Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-03-21
STORM NOTES.

STORM NOTES.
The storm is said 10 have been gene
raj throughout the Northwest.
1t is said that some of the cattle
yet alive are so badly frost-bitten
that they may not recover.
a report comes from the river coun-
try that 20 per cent of The cattle on
the Standing Rock reservation per-
ished.
1t is too bad that this great loss has
taken place, especially at this time,
after tue owners had been TO the cx-
persc Of carrying their cattle through
the winter.
Bismarck. N. D., March l9.-The
loss of cattle and sheep on the ranges
will be larger than first thought and
will run into the thousands. Sheep
suffered most.
Up at the Murphy & Leonard ranch,
where there are Ito bead OF cattle in
cha'ge of A. l.. Abel, there was no loss,
5uI an increase Of two calves, during
the storm period.
Our cattemen are out riding over
the prairie in an effort to ascertain
their exact loss Of stock. The Record
hopes to be able to give, next week, an
authentic statement of the loss.
Dirk Hasper was up from the Hull
neiehborhood, Wednesday. There are
between twenty and5twenty-ive dead
cattle on his place. They drifted with
the storm until they could 60 no
farther, when they fell and died.
About as nervy thing as we have
heard Of for a while wss young Bert
Chase's trip, Friday night, after the
dancing party, to his home at Capt.
Honstain's place, about three miles
from town, and with fences to direct
him only third of the distance.
During the storm MIR. Carley's build
ing, intended to be used, when COM
pleted, for wagon and carriage shop,
blew down, mixing things up in great
shape; but Mr.. G. went to work as soon
as the weather moderated, and will
soon have his shop ready for occu-
pancy.
A strange thing happened in connec-
tion with the late storm. One Of MIR.
Petrie's COWS, with a calf six weeks
old, was driven away by the storm.
She was found dead buta few hundred
yards from where she started; but the
calf was found alive seven or eight
miles from its mother.
I Cattlemen say that two causes are
responsible for 50 many deaths of stock.
!The snow that fell at first turned to
ice on the animals. Most of them,
when found, had their mouths covered
with chunks of ice, and their eye-lids
were frozen shut. Then, after the
wind let up, the weather grew colder,
and tile animals, in their enfeebled
condition, could not exist until Mon
day morning, when the searching be-
gan.
Albert Seymour, his mother and his
sister, Miss Nate, came up from CLAN
avon yesterday. Mrs. Seymour filed
on claim while here. Miss Seymour
remained in Linton, and will work
for Mrs. D. r. Streeter. Mr.. Seymour
says it was reported that some 400
sheep had been lost in the country
near the state line-29o by Mr.. Scott
and the same number by Bert Pierce.
Also, that Mr.. Sherwood lad lost
more than 100 head Of cattle.
Albert Haak and wife and their four
boys reached Linton Friday. They
came all the way from Hampton in
the disagreeable weather OF that day.
Here, they were held by the storm for
several days. When Albert reached
town every barn and shed was full of
stock, and he could not get his team
sheltered. So, as a final resort, he
took -them down in the timber on
Beaver creek south OF town. When
the storm was over the horses were
found to be all right, but they had
good appetites. MI. Haak was an
early settler in Emmons county, but
went to Montana several years ago.
His father, ,Gerrit Haak, will come
back from Montana in the spring to
make his residence here. Il.
Up at the Jones Bros. ranch, on
Spring creek, about a mile north Of
Linton, there was a close call for the
cattle, although they were in a shed.
The snow sifted in through every
crevice. After the storm, when Billy
Jones went to the shed, he witnessed
a peculiar sight. AS the deprh OF
the snow increased in the shed the
cattle tamped It down and stood
on IT. Luckily the roof was OF