The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03

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u goat could scarcely find. n footing there.
With a, field glass he could often distinguish
their colors and watch their movementS. stand
ing n little apart from the others. upon higher
ground, sometimes upon n great rock or crag.
. bull could usually be seen APPARENTLY, more
heritage close ut hand. This was the leader
and sentinel. and when once or twice Some
thing alarmed ths band the other cattle gath
orders what to do. When they ran 1t was at
a great pace, and they leaped chasms, Jumped
precipices as handily, 1T seemed. as deer.
While these cattle as a rule VIII run from a
when cornered or brought TO bay. In thick
underground It /, very hazardoIs to close In
disturber without hesitation. This is espe-
cially the case when he stands mottonlcss. MS
sometimes he does. in dense cover, waiting
for the hunter to pass without seeing him. II
chances are more than even that the bull
tain TO do SO II wounded. Then the hunter /
in great peril. The bulls horns. which usu.
little and active, and hia great weight and the
fury OF his onset carries him easily through
the thick scrub oak or chaparral in which, n
man, mounted or afoot. can scarcely force his
way. Scores of horses and some human be-
inGs have lost their lives In this way In the
Would you. like 10 try for n shot AT n wild
cow said his ho;t one daaS. as ihs tenderf2ots
eci isif GrsT to ID do a S SI%Sf i,1r try go your III pc Sn tGmS h and
endurance. with nothing to show at the end u
1t, maybe. But If we get 10 close quarters
sport isn't exciting enough"
The tenderfoot. who Ind hunted IN other
localities. and was nov somewhat seasoned
to the Southwestern mountain country. al
lowed" that there was nothing he would like
batter. So the next morning saw them started
on q wild cattle hunt, an undertaking which
might last two days or might mean a. week
away, according, as luck ven, in finding
and they made the first stage. Cf the trip in n
wagon. In tho afternoon. when they had got
s wSLi T'i h"rsc NV which hnd BEEN snei led mIbe eilind. and and.
directing the tcamstcr where to wait for
them on the wagon trail ahead, they took the
horse trail leading among the mesas. When
they had arrived at the summit OF a mesa up
which the trail led one of the level tipped
table MOUNTAINS which rise from the valleys
winding through the heart OF the Mogollons-
went in ahead. lie pcercd cautiously about
the teuderfoot TO creep " to the edge and look.
''Ihsre's = bunch of Tiid cattle on the mesa"
when Won look. If they get II glimpse of you
or see anything moving here that they dom
understand, it's good-by cattle SO far as that
The tendcrfoot crept IN and looked from be.
hind the, cactus over the mcsa's top. The
area and level rs n floor. Here and these above
the green turf, stood n spreading low,toppnd
oak or cedar, looking like an orchard tree.
Half n milo away n herd of twelve or fifteen
cattle We're grazing a. pearGtuIiy as h"rdel
ute or two and Then 'amc back to the ranch.
man who was unsaddling his horse.
We. hohhle the horses, and drive them mp
on the mesa 10 feed wlilo we're gone" tho
ranchman said: wild Cattl" do not mind the
sight, Of horse; turned loose. Then well go
wind in the right quarter. md stalk the herd"
They tied together the forclcgs Of each horse,
so that the animals could walk but could not
Then they worked their way round the steep
mountain side so as 10 get to leeward of the cat.
tie and then crawl UP 20 them on the wind.
Sometimes clambcring along q steep gravelly
slope, again descending five hundred or a thou.
sand feet to find q way round n prccipicc, the
tenderfoot found his wind and endurance sc.
verely tried. Bnt NJ last they came to wherca
gully washed ont by rainfall cut through the
level upland and opened out as IA ravine AT the
mcsas brink.
i gully must run hHGk to orstty near
We'll follow II un and see I it went bring
ms so up Where ths r"y u Sa ."S Iee T," and ,b ss" ron ahS
walk upright. It was not so hard 10 travel.
their primer al care being not 20 cause a rat
blcs Mt the. bottom and Sides; Further along,
as the gully. grew shoolCr. they had 70 rtoop
Now and again q prairie plant growing Mt the
edge Of the gully served AZ n screen behind
T ,Ss ast they w cSgld an aai' i, th they hf nSh t az sGe n TmSTo
They came TO where the gully made a sharp
bend. md when they hal craw!ed q short dis
II further would carry them awny instead 81
nearer the game, a fringe Of tall sand grass
grew aluEG the edge of the gully. The ranch.
man stoppri beiind Il bWnch Of this grass, and
motioncd the tcndcrfoot 10 take his place he
"'pick out your ncast and TAKE sure aim"
he whispered, milking himself understood more
hy motions Of his lips han with his breath.
Don't fire ut nm old huh or a COW with calf,
and, above all, don't shoot n branded creature.
Keen right ON firing At the same ono TIL he
drops or gets ont of range. Now when you're
Through tie tuft " sand grass the tender
Foot saw the cattle, the nearest being about a
hundred rnG iifty yards away, This ANNA was
n magnifrcnt, dnn.colorrl hull, the leader 81
The herd, ON thr broad. level mesa he an
I~Rrentlv hnd MT thOught,tt worth. while 20
stand plnrd, aud had mln down. His shaggy
forehead, wi!h the long forward curving horns
Rhuvc II, WINS turned partly toward the hunter,
and he presented mn ilcrl picture OF power In
rcposc. The other Gait" were standing or
grazing near him. Most ~ lMem pa ~"
dun tiuts, tho long, painted horns, tn" l,thr
movement, ana Niry, lnu.rulnr build ihnt 'rt 10
cate the tru" Wild cattle, hNt WIN, lhrE "r.'
two branded Animal, q Graded DURHAM rnw
and n liza t-grOwn puil"i Angus pull, cStrays
All this the tcndvrfuot was observing rs he
worked the bnrirl Of his Winchester nuiselessly
tbh I'M ne m s@Hsa STE%,rj for lI' b sI.fGd0a ina a yyGH@ ~
der, and fret. His colupanl"h,s rifle cracked
i'm the same second and a hc,fer Dropped IN
her tracks, shot through tho head. The
young bull started bur did. not fall, and tbs
tenderfOot got q second shot at him as the
cattle instantly grouped together and stood
stirring wildly around waiting their leaders
signal which way Ia turn,
4 I the sound Of the 'lr-t shot tho great bun
Enranp 10 his feet With a motion ~ sudden a.
the reluund ~ a rubber lall, For o second lie
stop' plaring around 20 see from what quar-,
IN from the rifle mu2Ilcs Cau-ht his eye, for
with II deep believing roar ne charged straight
for Il. and after him came the herd,
49, 80 ~ 4 ~ ,tnos,,,d tie ranchn,s Soui