Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-04-25
NORTHERN HORSE ROUNDUP.
Cascade, Chotesu and Teton Counties VIII
Be the Scene Of a Spring Gathering.
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A meeting OF wner OF horses
ranging In Cascade, Choteau and
Teton counties was held In the Park
hotel last evening, to consider the
proposition of having general horse
roundup in all the country between
the Missouri river and Birch creek
and between the Dearborn and the
Marias. There has not been a gener-
al horse roundup In this great ex-
ten OF territory for at least 10 years,
and there are many strays on the
range. while many horses whose
owners live in this vicinity have
driited far from their customary
range. 1t Is the desire of every own
err to learn how many horses he has
and to sell those horses which are
away from their proper range.
All present at the meeting are In
favor of the roundup, and many let
tiers were read, In which the writer
expressed a desire for the roundup.
1t was decided to organize an asso-
citation, and the following officers
were chosen: President, j. e. Adams,
OF Sun River; secretary, Thomas
Couch, Jr., OF Sunnyside; treasurer,
ii. II. Nelson, of Cascade; vice presi-
dents, Dan Morris, Of Cascade, &. F.
Green, of Collins. L. G. Wilcox. Of
Dupuyer, W. X. Flowerree, OF Lowry,
G. W. Taylor, Of Choteau and Robert
Cameron, OF Sunnyside.
The matter of corrals was discus
sed, and II. ii. Nelson agreed to build
n large corral neal Benton lake or
Twenty-Eight Mile springs. This,
with tho Wilcox, Green, Adams,
Scoffin, TruchOt, Pearson, Morris
and Flowerree corrals, and one to be
built near Collins, and the Great
Falls and Fort Benton stockyards,
will be sufficient, with available
fields. to enable the roundup to
work.
Messrs. Nelson, Weber, Cameron
and Adams were appointed a con-
mittee to perfect arrangements for
the roundup. 1t is contemplated to
have the roundup start about May
10, on the Blackfeet reservation, and
work the entire territory as rapidly
IA possible. There will be at least II
riders all the time and each owner
may send additional men to work
his range. Every horse will be gath
cred and the expense will be appor-
toned among the II any
object to paying their share, their
stock will not be gathered hereafter.
Mavericks will be sold for the benefit
Of the association. 1t Is expected
that many strays will be found.
They will be advertised, and II not
redeemed, will be sold according to
law. Each owner may exercise his
own pleasure concerning holding,
branding and altering-doing this
work himself or having 1t done by
the roundup, at his expense.
1t is expected that several thou
sand head of horses will be worked.
Between the Dearborn and Sun river,
the range is comparatively clean,
few horses except those that belong
there being on the range, but in the
rest Of the country to be worked 1t is
expected that many mavericks and
strays will be found.
This roundup, with the one to be
had In Fergus county, particulars OF
which are given in the Lewistown
correspondence In this issue, should
get the northern Montana horse bus
mess in good shape. Owners will
know how many horses they have
and where they are and what they
are worth, and there will be less op-
portunity for rustling.