Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-12
Ranchman Who Tried It Once
Predicts That Kansas Expedi.
ton viii Have Trouble
LASSOED ONE ANIMAL EASILY.
But II Ran Away With Him aud His
Pony and Tie Thinks He Was
Lucky to Escape Alive.

ella city Arlz saturday--A re.
port from Topeka that an expedition
may be organized to round up the wild
cames Of this region has reused much
Interest here says a New York Herald
special.
There are several droves Of these
camels IN Arizona They are frequent.
~ seen on the borders Of the great
salt desert II It had been possible to
capture and domestIcate the animals
they would have been put to practical
use by the people Of this section before
this. The men who have attempted TO
do what members of the Topeka ex.
petition now purpose doing met with
failure and none care to go through
the experience again
Them Estern fellers can round up
all the camels they want 20, I don't
want no more Of Il IN mm1.' Was the
remark which Glen Miller made
when told Of the project Miller has q
ranch near the Mexico border between
ella city and Yuma, II wouldn't mind
being on az q safe distance when the
roundup takes place but excuse me
from partlcipatln' in H. II would be
fun FOR the onlookef but awful for the
other feller Maybe they DO use camels
ON the SALARY desert. bur they must
be different breed from these Ari.
zouy animals.
WANTED TO USE THEM IN
FRElGHTING.
when ! started my ranch few
years ago / thought Il would be a good
idea TO rope O few OF these cames
that roam around here an use EN- 10
bring nay ranch supplies over from
Yuma, ! also had nm idea that ] could
establish a regular line OF these beasts
OF burden. as my school book used 10
cali them and do q regular frieghtlftg
business with them between the towns
OF Ari20uy. ] wasn't no tenderuOt
when ! struck this part Of the country
I'd lived too long In West Texas and
On the Apache region Of New Mexico
not TO h'y how to hold my own on
the range or On the mountains I'd
never met wild animal that could
get the best Of me In a square deal.
HUT TO tell the truth had never con-
sdered the cinels as being Wild ami
mails The only camels ever seen
until / came to Ari2ony was them that
are carried around In circuses back
East They were tame enough.
Well one morning, four years ago,
AMOUNT this time OF year, ] set cut
with three OF ny cowboys to round
up a bunch Of camels, My cowboys
were experts with the rope Two Of
them were Texans and the other a
Mexican whom / picked Up I'm Sonora
His name was Manuel. He was the
only one Of the party who objected
10 going. he hung back and repeated
~ told me that the camels were no
buono, and ] had to give him a good
'Cussin' In my best Spanish before
! could get him 10 bunch up to the
game.
1T was nigh on to noon when we
first caught sight Of a drove Of cames
There were FIVE OF the animals feedin'
ON some desert plains near one Of the
big sand lunes about seventeen miles
north Of my ranch They were probably
a half a mile away from US when they
first saw us. They rose their heads ana
seemed to sniff the air few times and
then loisurely disappeared behind the
sand dunes. ! divided my party into
two parts. Manuel and / started arouno
the sand dune one way and the two
Texans went the other way, We
were 10 slip up on the camels and rope
ls many as we could. This plan worked
all right as far is Il went
Manuel and | crept around the big
pile Of sand on our horses 50 carefully
that we got within a few yards Of three
VI the camels before we saw them
Or they saw US, They were standing in
d nook Of the sand dune.
THE surprise was mutual, but ! re-
covered from the shock before tins
cames and let 70 my coil Of rope with
my old time speed and accuracy The
rope settled far down over the neck |
and chest Of the animal before the |
rope became fully stretched. My. COW |
pony settled back on his launches. |
but, 10 my surprise the camel walked /
right of with him,
LEFT HIS PONY TO HIS FATE.
"Then followed such a race as