The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-12
COWBOYS EAGER FOR |. BIG ANNUAL ROUNDUP
Leave State Fair for Sport In
 Mexico
STORY 0F WILD WEST
Cowboys Tell How They Will Make a Run On the Wild Horses, Corral and Brand
 Them.


 The cowboys and eowgirls of the X. l. T. ranch show, which is now on exhibition at the fair grounds, are all very anxious for the end of the sea- son. They have received a letter from Mrs. w. H. Kennedy. the wife of the owner and manager of the show, who is at present on the ranch. located 12 miles north of Sunnyside, New Mexico
 Mrs. Kennedy states that the owners of the big range about 50 miles from the ranch have decided to hold a wild horse run in connection with the an- nual roundup. The following infor- nation is grathered from the members of the Wild West show. There are about roo horses in the wild horse drove and they are getting very trou- blesome to the cattlemen, as the horses drive the cattle from the best ranges. l and in addition there are often a num- l Der of very valuable horses to be found in the wild bunch. and all own the l horses they capture.
 l The roundup this year will be held at ] the x. I. T. ranch. which is one of the central spots in that country and it is estimated that more than 125.0O0 head of cattle will be brought in to be i sorted out branded. and a large portion of them shipped to the east i ern markets. When the actual work l of the roundup is over the wild horse run will be held.
 The drove will be located. the COW l boys and coWgirls divided into groups of equal number and stationed at points about eight or 10 miles apart. Then the first runners will approach the drove from the opposite direction from that in which they wish them to run, and with all the noise possible to make, yelling. firing of revolvers and the like. start the bunch off. When once the wild horses are started there is but one way to catch them-drive them off their own range into some place where they can be surrounded. and when they are exhausted from the long run, drive them into a corral.
 Of course the saddle horses, bur dened as they are with the heavy sad de and rider, could never maintain the pace set by the frightened wild ones. It is for this reason that the relays are stationed and al soon as the drove comes in sight the new riders take up the run, forcing by noise and running their own ponies, the wild 1 drove to run in the general direction l wanted. There is gully near the ;aI, rn ] known to be. and it will be this gully | to which the bunch will be headed.
 At the farther end of the gully a stockade corral will be erected and as fast as possible the horses will be driven into it. It is estimated that the drive will yield about $50 wild horses, and when these are all corralled the cowboys will commence to prove their busting" prowess riding them out
 Each man will be allowed to select from the bunch what he requires for his personal needs and the remainder will be divided equally among the l owners of the range and will be broken out and sold in the eastern markets.
 The roundup at the x. l. T. ranch this fall will be held during the latter part of November and will be one of the largest in the history of New Mexico. It is expected to continue for several weeks on account of the wild l horse run and the horse breaking that | will follow. For over a month pre- parations have been in progress on the New Mexico ranches for the Dig | fun" and the cowboys and cowgirls of the x. I. T. ranch show are eagerly l waiting for the close of the season, 1 which will be in a few weeks, so as to get back to the ranch and join those | at home in the arrangements.
 At the roundup each outfit brings it's own camp, mess wagon and a1l and | is stationed at certain point. The | first work is to separate the great bunch of cattle according to their 1 brands, and then the work of branding the calves begins.
 1 Every cattle owner has a distinct mark which is cast in iron and fastened to the end of long rod. These brands are then heated redhot in a camp ire and pressed either to the side or hip | of the calf until a burn has been made deep enough to destroy the outer cuticle so that during the entire after life of the beast it will carry scar | the exact shape of the mark-called the | brand.
 If, during the roundup, cattle year old or over are found unbranded, they are marked with the brand of the em- | ployer of the cowboy who finds them, l regardless of ownership. These are | termed mavericks" and have been the | cause of a deal of dispute during the 1 past in the cattle countries. Mavericks" 1 have been known to be the start of some interruptions mems fortunes.
 Discharged By Grand Jury.
 Indianapolis, October 1.-The Mar ion county grandjury discharged from custody last evening David Frankel, who was under arrest charged with killing his wife in order to collect in- surance. Yesterday afternoon Frank