Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
ON THE RANGE.
Peculiarfties of Cattle That Grow Up
in Wild State.

In q wild state.
From the Independent.
The cowboys on guard took the usual
course in such cases; they kept out of the
way Of the charging mass, and galloped on
the tanks, mbving toward the head Of the
column hoping to point them off," as
they call it, and start them moving in a
circle. The boys who formed the guard. in
galloping along the front of the stampede,
saw the eyes of the terrified beeves emit
ting fire, and their tongues protruding.
They uttered those low notes OF terror so
familiar on the plains, and galloped madly
along, suffering from a panic for which no
real cause existed on earth.
hats the matter with the cattle?"
asked tenderfoot, as he galloped beside
an old cowboy.
They've seen the devil, I expect" the
cowboy replied; and We will catch 1t be-
fore we get through with this thing
AS the herd rushed on their horns ratified
together, and all the horns of fifteen thou
sand head of cattle rafting together
sounded like an immense concert of casta-
nets
Cattle are not able to sustain a long run,
and this the cowboys know. For instance
mad speed of five miles is enough to
Dreak down almost any steer: and the cat
tiemen knew how the country lay beyond
them, and in this respect they had the ad-
vantage
The reinforcement of the cowboys who
were Oft duty, and who had hastily mount
ed ana Joined those on watch at the time,
gave them strong advantage in the eff
I9rts being made to stop the stampede. The
pan was to get the cattle to milling" or
running in a circle. The elder of the Will
son brothers had been a cowboy from
cnlidhood. He was riding a cream-colored
Stailon, and he passed me he had his
Cot revolver in his hand. One of the
COWBOYS on gray horse was able to keep
up with him. These two distanced all the
Others They rode across the front of the
stampede, which is a feat attended with
terrihc danger; for when rider is in front
Oh the rushing drove of mad cattle, if his
morse should stumble and fall, he may be
put down as thing of the past. The herd
VIII, VIII wipe him out This Mr. Wilson
knew, and the cowboy riding close to his
cfupper also knew: but they were going to
take an the dangers and get that herd run
hlns IN circle if it were possible to do so.
some cattle can outrun others, and in
inns case there bunch of about fifty
iuily twenty yards in advance, and toward
this leading group the two rescuers rod.
VI the leading group also. some were
faster than others, and this group ran in a
alamond-shape, with two immense steers
leadlhg all. When Mr.. Wilson and his COM
Panlon reached the two leading steers they
began shooting their revolvers close to
them, and in that way the bunch was
maze to oblique, ana as the leading bunch
or cattle obliqued the main stampede OBJ
Hqued. and the first step in milling" had
been taken. BY this time the cattle were
getting tired. Nearly five miles had been
covered and the breath of the leaders was
coming short and painfully; but they were
rushlng on, because the front cattle at this
tlme knew as a matter of fact their only
safety was in keeping up the run. Those
behind We're coming and they were in the
majority, and the leaders were compelled
TO run. There was real danger for the for
ward members of the stampede.