The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
SHEEP RANCH EQUIPMENTS.
TELEPHONES AND B4ROMETERs
ARE IMPORTANT nv MONTANI.
The Large Cisrk Rs-eh II Chotssu County
ssd the Csrerui way 70 1s Mssseed-
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The Large Clara Rs-eh r. Chotssu County
snd the Csrerui way h IL Managed
Hard Ht ~ The New TsriG Law.
One Of the men who was hit hard by the free.
wool clause of the new tariff law was cambridge
8. Clark OF Tarrytown. Mr.. Clark and his two
sons, Walter and George, own the largest sheep
ranch In Montana. The sons live on the ranch.
and once or twice q year Mr.. Clark. who has
given mp active business life. goes out there TO
look over affairs at the ranch and give his
opinion on matters where II IL advisable. On the
ranch are no less than 10000 sheep. The ranch
IL all fenced in, has ample equipments in build
ings and extends in one direction for n distance
Of forty miles. 1t is in Chotesu county.
This ranch IL tun on what might he called sci.
entlhc principles. That IL, at this season Of the
year, aud for the rest OF the winter IL Is run &C.
cording TO the barometer The ranch has sx
telephone stations. The approach Of billiards
and other cold storms Is so sudden in that coun.
try that IL means n loss OF many sheep, where
heriinQ Is carried on extensively. 10 they are not
rushed under shelter when these storms come.
Whenever the barometer falls seriously word 10
telephoned at once to the stations on the ranch
from the central house and the sheep are raced
in. II necessary. for their protection.
The sheep are kept in fiocks Of about 3,ooo.
and two men 60 with them as herders. They
are rounded up at night, and reports are made
over the telephone every evening as To the days
work. This ranch Is said to be the only one
in this country fully equipped with the tele-
phone. Tho result is that at any hour Of the
day the Clark brothers know the situation on
any part of their ranch, and concerted action
can be taken by the herders at any time on
direction from the ranch Office. The ranch has
been an immense success, and this has come
from the close application Of business principles.
Life on the Clark ranch Is very attractive.
The chief house Ia a large uwo-story log struc.
ture. II Is beautifully furnished with hanRings
and rugs. and IL e full OF gsyetv. The owners
n nsy , i caRs 5 Sst tSer at op jbu sn | wt tfip. h il
Common sight to see q merry coaching party 60
dashing across the prairie. The mountains are
near. and some fine lakes, notably ~. Mary's,
are not far away. Shooting Is excellent and
close at hand. and i Is not a long journey to
Helena or to the other lively cities OF Montana.
The Clark boys, as they are known out there.
used to be prominent in the 400 Of New York
hut they dropped society and it's attractions
from the moment they went into sheep herd ng.
for %e' worf. but theIf father insisted on giving
them occupation with. serious responsibilities.
winter one OF them has come home for a short
visit, but II has been = stay always with = long
The hard work there. They have studied every
phase Of the business and have worked with
their own hands on the sheep.
Moreover. the young men have surrounded
themselves. with genial assistants. On their
ranch. employed as herders, have been many OF
thNii ehN CIV "nV Hos
with financial reverscs ana have been thrown
on their own resources in an emergency.
in swell society in the East. They liked OPEN
their affairs were being straightened. On the
ranch there are generally half a dozen such
evenings, with music and other attractions, is
delightful. During the winter season these
70 Helena Social functions take on adaed i'm,
portance there because OF their presence. They
Their dancing ccomplishments always max:
them desirable guests,
country Of North Dakota 70 investigate. Land
s sss1 ssn Tsr re G r.. SI.sk to so, him I'm, e sSass k, =, ito to
know about Nj. CLARK hit upon an ingenious
an agent would drive up to the hotel % take Mr..
Clark out to sec some land. he would be sur
affair like a waterspout. about eight feet long.
and STOW 4 away In the wagon.-
4 YOU sure = Nr: CLARK would ask.
had it tested All over Here, 800
81 guess IN try it myself" Mr.. Clark would
and begin to. push Il down into the
ground. II was simply n huge auger and IL told
CLARK also had q sort of a cheese box made. and
with with, this nns,s s5 20. his SnISer to aid him no land
Mr.. Clark went out to Montana late in Septem-
Der for a consultation with his sons as TO the
future. To a sun reporter who met him on the
train. he said:
The new tariff law is an outrage on Montana,
II practically destroys, or at least Injuries beyond
repair. a tremendous industry. II must affect
the mutton market. five can't raise wool. there
must be less mutton. and the price must go up.
What We shall do on our ranch. OF course I don't
known: Certainly we shall try TO save as much
from the wreck as possible"
Since then many Montana ranchers have been
going out OF the business. The Montana wool,
however. Is said 20 be excellent for mixing pur-
poses. and il IL not proba BILE that II will disap-
pear entirely, although the product will be re-
duced extensively, II Is also said To be prob
able that there will be little use hereafter for
telephones and the study Of barometers on Nom
lana ranches.