Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-06-21

shearers average one hundred and
fifty sheep per day. Besides the mil
| lions of sheep, thousands of horses
and cattle can be seen from most any
point, they all run at large, but as
each rancher has his own registered
brand they all find their stock at the
time of the big round up which takes
place twice year. Very little, If any
attention is given them between
these times. And / must not forget
that this is the home of the sound
footed horse, some of the finest speci-
mems of both horses and cattle can be
found on the range as it Is surely
case of the survival of the fitteSt as
neither horses or cattle ever know
any other shelter than that offered
by nature. Diseases of any kind are
not known among these herds and
the state Is very strict In letting any
other but sound animals cross the
! line. The ranchers all know that
their days are numbered as this
country is either unopened or recently
opended by the government for set
Element and the homesteaders that
have filed have not moved upon their
claims as they have six months time
in which to establish residence. As
this Is the last of the government
land in this territory the ranchers
will have no more of the absolutely
free field for his stock. Upon our
return we found the remains of a
/ mountain sheep and / procured one
of its horns which was in a good state
of preservation. In my opinion
nature has never done more In any
new country for the settler than In
! 10 ~ f.taxaf loV ~
coal and a sufficient amount of red
cedar and ash in the divides or breaks
! for fence posts and kindling wood,
while good water Is easily procured
from ten to thirty feet II the settler
hasn't been lucky enough to get one
OF the many good springs. What
| puzzled me the most was In going up
valley all at once a nice creek would
show up, upon inquiry l was Informed
that the disappearance Of the water
furnished sub-irrigation for many
acres, which could be traced with the
enormous growth of grass, the grasses
are mostly spear grass and species of
red top and long bladed grass which
only grows about foot high. These
grasses do not lose any of their feed
Ing value by becoming dry. ag
Upon awaking in the morning i
found that nature had done more
than an ordinary nights work In re-
freshing me, which is due TO the ex-
cellent climate in this country, as
the air Is far drier and lighter than |
am used to; all the senses seem to
jump into activity, on 8. quiet day
persons can talk to one another at
distance of half mile which is due
to both acuteness of the senses and
the lightness OF the air. The disease
which Is commonly known In Wiscon-
sin as catarrh is not known here and
those who have it will be relieved of
their troubles In avery short time In
this locality. Nobody need worry
here about tuberculosis and all germ
diseases.
! / was told before left that this
country was destitute of vegetation
that the jack rabbits that hop
across the country take hand basket
with provisions. j saw several frisk-
ing about, but no baskets and sup
pose that they had been uniformed
of the supposed conditions which pre-
vail here as It is generally thought
that 1T is so dry that one could raise a
disturbance. | did not figure that 1t
ever rained here, but my raincoat
saved me three natural baths and
must admit that the crop conditions
were better than in any state passed
through. w. III. REINHARDT.