The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-15

- <~ my form among
themselves an association. the hooks Of
which point 20 the number 81 calves the
owner brands each year. and in making
up these roundup outfits and in furnish
Ing men. the proportion Of each owner
Il determined By the number OF calves
he last branded. Tho number OF men
and ergo the outfits necessary 70 round
up handle and brand the cattle ana
calves on . certain range. Is determined
by the number OF cattle and calves
shown By the association books. The
number Of men fixed on. they are broken
up into outfits, each In charge OF
range boss and accompanied By a cook
and chuck-wagon. which serves the dual
purpose OF purveying the grub and
packing the blankets. Generally there
are from eight to twelve men in each
outfit, not all representing the same
brand. but all taking their orders from
tho rarge boss Of that outfit Each rider
has seven horses. and as these form
quite . bunch. two Of the men are de-
tailed as hosshustlers," and one Of
the two has charge OF the bunch night
and day. holding IL near and carrying II
along with the grub wagon IS the cook
moves camp
The number of men and outfits being
determined and the quota 70 b fur
nishcd BY each brand being fixed. on .
certain day they all start for the south
! side OF the range. Each outfit takes an
assigned post and all together making .
line along the southern border Of the
range. reaching from It's eastern 70 its
! western limits sometimes distance
OF one Ia ~ and fifty miles Then
the = m ~ begins- all moving TO the
inD< Ms&ar the entire country. and
T'b. attic along much on the
"a. lie that = room Is swept.
N r.e-v. save cook and hoss-hustlers
~ AZ " he right and left Of his chuck
,-on. 20 far as 70 touch the work Of
outfits next in hand. and the cattle
sasr a. found are driven into herd
Nm, n.c hcrd with each outfit Two OF
three men are then detailed to hold and
brin0 On the cattle thus collected, while
tho rest OF the men still scour the range
a.. Tor more. every hour in the day seeing
fresh additions 10 the general herd.
~ This is hard work on horses. and COW
=. bov generally saddles three Of his sever
ponies each day. reserving the best one
Tor hard and unusual work during DARK
md stormy nights.
The object OF the roundup At this
ame Is 10 brand. but a. il first start'
: out IL sweeps northwart with all th'
cattle IL can find; steers. bulls. cows ant
1 Iralses alike. When bunch grows 81
- arre as 20 handle with difficulty. |
ton Is made to cut out all except thu
ing bows and calves. the cattle thus elimi
hate being turned loose on the rang
ga The work then proceeds as be
lors- y. this cutting out process Is re
sorfe q fast IS he size OF her,
makes "a u nssary.
kTs<siic>sre->< <sring all the cat
He x - ~ - possible is 4
,.s them on the pl ,ese.,sIs !, ~ ,hss
~ pay voluntary ~ "a -. 1870 az.
~ never work nor ss ro~".
- tightly ID the e H.es'
, - honr seE o. ~ - -
!; ~. tlsc nor b. sen1s .... - ~
: qnA and unless turn -, ~ !
over the same rama -. 49, cAe
of Inc entire Western ..n,'y' IRON
Yellovstone south. y ~
kcs'L <hemselves into the southern
k1uity Of Texas between the IN
1nhnde and the GULF
I'm oatfi. from the commencement
srX,rt- 10 some corral or branding pen
it, arrival there the marking Of the
Is<.klr.s legins A branding pen proper
and constructed for the purpose Is cir
cular in form and made OF twelve foot
palisades stuck endwise in the ground
- -.
!. like the sides OF . funnel The flare Is
n 70 keep the cattle IS they charge
|. around in the pen from hurting them.
4 selves against the sides thereof.
y There is one opening through which
4 the cattle are driven. and the center Of
4 the corral Is marked by = large snub-
: bling post two feet in diameter. A
. roundup outfit on coming to the pen
: may meet some other outfit similarly
!. bent in which event they join herds
: and forces As many Of the cows and
: calves IS will ill the corral are forced
, through the entrance and locked in. and
7 then the fires are lighted and the fun
J begins Every calf Is branded with tho
brand on is mother. the roper calling
! the brand to the men at the fires. as he
( EitS> UP 0fA4kiHE tue Ntttim- - i@>.
as pen full Is branded IL Is turned
loose on the range and the pen refilled
from the herd The work is continued
until completed when the outfit ar ain
, moves .northward and resumes the fur
, ther collection and branding OF the
cattle until the range has been com
pletely and thoroughly combed and the
work performed
Returning to overlook the outfit dis
covered in the Cherokee Strip. the
scene Is found TO have changed but
littlr. breakfast Is over and the rolls
Of blankets which had before been
scattered about on the ground are now
in the wagon The cook is hitching on
his four mules preparatory TO journey
- bunch Of timber which conccals a
spring. distant about seven miles and
where IL Is Intended the next camp
shall b..
This cook. like all good roundup
cooks. is great man and his favor Is
much sought after. His wages are
about twice a. large . cowboys. and