Arizona republican., 1901-02-20
CAVE CREEK COLISEUM
A Pastoral Spectacle Graphically
 Described,

At the old Cave creek station, now owned by James D Houck, thirty-one miles north of Phoenix, d new pueblo has come int view. Its population consists of about 100 s1uls--miners, Sheepmen and Cattlemen, and expert sheep shearerS and h lpers The pueb- To consists of d great she,p Shearing corral the station and appurtenances there to. heavily stocked general mcr- chandise store. two saloons, a restau- rant temp rsrily capable of feeding 100 persons at efch meal, the regular ac- aOmmOdatiOn If the travelling tourist. a hay and grain depot, the pCst1tlice, a school of bright boys and pretty gins. an 1 garden and alfalfa ranch. the latter kept by MT, Newton J. Morris. As O Ener If the station and store, and as D. ,prietor and manager of the grea shea ring corral, Mir. HOuck can be de nomiaated as the most conspicuous fig ure # the pueblo proper. Although getting on 'u years and never robust phys ally. Ir. Houck is yet hardly less {, man of great executive ability than 1e was years ago. Not far away is the venerable A. J. Linviile and his cstma ble housohold. This grand, good old man is now taking a final review If a life Full of s,ilring events; of a life that has been in every way beneficial to his fellow men. An enumeration of ether characters will require a future separate article on the many resources of the region. which has in the last sear sprung into n1W life, Las, but certainly not least in the above enum- crati0n is Miss Tyrrel our school ma'am. and for years back known as a successful educator Mss Tyyrel's Zu- ulogicIl collection of highly bred do- nestle animals and birds ought not to be overlooked. and it's best feature is Fanny" conceded to be the finest bred shepherd dog in Arizona. On this aIi- maj Mss ryrrel pu;s an assay value of $7SG.15, from which neither Houck, CruwfOrth the postmaster nor any Oth- er man dare subtract one cent unless he be a mile out Of the reach If her hear ing.
 To a sheep camp If any size sh pheri dogs are a feature absolutely univo.da- ble and indispensable by their mar- velous sagacity, fidelity and affection. Jus; SD many of them are needed tO each band of l,O0O sheep. They are worthy lf respectful mention anywhere and in any connection. They are so near human in sagacity and fidelity that not enc droTs nut If sight without lam ntation. No wonder that their breeding is matter of c'ncern, and it Is known that at this day at the pu- cblO and in adjac mt camps there are l93 answering t1 the roll call.
 sTh, ,iau ,f Sti 1ifa , pI tb. ,y.,. Nsa rying phases of animal life here are worthy of the very best descriptive power hcre-utterly beyond mine. The station buildings. with .sd new tents irrcguarly but picturesqusl ly disposed !. compiise a general view for which none other tran large and extra good cant | era suf'itas. Next comes the great !. shearing l."Ial. which is a scene of In- ! tense activity. The variety of co',: and motion here is infinite. Every min i ute of the 60 in a days work both in ! the front and rear involves a kalellos- | coplc change. The sheep. the "'dumb !. before the shear rs," as they are shuf- ! fled from ne compartment to another compose a bleatlng, varying mo- ton of white. The shearing cora, Is tl sheep herding what the branding corral Is tp the annual roleC or round ! up. Connected with the latter there is necessarily much apparent cruelty, which Is absent in sheep shearing. In the latter there is a great variety of . color and motion. and the general cf- ] feet may be more pleasing to most ! people, but In the wild ride. rush and handling Cf wild. crazy cattle the TO- deO presents the most heroic and excit- ! Ing view.
 A band of GOO or more head of sheep | gliding over the present green noun tain slopes. for pleasing effects is sim ply iniis ribab,e. One moment one is reminded of summer clcud movement 1 against a background 9f blue. The next. or fog movement against back ground of verdant plain. The saga ciOus dogs lowering on tn" Hanks of herd In motion seems tO need but a word or sign to teach them how to change the direction Of ,ha i.rrd move. ment, or how to check 4. When the night camp is fixed and me pack bur. r0s are unlClded. the camp traps, c-pk- ing utensils. bedding, etc, piled up. is recognized by the weary sheep and dogs as the sight of "Home. Sweet Home" The bleating ur the sheep re- minds ona of ''Ba5y's' Sleeping Song' and the arkinP of the smart little shcps indicate that they, too, are ready fo. the feeding and the rest of tn. night camp
 As each morning the wool wagon starts to town there Is another chardc-