The Dickinson press., 1902-03-22

Ranch Talk
In this column II has been our inten-
ton to give conservatively such informa-
tion as has come in during the past few
days regarding live stock losses. It
be taken into account. however,
that tits very difficult to get accurate fig
ures. Some people are inclined to re-
port their losses too small; but in more
cases, while the excitement is on, people
are apt to see nor dead sheep and cat
tie than there really are. Again the peo-
pie who send the Press news OF their
losses, in many instances, fail to mention
the names of a dozen OF their neighbors
who had no losses. Our estimates Of 4
to S per cent loss lin cattle and s to 10
per cent loss in sheep may seem . little
high to some, but we believe it will not
be far out Of the way when all figures are
compiled.
Win. Gardner, had no losses.
E. E. Cook. with 900 sheep, had no
loss. 4
Sam Gotta learns that his cattle are all
right.
&c. Oyhus' large herd of cattle at Bel
field came through all right.
Fred Kosel wires that there were no
stock losses around Richardton worth
mentioning.
w. L. Eaton of Medora, says that so
far as he knows there were no losses Of
stock to speak of in the vicinity.
Farrell REILLY: 1t was a bad storm
but l managed to get my cattle through
without any loss. They were in the
sheds just 48 hours without feed or water.
W.. ]. Pelton: Got 100 cattle through
at the home ranch without any loss. One
day l did not feed, but the other days
lstook the cattle outside the sheds for
feeding.
Robert and John Fisher, who have
places on Green river, s miles north Of
Dickinson, got through the storm in
good shape. Robert has 80 head of cat
tie, and adjoining his stables is a storm
hay shed which came in very handy. He
also pumps water into a trough in his
stable. John is wintering IS head and
also has good stables.
Last fall D. B. Zimmerman, who was
shipping sheep in from the west, got a
band Of $500 stalled in the early Noyem-
Der. snow in the vicinity of Sentinel
Butte. He had no place to put the
sheep. in fact the herders were
unable to move them, and finally arrang-
ments were made with A. L. Martin to
keep them through the winter at Ioc per
head per month. Mr.. Martin construc-
ted snow plows and trailed the band into
the hills to a place Of safety where he
winteredsthe sheep until the 9th Of March
with a loss of but 2 head. At this time
Mr.. Zimmerman thought that the hard
est of the winter was over and accord
ingly settled with Mr.. Martin and placed
the sheep in charge of a foreman and
herder.
The Sodosskeys, old settlers living
north of Dickinson, had $50 cattle in
their stables during the storm. The snow
nearly covered the stables and it was
impossible to get feed to the cattle some
of the time. No losses.
The Fralics and Rices, living north.
west of Dickinson, had 6 or 8 head each
of cattle get away during the storm.
Joseph Zaranick: At my ranch Il
miles northwest of Dickinson l got 1oo
cattle through without loss. have
good sheds. The cattle were without
feed inc day.
Fred Dickinson got in with two cars 81
ows during the storm Friday night. He
had a hard time unloading and getting
the stock into sheds and considers him,
sell lucky to get off with a loss of three
C. H.. Wiley unloaded a car Of eastern
cattle in Dickinson last Friday night
He got the cattle into his stables before