Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-21

~ hero two cowboys nad Deen
"a lazily lying on the grass in the
shade cast by the motionless
bodies OF their ponies. They had been
keeping such Indifferent watch that
neither OF them had seen Miss Rem
wyck. II was the noon hour. The
morning shift had gone back to camp.
and the afternoon gang had not yet ar
rived, so there were only these men
watching the herd. The quiet had
made them relax their usual vigilance.
The instant they heard the first bark
from the steers they leaped to their
feet and sprang to saddle.
They're offr' cried the taller Of the
two as he drove his spurs into his
pony and took q straight cut across the
prairie SO as to head them OF.
wen get 'em millln' under the hills
all rightv' shouted his companion as
they raced along.
A quarter OF q mile, however,
brought them In sight OF the woman.
The first man. who was little ahead,
pointed.
Look yondsr.' he shouted.
my God- said the other. Right in
their direction. She's a goner IT,
"Faster~ cried his companion.
He saw that unless the onrush Of the
cattle were diverted the girl would be
overwhelmed and trampled to death in
the stampede. Try as he might, he
could not reach her In time, yet he had
the fastest pony on the range and rode
like centaur. He fairly lifted the
broncho through the air in his mad
impetuosity. A woman WAS quicken
ing sight on the range, and all the
chlyalry in the souls OF the men re
sponded to the appeal Of Der peril;
but, try as they might, they realized
they could do nothing.
Wen he too late" cried the leading
man.
Yep" answered his companion Ia
conically, driving his spurs home again
NO" cried the FIRST man as the cattle
swerved; she's kept her head. That
woman knows hsr business They'll be
milling h a minute"
Shed ought to bs sittn outn 1t
now, though"
"lee. God. they've get herr he
cried us he saw the rirl caught on the
periphery OF the whirliRg mass.
wen git her out" cried the other
"lf she liver long enough TO give us
a chance"
When ~ampeded cattle get 10 mill
Ing they turn in upon themselves,
either invOluntarlly or because OF pres
sure put upon them by cowboys seek
Ing 10 control them Thy sweep
around In concentric circles m a great
spiral The pressure on the outside
tends to construct the circles more and
more until the cattle are jammed into
a whirling yertigiuous mass. Of which
nothing can Ike seen but upllfted heads
and uptossed horns. This mass. fran-
tic with fear and fury. sways and
whirlS over the ground like tornado
with n motion OF rotation and transla-
tlon at the same time. Above the dust
Of its trampling comes the clicking OF
the dew claws ana the cleft hoofs as
the feet are NttSl sharply from the
ground. These. with the rafting of
horns ana the believing OF those ON
the outer edge. make the animal whirl
pool a perfect inferno OF noise and
clamor.
The mill sweeps around and around
and the only way to break II is to un
wind it-that IL. 10 cut into the bunct
and start the outer edge of ON a tan
gent SO that the whole unwinds Itself
mechanically by reversing the process.
which brought IL together. This Is ar
operation of much difficulty. attended
with great danger The man who
breaks in mnst do il backward. as Il
were he must follow the movement
Of the perimeter ot the great cipcle
heading as the cattle do. and by skill
and dey'e~'tv force ont first one ant
then 10'-hee until De gets the circum
ference D-oe'o I'M the end the breal
Is apt t1 come quickly and the awfu
maclsi-cl Ot madleued animals dis