The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-03-26
THOROUGHBRED CATTLE.
A.c. Cleveland Brings Back Choice
Selections OF Durhams and
Herefords from the Blue Grass
Pastures OF Missouri.


The foremost breeder of thorough
bred cattle and horses in White Pine
county is Hon. A. G. Cleveland. His
ranch of 10, 900 acres is a model stock
farm. Several thousand acres have al
ready been sown to tame grasses and in
his pastures are to be found about tive
hundred head Of the best thoroughbred
Herefords and Durhams in the State of
Nevada. Not satisfied with what he
has already attained, Mr.. Cleveland
has recently been in the East buying
some of the choicest Durham and Here
ford bulls and heifers that he could find.
with these he arrived in Salt Lake
City last week, whence he will trans
port them to his ranch as soon as pos
sibe. The Salt Lake Herald contained
the following description of Mr.. Cleve-
lands new acquisitions:
Hon. A. c. Cleveland, one of the lead
ing mining men and live stock dealers
of eastern Nevada, arrived in the city
yesterday from the blue grass pastures
OF Missouri, bringing with him some of
the finest thoroughbred bulls, cows and
heifers ever imported into this inter-
mountain region, comprising lot of
Durham and Hereiords, being choice
and registered, some Of them coming
from the farm Of Colonel II. c. Dun
can, near Osborn, Missouri.
Colonel Duncan has been a breeder
and raiser Of Durhams, or 'Short-
horns, as they are more popularity
known, for the last 30 years, and the
strains of blood comprising his herd,
embraces some OF the most noted FAM
lilies known to this breed Of cattle, con-
spicuous in this line being the famous
Cruikshank. which IS one Of the most
popular breeds known in America and
England.
The writer has often visited the stock |
farn Of Colonel Duncan, and from the |
pedlgrees given below of purchases |
made by Mr.. Cleveland. can truthmlly /
say that he has secured some OF the /
choicest animals from Colonel Duncan 5 I
herd. which, in point of excellence and I
purity of blood, Is second "a none vest +
of the Mississippi and which is the
equal If not the peer Of any herd on
this continent
This bunch of II head Of bulls, COWS
and heifers, is intended for the celebra
ted Cleveland ranch in White Pine
county. New. where Mr.. Cleveland has
been engaged in the raising Of line stock
for many years past, and where, already
he has over 200 head Of thorough bred
Dmhlms and Herefords.
These cattle, which are now at the
stock yards north of the city, where
they viii remain for several days, are
described in the bills OF sale a. follows
Chief Galahad. registry number. l2s
l45; calged May ,, 1897; sired by Gala
had No. l03 2j9. and out of Rosedale
Violet Third, Ne. 70, 256. Chief Gala
had is straight Cruikshank and Is a
superb animal
Prince Boliyer calYed August ~.
1895; sired by Champion Of Maple Hill.
out oi Roella. The sire Of Champion of
Maple Hill was the noted Brunswicksr,
No. 96, 5l2. while Prince Boliver' grand
am was Ella Fourth OF Pine Grove.
Tho Refer, Eleventh Nelly BY Of
Osborn was ealyed August %, 1885;
and was sired by imported Chief Baron,
No. 80, 99l. her dam being Seventh Nelly
Bly, OF Maple Hill, whose grandam was
Nelly BY Of Maple Hill.
The Seventh London Duchess OF Ma
Die Hill was ealved February ,. 1896:
tired by imported Chief Baron out Of
he London Duchess of Oak Grove.
The Thirty Second Moss Rose of
Maple Hill was calved October 3, 1896.
Ter sire being imported Chief Baron
md her dam the Ninth Rose Of Elm
iroye.
Twenty Fifth Nelly BLY, of Maple
Hill was ealyed September IL, 1896, by
Chief Baron and out Of Sixth
Nelly BLY, of Maple Hill.
The above mentioned Durhams We're
rom Colonel Duncan's Maple Hill herd
nd are the best stock and blood that
money can buy.
In the Hereford line the following |
we're from the herd of X. b. Armour,
II Excelsior Springs, Missouri:
The bull, White Label, calved March |
b, 1897, by Kansas Lad, out of Katrina.
Master Pertinent, calved June II,
1897, by Lamplighter and out OF Peril
tent Fifth.
Armour Naiad, calved November %,
s95, by Kansas Lad and out of Lady |
3reastplate. Armour Naiad has been
pred to Beau Brummel.
Master Pertinent is strong Anxiety |
With North Pole outcross, while Ar
nour Naiad is combination OF An
1iety, Lord Wilton, Breastplate and
he Grove Third.
At Plattsburg, Mo-. Mr.. Cleveland
made choice selections out of the herd
Of Herefords bred by that well known
breeder, Judge James A. Funk houser,
as follows:
Miss, No. H. Ats, calved March 30,
1896; sired by Legal Tender, No. 6l,-
224 and out of Madam Floietta, No. |
-, 43S. Miss is in calf by Hesiod, a |
noted prize winner.
The heifer, Laurel, No. 66, 3I7, calved |
October %, 1885, sired by Hesiod Sec
ond, No. 40, 679, and out of Prima Dom
ma, No. 8, l08. Laurel is with calf by
Free Lance, another famous prize win
ner.
This is a strong combination and will
be quite an acquisition to Mr.. Cleve-
land s ranch, the beneficial effects OF
which will be noticeable in years to
come in the grade of cattle in eastern
Nevada.