The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-17
RanCh0 Range

According to figures given out bv
the department of agriculture, South
Dakota at present has 1853 GO sheep, as
a.uinsl $40, 100 in 1898.
WANTED-To exchange an improved
farm in Michigan, valued at So. 900, for
western range horses. What have
you got? Address at once.-Coon
Brothers, Battle Creek, Mich.
Henry Livermont returned from
Cheyenne river agency on Wednesday
and reports the drive d cold one. The
temperature stood at 10 below when he
left the agency in the murning.-Fort
Pierre Fairplay.
The horsemen of the Back Hills are
called % meet for organization at
SturgiS on February 18Th A good
deal Of interest has been worked up
and an effective organization will no
doubt be effected.
John D. Stevens, formerly manager
of the BXB, is now in the commission
business al Chicago, being secretary
and treasurer of the Keenan, Bros. com.
pauy. Mr.. Stevens will add popularity
to that popular frm.-B-ll Fourche
Times.
Stockmen down around Interior have
two outfits hunting wolves. Ont outfit
hunts Sage creek aud the other dowu
about the end Of the Bad land wall.
They pay $500 ftr gray volv, and 81
for coyotes. They have caught quite
Il number the past W. month";.
Manager Craig's private dwelling at
the WV rnnch was burned Thursday
morning. The furniture and all con-
tents We're saved. The water pipe IN
the bath room had b come froz.n. and
in attempt to thaw it out the building
caught fire. The loss is probably not
ST 900 with insurance at $3OO.-B|lle
Fourche Times.
William Thompson, who lives on
Redwater ten miles northwest Of Spear.
fish, committed sulciuc Thursday morn
ing by cutting his throat with Il razor.
His wife found him lyin, by the cook
ing range in the kitchen. He had
risen earl and started the fire in the
kitchen. 1t was some time before any.
one else got Ut OF bed, and he had
probably been dead half an hour or
such a matter before he was found
Pioneer Times.
A DeadwOod correspondent is author.
ity for The statement that the agents at
tho different Indian ayences betwee:
the Black Hills and The Missouri river
are encouraging the Indians 10 hunt
the wolves which are increasing in
such an alarming manner on the cat.
tie ranges. This winter tile animals
seem to be more f%ernciuus than even
before, anc they are killing the young
cattle at an alarming rate. One ian.
cher, VINO came 10 Belle Fuurche from
the Slim Butte range, reported having
seen a large number of carrasses 0
cattle along the trail which had beer
killed py wolves. The Indian agents
are paying S. for every wolf brought in
One Indian spent d week hunting or
the Cheyenne II he returned to the
agent at Standing Z )ck with a wagon
load of wolves.
Reports from. NJ ,ntana are yer,
HE; " as yet, but the severe weather
prevailing must ezra inly result in ;
heavy loss on the open rang. Tel
years ago the losses would have beer
estimated at 80 PEI 'ceut 1T least, bu
during the past five yer,s there ha.
been d change in the methods of CAIRNS
for winter stuck and ii IN 4 rity of the
cattle are rounded up in the fall an(
kept where they can b. fed during tn,
storms. There are rumu1s of sey.ra
herds that broke away AID drif1el
before the blizzard aud there is bour,