Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
GREAT SPRING ROlND-VP.
Exciting scenes Now Being Enacted
ON Cattle Ranges I'm Dakota

From the Minneapolis Journal.
All along the " stern borders of South
Dakota the roundup csmpfires burn
brightly now Far to the west bounded
only by the sno'y-capped Rockies. hundreds
Ct mess wagons stakcd camp for the first
time last night. The Misso, ri river marks
the eastern border of the great western
ranges. In Dakota alone at least Loo
riders are now engaged in rounsing up
cattle and branding the calf crop. Twenty
five outfits have planned and lad ont thei:
icutes, and at least SIX weeks OF continu-
Gus riding will be necessary to do the work
Fifty to sixty riders Will follow each Wagon
or outft.
The outfit CONSISTS OF the mess wdgon
drawn by four Or six horses, loaded DOWN
WITH provisions necessary &c feed Its crew,
the bed wagon, containing all the Deciding
ana camp equipments; the horse wrangler,
who taxes charge Of the btu Oh OF horses
10 bc used in the work, usually CONSISTING
OF 80 10 300 horses. These horses are
moved with the camp, and Whenever a
rider wants fresh horse lie throws a
rope into the bunch and brings out his
ANIMAL Then follows the soene OF puck
ing and pIunglng, for often the broncho
faS to he busted before he DE used
on the Work. Camp is moved every Hiay.
or at least every second cay, from i've 10
eight miles along the route. Every morn
Ing the hne rider foreman leaves camp
at right angles with the route. every haf
nile or mile he starts couple oi RIDERS
to ride paS'allel with the route TO throw
IN all the cattle they iind toward the route
ard camp. After hre or SIX lines are
started out the foreman takes the balance
o. riders ana swings around in front 10
ofiNs All the lunches gathered toward
camp coming in Tor DINNER
In the afternoon the same course Is
adopted in tna opposite dire ction ami both
siues oil me camp are We lked. The cattle
gathered are ali thrown into one bunch,
which Is known as the "caNVy," AM. are
moved along with the camp. Calves are
branded "a n Gay, and every Gle IS branied
the same brand as ats mother. 40 matter
Were pr VINO the owner may oe. ans
part Of the work is done with The greatest
care, and every cowboy is faithful 10 this
trust.
Whenever 1909 or 5,1n cattle are in the
cavfy, and while cattle are on their
own ranges. the work of cutting out" As
carried Ola. In this the peculiar skill and
ability of the cowboy is drawn out and
only men OF well-known eXpertness with
BRANDS and cattle are detailed TO do this
work Inc cutting horse must learn his
part as well as the rider; he must he able
TO turn about as quickly and on less
ground than any other, ard dodge the at
lacks of the widest steer with as much
ease and grace the circus morse The
rider dashes into the "cavvy" and sepa-
rates the cattle of each particular brand
belonging On the range they are passing
oNsi. ne drives mis- animal 40 the outside
or the bunch and dashes back after an
other. On the outside are a number of
riders who drive these cattle off to the
owner. Each brand held in this WAY ia
driven back on its own ranch, for thesa
range cattle become located. This is call
cd working the cavvy, and the main bunch
Is pushed ahead until eNeryhody's cattle
are cut out anG the calves branded
In TINS state not less than 100000 head
OF cattle will be handled by the present
roundup. The country trayersed will he
upward OF 2o,HDND acres, which consti-
tuless the great South Dakota pasture or
rafSSSoun;ry. Each wagon is assigned its
paftlcikSr route. End the entire country is
thoroagnfy worked. The calf crop will lie
luny % per cent larger than last year
The cattle industry has developed won
oerfuIIy during the past four or i've Years
over Sl,oJJoD worth OF cattle are shlpped
annually from this point. The interest
taken IN grading up stock cattle and pur-
CHASING grade stock increases each wear
Inc industry has pad yearly profit of
not less than - per cent for the past five
years. ana The loss of the past year was
less taan 1 per cent. The Missouri River
Stocknlan's Association has headauari ers
HI fort Pierre. Its duty is TO furnish pro-
tecuon TO stock from cattle rustlers on th,,
nome range and inspection OF all brands
OF cattle soId a the marXet points Ii has
a detective service which hunts down every
rustler or person unlawfuily handling any
brands belonging TO its members. Ii has
done great good.
The present roundup promises to be the
best IN the history Of our state, as grass
4 is DEXTER than II has ever been at this sea-
son Oh the year, and stock all in SPLEEN
dia condition, and can be moved rapidly