Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-09-08

been tied to the head board by the
longshoremen we had nothing to do
with the loading. We put the buckets
in the corn trough along in front of
them. then poured water In the buck
cts as they were emptied.
1t all sounds very well but each
steer wanted to drink from a bucket
of his neighbor. They fought and
jerked and pulled and upset the buck.
cts. but we must make them drink or
they would die. So. with water splash.
ing on US and running down our shoe
tops. we would pat them kindly on
the nose and say nice words. Three
steers often would not drink when
offered three buckets. but II two
buckets were taken away all three
would fight to drink from the same
one.
Feeding the Brutes.
The next course was hay. It was
stored near the first hatch in large
bales, averaging about 200 pounds
apiece Some one forgot to put hay
hook on the boat, so we ha to roll
the bales with out finger nails. IT.
was the early morning duty Of each
man to roll a certain number down the
alley, and that was fine exercise be-
fore breakfast. Then we cut the
wires, shook the hay with care, remov-
ing all Jumps, and fed it to the brutes.
Our morning work generally was
finished at II o'clock and the work In
the afternoon lasted from to about
$3.50. The afternoon menu was an
other round of more buckets and more
hay. We swept alleys again in the
afternoon. Our brooms were very
artistic, being a bundle Of twigs tied
together and stick jammed into one
end of the bundle. ! don't know how
rich the inventor has become who
first thought of that method Of water
ing cattle and sweeping alleys.
The English seamen.
We didn't understand the English
seamen very well at first-their
speech or manners. But when we be-
came acquainted we liked. some Of
them better and few of them be-
came good friends of the cattlemen.
Most of them are down there working
a month for "a and a large part of
1t goes for drink when they get back
to Liverpool. They are good conver-
sationalists and we were surprised to
find their vocabulary much more de.
veloped than that of the average
American laborer.
The last three days Of the trip most
Of the seamen had paint bucket OF
can and was daubing everything in
sight. Brushes were few, but some
used rags and others seemed to paint
with their hands. We learned that
the reason 1t was put on In such large
quantities and so carelessly was thai
each ship had to use a certain amount
Of paint on each trip and show the
empty buckets to prove that 1t hat
been used. l believe that.
The first sight of the lights of the
Irish coast looked pretty good to US
All that day we could see either Ire
land or England. In the afternoon
the ship kept pretty close to the
Welsh shore The coast Is high AND
rocky and in the sunset 1t was 6
beautiful dull reddish color. The hills
beyond were green and divided by the
old stone fences into small irregular
farms. The stone houses. most ol
them white, were scattered here and
there along the fertile valleys. Oul
pilot came on at Lynas Point at $3.50
in the evening and had full charge ol
things till he reached Liverpool. The
cattle could smell land. so the seamer
said. and were restless the last nigh
and we slept but little. We turned
down the broad Mersey shortly aftel
midnight. That was Saturday morn
ing and we reached Birkenhead, or
the west bank. in a short time. Here
we landed our 400 cattle. all in ex
cellent health and we shed no teari
at seeing them depart Each Of vi
carried some cargo down the gang
plank and set foot for the first time
on English soil.
We bought English bicycles and
spent two months ON the perfect road,
Of England and the continent
The cattleman has his Joys and sor
rows but the latter are very soon for
gotten and one finds himself planning
to 60 again-even as a cattleman.
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