The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-30

mares and colts hcraldcd their ap-
proach.
Sweeping down the mountain
through a enarrow ravine, out Of the
clouds it seemed in the dim light,
came the wild band, followed and
herdcd by the riders, down 70 the wa
ter. They were all thirsty, aud after
drink it was a short task to place
them in the corrals. Many of the
riders ehorses had given cut with the
hard work. Some came in OF foot
and others had to camp on the noun
tain for the night.
About 400 horses were the result Of
the day work. Fully 500 had been
started, but in the afternoon, when
the riders and horses were tired, it
was difficult to hold them and impos-
sible to overtake them when they once
got uuder Eway in their efforts to es.
cape. The promiscuous gathering re-
suited in IleaviDg many orphan colts
with the 1band, and fully fifty were
shot during the afternoon. While it
nay seem'cruel, biz practice is Ger.
tsinly more merciful than to leave the
little fellows slowly to die of starva-
tion on!the raDge,:while their moth
ers are miles away in the accustomed
taunts searching for them. Several
orphansewere brought into camp, end
nearby settlers came and took them
to feed them on cows milk till they
were able to forage for themselves.
The partial failure of the ride on
Grab Creek Mountain necessitated a
conference Of the horeemen, and it
was finally decided to rest the horses
and try once more. Accordingly, the
next days work was taken on the
south side Of the Frenchman Hill,
lying to the north of Crab Creek, aud
a gently rolling country. The drive
extends only about fifteen miles ard
about 600 horses were turned in at i
O'Clock in the afternoon. The fact
that sheep had been through the coun-
try near the corrals now necessitated
the driving of the saddle horses and
wild band somo eight miles from camp
to forage esand more herders for the
days and night wrauglers. for tho Sad.
die horses.
Some Il fine specimens of saddle
horses were found among the wild
band, and they were speedily roped
and saddled. Many OF them were
buokers Of tho first grade and in the
trying out there was plenty of sport.
The "Texas Kid" Jack House, Of
Coolide, Kan, lad Of about 19 years,
@en many compliments among the old
riders for the way in which be hau-
died himself and his mount when
breaking in new ono.
G Saturday was an easy day and Fore
man Burgen laid plan for riding the
Saddle Mountain again. This time
about forty riders started up the canon
10 Ben :Ha::eehh;asen's ranch, some
twenty miles from camp, and spent
the night. In the morning they
were on the mountain bright and
early, aud the first bunch Of horses
sighted were at once rounded up and
held and succeeding bunohes run into
them during the dag. At the camp
all were about early in the morning
and by sunrise fifty or sixty riders
atarted out around the end Of the
with herd Of extra saddle
horses to meet their comrades about |
noon and give them all fresh mounts. |
This plan resulted in nearly 900 horses |
being added to the wild band, although |
quite number still eluded the riders. |
One bunch, numbering f.em 100 to
LOO, all Of them white or gray or spot.
led black and white. and bred from
Arabian stations could not be oap-
'ured. It is known locally as The
wild goose band" from the grey
'olor and straightaway runs they
make. When their leaders decided to
pull out, riders had to got out Of the
FAY or be run down, and no horses
under saddle were able to keep pace
With them.g 1. is said that. fully half
The bandshave never been branded or
'elt the swieh Of a rope about them. |,
1tis a beautiful Sight TO see the long
line OF grey swiftly rounding q slightly
butte, orktsking slide dovn passes
hat seem bound to hurl them into
anf IA holasu Ax.A Al /