The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21
NEW WAYS OF COW BOYS.
CHANGED METHODS ON CATTLE
RANGES or 7HE SOUTHWEST.
old-Tims Cattlc Barons Would Become Bank
rupt In These Days OF Economy -Cowpunch-
ers Toned Down-Ths Texas steers Lost
H~orns-Grestsr Humanity on the Ranges.

es Ioned DoWn-Tbs texas strers Low
I~iorns-Grester Humanity on the Ranges.
HoLBRooE. Ariz. Oct. p-This village on
tho red, muddy bank Of the Rio Colorado In
Northeastern Arizona Il the most important
cattle market In the Territories and Is the rem
devious Of cowboys aud vaqueros from all
this region. From April to December, almost
every day, carloads 81 cattle are started from
Holbrook toward Kansas City. Chicago and
Omaha. Last year more than 6,0Oo head OF
cattle we're shIpred astward from thi, little
frontier town, and there Is little doubt that
the shipments this year will foot up about
las. 900. worth. on the cars here. about ~. $50, 900.
In the early spring months. when the SHIPPING
season opens. It Is common to see 10000 or i2,ooo
cattle punched together In the enormols cor
raj along the railroad tracks.
There Is an abundance OF material for the
seeker Of picturesque in this cattle community.
At almost anv hour In the day during the spring
and fall months the main street In Holbrook Ia
lively with from 100 to POO horses from the
ranges. Every horse carries a huge saddle.
a lariat hanging In coils from tho pommel and
a blanket rolled and tied at the rear. Some
saddles are elaborately decorated with silver
taoks and emblems. and the brides on many
horses cost several times more than the AMI
mails Themselves are worth, There are knots
Of COWBOYS here and there on the street while
all the saloons are filed With them twenty out
Of every twenty-four hours. They wear great
gray felt sombreros with eaudy leather straps
for bands. skin tight trousers and short fancy
coats With SNOWY buttons. All Of them wear
high boots with high and sharp heels. and
four-ffths Of them oarry a belt Of cartridges
about the whist and one or two shining and
finely constructed revolvera at their hips.
Sometimes there nre drunken. staggering.
swearing cowbovs who raise a din In Holbrook.
but n large majority Of the COWBOYS, IN the
Southwest. at least, are decent sort Of fellows.
who are proud ~ their adventurous work and
their skill among cattle. and despise the drunken
fellow who brags about a bar and thinks II
fun to shoot 10 brighten other people.
The change In the metlCGs q cett.e rnnch-
Ing In the Southwest during the ,ast ton yenrs
have removed a large clement Of romartic
Heterogeneous The famous cattle hsrons
Of the West Of twenty-five and thirty years
ago could not ksep out Of bankruptcy IN these
days Of strict business methods end careful
economy on the ranges II they followed the old
methods Economy and ccr n'ercihl trre'rce
are az the bottom Of the Innovations on the cattle
ranges. The financial disasters which de-
throned many a rich cattle king from 1897 TO
1893 have necsssitated economics where rrodi-
gal waste once prevailed Tricks OF saving. once
thought contemplate, are In vogue IN all up
to-dats ranges. Nowaday- the bones Of cattle
are saved and sold. No one thinks Of leaving
the pet on an animal found dead on the range
TIM was when such economy was desI ised
and left for the roor hall -breed Indians. Even
the piles Of horns left efter dehorriIg OF era
tons are over are nov collected and made a
source OF revenue The ierti izer that went
TO waste on the ranges Is shir red at sonuch a
to-. 10 horticultural districts In California ard
Colorado for use In the orchards Cowboys
are fined for drunkenness on the range nova
day. A generation tso the cattle lings
bought whiskey and brandy by the barrel for
the cowboys tn help themselves 70.
By new methods time and wear and tear
on the horses are saved A half Dozen horses
and cowboys To do twice es much work and
cover twicr as much territory a. formerly
Tho branding Of caves Is done by time-savins
contnvances A dozen inventions have been
made In cattle cars whereby the loss from the
tramrling to death OF animals while In transit
IN market has been ~miuimlzed. and. also. by
which more stock may be put IN a car.
In other particulars the conditions have
changed also. In former years the rourd-up-
each spring. generally about May. were trying
times with the cowboys Where to.oco or
%. 900 calves were TO be cut out Of a herd and
branded 'he "orH o''eu eN'euueu over n"on'n'
Out unoer ,he ia'er meth"u' 'he "orkls very
'eSseheo' now lhs.eao OF having
10 throw ana ue each uhorannen cav ana steer
the ahhmaIs are cul OUT aho run ihpo ser rare
hero' lhey are then drlVeh lhIo an lncIosnre
~here Is an outlet so nsrro" as 70 rernut the
moving OF only one animal AZ a ume' itere
- 81 .. ~ d. a -... x..lI.-
"a ias' az the s'rlhe OF animals Pdss' a branding
IRON Is eAtended 'hroush the oIeh CRACKS ot
the heay renee ano the necessary oecofauon
mace uoon the nanH OF eaoh oai
iete'eh VenehIs the round
up romans ie''ure OF ramon h'e mere 10 tne
ereftest opportunity 'or inc COWBOY Z" display
nus oeNterty with the iaSo ana MS horse'hah-
snip some ranohes at the roundup season
~ or eo3 nurses Inc rld'hs Is al
ways ias' ana FURIOUS ana se'uom IL an amman
usen more 'hah TWO honIs oohseouuVeiy'
Inc o!o ume cattle oarohs knew nothing
ABOUT oenorhins cattle Inc 'ohs-horhed
iehn steer mas Almost passed away twenty
years ago inc ca''IeinAns pr'ue was IN the
length OF 'he ~lue'y extending horhs on MS
cattle Inc longest horheo cattle In the hero
were oun'hed out as the select me sto'klnan
IN the lhuiah territory came FORWARD ABOUT
1880 with heros OF s~hort-horhed cattle Their
AND AaE nnl1Oh INA hIU AEA nhaU