, 1906-07-13
BIG SALE
UP NORTH
LITTLE MEDICINE RANCHMEN
DISPOSE OF THEIR AVAILABLE
HORSES TO NUMBER OF
EASTERN BUYERS.
Roundup on Little Medicine and
Spring Creeks Attended by Some
Lively Bidders, n Both Sides
Pleased At The Results-Carl
Sieverts D~iscourses on Politics,
Bounty Laws and Horse Sales.

Bounty Laws and Horse Sales.
Hon. Carl Sieverts, the Little Medi-
cine stockman and ranchman, return
ed home this afternoon, having come
to the city night before last to receive
pay for some horses sold on Monday.
He brought a check for a considerable
amount to the city with him, which
was deposited to his credit at one of
the banks. Mr.. Sieverts is quite en-
thusiastic at the outlook for the coming
year among the ranchmen of Albany
county, particularly in his portion of
the county, where the hay crop gives
promise of a good yield and where the
season, though somewhat backward, is
not at all alarming.
Lively Horse Sale.
The horse sale occurred at the con
%clusion of the semi-annual roundup on
Little Medicine and Spring creeks,
more than 100 head having been dis
posed of. These belonge dto Bowles
& Wright, Fred Stocks, Carl Sieverts,
Charles Cooper, Matt Bennett, Frank
Amos and George Davidson. The buy
ers included J. w. Reece of Omaha,
John Bonesteel Of New York, &. Spur
lock of Oklahoma and other Casper and
Oklahoma buyers. Mr.. Reece bought
the pick of the lot, however, paying
from $45 to Sis per head, the latter
price including some extra good broke
horses and mares.
A Profitable Deal.
The sale resulted in profit to both
the buyers n sellers, Mr.. Reece de-
claring that the quality was all that
could have been desired. He regretted
that he was not able to buy more such
horses. He informed the gentlemen in
terested that he would return in the
autumn prepared to take every avail
able animal offered. The horses he
bought, he said, were among the best
he had found in the west, and he was
glad to give the prices paid, as he be-
lieved he was getting full value for the
money. Other buyers were equally
pronounced in their praise of the stock
offered, expressing regret that the
number was so limited.
Better Sale in Fall.
The horsemen in the Little Medicine
section are of the opinion that they
will be able to offer 4 still better lot
in the fall, as some of the most prom
Using animals on the range are not yet
fit for market. Those disposed of
were 2 and 8 year-old geldings and
mares from 4 to Z. The fall roundup
will bring some better horses to the
front.
AS To the Wolf Bounty.
Mr.. Sieverts spoke of the wolf boun-
ty law while in the city today. He it
was who introduced in the house at
Cheyenne at the asst session of the leg
islature house joint memorial No. f.,
"m~emorializing the congress of the
United States to pass suitable legisla-
ton for the determination of preda-
tory wild animals in the states and
territories" and he is still of the opin-
ion that the matter should be taken up
by the federal government. He says
efforts have been made from time 70
time to set a set of uniform laws by
the different states in the Rocky noun
tain region, but the states have never
been able to agree upon any one plan
for the determination of these pests.
One set of property owners would IA
vor larger bounties on wolves, another
wanting the coyotes to receive the
brunt of the fight.
Wolves Death to Horses,
THE sheepmen have more to fear
from the coyote than the cattlemen
have. Horse breeders fear wolves and
would care nothing for coyotes. In
fact, We of the northern part of the
county look upon the pariah of the
plain as of some use. But for the coy
ote the jack rabbit would soon de
vastate the whole region. We hate
wolves, for lupus does like horse flesh,
and a tender, juicy colt, no matter its
value to the horseman, is a rare It'd
bit for the wolf and his young"
Bounty to Soldiers and Indians.
Mr.. Sieverts would be glad to sec
some regulations adopted giving to sol
diers and Indians not only the right
to hunt and kill wolves and coyotes on
the forest ranges n elsewhere, but
provide a bounty therefor, giving Lo
particularly some incentive for hunt
ing down the beasts. He could earn
some money and at the same time
avoid +bo shame of having m work for