The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-15

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 pas
lures of Missouri, bringing with him
some of the finest thoroughbred bulls,
COWS and heifers ever imported into
this inter mountain region, compris-
ing a lot of Durham and Herefords,
being choice and registered, some of
them coming from the farm of Colonel
II. c. Duncan, 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 wears. and the
strains of blood comprising his herd,
embraces some of the most noted
families known to this breed of cattle,
conspicuous in this line being the fam
Gus Cruikshank, which is one of the
most popular breeds known in America
and England.
The writer has often visited the
stock farm of Colonel Duncan, and
from the pedigrees given below of pur-
chaseS made by Mr.. Cleveland, can
truthfully say that he has secured
some of the choicest animals from
Colonel Duncans herd. which. in point
Of excellence and purity of blood. is
second to none west 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 cele-
brated Cleveland ranch in White Pine
county, New, where Mr.. Cleveland has
been engaged in the raising of fine
stock for many years past, and where,
already, he has over 200 head of thor
cughbred Durhams 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 as follows:
Chief Galahad. registry number, 1885,
i45; calved May 3, 1897; sired by Gala
had No. 103,259, and out of Rosedale
Violet Third, who was sired by Chief
Justice, No. 1926. Chief Galahad is a
straight Cruikshank and is a superb
animal.
Prince Boliver. calved August 20,
1896: sired by Champion of Maple Hill.
out of Roella. The sire of Champion
of Maple Hill was the noted Bruins
wicker, No 96,512, while Prince Boil
iver's grandam was Ella Fourth of
Pine Grove.
The heifer. Eleventh Nelly Bly, of
Osborn, was calved August IS, 1895;
and was sired by imported Chief Baron,
40. 90991, her dam being Seventh
Nelly Bly, of Maple Hill, whose gran
dam was Nelly Bly, of Maple Hill
The Seventh London Duchess of
Maple Hill was calved February >,
1896; sired by imported Chief Baron
out Of the London Duchess of Oak
Grove.
The Thirty-Second Moss Rose of
Maple Hill was calved October s, 1896,
her sire bing imported Chief Baron and
her dam the Ninth Rose of Elm Grove.
Twenty Fifth Nelly Bly, of Maple
Hill was calved September II, 1896. by
imported Chief Baron and out of Sixth
Nelly Bly, of Maple Hill.
The above mentioned Durhams were
from Colonel Duncan's Maple Fill herd
and are the best stock and blood that
money can buy.
In the Hereford line the following
were from the herd of X. B. Armour.
of Excelsior Springs. Missouri:
The bull, White Label, calVed March
1, 1897, by Kansas Lad. out of Katrina.
Master Pertinent, calved June u.
1897 by Lamplighter and out of PERTH
nent Fifth.
Armour Naiad, calved November 25,
1895 by Kansas Lad and out of Lady
Breastplate Armour Naiad has been
bred to Beau Brummel.
Master Pertinent is strong Anxiety
with a North Pole outcross, while
Armour Naiad is a combination of
Anxiety, Lord Wilton, Breastplate and
the Grove Third.
At Plattsburg, Mo-, Mr.. Cleveland
made cholce selecuons out OF the nero
of Herefords bred by that well known
breeder, Judge James \. Funkhouser
as follows:
Miss, Nc. 71,475, calved March 30
1896: sired by Legal Tender, No. 81 224
and out of Madam Floistta, No. 81, 45S
Miss is in calf by HeHod, a noted
prize winner.
The heifer, Laurel, No. 66.317. calved
October %, 1926, sired by Hesiod Sec
ond. No. 40e79 and out of Prima
Donna. No. S,10S. Laurel is with calf
by Free Lance, another famous prize
winner.
This is a strong combination and
will be quite an acquisition TO Mr..
Cleveland's ranch the beneficial effects
of which will be noticeable in years TO
come in the grade of cattle in eastern
Nevada.