Daily Republican., 1889-07-02
Trip to Wyoming Territory

Ex-State Senator George Russell, re
| siding at No 1903 Madison street, ha,
within few days past returned from q
trip TO Glen Rock, Wyoming Territory,
where he has half interest in large
stock ranch, his nephew, George w,
Russell, from Sussex County, being the
other half owner. Being desirous oI
seeing how everything was going on q,
the ranch he left Wilmington on the 18th
of May and resched Glen Rock the 10th
by the Chicago and Western Railroad,
after stopping over on Sunday at 6had.
ron, a town In Nebraska OF about 5000
inhabitants. Unlike Eastern rsilroadt
these railroads do not operate on Sun
days. A. shadyon he dropped into the
city police court, something similar to
Wilmiugton's municipal court where be
saw Mr.. !. j. T. lager, the judge Of the
court. His attention vas particularly
attracted TO him, as in 1888 lac had both
legs amputstec below the knees, and
both hands taken OF except the stumps
of thumbs He wes provided, however,
with artificial legs, and being a young
man he could run, jump and knock
around as lively as any other young man
In the city, and his hands were fixed up
with machinery that could wri.e swiftly
and write beautiful hand. So complete
has become the triumph Of art that while
life is lett in the heart and the head left
on the shoulders every other member of
the body can be supriisd BY artificial
means.
Arriving at Glen Rock, MY. Russell
was glad TO find HE nephew we'll, the
ranch in excellent condition and business
prospeung. The ranch takes In about
9, 500 acres inclosel by wire fences. They
have flied claims in the land department
for $500 scres, which under the rules for
desert territory will expire in seven years.
They have other claims under the ez-
emption acts covering much of the
balance of the land.
The Messts Russell have about 800 head
of cattle. not counting all increase OF as
calves this last epring. Their whole at
tention is paid to tie raising of cattle,
but they are thinking OF stocking part OF
the ranch with brood mares to commence
the r4ising Of horses, They have now Is
horses which are needed In the work OF
the ranch and herding the cattle.
These cattle have no shelter whatever,
buJ rough the winters rs they come. The
country is luxuriant III buffalo and blue
grasses, the best for pasturage, and upon
these the stock Craze TO their fill. Iu the
puiL ulSE ltlbS EIuIt upon Tue FlCD lltalDW
bottoms, and In the winter they graz
upon the mountain sides, from which the
snow has all drifteA down on the bottoms.
Thus the stock alternates between valley
and mountain. the summer In the valley
aud The winter on the mountains.
To a. question Mr.. Ruseell said they
sold their iattened stock al the ranch
and Oh the hoof at 4 = and cents gross
per 100 pounds ior steers weighing from
1900 10 100 pounds and from three to
four years old. This Is abult the same
price paid In the East for iatteued steers
and shows couclusively that the East
cannot compete with the West In rails
ing IA tened cattle. In the West there is
no breaking up of the soil aud rotation
of crops to get good grass crop upon
which to tatten cattle as in the East. On
these western ranches the only expense
is in wire fencing the tracts aud iu herd
ing the cattle. Cattle dealers from
Chicago come around 10 purchase, max
ing q market for cattle On the ranch on
which they are -aised
Mr.. Euesen left the rsqca on the
18th oi Juuo for home by the
same route to Chicago Oh which
he went, but from Chicago lie came by
the Penn sylysu'a and Fort Wayne route,
and was on the fret train that passed
over the new Concmsugh bridge at Jonhs-
town after the greet flood. Mr.. Russell
left With his family yesterday for Rcho-
both TO spend the season In his beautif III
c cottage.