Iron County register., 1899-08-10
From the West.


seems a long time since last wrote TO
the dear old REGISTER. but We have
been so busy that We scarcely notice
how II goes. We are having a glor
ious season here; | do not think it
could oe more favorable, and it is an
unusual oEe for Wyoming. We have
had an abundance of rain and vegeta-
ton of all kinds is rank. The farm
ers have not had to irrigate any
scarcely this summer.
The cabbage and potato crop is
enormous and looking over the acres
of them growing it makes as beautiful
sight as anyone might wish TO see-
But of all things the hay is the most
from Two and one-half to three tons
per acre, and as we have such fine
rains there will be a second cutting of
rye. The rye. by actual measure
ment. grew TO height OF seven feet,
and was as thick as it could stand on
the ground. Besides the tame hay we
have quite lot of wild grass and
alfalfa to cut yet, which makes fine
feed in winter. We are not through
making hay yet and / cannot say when
we will be.
Cattle and horses are awfully fat
now. and there is some blackleg among
the cattle on account of it. The
farmers. however. have taken the pre-
caution to vaccinate their cattle. They
are yaccinated in the end Of the tail
by using a hypodermical syringe to
inject the fluid Of 'spasteur vaccine, :"
or by using real sharp fat needles. in
the eye of which is inserted thread
that has been saturated with the
-.pasteur vaccine;" the needle Is in
serted through the end of the tail. the
thread drawn through and cut OFF and
the piece remaining in the tail. | do
not know If it will prove to be of much
oA Vi 1oL 1S IL 1CAlAAh1 ~ bN
seen. If it proves to be as represent
ed it viii be worth many fortunes to
the large cattle owners. The ones
that are losing cattle from this dread
full plague, always burn the victims as
soon as they die. for this is said to be
the only sure way of killing the germs;
if not. the place will be infested by the
germs for years, and the other herds
| that feed about them are sure to con-
tract the disease. Great uneasiness is
felt. but the loss is very little as yet.
Cattle are very high and hard TO get
have known of some to sell as high
as seventy-five dollars per head, land
only of common breed, too.)
We have been having some very
warm weather, the thermometer run
ming as high as 104 degrees in the
shade, but it only lasted few days.
and the weather now is simply de-
lightful. neither hot nor cold, and it
A2ACS q AGCA D1-
ing the hot days we had mosquitoes by
the millions, land let me say they were
the finest I ever saw and so gentle and
friendly with you. always meeting you
with sweet little song and familiar
little nip. which made fellows step
around lively, and wear out more old
straw hats than few. But there is
an old and homely saying. That there
Is nothing so bad but what there is
some good in it, So you see by our
tanning our old hats to piece, we made
a good business for our merchants, as
there was a great demand for hats and
screen doors.
Business is very active. land being
taken up, people moving in and some
going farther north and west The
coal mines are booming and have been
running steadier this summer than
ever was known in their history; the
output of coal the past year has been
are being built As work Is plentiful
there is no excuse for anyone TO be
idle. The health of the people in our
vicinity is good. and If some one does
not hurry up and get sick, am afraid
our village medical practitioner viii
not have very much ..pin money" for
his better half.
The soldier boys of Wyoming, who
went to Manila last summer. are on
their journey home. and viii arrive In
about a month. The Governor of this
State is going to appoint q holiday in
honor of their arrival to be kept all
over the State. They viii meet
with q hearty welcome here. for all
the girls in the town are going to kiss
them every one when they get here.
So boys. If you want to see how a
western girls kiss feels. just bundle