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The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Robert Johnson. foreman of the Dan Greek Mining Company, was bound over to the grand jury at Me Carthy recently on the charge of wilful assault. Johnson alleges. that he shot at squirrel and missed it, the the bullets going into a cut where. two or three men were work ing. On firing again the bullet took the same course, and the men left wors and entered complaint az ainst Johnson.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

John Anderson, well known old timer of the Kantishna district, ar rived in town this week. He reports trail conditions somewhat bad owing to lack of snow and too much soft weather. -.---.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30
Call for bids for 100 ton. of lee

Call for bids for 100 tons of lee
 Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned on December 1st. at 200 P NJ, for putting up 100 tons of ice for the use of the Alaskan Engineering Commission in Nenana. Successful bidder will be granted the privilege of using the balance of space in ice house for his own account. Bidder must state price he will charge for putting up Commission ice. WILLIAM MEL LISH, Storekeeper, Nenana.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mrs, Robert Sheldon, who has been under treatment at the local hospital during the last three weeks, has recovered sufficiently to leave the institution .:-.:-
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Andy Roth returned to town this week from a visit of several days at Healy.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

The College and Signal Corps basketball teams will meet at the roller rink tomorrow night and an interesting game is promised. The boys would like 10 arrange a series with Nenana.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Augustine & Kyer Fruit Cakes for Thanksgiving and Christmas a, The Portland. ..---.-.---- ----------------------
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Tom Mariluson has been delegated by the city council to see that the street lights and moonlight are not permitted to come in conflict
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mrs. E. J. Dyer left for the. coast on Tuesday, enroute to Ketchikan, where her husband is playing at one of the movie theaters.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mrs. May Baker was among the Fairbanks arrivals in Nenana this week.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

\ number of young poole made a moonlight trip to Shanleydale on Monday night, and the outing was very much enjoyed in spite of cold weather.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Miss Ruth Reat. who has herd of reindeer in winter grazing quart CTS in the Broad Pass district, left for her camp on the last train. after a brief visit in Fairbanks. Miss Reat is in personal charge of her large herd, which she brought over from the Kuskokwim last summer.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

COAL RANGES AND HEATING STOVES AT COST. SEE ". H. GILCHER.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mrs. Cascaden and Mrs. Arm strong left for the Tolovana dis trict this week, by dog team.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Dr. J. A. Sutherland left for the Kantishna district on Tuesday. on an urgent business mission, and will continue on to the States later.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Bob Kelly and Charles Ferguson have been awarded the contract for moving the Garden Island school building to its new location on the city school block, where 1t will be used for kindergarten work.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

FAST DOG TEAM FOR HIRE
 Fast dog team, with driver fo hire. Inquire at Cooney hotel. :.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Pressing, Cleaning, Alterations and general repair work at D'Ors4y's Tailor Shop. ...: ...... ..
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Miss Gladys Humphrey was among those leaving for the Outside on the last train. She is enroute to Berke- Hey and leaves a wide circle of friends in Fairbanks.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mr. and Mrs. c. 4. Bigelow and son, of the Humphrev-Bigelow drill outfit. left for the Outside on the last train. They will spend the re- mainder of the winter at Oakland, and will be back in the spring.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

William Galen is a recent arrival in town from the Hot Springs dis trict, where he is located on Ameri- can creek.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30
News FAIRBANKS Notes
Peter SteiI, Correspondent

U. S. Marshal Stevens, who left for the States on the last train, was accompanied by two oldtimers who will make their future home at the Sitka Pioneer home. The marsaal met Deputy McMullen at Anchor age, with an insane prisoner from McGrath, and he expected to pick up two Anchorage prisoners, also, to escort to Outside institutions. The marshal will go to Washington be- fore returning to his headquarters.
 R. H. Humphrey, who has been in charge of drilling operations in t3e Fairbanks district during the last season, left for the States on .he last train to report at head quarters of the company, in San Francisco. He will be back in Fair banks in the early spring, and 1t is understood that drilling operations will be resumed at that time and continued, perhaps, for two years, by which time the ground on which the company has options. will have been thoroughly prospected.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Councilman E. M Taylor has been granted a sixty-day leave of absence and Is now enroute to Port land. He will visit California also before returning to Fairbanks.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

The Fairbanks school now has an enrolment of 231 pupils, with the promise of thirty additional pupils as soon as the kindergarten class is started
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Special Thanksgiving Show at the Coliseum-"B Burglar Proof"
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Mrs. Archie Mcdonald Is recent arrival in town from the Eighteen mile house.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Leith Russell, who underwent an operation for appendicitis several days ago, and who was quite ill fol- lowing the ordeal, is now on the road to recovery and will soon be able to resume his duties at the NeWs-Niner office.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Light lunches at the Palace of Sweets. ....- -:*
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

The Curriers' have settled down to a series of hard play, with George Weber and E. H. Mack setting a lively pace.
The Nenana news., 1922-11-30

Earl Foster, also of the News Miner force. is still on the sick list, the result of strain received while assisting 10 install the new typeset- ting machine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-01-06
Notice Of Final Account

In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Mnltnomah County.
In the matter of the estate Of Agustus
NJ, Bstey, deceased.
In Probate No. 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that the under.
signed, ss administrator OF the estate Of
Agustus NJ. Estey deceased, has filed his
fnal account in the Circuit Court of the
State Of Oregon, for the County Of Multi.
nomsh, and that Tuesday, the 3lst day
of January, 1922, at the hour OF $3.50
O'Clock In the forenoon Of said day, and
the Court Room OF said Court has been
appointed by said Court as the time and
place for the hearing Of objections there.
to and the settlement thereof.
Dated and first publ shed Dec 80 1921.
Date Of last publication January "a, 1922.
ID. (. LEWIS, Administrator.
With will annexed.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-01-06

Residents of 81. Johns having taxes
and city liens to pay in Portland. can
make their payments without iuoonveni-
enee by availing themselves of our ser
wees. We will pay same and secure your
receipt without Inconvenience to you.
Fee. 25c. References: Any ST. Johns
Bank.-Peninsula Title, Abstract and
Realty Co., by II. Henderson, Manager;
S02 North Jersey Street.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-01-06
How About It?

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Do you enjoy the piano, phono-
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one corner Of the house warm
around the stovel
A Siblico Pipeless Furnace will
solve the problem. Price S135, in
stalled 1852.
Will gladly demonstrate and
place your order.
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502 Fessenden; Phone Col. 1926
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25

in 1884, when Johnny Burgess,
now living at Rosebud, Montana,
took herd of 1000 from the Qua
dalupe river in Texas to the mouth
of the Musselshell river in Mon
tana. That was only half of the
herd, the second outfit being in
charge of John Bowen, another
well-known trail boss.
I'm most outfits the cowpunch-
ers used to work together we'll and,
as | said, they were always loyal
to one another. If one or two were
hurt or sick, they rode the wagon
and the others did their work
cheerfully. Very few orders were
given, for every man knew his
work, had his place and kept it.
Trail cooks were rough and ready,
but mighty fast in their work. They
would drive four horses over cut
banks, across deep coulees and
through deep, swift streams some
times. They would curse lot but
always have their meals on time.
The horse wrangler, who had
charge of the horse herd, used to
help the cook rustic fuel and water.
We would often go all summer
without seeing newspaper, but we
often met a rep" as the represen-
tative of an outfits brand was
called, travelling from one roundup
to another. He would stop and eat
dinner with us or stay all night in
Our camp, and then we got all the
range news from Texas to the Brit
ish line. Those boys were sure well
come in trail camp.
There were few cowpunchers in
the northwest who had not made
a trip on the trail at least once, and
many Of them spent the greater
part of Is years travelling it. The
proudest boast of any of them was
we held the herd Also few of
them ever quit a friend in tight
place. There are not many of them
left. Many have gone with the
which are but a memory
in the northwest today. A few
ire living on their ranches, mostly
Up and down the Rocky Mountains.
They were a type, and that type has
vanished from the west as COM
,letely as the buffalo"
Copyrighted by CheeIy-Raban syndicate.)
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25

then it was up to every man or
guard to risk his life to hold the
herd. Sometimes Indians or a gang
of Mexicans would slip up near the
cattle on fast horses, pop blanket
in the darkness to start stampede
of the longhorns and try to rur
them off. Not infrequently CUR
fights would follow and perhaps
daybreak would show few Mexi-
cans or Indians dead on the prai-
RE.
when a stampede started the
cowboys guarding the herd would
pull their six-shooters and begin
shooting as they swung with the
lead and tried to throw the fear
crazed cattle into mill, which
means to get them running in a
circle instead of streaking off over
the prairie. AS they galloped along
as fast as they could send their
cayuses, the boys would sing cow
songs, which we're supposed to ex-
ercise a soothing effect on the cat
tie. This night work with stam-
peded herd was dangerous and
many men were killed. A horse
would stumble and fall. In a flash
the running herd passed over pony
and rider. Next morning both
would be found literally ground in
to the earth. A shallow, unmark-
ed grave would be the last resting
place of the unfortunate cowpun-
cher.
Every cowpuncher realized the
peril of trying to head a stampede,
but | can say with truth that |
never knew one to fa1ter or shirk.
1t was often impossible to head off
a herd that had started running, |
and daylight might find the cattle
and their guards 10 or 20 miles
away from camp. Then the tired
ounchers would have to wait till
heir relief came, sometimes for
many hours. Of all the herds that
,ame up the trail in the Is years of
is existence, I never knew of a
nerd being turned loose or lost.
Nothing but death excused a cow
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25

carried the 'tarps" and blankets
slickers, better food and-lots o.
salt. A trail outfit was made III
of from nine to II men, including
the wagon boss, cook, horse wran-
gler and six or eight cowpunchers
usually the latter number. Two OF
these rode on the lead, or point
two on the flanks, two on the
swing" and two drag drivers.
At his cattle ranch in Fergus
county, Montana, known as the
Three Deuce" because of his
brand, lives E. c. Abbot, better
known as Teddy Blue who is
probably the foremost living auth
ority on the Texas train and its
history.
II learned all the arts of the cow
puncher in 1871 from Sam Bass, a
noted train robber, who worked on
my fathers ranch" said Abbot re
Gently, in talking over old times on
the range. "Sam Bass, although a
road agent and bad man, was quite
a popular figure among cowpun-
cheers, and after his career was cut
short the we'll known cowboy song
that was sung on every cattle range
in America was composed. There
were verses innumerable, the first
one running:
C Sam Bass was born in Indiana
1t was his native home,
And at the age of seventeen,
Young Sam began to roam.
He started out for Texas,
A cowboy for to be;
A better-hearted Teller
You'd seldom ever see.'
"It recited in much detail the
various exploits of Sam, and like
wise his tragic ending. 1t was per-
laps the best known cowboy song
n the old days.
Life on the trail in the early 70's
wasn't exactly bed of roses. The
Joys would start north with from
500 to 1000 cattle that were wild |
IS buffaloes and take them a thou
and miles through an unknown
Sometimes sudden cleo
ric storm at night or some other
ause would start a stampede and
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25
$4,000 ACRES OF
TIMBER BURNED
HEAVY LOSSES EXPERIENCED IN
DISTRICT INCLUDING MON
TANA, REPORT SHOWS
Greatest Number of Fires in Amy
Ten Days Since 1920; This Season
Ranks Fourth i'm Volume of Losses
SO Far; Incendiarism Responsible
for Many Fires.

A total of $4,000 acres of forest
timber has been burned this season
by 868 forest fires in district No. l
of the forest service, which includes
Montana, northern Idaho and east
ern Washington, according to the To-
day fire report, made public by for
est service officials last week.
The situation at the present time
is extremely critical. A total of 295
fires burned during the 10 days, and
many of this number are still burn
ing. This is the greatest number of
fires in any 10 days since 1920 This
season ranks, thus far, as fourth in
comparing the most dangerous sea-
sons that the forest service has ex-
perienced and the season has at least
a month more to go. The seasons of
1910, the worst in the history of the
west, and the seasons of 1914, 1919
and 1920, alone can compare with
this season.
OF the total number of fires this
'year, II have burned more than 10
acres and six of these were very diff
ficult to fight. Thus far 10, 900 acres
of privately owned timber has been
burned, and 5000 acres of govern
ment owned timber has been destroy
ed. Last week there were Fl fires
burning covering more than 10 acres.
Incendiarism is responsible for the
greatest number of fires of the past
10 days, next to fires started by
lightning. There were 81 fires of in
cendiary origin, 166 started by light
ming and the other causes are given
as follows:
Railroads, 35; smokers, 9; camp
ers, IS; brush burning, q; numbering,
a; and miscellaneous, 4.
Two fires burning on Clear creek,
in the Selway forest, south of the
Bitter Root valley, melted into one
large blaze which covered half
thousand acres and was still spread
ing rapidly through dense windfau
and reproduction timber. Three new
fires started on that forest have been
stopped and were being held by fire
lighters.
On the Kootenai the armies of fire
lighters combating the various blazes
we're surrounding each of the three
bad outbreaks which have been Civ
ng the most trouble there. The 200
acre incendiary fire on Pinkum ridge,
he Star creek blaze and the fire on
he North fork of Callahan creek,
which has covered 100 acres, are all
renched.
Five new lightning fires started
asst week on the Blackfeet forest,
making total of 35 in three days.
From the Cabinet, the ST. Joe and
he Occur d'Alene forests came the
heerful word of showers stopping the
Tres. The Canyon creek fire in the
'oeur d'Alene is on patrol basis, as
S the Big creek blaze.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25

Of the dimming trails of other
DAYS in the old west none survives
in memory with more glamor of ro-
nance than the old Texas Trail,
over which the long-horn cattle of
the southwest were driven from the
Guadalupe river as far north, al
most, as the Canadian line to stock
the great grass ranges of the cen
trail west and the northwest and
transform a vast buffalo country
into an enormous cattle and sheep
breeding range. For decade and
a half, from about 1870 to 1885, the
Texas trail had its days of glory
and served its purpose. Then came
the hester" with his wire fences
around the water holes and state
quarantine laws, and the trail was
closed to the longhorns and the
cowpunchers. Today it lives only |
in the memories of a few fast-dis-
appearing, grizzled veterans of the
COW days. At the COW mans con-
ventions that have succeeded the
old roundups you may occasionally
hear couple of the old cattle men
living over the trail days again,
and if you listen you are likely to
get few thrills from the tales told,
for never did peril and adventure,
comedy and tragedy, follow one an
other more rapidly than along the
trail across the continent from the
southwest.
During the Civil war and for
several years afterward cattle in
Texas increased by the hundreds of
but it was not till 1870 |
that the growers could find a mar
ket for them, following the settle
ment of the Indian question, where
by the red men of the southwest
were forced to go either into In
dian Territory or on reservations
north of the Platte river. Then the :
Texas trail had its beginnings. !
At first it started from southern |
Texas and ran north and east, the
first herds striking the railroad at :
Caldwell, Kansas, and some going /
IS far north as Lincoln, Nebraska,
which formed the terminus between r
1870 and 1873. In 1874 the end of r
he trail was moved farther west n
o Lowell, on the Platte river mi :
hose days the cattle were eit'Io: +
shipped in July from the Platte r
@ Chicago or sold to settlers III >
.astern Nebraska for $40 or $12 :
lead, mostly on time payments s
cattle Go North Following Il
settlement With the Sioux il
In 1873 the treaty with the Sioux "
indians was made and in 1879 more O
han 100000 cattle went up the trail g
nd crossed the North Platte river
1to Nebraska and Wyoming The
rail then crossed the Red river,
ontinuing to Dodge City and north
} Ogalalla.
The first cattle outfits that took
ne trail in 1871 were described as
tough" In fact the men had to
e tough as hickory knots to stand v;
lie hardships. There was usually W
4 old Confederate wagon with a h;
egro cook and span of work in
nl1s. Little bedding was carried
i'd no tents. The food taken along w
insisted of sorghum molasses, be
cans, bacon and plenty of salt, but l.,
) sugar. A few years later the as
all outfits were considerably i'm sa
-oved. The equipment usually co
insisted of mess wagon with tri
ur-horse team, bed wagons that ca
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25
Old Time Trail Herd Made
Colorful, Picturesque Sight

1T was pretty sight to see a
big herd strung out on the trail III
the morning, the sun glistening on
their long, bright horns-half a
mile of solid cattle with horse herd
and wagons in the lead. The silver
conchos on spurs and brides and
the pearl-handled six-shooters of
the cowpunchers flashed in the sun
and they made brave showing.
Cowpunchers of that time wore the
best quality of clothing and took
great pride in their outfit They got
to be a distinct type and class. They
would go back to Texas after
drive north, work all winter gather
ing herd in the brush and then
start north again in the spring.
Many time I've heard Texas
cowpuncher singing that old song
!" We go up north every spring
And come back in the fall.
We are bound to follow the Lone
Star trail
Until we get too old-until we
get too DID,
"Of course, the cowpunchers
thought it would last forever.
"As I said, a days drive was
sometimes as long as 40 miles, but
the average was only 10 to IS
miles, according to the water. The
straight steer herds made the best
time for they were comparatively
easy to handle. 1t was when an
outfit moved all their range cattle
north that the trouble began. The
calves would get lame and play out
and the slowest COW set the pace.
The boys always took great pride
in getting the herd through in good
shape, though, and resented any
slurs cast at their trail boss and
the way he handled his outfit. They
were surely loyal to their employ
ers and to one another.
"Often the owner of herd we
were taking north would show up
where we crossed the railroad, look
the herd over and say, so long,
boys, I'll see you in Miles City, He
would then take the train and go
here, sit around the hotel, drink
ng whisky, playing poker and !.
about his outfit I've got
he best damned outfit of cowpun-
hers on the TRAIL he would de-
lare. Why, that herds good beef
light now OF course when we
leard of such talk it made the salt
aste better. {
"Some owners new at the bust
ess OCCASIONALLY tried to run their :
wn outfits on the trail, but once I
vas enough, for no one ever paid a
he slightest attention to them. The
Id timers among the owners would 4
III their range bosses to send an
utfit somewhere to receive a herd il
nd trail it to some place in Mon Z
ina or Wyoming. The range boss = !
ould call a wagon boss, hand him il
big roll of bills and say: Fill up a
BUR outfit in men and horses when Il
Oh take over the herd down south. s. ;,
urn loose on the Big Dry in Mon
ma. So long; the old man will fl
eet you in Miles City The job W
ould be done and done right; just o.
well as if the trail boss owned q.
e herd. The big rivers might tt
N banks full, thunder and light til
ng might stampede the herd W
cry kind of trouble might come :
but leave it to the trail boss to la
oss the Yellowstone on time. m
,ngest Drive Ever Made on tn
,xas Trail in Season oh
fl
The longest drive ever made on G,
e Texas Trail in one season was is
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-08-25

with herd because of scare they
got.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-21
MEST MLATrRRORN

Mr.. and Mrs, Simpson had Il
Valentine party. Feb. Il. These
were between thirty and forty
present. Mrs. Orange Ladd made
the prettieat Valentine and they
gave her Valentine for prize.
Retire. shments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Laid have
visiting in Boston.
Mrs. E. A. Blodgott had a letter
from her sister Mr.. J. 3. Sopcr in
South Pasadena, Calf, SAVING they
had a snow storm for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Mrs. Soper has
lived there 36 years and there has
been no snow until this winter.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-21
he Valentine social Friday even

the Valentine social Friday even
ing.
Mrs. George Dole and little son,
George, Jr., and Mrs, Ernest Dew
enger and two children of Dan
vile visited at Arthur Emmons
recently.
MI and Mrs. Glen Crane OF
Danville were the guests Oh her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole
and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bundy Of
st. Johnstury spent the week end
at B. A. Clifford's
James Cassidy Of Plainfeld Wis
tied at Fred Carsons Monday
Harvey Varnum of California
arrived at Bryon Varnums Mon
day morning. He was called here
owing to the critical condition of
Mr.. Narnum, who recently suffered
a shock. Mrs. Mayme Chamber
lain of Nashua, N. H., is also at
Mr.. Narnum's.
Raymond Staples of st. Jhons-
bury, who has been working for
Carl Alice, has finished work
there and gone to work for his
grandfather, Charles Peck.
Eugene Duclos of Beebe River,
N. H., and his mother, Mrs. Lud-
ger Dudos of St. Johnsburv visited
at Joseph Duclos Thursday.
Mrs. Christine Towne was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. f. Jensen
last week
Little Barbara Gadapee remains
quite i'll. A consultation of doc
tors was called Sunday.