The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
IN THE HOLLYWOOD REGIov
A Tribune Representative Writes Al
Crops and the Affairs Of tho
Stockmen.

stockmen.
NORTHEAST OF THE HIGHwoon
October 21st, 1891.
The busy a for ranchmen il
most over. Haying is undoubtedly 4
longest and most laborious work VI
which the ranchmen contend, lash
from July to November. The anon
of hay harvested in Montana this yeu
far in excess of that in any previousy va
in the history of the state. The CO,
will average from 25 to SO tons by suI
ranchmen to 1000 to 1900 by the LAM
stockmen.
The harvest Of grain, oats, barley and
wheat is nearly all threshed or stand /
which places it out of danger. lp
acreage sown is large and the yAi il
exceptionally great. The yield oivss
tables is unlimited. Montana has sd
ficient potatoes and cabbage to supp
all the Rocky mountain regions. Nd
with the shipment of cattle, which is
most complete, the ranchmen can ret1
for the winter to his merited rest and i
balance his ledger, and there is no dout
the ledger will balance with satisfactia
to him.
This region of country has been psI
ticularly fortunate. The Shonkin cour|
try has long been settled and is rich ii
many resources, and is the home of son|
OF the oldest stockmen and ranchmen ID
Montana. There is a good range hem
for stock, especially for large ranchmel
extending from the Highwoods to t.
Missouri river and the Judith region OF
the east and south. There are but few
streams in the central portion of it, SO il
furnishes a large grazing area for thos
who control the water surrounding it.
A few of the larger cattle kings on the
Shonkin, who have immense herds in
this region are Lepley, Kingsbury and
the Miner Livestock company having
some 1900 or 1900 head each. Below
these, toward Benton and the Missouri
are the large sheep ranches of the Pat
t~ersons and Col. Rice. There are three
brothers Of the Pattersons, each heavily
engaged in sheep raising. These are al
old sheep men, having fine stock and ex
cellent accommodations for the care o.
sheep in winter.
There is quite an amount of excite
ment on the roundup this season. Tht
cattlemen are all in good humor because
OF excellent sales Of cattle and splendit
winter ranges and add some excitement
to the chase. 1t seems there are NOR
than a common number of wolves
cayotes and occasionally a bear on thu
range, and these furnish a rare deligh
for a cowboys chase. A cowboy on
muscular steed is the swiftest runne
that roams the plains. This may not b.
generally known. but Is nevertheless
u AS o 70 as a wolf O
coyote is seen he is giyel
chase and headed off from
the coulees or places of concealment AM
IN less than two miles he is winded an,
overtaken by the cowboy, who lassoei
them as he would a calf. They woult
bite the rope off like a stick, but ar,
prevented from doing this by jerking O
keeping a tension on the rope. TIL,
Shonkin round up has already captured
twenty-siX wolves and sixteen coyotes
which for the furs and bounty maxi
them valuable game. The boys hav'
only captured mi bear 80 far, though
they have come across a band Of five a
one time. 1t happened that only on,
rider was close to the band. They wer,
near a rocky gulch and as he approached
them they sprang to their launches ant
the horse became unmanageable witt
Tear. Before the horse could be turnet
about all had disappeared except one
md the cowboy got him at ninety pace.
with a 45-caliber six shooter.
smoke the Best. r.. a Pa Amar3co