The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-08-23
Tumcumcaris' Annual Cowboys
Roundup.

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Tucumcari is located right in the
heart Of what was few years back,
the greatest buffalo range in the
American southwest and what has,
since the buffalo were killed, to get
rid of maurauding Indians, been the
cattle land of the Eastern foothills
of the Rocky Mountains and the
wide expanse of table lands east of
the Texas Panhandle in New Mexico.
And Notwithstanding the fact that
che home-steader has arrived and the
big ranches are being divided into
farming tracts, we are yet the cattle
country of the state. There are
many cattlemen and cowboys here
yet, and one of the greatest ranch
properties in the United States is
right at our door. The ranches of
the Red River Valley Cattle Com
pany, cover territory of forty by
sixty miles in area, and the south line
of this great pasture is two miles
north of the city limits of Tucumcari,
and this ranch, larger than some of
the largest counties of the big state
of Texas,-is stocked with graded
white-face cattle, and works sixty to
one hundred men during the round
up and branding seasons. This, with
the many other smaller ranches that
make Tucumcari the Duke City of
cattleland pour out their range
forces of cattlemen and cowboys to
the round up, here every year.
The Annual Cowboys Roundup
brings a re-juvination of the pioneer
days when The stirring events of
frontier ranching were running full
blast, and the cattleman was king.
They come with their mounts of the
widest mustangs, and the highest
pitching broncos. They ride them
for purses, both cowboys and cow
girls, and they stay above the bad
'uns while they make streaks in the
air like jagged lightning. They rope
and ride the big sleek steers and
brand the yearlings. They bulldog
the steer. both from horseback and
automobile. They leap from horse
back onto the steers back like a
Mexican lion, and take him by the
horns and throw him down and hold
flat on earth and to show that the
cowpuncher is always to the -Four
Hundred" level of society, he does
the same thing from an automobile,
running twenty miles an hour. This
is daredevil work, but here is where
they add the new features to the wild
west shows and this is to be Tucum-
CARTS banner year in arena work.
The ranch chuck wagon will be here
in its thrilling run and camp-pitch-
ing event, and the cow-pony sweep
stake, relay and straight-away con-
tests.
The parade will be composed of
the top-notchers of skilled riders, ro..
pers, and arena contestants OF
America, and all the cowboys, and
cowgirls from off the ranges from
the Panhandle of Texas to the Rocky
Mountain Divide and from Cheyenne
to Ell Paso. This will give the visi-
tor a glimpse of the early days in
the cow-country of the west and to
put modern conditions in contrast,
two miles ofautomobiles bring up the
rear. The parade will be followed
bv the ceremonies of the laying OF
the cornerstone of the Masonic
Temple. Tucumcari is preparing to
entertain the largest number Of vi
sitors ever invited to the city. Come
on in to the Roundup. There will
be three days of fun and frolic and
the cowboys will be here from the
region of mountain and plain all
over the range.