New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23

aggressive. In considering the cattle business
and the present stage Of its evolution, 1t Is not
possible to overlook the country within the boun-
diaries of which 1t is rapidly being confined. The
relation OF Northern Wyoming TO Eastern Montana
is, and ever must be- intimate, but 1t is particularly
close to-day, when the range OF the great herds
Is becoming contracted TO the region watered by
the Little Missouri, the Yellowstone and the
streams that find their source in the Big Horn
Mountains
IL is conceded, even by the cattle men them
selves, that the day of the hig herd is nearly over
The influx Of settlers thousands every year, has
already contracted the range 50 seriously as to
cause much anxiety 20 the cattle outfits lest
the forage prove insufficient In South Dakota,
where there are great herds, one travels for
hundreds Of miles without seeing tho first sng
gestion Of a fence, even around the grain fields
But in this country the ranchmen sling barbcd
wire around their farms in order that the cattle
may be kept upon the hills and unused land
Some part OF the range will never be fit for agri-
cultural purposes unless the rain belt moves this
way, as many contend it is moving; but it will
always grow buffalo grass and will always sup
port cattle. 1t by no means follows, because
Of the change the cattle business is undergoing,
that the supply Of beef is diminishing. On the
fattened in the West than ever before; but they
are coming to be owned in small punches by the
ranchmen, and fed on the property OF their indi-
vidual owners, not by great outfits fattened
on the range. Six years ago. during the round
mp" season, from two 10 ten thousand cattle were
rounded up every day. Now, $500 cattla make
n large roundup" and the usual number brought
in day by day is less than 200.
Northern Wyoming, however will ever remain
cattle country. The people will always find
the preparation Of beef for the Eastern market
one Of their principal sources Of wealth. They
have just the sort OF territory upon which twoyrar
old steers can obtain the choicest living lust the
climate suited TO their perfect development. From
the Montana line south for | 90 miles and across
the length and breadth OF the Territory there is
one unbroSen succession Of hills. Nowhere in the
tnitcd States is there region so continuously
magnificent IL seems as if Natures wilder forces,
after having played awhile on all the borders Of
Wyoming, after having engaged in frantic sport
along the Little Missouri. after having run y mad
chase up and down the Yellowstone, had here
grown Gnndly passionate, and with more OF
motion and design tlaa had before inspired them,
IL seems as IL they had hurled themselves upon the
resisting. but too feeble, earth and thrown il
whittier Then fancy minded. Here and there they
piled enormous mountain ranges, chlSclling each
particular peak so cranly. but so Enthusiastically
that it cuts it, own startling figure against the
sky, and shows in It's formation an oIder con-
glomeraton Of figures than any human Imagination
can suggest Between each Of these great chains
are thousands Of acres Of monster hills with one
bigger than the rest, extending north and south
on a line urallcl with the course OF the monn-
tains This il the divide a n,ra,iny ,h, ,,-,crs
that rise in onr chain OF mountains from those
that rise in the other There nrc hundreds Of
thcs, beautiful mountain streams aud they are
the salvation OF the land Every winter leaves
the mountains deeply under snow. which. indeed
never lcayc, the hiybc,, 81 tho RIO Hmm monks
t,,o,, d,l ~ ,,,.,,- or,,., :, ,,,.o -
vcorl,. g,o,v,b ~ g-,ss a., I,, Ia. ,i .,,,,, ,,,,,
,Lc I,l,s 81 ,Ln, ,rc, need Lr, Ii,,Ic ,oir =,
,L. ,,,rcr tim. "a r,r,r.r ,I ,,-. ,,,l, o,,I
uhupdor, The stream, H.,,. .,,,urv vii. , an
~ ,,vcr,r foe, ., I r l ,,,
rcycr.f,,I,r,. s,,,Ir. ,- ,,L.,,,. ,,o,,
or. cIopd. IN rho Lc,,cr. ,i., ,ccrr,,,l,,,, o,.r
,Le mountains and dcro,,, pc,y h,-dsns NJ snow
c,erv d,v arr 80, yr,,,., o,J s,,,r,,o- TLo
,ollsrs ca,,hl. - .,o r,,ue,os IAN,
email H., the riyc,s aud cr.,L II, wind ,ro,nd ,b.
biI,s IN c,crv d,.rc,,on forming rich n,s,prcs
wherever they make a Turn.
This northern country * nc rct % 10 re,cbcd
only. nv s,cgos ,-,y.II,r, so,,,, ,,, ,i >,-,,,,,
Pacific and north from ,Lc r.,,,,, p,,,n. wal,
lilo l., t,,r ,o,,s ,o,,Io,. ,., o,,,,., -, ,.,,,I
and arc tiIIi,c ol ,b, h,tlo ,.,Il.,. ana, ,,r,, ina,
LARGO crons ~ rro,n T,ousipd. ., .,hIc
ranches arc stIl 70 be oco,,r.d ,n,lcr ,Le Dcs.,,
Land Act, and. Of cours. with mou,,oin ,irc,rcs
running everywhere and falling twenty fec, to
,h. mile evcrv ono nj ,hs >.oII.ys and nat , f,,y
~ tho hills mnv no readily irrlco,oI and 30.
doo,,ol R,1,lo 10 oi,,. ~, ,., , ana -
I,hI,.,,s 1ti.Ico Min, from ,r, r,iI,n,1 md
j. said IN lao ,hc I,r.,cs, toy,, IN ,u.,,c -, srch
distance from conr.,,r.,> I,,r,.,L,pg rho
,oo,lo ,,.or .,ory ,r,icIc TIN, rurr,.I a. ,b..-
hou,cs md much Tim, ,b,, cat must NO dr-,g,cI
lac mule and bull tcams all IN. why from C,.,cr
The Stages going night pud day. orcupy thirty
81, hours in tIe ,rio r,c,.h, trains -, ,Ircc mr.
, ,,a,,s t,,.,, lac. -. ,a 49,, , ,,.,,,,o