The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
WILD HORSES DYING OUT.
Fencing in Texas has Decimated the
ltoamiHg Herds OF Former Times.

4tOaHIBg Herds OF Former Times.
The wild horses which used to roam
tho Texas pra4I4es are uOOuL all gone. i
1sneu an Oid Resilient what had become
Ol tArnI. ANA hv tOid me Iuat Ouly very
lew remained. ANA lnAt hury were u the
large pastures, and tnat they We're being
ki-cd as often as a shot could be had at
them. J asaea ham the .easOH fOr TINS de-
strucuOn. and he sail that they were
worthless, IN the first place. and that, in
the second, they stole Jtncr horses Wnlcn
We're gOOd and carried them .Of with
them. lie informed II also that OF all
the wild animals a horse or mule which
had formerly been unler the dominion OF
man was me widest when once II became
"a part of Wlld nerd. The stations or
the Wild herd We're always ambitious TO
keep luelr punch Il led, and would sleal
q mare or horse, or even mule, from
the settlements or CON ram mes "Aeu the
occasion presented ITSELF. w men once Il
tame morse or d mule got with Wlld heiu
he became the Wlld6Lt ana most cunning
OF them all. As the wire fences went up
the territory OF the wild horse Contracted
FINALLY all that remained were IN the
large pastures.
came IL was the custom 10 walk down
the Wild herds and reduce them 20 seff-
itude. one man | met here told me now
this walking down was done. he sdld
that the wild herd which one was deter
range. This range was known from men
VINO secuted on the pratries. FOR m
stance one man may have seen the
bunch" for that Is what the nero IS
called. ID near some particular point lh
the northwest of the Panhandle. Another
ranger may have seen the same 'buncn
some nifty miles southeast Of where inc
first man saw H. Others may nave seen
u along the route between the TWO points.
Thus it would he concluded that the
range WIS between the two points men
toned -Four or i've men would enter inc
expedition 10 walk down tho punch
A man would be stationed every twenty
or thirty miles along The range ToIi ?,
and then the bunch would De sta-teu
For the first day the wild horses wonld
scamper OF throwing their names ana
tales to the breeze, making si4nt tndt
would whet the desire Of those PURSUING
them to capture them. for there Is noth-
ing prettier in the world than a troop OF
wild horses at n distance. They look per
lection when they throw up their heads
and sniff the wind and then scamper
away ] have seen one or TWO uuncnrs
myself The man who starts them on
their trips follows them for day on a
pony. taking his time. His place Is taken
bv the second man about nightfull pre-
suming that the bunch was started In
tho morning The second man follows
them all night for the hunt IS made
when there Is fun moon, so that the
lHHFH can DC lh'A'A ~ AtHtf 80
rs during the day. on the morning when
the third man takes the tran, the stat
ton or master Of the bunch. u behind the
herd biting and kicking the laggards In
n The third day. or even the evening
OF the second day. hnds the bunch
strung out In a straight line, each fol-
lowing the other in Indian hle. Ihey are
getting very tired.
They are allowed no time 10 eat or
drink. The pursuer. knowing that they
are firing forces them, and thus the
chase continues for about five days. when
the whole herd g so tired that II IS easily
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