The copper era., 1902-03-27
BLACK RIVER.
Raise of Lease Not Enjoyed
BY Stockmen-A Mistake to cut
off Supplies Of Apaehes.

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A considerable stir has been created
in this section Of the country by the
effort OF the department to raise the
grazing tax on the san Carlos reserva-
tion to dollar a head. Considering
the losses. this i an exOrbitan; price
compared to the former.
Ii Is reported that the Double Cir
Gle outfit is making preparations to
move their cattle providing the tax Is
raised. But it Is merely an unauthor-
lied report and may not he true.
! The CCC ranch has leased a consider
able tract of grazing land north of Black
river, have thrown one herd on that
side and will put more over as soon As
i convenient. The company intends
making quite a large shipment this
spring. and IL the Government stops
the issue of beef TO the Indians. as are
the intentions now, il will be only
very short time until the cowboys
will find it necessary to seek other
parts ia order to follow their favorite
but hard and trying occupation. The
cowpuncher. even in Arizona, is fast
becoming but memory and should
the G and the Double Circle both
close out, it will deprive many an ex-
t1tment-seeking young man IF work.
StocKmen now are looking forward to
the stopping OF the Indians beef with
uncasiness. 1t is utterly i'm Jo,sib 10
with the present means at hand, for
the Apaches TO support themselves on
the reservation. There is but little
grain To be had and even the ella riv
err is now being taxed to its utmost to
furnish sufficient water, to wster the
land already in cultivation, and should
there fail to be a rise OF the river, it
will be impossible to grow the crops
Even the Apache Indian can not be ex-
Dected to permit starvation to enter
his tepee when there are thousands OF
cattle running at will over the noun
tains OF the reservation. The G 6 G
outfit is on trade with j. n. Porter
of Globe to buy his entire stock of cat
tie and horses. Should this trade be
brought to a close. the entire stock
will be thrown from the ella river into
the mountains to the north.
We start in few DAYS to San Carlos
to work in that vicinity. Most of us
agree with one of our best and most
noted riders Smokey Bid that Carlos
is a favOrite starting point for many
persons desiring a trip to climate
that the men of the pulpit warn US to
avoid. At any rate, it is land OF per-
petual sun shine and duSts storms and
is a place dreaded ny those that have
enjoyed its advantages.
The government saw mill erected 35
miles north of Carlos is again in opera
ton. The whistle breaking the early
morning stiffness and echoing tn rough
the pines has an unnatural sound when
heard 40 miles from the railroad. The
able superintendent'5 wife, Mrs. j II.
Harris, is the only laly on the range
and enjoys the, distinction of being the
first white women TO ride over the Apa-
che trail. This ride in itself gains her
the respect of all the men on the range. |
a tired, hungry and dirty cowboy can
not be more welcome at home than |
they are at the home of this man and |
his wife. The g c G. round up will |
commence April 18th. Owing to the |
lack OF rain in the lower country known |
as Ash Flat" it will be hard work. |
Cattle are very poor on parts of the !
range aud with the great scarcity Of
water and feed, a trying time will be
But with about forty |
half broken horses, we expect the
to be occasionally broken !
by pitching horse.
c. II. FARNSWORTH.