, saying, 'LO, l am from the land of the rising sun and have had to lo with fine stock, and would fain teach thee concerning this business and mayhap buy thy herds and thee, for am not poor" And the boss puncher corraleth a cayuse for the stranger from the east, and the cayuSe bucketh the stranger into the hence, and jerketh a link from his spinal column and dumpeth him into a cactus bed. Moreover doth the wicked cayuse kick him in the ribs and tramp upon his good clothes. But the stranger hieth him to town and hath his ribs repaired, and getting more good clothes, proceedeth to buy a herd from the meek and lowly man of the plains, and chuckleth to himself because he hath skinned the ignorant stockman. But, To, and behold when the next spring time hath come, gentle Annie, the cattle on thousand hills do not show up at roll call, and beeves from the herd are not abundant,