Arizona republican., 1895-10-20
SOUTHWESTERN COWBOYS Not the Roughs They Are Painted. PecuIiarities of the Arizona
 Range Rider. Cosmopolitan in Tastes and Quiet in Habit-HoW He Is
 Outfitted.

Outfitted.
 Written for THE REPUBLICAN.
 The cowboy of Arizona is often composite character. To the east and to the west of him the range riders preserve a uniformity of style and trappings, but not 50 the cowman of the "Sun Kissed Land" His saddle may be Colorado" his cinch Texas, his bit Mexico and his riata Cali fornia.'' Still the eyes of the cattle men are keen in all things and the To- cality of a new conner is soon deter mined, and infallibly, by a rapid glance at the equestrian trappings of the stranger. Unfettered by a social code, free to roam boundless expanse of mountain | and plain, it is remarkable that the land knows no more conservative indl- vidual than the cowboy" His ideas are fixed at the outset of his career and rarely, if ever, changed. If he hail from Texas, mark you the character istics of his rig" A long, low cantled, broad-horned saddle, loosely strapped to his pony by a double cinch, with buckles on the ''latigo" straps. His bit will be rather light concern, possibly reinforced by a ''hackamore," and his ''rope" will probably be either hemp or Mexican grass. And especi ally should be noted the fact that f'tapaderos" are never seen. Now, hitch up the stirrups until the knees of the rider are somewhat bent and you have the rig" that a Texan most de- lights in
 The Californian despises Texas meth ods and puts his forty pounds of leather upon horses back in a very different shape. The saddle is higher and the 'ftree' broader, and the stir rups so hung that the rider sits upon his animal in true clothes pin fashion. Tapaderos are deemed a necessity and are often so long as to nearly sweep the ground. A single broad cinch is used, the girth strap being dexterously fastened by a slip knot. The head stall is usually an elaborate affair and the bit a heavy one, of the ring or E'half-breed" patterns. The "lariat," as he terms it, is made of braided raw hide or calfskin and is the pride of it's posSeSSor.
 These peculiarities are marked and unalterable. There can be no argu- ment as to their respective merits, and each class of cowmen looks at the other with the same distrust and contempt that would be given a 'tenderfoot."
 AS regards the horses, fully as broad a difference exists, The California mustang" comes of proud lineage and really, it would be difficult to find else where grander saddle horses for rough usage. A matured animal often is put to the strain of 100 miles travel in a day, without injury. The mustangs are commonly tall, ''rangy'' animals, ''buckskin,' gray or 'pinto" in color. They are broken when about five years old and well experienced must be the vaquero who mounts them upon this interesting occasion. The exhibi- tion of bucking, rearing and general cussedness given at the debut of a mustang is truly phenomenal; but through it all he comes unscratched, tough, willing and speedy.
 The Texas pony or "broncho," is somewhat undersized, fairly docile in temperament and is of Mexican origin He is thick-legged, strong and hardy and, if not as available as the mus tang, has the doubtful advantage o1 being held at only half the price. In Arizona the Texas pony predominates
 The cattle district of Arizona en- braces the whole eastern half, and ir this vast eXpanse the cowboy flour. ishes. But, let me hasten to note, he is the wild and wool1y'' specimen that the Eastern comic paper pictures You will find him an honest, hospitablt sort of a fellow, not averse to whisky yet rarely intoxicated. A large DOT. tion of the live stock of the territory is made up of small holdings, and upor the large ranches none but sober steady men are needed.
 But it was not always thus There was a day when the cowboy was ''cocl of the walk and was solicitous. in i'm pressing that fact upon the publi' mind. Particularly was this so in Go -chise county. Along in the early SO there was in that section what wa known as the San Simon gang" com posed of cowboys, cattle thieves ant smugglers resident in the San Simo1 and Sulphur Springs valleys. The. were terrors, and no mistake. Eacl man was perambulating arsenal ant was not considered in the light of al initiated brother until he had kille his man. In consequence of this pc culiar idea, the coroner of the count had no sinecure of a job. One happ custom of the "rustlers' was to fur nish entertainment for the passenger on eXnress trains of the Southern Pa ciic The form of entertainment varie but often consisted in shooting tn heels from the passengers boots an their hats from their heads. Sue playful attentions naturally gave a