Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-06-10

ed at &c in 80 or 81. Seed and Burdick
established a ranch at the old stage
crossing of the Mimbres, below the
Hewlett raEch in 81 and S. S. Birch
field started with 40 COWS one mile
south of Deming in 81 or 81.
Sam Carpenter, associated with STAN
ley, bought 500 head in Kansas and To-
Gated at Cummins in SO and 81. In 81
and 80 the largest cattle and ranch in
terest in the world, through their repre-
sentative Col. Head, located very
large branch of their interest under the
name of the Victoria Lam & Cattle
company in southern New Mexico.
From year to year they have added to
Their holdings, until it can truly be said
the cattle upon thousand hills are
theirs, they do not confine their hold
ings to one county, but vast stretches
of prairies and ranges of mountains are
included in their holdings. 1t would be
impossible to estimate exactly the num-
ber of their cattle, their losses and
increases are hard to keep up with, but
last year they shipped 25,0G0 head
out of the country, and this was about
an average year
To the j. B. L. outfit whose superin-
tendent is l.. H. Brown, the bank cash
ier, belongs the distinction of being
the Oldest cattle ranch in the county.
A well formed tradition establishes the
fact that the Hollow Cottonwood
springs were occupied by the Jesuit
fathers as a cattle ranch as early as
1900 and when the present manager be-
gan to improve the place by digging
out the springs, he found u great quaint
tity of metates (flat stones for grinding
corn laid face down completely paving
the spring and over this logs and trash
and dirt filled the place entirely, prov
ing the intention of plugging the
flow Of water and remains of houses
and other evidence of occupancy have
cen discovered % confirm the tradi-
( lal reports.
The PRESENT. And what about the
present? Over the vast plains great
herds of cattle, range at ease, crop
ping the succulent grasses and quench-
ing their thirst at the numerouos
watering places. Their peaceful ex-
istence disturbed only by semi-an-
nual roundup. The two epochs of
their lives branding time, when they
are marked for future Identification,
and the first real journey when they
are driven to market to be shipped to
their future homes in the north, east,
or west. The bad men have vanish
with the onward march of civilization,
and with them the poor cattle, and in
their place are jovial bighearted
courageous set of men of whom our be-
loved President is a type, who are des-
tined to fill many places of honor. The
wild free life lead may make them
luoIN SnJluSldSllC WtlcIl lilSy COIlk FeBdte
in town than ordinary men are wont to
be, but the greatest surprise of our
eastern tourist is to see our cowboys
doff their overalls and jump, don a
full dress suit to lead a cottillion, or
with his willOwiEg sister of the plains
keep perfect time to the rhythmic
strains of the waltz or two-step.
The growth of the cattle interest in
the last 25 years is something phenome-
nal. In 1880 there were not more than
1000 head Of cattle in the whole South
western end of New Mexico, and Their
combined value was not over SIC, 900,
Today there are more than l25, 900 head
of range cattle within the same area,
and their real value is more than 81,
500, 900 beside the improvements. The
shipment of cattle from this region be-
gan in 1890 since which time we have
furnish the world with from so to 100
thousand head annually. Our. space is
too limited to enumerate an of the
men who breed and raise cattle here.
A list of their names, a description
of their brand, and an estimate Of their