El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-08
SOME TEXAS

SOME TEXAS RANCHES
Adjacent to Midland.
From an article in the Stockman'i
lowing. It Ia an account OF q visit Il
various ranches lying north and west
of Midland and will be OF interest t.
many:
Start out from the town, 1t makes NJ
difference in what direction, and yor
will see az you pass along numerou:
herds of fine cattle. You see the
Hereford, the Durham, the Galloway
and Polled Angus. and the common
Texas COW, the latter breed, however
not cutting such q prominent figure al
q few years back, being vastly in the
minority, with the former breed, the
Hereford, largely predominatiug, the
"Black Muley" holding third place in
point of numbers.
THE 'C'' RANCH.
The first ranch visited was the sou
ranch, % miles northwest from Mid
land, owned by Nelson Morris, of Chi.
cago, and managed by Lon Fisher, who
resides in Midland and at the ranch
just as it suits his pleasure. On this
ranch there are at present between
5000 and 10, 900 head of the famous
Galloway and Polled Angus cattle; and
being the only ranch on the plains, of
any note, hat makes a specially of
breeding the "black muley," it Is
known far and near as the black muley
ranch. This is the best improved ranch
we saw on trip. Two skilled black
smiths are kept busy. There are about
ten different pastures with four times
that number of windmills to be seen
after and kept in repair, so it al be
seen tina the expense OF keeping up
such q ranch Is enormous.
HIGH LONESOME RANCE.
The High Lonesome ranch in New
Mexico, owned by Hllen G.. Heard and
Tom j. White, il probably the most
noted ranch on the plains, being locat-
ed, as 1t is, on the highest point OF
the great Llano EstacadO, on the main
travelled road leading from Midland to
Roswell, N. M. With its picturesque
surrounding of rolling prairie, visible
as far as the eye can see, with nothing
but an occasional windmill and numer-
GUS herds of cattle in view, it can be
een at q glance why 1t was thus named
There are between 5000 and 1000
head of cattle or this ranch. q good
portion of which are "b~ald-faced."
THE A BAR RANCH.
Ten miles south of High Lonesome
we come to the A Bar ranch, owned by
Andrew Allen, of Midland. Mr.. Allen
has about 200 head of high grade oat-
tie at this ranch, and q few hundred
head at another ranch further south.
THE HAT RANCH.
A few hours drive further south
brought US to the Hats headquarters
ranch, located at the Monumen t
spring, an old Indian and buffalo hunt
ers' ''stamping Rround,' where yet re-
mains the old rock house (now used as
rails built by the latter. This ranch is
owned by Winfield Scott, of Fort
Worth, and A. B. Robertson, of Col
orado City, and managed by Col. r. P.
(Dick) Robertson, the latter
being at the ranch as we drove up.
This was the largest ranch visited on
the trip, there being in thes neiRhbor-
hood of 80, 200 head Of cattle. the range
covering q territory b size of four
are mostly graded cattle, too.
THE "a RANCH.
The "a ranch is owned by J.. M.
Daugherty, of Abilene, and there are
rs fine cattle on this ranch as will be
found anywhere, considering the
fact that the high-grade Hereford
30 extensively as on other ran hes.
This ranch carries about 10, 900 head
of cattle, but is only a drop in the buck
ct, when .the numerous other herds
owned by Mr.. DauRherty are taken
into consideration. j. S. Daugherty is
the manager of this ranch, and is the
owner of several hundred head OF
1919
nection with his uncles.
BARD RANCH.
The ranch is located 80 miles west
Midland, and is owned by Frank Divers.
Divers has about 800 hea of thorough
bred Durham cattle, and about 5000
head of graded cattle. He is q strong
believer insthe Durham, and we see
where his head is level, as right here
On this ranch we saw cattle that could
come up, In point of size and quality,
to any breed of cattle on the plains
or in the world, for hat mat
ter.
THE O4 RANCH.
This ranch Is among the largest and
best improved on the plains. The cat.
tie, numbering about 5000 head, are
we'll graded Herefords. This ranch IL
er, r. T. Reid, of Midland, the latter
having the general management in
hand, Their steer calves have already
been contracted to M. Half, of San An.
tonic, next spring delivery, at $18 pei
head. So it can be seen that quality
tells.
THE CROSS TIE RANCH.
The Cross Tie ranch is an
other of very large proportions, and
it's owner Capt. T. J.. Martinez, il
among the best known cattlemen In
the country. To know him is to fully