Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-22
PARSON"
WRITES STORY
OF EARLY DAYS

The place was the IN ranch in Pot.
Ter County. Texas. the year 1882. tho
NORTH June. the particular diy Of the
iucnth. nor the week did nos matter 40
much as only the book keeper know
Them and sometimes he was not sure.
The time was early morning. ctwccn
tn Growing u tho cuck and when old
Sol began to p'scp over the Canadian
hits Chuck" had been s"ryed and all
we're astir FOR In that "ag, twenty.
four hours made day and nc written
nor verbal agreement between thc ON.
Ilcycr and employees rs 10 hours nor
the kind ~ work was necessary for
when tho CoWboy hired for twenty five
per. chuck and mount furnished he
fnCw SO much work must be done and
the ranchnan knew il would b, done.
thus they understood each other The
rider was of light complexion and build.
lad passed his twentieth sunia.cr and
sat the saddle with that case which
nor, but the range riders know
The mount. chcsnu, sorrrl strong.
!, built. q ungy ucck nostrils wide.
Wearing tho l.. y and moved with easy
ss.rging gait soon learned by cow.
luhies In the long rides over th, plians
hucklcd around the ri,rrrs' waist was
his Colts g.. and in the scahharl on the !
rlaht OF the saddle swung the % win.
chester. on the saddle horn L. the loft |
hung the coil of i0 foot rope eady Tor |
use IN any emergency. In front the !
nicer drove five horses on on, was ticl |
roll ot heavy blankets WRAPPED IN
taTpaulin which was Go he his lod and !
Ehcltcr til the autumn frost chilled tho |
iao, ming air OF the snow zen ~ mayl," |
longer.
Thus equipped our rider started 7,
ocioSs the roadlcss plains o. ihe r
Anchor ranch IN Randall county. at
the head II the palo Duro Canyon. 10
'oir that OUTFIT IN tho summer and fall
round ups. cut tho IN cattle ana
liing them tacl, 10 their range.
Oi. Tule Canyon about twciy, miles
cssi 81 where Tuba NOW stands was q
onrout used by tho II Tor a line camp
and also Kind 81 headquarters and
meeting Flaro fur line and range riders
A. this camp our rider landed and
was rd.ns the range as usga, whom on"
morning the outfit c-pI,d "a herd ~
south pant W SWish.r county. or per.
hips d was the northern part g.. Hale.
for Ia those DAYS th" country was AN
out of doors and The cowboys paid
nc attention 90 sp uuan a matter AS
county Lines knowing that hey could
AGAIN round up the cattle the, turned
tam looso and rosie Tor ta- herd ~
buffalo. our rider leading the bunch on
his fayortc sorrd brought down ouc
buffalo cow with his Winchester then
iri,od q ralf uod b. down and rupc,l an.
ether one Thr4. calves. about month
old were taken o. Tho dugoIt AND haul.
~ from there m a wagon. about 30
Tni'cs 20 tho T.Anch0r hct!, uartcrs.
'Ghcy killed a cows calf Got hU,f then
Iaad, tho COW lcj tho buffalo calves
suck Within n fcv weeks the cow 10
came accustomed a. her new charges
asd they - their uow mother ana were
ihcn turned free on tho rance ahd thus
a." COW raised tho two buffalo calves.
~ tho f1l when our rider retained IN
ttr T.Anchor headquarters o., traded
he two buffalo calves 90 Julc Guntcr
.uuor member al 'hc firm ~ Gunirr.
Nunsion and Guntcr for q Si-"d Iair n
loois and paNuragr Tor his private
i,rSc during the summer. Al cowboys
IN those days owned n priNite horse
10 that In ease his pay WIS s;lpprd m
". took = notion 10 drift he would ha1"
company 10 tho next ranch. % Town, or
where ever he took a notion "a 60. In
ISSsi Gunter. MunSon and punter 10.
string somc privacy about their hond
quarters fcnee'l q snnl pasture NJ ,lo
0o0 acres and our rider not oaring o.
:ake h'S private horse on the southern
round up lcfi him iu this pasture a. b"
could be- morc EASILY obtained when
needed than " lcft On the op,a range.
~ the spring ct 1858 Julie Gunter gave
his huffslu calves % Mr. ctas. Good
f..rht and arr a part II the n"v .annous
roodnlghf huffalo hcsi are The Oft
spi .nc 81 the calves rppcd by J. y.
Thompson. Tor that II cur ud,rs nam"
ycd he now lives a. Hereford TEXAS
and b. gr.c;sa hy his friend Hello
J.G
sgped. TIE rAI.SON."