Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
ON THE CATTLE RANGES.
The BONANZA Kings Have Disappeared
Tile Business Of the Present.

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On the bo/idiess cattle ranges In
the western part OF North Dakota and
eastern Montana the spectacular beef
round-ups are ana have been In prog
ross since early summer. and viii con-
tlnuc until late IN the fail. All " done
With the regularity OF ci1ckworls
system and order are prc-eminent.
Regular circuits are drawn. a force
man Hupcrintcnds the whole. contrat
places are designated. and here tho
cuwboyH drive the herds. where NH
innrFrtahlc cattle are separated nud
driven to the nearest railway station
ana shipped. while the defective aud
unmntufed are turned back a. the
hills.
How many cattle are In "a large range
herdl Between 1900 and 2OOO How
many cattle are on the woHtorn rnureaY
about 1000 head. Within these ne.
urea nrc history and romance. Here
" INC Do It's pfimovai state. Tho
athw inr-room man ~ not cnnaplcuoua
hN MS absence. Here the unr1uth
cowboy rcvcls In hls element. and tho
crnok u the riilo mal.cs sweet music
20 his ear But tho glamour 10 ram
iliy passing. Tho below aud ro1r
N tampllng herds viii soon cease. Now
nll is concentrated iifc aud activity.
80 longer the sun risoa and rriH on n
a'NfNt'fA 80 NAANNNNNA NNNMN NNMN LINK NNma
tontcdly upon the plains. The desert
tnlcndnr changes anew and the Wiz.
gillian ruwhuya ridO on iu the panoramic
round-upH. hrnnsod faces riaw and
voices rise in cadence from morn TO
morn. from noon to uight The wales
ore dark md the hills GRO ught.
Around the appointed mess tvr rHua tho
ovhrIftod nona ~ the saddle I'D H.
SUPPER. smoke the nipe. tell the story
and drop on 10 sleep.
The bonanza cattle business d. dvir~.
llo Nufes. who was recently murdered
~ africa. tried % To HE nnlio pleasure
ava ininlie forrnW. Ills ranch o. the
ivcd star in the bonanza rsnfrnnhy.
Thero " Mother rlury nor rrlnt nor the
natural Inducements 10 make u Huc-
cofa uny longer. Energetic rHnrhOra
nave Teen "migrntiug and settling Tor
The last ton yclra In the fertile creek
valleys hud watering places. prc-oupt.
Ing the richest places foncing of IN,
boat Hufing ranging grounds Tor hay
ana othorwiue restricting and dehaf.
ring extensive operations INT tho
hnrvcst hln been golden and bounto.
nun. For twenty years the honrngn
M1ga have hurn uumulontodi they have
hhd their prlnccly Golfers filled 10 over
nowlng.hut their ircli has hsecn sound.
ci and their dream IL vauiahlnr.
-Four hlnrg WELD the sccptar now. hut
before another year passes there may
possibly ho only one loft Pierre WI.
hnus. Frcnchmnn. who has about 90.
go head % cattle. Tho other com.
hnntinnH nro known na the "Thrne
Nt'vcrr." the "OX' and the "sovon.
Bar Seven" Thor combined properly
D. valued NJ i3onp.oO0. The last three
are ciorinn out their herds preparatory
10 quitting the ranges. Tho influx of
the small rarchrr ana sheen farmer
hnH given them their commercial death
sentence.
Whore no heavy ne loss occurs mn
average profit ~ about $50 head on
atcors ~ realized. when railroads
nrc extended IN thlv region n win he n
rnrndlee for individual efforts Mon.
innn and North Dakota arr noted for
their burral mliducas. and tho natural
shelter afforded by the connrnrntinn
of the had lands makes the wiutcring
of cattle inexpensive nnd rafc. What
WIN be the result nf the departure "
thcro immcnfc inior0ata7 IiuHinern
depression. hlgher tax and rfnrrers
temporarily checked. nut tho future
win profit by n. 4 hundred small
rnrchcrH. owning n hundred head each
ANA culuvniing a certain defined tor
ritofinl sphere. win change doHulnte
Sahara 10 q blooming garden.