Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-30


necessary to again go over the ground.
Suf1ce II. to say that yards have been
built, fully equal to those in Chicago.
With feeding barns, stock exchange,
bank, hotel, and oil the requisite track
age, water etc, Responsible and
wealthy firms have already secured
slaughtering privileges at the yards,
and before grass beef moves again
there will be market st st. Paul that
will be able to handle large proper
ton OF the Montana shipments.
On the principal that whatever d.
verted live stock shipments from
Chicago and prevented excessive &C.
cumulations In that market was of
benefit 10 the cattlenien. the markets
of st. Paul, 81. Louis, Omaha and
Kansas City have been established,
and following the same principal still
further, We meet the idea Of slaughter
houses adjacent TO the range. As yet
but two of these establishments have
been built contiguous to the Montana
range, one at Mandan, and the other
at Miles City. or the De Mores alb
attoir at Medora, IL need not be said
that it has been operated for three or
four years with varying success, but
under conditions that were discour-
aging. The Miles City house was
built last winter, under auspices
that promised most fayorable
outcome, but owing to exceedingly
bad management in the conduct of
the business such heavy losses were
entailed that the original projectors,
Messrs. Dustin and Hough, were
obliged to step down and out. leaving
the establishment in the hands Of
their creditors. The first building.
which was entirely too small and
faulty In construction to have ever
proved practicable in the business OF
slsugbtering. was destroyed by nre
the Fourth of July, without insurance.
Immediately afterwsrd second build
ing was erected, which is much better
adapted to the successful prosecution
OF the business. 1t is now substanti-
ally settled that this plant will. during
the coming season, pass into the
hands Of thoroughly practical parties.
who will operate It to its fullest cspsc-
ity-sbout one hundred head pc,
day-during the season of beef, and II
nature and the irrigating ditch should
favor Us with . plentiful hay crop this
year 1t will be run well through the
winter with cattle fed here ny ranch.
ers. This is the future that was origi.
nally outlined for the Miles City
plant, and while the experiences of
the frst year ofits existence has fallen
far short OF realizing it, there 10 still
the opportunity Of accomplishing it.
and the belief that in the hands Of
practical men who understand how TO
deal with the stock growers, that II
will be accomplished.
The apprehension felt by all cattle
men Of this section after q phenome-
nally dry summer season, that .
severe winter might ensue has about
vanished. Although November
storm accompanied by snow and low
temperature made their forebodingl
look almost like reality, the rigor o1
winter soon broke and as recon-
pense the presence Of the ice king wa,
delayeu until few days before Christ
mas. Cattle thus far are In excellent
condition, and with plenty Of snow on
the ground with which to quench
their thirst, they are able to keep close
to the winter feeding grounds, which,
owing to the excessive drouth this
summer compelling cattle to keep
close to the larger water courses, have
been preserved intact for winter feed,
and now show better grass than has
been seen on the general range for
two years past. January may, and
probably will, give US some severe
weather. but the cattle are in excel
lent shape to stand 1t, and all that IL
now asked of Providence by the stock
mon 10 deliverance from q cold and
backward spring. No matter how
cold the winter may be from this on,
the periodical chinook will give the
cattle breathing spells and chance Ia
get the kinks out Of them, and II March
and April prove as usual the victory
will be gained. The business Of stock
ranging has been robbed Of much ol
its allurement to the unini.iated by
the untoward elements mentioned In
this article and others not treated of
It is no longer . wide spread belief
that all that was necessary TO . stoch
man was herd and range. That
these two elements given be could
roundup 100 per cent. increase In the
spring and so per cent. beef In the fAll
and retire TO his eastern homo 10 en-
JOY his profits. To-day the prosperous
stock grower 10 - much cf COW boy
q any Of his hands, and his knowl-
edge Of his business is derived from an
actual supsrintendencs Of It. Those
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