Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-12-25
on THE ROSEBUD,
Scenes and Incidents of Ranch Life.

In the Boston Journal Of recent
date We find very interesting letter
written by Capt. u ham, If Fort Gus
ter, reeounting the incidents OF trip
overland from Fort Gutter 10 the
Cheyenne agency last moath 30 wit
ne.s the issue If the annuity goods
The following extract will we are sur
be interesting To our readers:
1.-THE sun was sill high wheel The
cattle ranch of Brown & Busby YVES
reach, d, ON the X ssbud. Both the
partners were at home, and cornisl
welcome was extended with true Mon.
tsnt hospitality. Even the big black
cat was interested in our coming-aud
OF him ] must pause to write. He wa,
most remarkable 81 ecimen nj the
feline race, weighing fully fifteen
pounds. his glossy coat as black as
midnight AT the arrival of the bug
gy he hurried from the stsble, sud
constantly glanciEg in at the ofeu
door Of the log house began a m,sl dis
nal catawaulinr, though keppiuc
sDf'lv a distance. Mr. Brown said
he slwsy- did this when strangers
cam". Certain it was the cat was
btshtul. aud IL was oply after repeated
Effort that he wfs induced TO eut' 7
The house; once the ire was broken
though, like blshful child his init.
macy was only exceeded by his curl
osity; be climbed all over me, and at
supper perched on my shoulder, from
which point he leisurely re ched into
my plate with his paw aud helped
himself. Once, was i,ld, he wa
caught inside the house when womsn
came to the batchelor ranch. At this
he flew to the top Of the win dow frame
and with his claws fast in the logs
howled as though thu dev'l We're after
him until one Of The nroprietor. came
to the rescue. II OCCASIONALLY hap.
pens that Tom il hft Mt the ranch
alone for days at tine during the
branding e sou, aud when one Of IN,
partners returns bis joy is manifested
in every conceivable way. Mr.. Busby
saysAe Is not satisfied on these occa.
Sions until be is taken and 'monkeyed
with at least half an hour.
Brown & Busby are fair representa-
tives of the smaller cattle raisers Of
Montana. Busby calls theirs Jim
Crow outfit, as in contradistinction TO
the large investments of eastern and
nonresident capitalists. With the in.
cr,asing settlement Of the country,
large outfits are found to be at a dissd-
vantage, and the cattle business in
future will be mainly profitable To
those whose herds are not too large
and far away TO receive their personal
attention. There is still money TO be
made in cattle, but fair interest only
or the money invested. and this with
careful supervision. The cattle king,
like the festive COW boy, is type that
Is rapidly disappearing. or the latter
Il may be remarked that while the
rule has many exceptions, toe typical
individual hrs all the vanity of dude.
He lives 10 anticipate the time when
he shall receive his cash at some small
town on the railroad, there to blow il
In with q prolonged drunk, during
which he can ride about the main
street and shoot Off bis revolver. This
he calls painting the town. II he
can realize the extreme felicity Of see
ing bis exploits recorded in one Of the
pink tinted publications which come
out from the east, his happiness II
complete. But with the shrinkage In
the cattle business, the COW boy has
shrunk into the ordinary hand about
the place and his glory has departed
though he still iondly clirgs TO tn,
name. The hospitality Of Brown a
Busby Is only limited by their means