The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-23

icountered IN varied forms in Oregon.
california, Arlzona-in fact, IN any any,
iof the states west Of the Missouri 1t
has as its base Of operations those
Thousands Of great cattle ranches
that are scattered over this region
ION those ranches the meat for the
support Of a nation is still grown.
the plains break into the wild coun-
! try where the Rockies rear them
selves, and big game makes its home
| But the cattle ranch has developed
| a new industry which gives 1t a new
name. AS dude ranch, its province
give that individual real look into
the life OF the West The cowboys.
when the roundup is over, become
dude wranglers This latter term
may not be universally understood It
has its origin in the duties OF that
individual who has charge of the sad
die horses on the roundups, and who
is called the horse wrangter. Like
wise, cowboy who has charge OF a
party Of tourists becomes dude
lwrangler-
Hundreds of cattle ranches are this
season receiving tourists and arrang-
| ing outings for them The man or
woman who chooses to take this sort
of vacation has but to drop a line to
any state, county or city Official in the.
West and the letter viii be turned.
over to those who viii give plentiful
information. Railroads running
through any western community have
the addresses OF scores Of good dude
ranches.
| Having chosen, point from which
| to operate, the tourist will probably
End that night is spent at hotel
in frontier town, that a trip is tax
en- in rocking stage coach to a
ranch house built of logs on. the bank
of mountain stream and that many
| of his fellows are there ahead OF him,
comfortably bunking in log cabins
scattered about the premises. His
first attempt is to crafty his appetite
lat the long table with the red cloth
lin the ranch house dining room
There is a. world Of fresh meat. of
Immediately eats as much Of this food
as he would have consumed in "a week
back home and repeats the process
three times a day, but never succeeds
in overcoming that appetite
]. The next day he is assigned horse.
! one that IS plodding and patient and
/ accustomed to this sort Of rider The
particular dude wrangler to whom he
| is assigned shows him how to bride
land saddle and ride this horse. He
lis advised to go only a short dis
lance the first day. Then he is shown
the possibilities Of fishing and other
mild amusements. This is during the
week Of preliminary hardening up.
Then party Of a dozen is got to-
gether for a plunge into the wilds.
Every man has his horse, there are
three or four animals upon the backs
| OF which are packed the camp out
/ fit and provisions Of the party, there
are two dude wranslers, who are ex-
perienced mountaineers and packers
and cook This cavalcade winds up
the mountain stream and begins the
climb for distant pass.
The first day the ride is but ten
lmues or so, the second 1t is fifteen
or twenty. 1t is this second day that
is hard on the individual to whom rid
ing IS new, for every ounce Of him
is sore as a boil The third day he
begins to harden and in week he
can do his fifty miles day and en-
I Joy every foot Of it Through precept
and example and necessity he comes
to ride as do these natural horsemen
Of the West who are his guides
Little shelter tents are pitched at
night, and the members OF the party
! sleep in their blankets on the ground
The food Is sprepared oveT camp
fire and is abundant. AssuredIy one
would never eat such food at home;
yet there is nothing In the best cafes
that tastes as good Black coffee and
| dutch oven bread require an atmos-
phere to be appreciated
And the scenery! But the prospec-
tive vacation1st may as wen take a
sample trip Lander, Wyoming. IS a
good point from which to start, but
| there are hundreds Of others like 1t
Here came Owen Wister for the ma
teria1 for The virginfan- There Is
a black-whiskered. moccasined gam