The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16
THE GREAT RANGE.
Destructive Prairie Fires in the
Great Northwest.
Movements Among Cattle and
Sheep Men All Over the
Great West.
COLORADO CLIPPER.

everything favorable for cattle.
Two sheepmen had controversy over
the tariff question, which came near end
ing in serious difficulty. This shows
that all sheep men are not high tariff men,
The advance in cattle and sheep brings
happiness to everybody, restores con-
fidence, makes money matters easier, and,
in fact, Texas is at present the most pros
porous state in the union.
/ very destructive prairie fire was
started by sparks from an engine, about
six miles east of town last Monday, and
burned the grass off of all the range in
that vicinity for a radius of about ten
miles. The fire continued all day Tues
day, going as far north as Little Sulphur
creek, cleaning up Elkiu's, Mann's, GLOW
er's, Thompson's ard Sowells pastures,
and all the open range on Lone Wolf
creek. The fire was famed and spread
by high winds, and Tuesday night the
bright blaze looked alarming, coming as
it did, within about three miles of town.
The fire died out Tuesday night, and while
it was most destructive, yet the chief
wonder is that it did not extend further
and do more damage than it did.
SAN ANGELO STANDARD.
1t is getting POGO hot, and unless it
rains soon the danger from prairie fires
among the long dry grass on the ranges
this fail will be very great.
Conner Bros. last week bought the top
cut only of Davidson & Riley's one and
two-year-old steers at $3.50 to $11.
R. R. Wade and P. G. Lee have received
returns from a shipment of cattle as fol-
lows: p. G. Lee, 90 COWS, averaging 837
pounds, $1.75; R. R. Wade, 80 two-year-
old heifers, averaging 727 pounds, 81,
Joe Funk sold this week to Berry Gate
wood 200 of his four-year-old steers and
up for $25 per head. Joe was just load
ing on the cars at Colorado for Chicago
when he got the offer, and like the eau
tious man he took it.
1t is said that any case of sore eyes
in cows, horses or sheep, can be cured by
washing the eye with warm water, no
soap, and then turning the animals head
to one side and pouring few drops of
strained honey into the eye, morning,
noon and night.
MoBEETIE PANHANDLE.
About 600 head of buckle steers took
the cars at Canadian this week for trip
north.
The longer the general sacrifice con-
tinues of all sorts of cattle, the surer is it
that big advantages will be gained by
holding your cattle, and that every day
shortens the time to better prices.
Ahsrd of EspueIa companys cattle (spur
brandy passed near Mobeetie last Sunday,
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1t consisted OF 1,640 head of yearing
heifers, and was en- route to Caldwell,
Kans., where, We understand, they will be
sold on the open market.
A herd of beef cattle, numbering $40
head, belonging to Ben Masterson, Hami-
ton Brothers, and small contingent of
circle cattle, are on the way to the Kan
sas City market. The cattle passed here
Monday morning, and are ell N prime
beef condition.
A herd of cattle, numbering about 700
head, passed here Wednesday en- route to
Canadian. The herd was from the Rock
ing Chair ranch, and was made up of Y
cross Y cattle, belonging to R. E. Nc
Annuity, with few the property of J. S.
Byrd. The Y cross cattle are being
includes cows and calves aud everything
that would at all do to drive. The COWS
will be returned to the range to fatten for
the fall shipment.
FORT WORTH STOCK JOURNAL.
Practically the spring wool season of
1893 has closed.
1t is reported that William Odom will
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Del Rio into Mexico for pasturage.
The Traders National stock yards of
this city handled 26,813 head of horse
stock since its opening, April l, 1888.
The grass is too long on many of the
sheep ranges for good pasturing for
sheep, which are not doing com paratively
as we'll as cattle and horses.
Tom Devices has bought some nine
hundred head of 2 and year old steers this
summer for his pasture below Floresville,
paying Sc and 50 per head, with a high
cut.
The impression is strong here that the
fall wool season will be dull till after the
November election. Everybody will
want to see first how the cat jumped
before he does much in the wool business.
VIM. Negley, of Maverick county, has
just purchased eight grown and twelve
yearling improved bulls, which are natives
of Texas. This is the class of stock
largely purchased by ranchmen, as they
are not prepared TO 60 to the trouble and
expense of acclimatipg stock.
Kansas City is receiving immense
consignments of cattle, having handled
2S,66o cattle last week, and 27125 head
the week before, and an increase of 49,
695 head since January l., 1888. Kansas
City Is robbing st. Louis at fine rate.
During the last two weeks Messrs.
Webb, Campbell d Hill, livestock and
land agents, Albany, Tex, have consum-
mated the following large cattle sales:
They sold to Col. J R. Stephens, of
Gainesville, 800 of head 2-year- old and 800
head 3-year-old steers, to be delivered at
Belview sometime in September. This
last contract makes a total of $500
head of and 3-year-old steers
sold to Colonel Stevens by
Messrs. Webb, Campbell d Hill, all to
be delivered in September. They also
sod to W. R. Moore 600 yearling steers,
and Mrs. Mable Days, "the cattle queen
of Texas" one and two year old steers,
consisting of 500 head of ones and 500
head of twos, all in straight mark and
brand. This is considered one of the
best sales in northwest Texas, and Mr..