The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-03
COWBOY SPECTACLE
WILL Be A FEATURE
Amid the Glitter OF the lnaug-
uration Parade Western
Ropers Will Ride.
FIFTY MEN IN THE PARTY
Captain Seth Bullock Will Leave Dead
wood February 27 with Men and
Horses for Washington
Roosevelt Is Pleased.

DeadWood. S. D.. Feb. 24.-When
Congressman Martin of Deadwood be-
gan his famous investigation of the
beef trust, he had the backing of q
good many thousand cattlemen who
look to the cattle industry on the
ranges Of South Dakota, Wyoming and
Montana for a livelihood. That a trust
does exist against the great western
industry is believed by every cattle
owner and Cowboy" on the range. The
cattle business is not what it was ten
years ago or even five years. Prices
have been getting lower and lower
every year until II good many of the
largest cattle owners have sold out and
quit the business for good.
There are still good many thousand
head of cattle on these ranges, posi-
bly, 100000. They are owned largely by
the small! cattiemen who have been in
Croaching on the big open ranges with
their fences. The time of the big outfit
is practically past. The largest cattle
company on the Montana South Dakota
range at present is controlled by Har-
ris Franklin banker and mining man
Of this city, who ranges about 10000
head. Some Of the largest Old brands
still seen on the ranges are the WV,
the Cross Anchor, Flying V, NJ c and
Cross Branch
Vast Work for Cowboys.
Belle Fourche shipping station are the
largest in the world For the year end
ing January l. 1908, $4,000 head were
shipped, making $500 carloads. These
were fat cattle sent to the eastern mar
tet. For the past five years an aver
age of $4,000 head has been sent yearly
from this one shipping station.
Captain Seth Bullock has conceived
the idea of taking company of cattle
men and cowboys to Washington to
take part in the parade at the inaug
ural of President Roosevelt. Invitations
were sent by bin to al the best known
cattleme.l on these ranges. A party of
fifty VIII be present ut Washington on
March 4. They will have two carloads
of the best COW ponies the ranges can
afford.
The cowboy event will be especially
gratifying to President Roosevelt who
will recognize Il number of those rid
ing in the parade as old friends whom
he knew ut his ranch at Fedora, N d.
twelve years ago. Joe Ferris, the old
foreman OF the Maltese Cross and Elk
horn Triangle brands. who took his
orders from Theodore Roosevelt Il
dozen years ago. will be there: also
Fred Willard, Il stock inspector who
knew the president on his Fedora
ranch.
Men Will Fare Well.
care Of the men. They will be enter
tanned at Washington largely by the
congressman from their respective dis
tricts. The horses will be fed free
of charge to the men as long as they
are in Washington. 1t will be Il big
advertisement to the great cattle in
dust"ies of the west and will be an
outing long to be remembered by those
who go.
Captain Seth Bullock shipped two
carloads of ponies this morning to
Washington, which are to be used in
the inaugural parade by the cowboys
from the Black Hills cattle ranges.
They are fifty of the best horses that
can be found in the west. They will
arrive at Washington about Monday
morning and will be rested thoroughly
| for the parade on March 4. Captain
| Bullock will start from Deadwood With
about fifty cattlemen and cowboys on
Monday, February q. The men will
be entertained by the congressman
| rom the different states