The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-04
A BIG DEAL
Packer Swift Leases Big
Ranch In he kiuwa
County.

Vinita. r. May Bob Collins
young man about % years old. While try
1 Ing to ride buckng broncho near blue
racket. l. r., got to where the pony suil
ed on him. when he stepped up 90 the
animal and struck him twice with a stick.
| The broncho wbirlcd around suddenly
and kicked him above the heart The
young man turned partly around and then
took a step or two backwards. made one
step to one side and fen dead
| kaitse.s -, Icy -(ScrciaD-Ono of
the largest castle deals made "a .he west
In some time was consummatoi yesterday
in the Office Of the Evans. snider. Buenl
Live Stock Commission Company at the
| stock yards. resulting in the transfer to|
G. i. Swift, Of the Swift Packing Con.
pany. Of 1900 head of cattle and 40.
lease to 10000 acres OF pasture lands
in the Comanche and Kiowa country nj
/ the Indian territory. The consdera Ion
was s2S0.OO0 and Mr. Swift drew his checr
for $l50OO0 OF this and viii pay theba
ance when the cattle are delivered June
10 The average price psid per head w,s
s24
The cattle and lease wesc purchlrsd
from l.. O. Williams and others wiz
Icontroled tn Looking Glass pasture.
the Chandler CreaK i1s,ure and TIE
Mule Shoe pas lrs ;tc hoa lqua-ters
ranch being locdtal ten miles south Of
Anadarko. l. +. In edliciJn. T.. +. Nit.
cher proprietor Of tha Tive stock Reg
lister. who viii mana ge .ha big rst1ch for
Mr. Swift, IS now negotiating with In
dian agent Walker for 5000 acres more
the lease price being 10 cents per acre
it is Mr.. Swift's intention to increase the
a., al rrfN
rake purchases OF cattle from time 90
tine as he sees ht.
While c. T. Swift has purchased many
thousands OF head Of cattle at an The
Heading cattle markets. the purchases
were always Of fat cattle and they went
direct to the slaughering house. This "
his frs venture in the ranch business
and his venture in this direction Is due
20 theeloquent persuasion of Mr. Mitchell
who Is the first man TO get the big pack
er to venture into the Indianterritory and
investigate COR himself the poss. .b'lit.cs
cf the cattle business I'm the 50 tn wts,.
When ne hal finally made mp ihnsm1i
When he had finally made up his mind
to invest In rarch, Mr.. Swift determin-
ed to go over the ground personally be-
fore he bought anything and although
nearly 60 years OF age. was apparently
one Of the most youthful members OF the
lpnrty in the rough trip. Six days ago. a
Iparty consisting OF Mr.. Swift. Mr. Nit
Ichel and John Donovan. Jr., manager OF
tho st. Louis stock lards left this city
, 70: Anadarko, l. r. From that polnl
Ithey travelled by wagon all over the big
rangc, camping out at night and ,atin
- thfit meals with cowboys and Indians
a He was the youngest one OF the iot
l sold Mr.. Mitchell In speaking Of the trip
when We came to a gate in thepastui
he was the first man out Of the wagor
T. to open It and he was the first inan ul
In the morning. Although he claimed
= never TO have shot of a gun. ne ken
our table supplied with nover quite ire
b. quonty. And eat well don't believe b,
/. ever enjoyed meal IN his iifa ns vel
as he did some wnen surr lndcl by In
dams and cowobys ! 'cnember on,
nighe wnen we cane to a COW camn
where the cook WIS roasting a calf Mr.
% Swift wouldn't wait for blscdts 10 b,
= baked, but lust grabbed some cold hrea
u Ia big chunk Of ba' bccuca ca'. ami hilet
!. ain self up Outside of eating very hear
a lily ne Is the most temperate man / eve
O saw on cattle range Henei ther drink
10 nor smokes and doesn't even drink cof
fee, his principle beverage being no
water"
The party returned to Kansas city
j. yesterday morning and I'm the Afternoon
the transfer OF the cattle was made. Mr.
p Swift left at once for Chicago and NJ
, Mitchell for his home at El Reno From
there ne will 90 to Anadarko 10 take
Z charge OF the ranch and superintend the
. turning over o. the cattle. The entire
herd is to be rounded up. counted and
y branded before the balance OF the pur-
I chase price Is paid. This brand selected
b. by Mr. Swift Is the "s. r" being com
bination q the two letters. The ct" on
top OF the rs"
In addition to this ranch. Mr.. Swift Is
=. interested in the packing houses Of Swift
g. Co, at Kansas City. Chicago. ST. Louis
! Omaha and St. Joseph,