The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-07
CONDITION OF STOCK
Recent Rough Weather Has Done
Irreparable Damage.
RIFIED WITH STORM
The Stampede Has Crowded Ranges
Where Food is Short The Situation
r Has Caused Considerable Anx-
s.siety Among Stock Men.

Great Falls. Dec. "a review of the
range and stock condition in Northern
Montana is given in yesterdays River
Press after an interview with NJ. +.
Miner. the Northern Montana cattle
king. 1t says:
e M. +. Miner. one of the best posted
and most widely known stockmen of
Northern Montana, has recently re-
turned from his ranch in the Larb hills,
Valley county, and brings news of the
range situation throughout that region.
He considers that the prevailing spell of
rough weather has done irreparable
mischief by causing cattle to drift to
certain localities in large numbers, and
become congregated at points where
little or no subsistence can be found. A
large number whose range is north of
Milk river, where good feed is to be had
When the snow clears away, have drift
ed south TO places where feed is short,
and where the cattle belonging to such
sections would have to rustic hard for
a living under ordinary circumstances.
This stampede from the north makes
the outlook bad for the local stock as
well as for the recently added intruders.
Stock belonging to the range west OF
,hipook has also drifted with the storm
II large numbers; they have gone to the
& untry south of the Bear Paw and Lit
tie Rocky mountains, and crowded the
section beyond its capacity. 1t is anti
cipated that quite a number of these,
and cattle belonging to the Bear Paw
region, will cross the Missouri river to
the Shonkin range, just as was the case
last winter The situation causes some
anxiety to Stockmen: there is probably
feed enough for all the cattle while they
remain on their accustomed ranges, but
when they become maSsed in one local
ity-and a section where feed is com
paratively short at that-the prospects
of loss are quite serious.
when questioned regarding the re-
cent meeting of the Roundup associa
tion executive committee at Helena. Mr.
Miner minated that considerable bust
ness of a confidential nature was trans
acted. 1t is said that stockmen are
alive to the fact that the crime Of cattle
stealing and killing is still being car
ried on in Northern Montana: in fact.
many calculate that their losses in this
connection are heavier than those suf-
fered from the depredations of wild ami
mails. The apparent reluctance of jures
10 convict, except in cases where the
accused is caught red-handed in crime
seems to be regarded by the cattle
stealing fra ternity as a fair assurance
Of immunity from punishment if ar
rested. The suppression of this species
Of crime cannot be expected under such
circumstances, ana SO0d cltl2enSnlp re-
quires that it should not be encouraged
by this or any other method
Mr.. Miner is of the opinion that the
wolf pest has not been materially less
ened by the operation of the present
bounty law; its increase may have been
checked, but the evil still remains in
most destructive proportions. larger
bounty on gray wolves would. ii is be-
Ifeved, induce hunters to go into the
wolf killing business on a more extern
sive scaie..'
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"a Cough COIN OR SORE THROAT requires i'm
mediate Attention. BRoWN's BRONCHIAL TRo.
oHEs' viii invariably give relief.