The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-20
WESTERN R0UNDUPs.
Programs Arranged for the Spring
Movement in the Black
Hills Region.
Start to Be Made From Several
Points About the Middle Of
Next Month. @


ern South Dakota Stock Growers asso-
citation has prepared the following program
for the roundups in it's territory this
spring: ISIS y5 e SN
Lower Belle Fourch-Begins May II at
Bull Creek Springs, thence to reservation
line, thence to Sulphur creek and upSulphur
creek to the, mouth of Red Owl; thence up
Red Owl to White Owl; thence up White
Owl to White Owl postoffce; thence to
Bad Land creek; thence along Roundup
road to Elm creek; thence up Elm creek
to Shingles ranch and on to the divide;
Sulphur division to cross over to the head
of Sulphur creek and down to Brushy:
thence to Red Scaffold Rattlesnake and
Bear creeks; thence to the Moreau, at
the mouth of Thunder Butte creek Here
the roundup will again divide one division
working up the Moreau to forks of Sand
creek, the other division to work Irish,
Thunder Butte and Rabbit creeks to Slim
Buttes; thence up Antelope creek, then
along Sheep creek and North Moreau to
head; then, Sand creek to- forks, Joining
the other division, working together to
Moreau, the Belle Fourche division to
work the Belle Fourche and tributaries
and Battle creek to the Miles City cross
ing of the Belle Fourche. Foreman of
respective ranges to act as roundup fore
men. %...
May Is a roundup will begin on Grand
|
then split, one wagon working. up North
Grand river and the other up South Grand
river and working it's tributaries.
! June - roundup begins at the Thir-
| teen ranch on Fallon creek, working up
Fallon to- mouth of Penne1l creek, thence
I up Pennell to head, the11ce down Sand
/ tone to mouth, thence up Fallon and trib-
utaries to head. thence crossing to head
fof Little Beaver, working down Little Bea-
| yer and tributaries to mouth. =. 'Elt.i
| June L a roundup starts at Dakota juno
ton, Neb., working up White; river tc
| the mouth of Cottonwood, then up Cot
tonwood to head of Long Branch, thence
| to the head of Horsehead, thence down
Horsehead to the Cheyenne river, work
ing the tributaries from the north; thence
to Dry creek, then Ash creek, closing al
Long Hollow.
May is roundup begins at the head OF
Box Elder working down Box Elder tc
mounth, thence down Little Missouri tc
meet roundup No. 5; thence up Little Mis-
| souri, to the mouth of Thompson creek.
The Middle White River roundup be-
gins June 1, starts at Bull creek dam
| working up White river to the head Of
White Willow creek. Here the wagons
will split the u x wagons working al
the country between the North fork ano
! the. Wall around to Lake Flat; thence te
/ Deep creek to meet the Lime Kiln wagon
H.
from the head of White Willow to the
forks of Bad river, then down Bad river
to Burnt creek, up Burnt creek to the
Black. Hills trail; thence to Deep creek
meeting the U x wagon; thence down the
Cheyenne river to Straighthead springs.
1 6L. and IL wagons will work from heao
Of White Willow up White river tc
Sheep mountain thence across to the
cheyenne river at the mouth OF Indian
draw; then down the Cheyenne to Smith
Vile: up Elk creek to Nine Mile nat
working Nine Mile Flat.
May IL a roundup will stsart at Peter
McQuilan' S ranch on Alkah creek, work.
ing down Alkali and Elk creeks to the
| forks of the river.
May rs a roundup will stsart at Corr
creek on Black Pipe, working to head o.
Black Pipe; thence to the mouth Of Cut:
1 meat creek, down Little White river tt
4 the head Of Horse creek, thence dOWr
the divide to the mouth Of Pine creek. III
! Pine creek to Cottonwood creek and the1
j to Fill Larvie creek and the mouth O.
I; Black Pipe.
/ The Middle Cheyenne river round -ul
] begins at Smithwick June works. th'
l Cheyenne river and tributaries to Indian
draw.
The following roundup program, a
planned by the reservation stockmen a
= Cheyenne river agency, was presented t.
the Western South Dakota Stock Grow
ers' association:
There shall be three roundup wagons
one a government wagon, another a res
s; ervation pool wagon and the third
non-reservation wagon.
The government wagon will start Ma;
u 25 from Willow creek crossing, workin
to the mouth of the Cheyenne, thence u
4 the Cheyenne to the mouth of .Abair'
creek. up Abair's creek to pasture Nc
4 3, thence along east side of pasture unit
a it meets the pool wagon; working fror
:, mouth of Stove creek to Paradise pens
y on Little creek, south side of Fox ridge
; The pool wagon will start from tn
!. head of Swift Bird creek, THENCE alon
s Fox Ridge to the northeast corner 9
pasture No 3.
All three divisions shall work in con
nection and abreast.
All cattle shall be worked and tallie
to owners on Little creek and at tn
northeast corner of pasture No. 3.
Then foremen of respective division
shall determine routes after these cattl
are worked, and work abreast to tn
Moreau river Then one division wi
J, lap over on Grand. river to the mouth {
Fire Steel creek; then working down t
the mouth of Grand river, thence dow
}, the Missouri to a point oppopsite Evarts
! and one division working the Grand rive
j. divide to opposite Evarts and another di
, vision working down the Moreau rive
to the Alex Laundrie pasture; then thes
, 4 three divisions are to work abreast
i the place of beginning.
BELLE FouRcHE, S. D.-The Harr
Franklin Cattle company experience
practically no range losses during th
f winter but the losses at the company
hI<alry