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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
OVER THE TEXAS TRAIL WITH THE l0MGH0RM HERDS I'M LATE
SEVENTIES ROMANTIC BIRTH OF MONTANA CATTLE INDUSTRY

ed all their range cattle north that
the trouble began. The calves would
get lame and play out and the slow
est COW set the pace. The boys al
ways 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 employers and to one another.
"Often the owner OF a herd we
were taking north would show up
where we crossed the railroad, look
the herd over and say, so long,
Toys, I'll see you in Miles City lie
would then take the train and 20
there. sit around the hotel, drinking
whiskey, playing poker, and bragg
ging about his outfit. I've got the
best damned outfit OF cowpunchers
on the TRAIL he would declare. Why,
that herds good beef right now or
course when we heard of such talk
1t made the salt taste better.
Some owners new at the bust
ness occasionally tried TO run their
own outfits on the trail, but once was
enough. for no one ever paid the
slightest attention TO them. The old
timers among the owners would tell
their range bosses TO send an outfit
somewhere to receive herd and trail
II to some place In Montana or Wyo-
ming. The range boss would call
a wagon boss. hand him a big roll OF
bills and say: Fill up your outfit In
men and horses when you take over
the herd down south. Turn loose
on the Bog Dry in Montana. So long;
the old man will see you In Miles
City The Job would be done and
done right; Just as we'll az II the
trail boss owned the herd. The big
rivers might run banks FULL thunder
and lightning might stampede the
herd; every kind OF trouble might
come-but leave It TO the trail boss
to cross the Yellowstone on time.
1.-THE longest drive ever made on
the Texas Trail In one season was In
1884, when Johnny Burgess, for
many years resident of Rosebud,
Montana, took herd OF 1000 from
the Guadalupe river in Texas TO the
mouth OF the MusBelsheil river in
dotttdAds nat WhS bHlf udll Vi tnt
herd, the second outfit being In
charge OF John Bowen, another we'll
known trail boss.
There were few cowpunchera In
the northwest who had not made q
trip on the trail at least once, and
many OF them spent the greater part
of 15 years travelling 1t. The proud
est boast OF any OF them was. We
held the herd Also, few of them
ever quit friend In tight place
There are not many OF them left
Many have gone with the longhorns
which are but memory in the north
west today. A few are living on theli
ranches, mostly up and down thu
Rocky mountains. They were
type, and that type has vanished
from the west as completely as tn
buffalo.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

uyHE early cattle industry OF Mon
tana had its Genesis in the first
L herd of Texas longhorns brought
In and the historical credit OF that
event goes to Nelson Story, ST., II
was brought out at Billings recent
iy through visit to that city OF Mrs.
Granville Stuart. widow of the dis
coverer of gold In western Montana
in 1857. She and /. d. O'Donnell,
who used to be a cow-puncher on
the Stuart ranch in Fergus county,
had an interesting discussion of
those days, now fast receding In the
perspective of history. The bring
ing in of the Texas herd was ven
ture attended by many perils and vi
cissitudes, according to Mrs. Stuart.
"In 1856" said Mrs. Stuart, mel
SON Story, ST., went away down into
Texas and bought ESQ head of Texas
cattle and drove them to st. Joseph,
Mo. There he bought stock OF
goods, broke sufficient number of
oxen to yoke to pull the wagons and
started overland for Montana, driv-
ing the remainder OF the cattle
"He met with difficulties from the
start. Somewhere they quarantined
him and his cattle IN order to keep
them from coming into the north
west with Texas stock, and he and
his party were compelled to make a
long detour In order to get back on
the Platte river trail. They did SO.
however, but when they reached
Fort Kearney, they we're told they
couldn't possibly get to Montana ov-
er the Bozeman trail, because the
Indians we're too hostile. The fort
authorities had had orders to leave
the forts and turn the country back
to the Indians.
"Mr. Story and his party left the
fort with their wagon train and stock
in the night in order to outwit the
officers and 80 continued their way
to Montana, which they accomplished
over the Bozeman trail, fighting In
dams all OF the way. They reached
Bozeman with the stock and had a
surprisingly small loss.
THAT was the first herd of Texas
cattle brought to Montana SO far as
Is known. Before that some cattle
had been brought from California
and there were already few small
herds In Montana that had been
built up by old-time trappers and In
dian traders
AFTER the overland emigration had
started to California, these trappers
and traders used to spend the win
ter in Montana. and in the spring go
south until they struck the Califor-
MIA trail There they would trade
their pelts and fat ponies to the emil
grants for their worn out cattle and
horses that were not In shape to
continue the trip. They would turn
them out and later In the summer or
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

In 1883 O we'll known trail boss,
Johnny Lea, was four days crossing
the Yellowstone river with aherd be-
cause OF a scare they got.
1T was a pretty sight to see a big
herd strung out on the trail, the
morning Gun glistening on their long,
bright horns-half mile OF cattle
with horse herd and wagons In the
lead. The silver conchos in spurs and
brides and teh pearl~handled six
shooters of the cowpuhchers 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 distinct type and class
They would go back to Texas after a
drive north, work all winter gather
ing herd in the brush and then start
north again In the spring. Many a
time I've heard the Texas cowpunch
err 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 old
"Of course tn Q cowpunchers
thought II would last forever
'As said, a days drive was some
times as long as 40 miles, but the
average was only 10 to Is miles, ac-
corGing to the water The straight
steer herds made the best time for
they were comparatively easy TO
handle. 1t was when an outfit NOV
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

fall drive them into Montana to
winter. They would come through
the winter in excellent condition
and the traders would return with
a few of them to the overland trail
and repeat the performance.
I'm that way numerous small herds
of 200 head OF cattle or SO, had been
built up in Montana following 1849.
"The real trailing OF Texas cattle
through to Montana, however, did
not begin until 1880. From then on,
until 1885 1t was in full swing and
more than 100000 head OF cattle
were brought into Montana from
Texas during those years. The long
horned, lean Texas steers when they
came into Montana bunch grass re-
gions, would become fat, thing
they never did in Texas"
OF the dimming trails of other
days in the old west none survives
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
ARE MOVING MODERN HOUSES
FROM DESERTED MINING CAMP

w. II. Norcutt of Stanford has
completed the moving of five
room house from Lehigh to Stanford.
The task OF moving the dwelling was
very simple and inexpensive. The
mining camp OF Lehigh is now vir
tually deserted and there are many
modern houses there that can be
purchased for but very small part
OF their original cost.
There has been considerable talk
OF moving several of them to STAN
ford to supply the dwelling short
age there, and now since 1t has been
fairly demonstrated that these can
be moved II is very probable that
steps will be taken in the spring to
transplant IL or 20 OF the best of
these.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

we we're always going into new
country, 1t kept him guessing as all
drives were made according to where
water was. Some would be long
and others short. We would have
dry drives 40 miles long. After he
had watered on long drive like that,
the boss would push his herd along
the trail away into the night. The
next morning, II the wind was In the
north we we're alright, for the herd
couldn't smell the water we had
left behind, but II II blew from be-
hind we had our work all cut out,
for they would try to break back to
water again. II the herd got away
and back to water, we felt that we
had lost our regulations. Cattle,
when the wind was right, can smell
water so miles away, old cowpunch-
ers believe.
Then there was another chance
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

When baby is constipated, has
wind-colic, feverish breath. coated
tongue, or diarrhea, half-teaspoon-
full OF genuine California Fig Sy-
rup" promptly moves the poisons,
gases, bile, souring food and waste
right out. Never cramps or over
acts. Babies love It's delicious taste.
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children OF
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say California" or you
may get an imitation fig syrup.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

for trouble In watering herd. The
trail boss had to hit big river Just
at the right time of day. If the sun
reflected In their eyes and there was
enough breeze TO make waves the
longhorns wouldn't take the water.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

Indians or 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 run them off. Not infrequent-
ly gun fights followed and perhaps
daybreak would show a few Next
cans or Indians dead on the prairie.
When a stampede started. the
cowboys guarding the herd would
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

of herd being turned loose or lost.
Nothing but death excused COW
puncher for leaving his herd until
his relief came.
LOSS of sleep was the worst
thing on the trail. I've many a time
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

Colonel G.. p. H. Bielenberg, rs,
patriotic instructor OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic OF Montana
and a pioneer in this state died re-
Gently At the home OF his daughter
In Deer Lodge.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

The longhorn cattle
were as wild as buff
faIoes, and very un-
calmly in appear
ance, with horns
much longer than
those common to
{ h @ present day
range steers. OF a
very nervous tenn
permanent, they were
easily stampeded.
Sometimes a mere
sudden thunder
storm would start
them and then 1t
was mp to every
man on guard 10
risk his life to save
the herd---and Ii
was often that lives
were lost I'm this
hazardous task.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
ECCENTRIC PARANA
RIVER Is EXPLORED
BY A u. s. PARTY
STREAM IN ARGENTINE PASSES
TOWN AND JUNGLE IN ITS
FREAK COURSE

Curious Snake Laden, Floating ISL
ands Prove Menace TO Towns
Along the Course of South Amer
lean River.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

r Like everything peculiarly distinctive. the
life of the cowboy through Its raciness has lent
itself to literary abuse and the cowboy has
been freely pictured by INDECENT and unscrup-
ulous pens an embodiment of license and
uproarious iniquity. 1t he were only this the
great business which he conducted on the
frontier plains could never have grown to its
imposing proportions. With the cowboy, as
with the Indian, 1t Is necessary to disabuse
ourselves OF Illusions. The American cowboy
of early Montana was the most gallant repre-
sentative OF human industry second to very
few In antiquity. The cattle, wild descendants
of Andalusian stock, which he herded In Texas
and, later, drove to Montana, have been bred
to the ways of civilization, with a distinct
gain to their comliness, II not to their agility
The long trails have been blocked the ranges
traversed by barbed wires, and the superb
freedom OF the unowned plains Is exchanged
for the bounds and limits of exact ownership
Such chapter Of American history demands
preservation for reasons aesthetic and practi-
cal alike. The story of the Texas Trail as
here related by one of these cowboys, is in
vested with an individual interest and It's pic
ture brings before us the real cowboy, and the
sweep. majesty and atmosphere of the plains.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13

rubbed tobacco In my eyes to keep
them open. But some way, when
you rode into camp finally and got a
cup of hot coffee, you'd forget 1t and
even be ready for another guard
without resting.
The trail boss had to do more rid
ing than any of the rest OF the out
ut, for he had to know where water
was q day ahead OF reaching It. As
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

II the evenings gray, and the mornings red
The lamb and the eve will go wet to bed.
VINO has my birthday, May s? All who
want to write to me just address your let
tiers to
(Miss) LOFTY CHEATWooD.
Unadilla, Ga, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here come again.
put, first of all, let me thank Aunt Julia
for being SO sweet to print my other
letter. Cousins, If Auntie had been here
dear old Journal, why she'd have gotten one
Of the ''whOlesomest' hugs she ever got.
Dear Cousins, those OF you who wrote to
me the other time l wrote to The Journal
ana didn't get an answer, will please take
this as an answer. Now don't think that
l didn't appreciate your letters for | sure
ly did, and enjoyed 'em very much What
nave you all been doing through all this
awful weather? I'm having to struggle
pretty hard at times to keep from being
blue but it wouldn't do to have sun,
shine all the time, would it? How many
OF you folks like music? Almost all of you
thought so. | hope to say | DO. l can
accompany the violin with banjo or a
guitar. and can pick a banjo some, also am
learning to play the violin. I wouldn' t
take anything for what l do know. How
many OF you cousins are fond of flowers ?
! am. have a good place here to have
came here this year l haven't had time,
and It's been rather too cold to start any
yet. Oil but one Of the cousins I'm CORE
spending with (at presently sent me his
photo, the background Of which was partly
composed of some beautiful flowers. 1t
made such a very nice picture. I like the
letters where they write on any one sub
ject. l think it's so nice. If I wrote on
any subject 1t would be Peace" / want
to ask favor, Will some Of the girls Cor
boys, either send me some of their flower
seeds? They will be appreciated very
much. Write and send me your photos
please. Oceans Of love.
(Suss) EUGIE STORY.
lake Park. Ca. Route I.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Makes q Family Supply
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Really better than ready-made
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Get from any druggist 215 ounces
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This Pinex and Syrup preparation
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A days use will usually overcome
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Pinex is a most valuable concen-
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To avoid disappointment, ask your
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Eft. Wayne, Ind.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

Answer: Thrift is one of the vir-
tues that, if overdone. may become
a vice. And certainly it is not wise
to deny oneself every pleasure and
comfort as one goes along In order
to lay up money to be enjoyed In
the future. Moderation in all things
is the golden rule, and any sensible
young couple should budget their
income, and decide what is a far
percentage of it to save. and what
to spend on pleasure.
Your idea, Disseminated Wife, or
blowing in all that you make on
pleasure for a few years and then
beginning to save is one that has
been adopted by millions of people
before you. And it has led every one
of them to the poorhouse. For the
time to begin to save Is right now,
this very day and hour, not in the
future. Those who put 1t off until
tomorrow never lay up dollar for
a, rainy day. There is always some
thing alluring to buy or do on
which they spend 1t.
Your theory Is that people should
spend their money when they are
young in enjoying themselves
Wrong. Youth is the time to save,
because youth Of itself is joy enough,
and finds amusement in everything.
When you are young you do not
need much money, but when you
are old you need it desperately. You
need it to buy physical comforts.
You need it to buy politeness and
consideration from other people. No
fate is so desolate as that of poor
old men and women who are depend
ent on people who do not want them
about.
A very wise old man once told me
that a year after the marriage Of
any young couple he could foreteu
their destiny. He said that if, in
that first year, they had saved up
even so little as a hundred dollars
and had started q savings account,
that they would go on to prosperity
and by the time they were middle
aged they would be among the sub
stantial people Of their community.
IF, however. on the first anniversary
of their wedding day they had saved
nothing, they would be one Of the
couples who live from hand to mouth
all Of their lives, and In their old
age are dependent on their chill
dren.
So, Disconnected Wife, 7 entreat
you to see how wise your husband
is, and to join him cheerfully in try.
ing to save and get ahead. It pays
to do without a few things you want
now in order to have 1uxuries later
on. DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Dorothy Dix: Will you
please settle an argument we have
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
THE QUESTION BOX
FOR EVERYBODY
Rules

I All questions must have full
names and addresses signed. If it
is desired that names do not appear
in the paper, add your initials or
some chosen name in addition to your
full name.
2. All questions must be written
on ONE SIDE Of the paper only.
3. No legal or medical advice can
be given, either in the Question Box
or by personal letter.
4. All letters requiring personal re-
ply MUST inclose stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope.
s. Letters for the Question Box
MUST NOT be included in letter for
Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques-
tons must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julias
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week-
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: am sorry not to be
able to answer all Of the queries Us
to celebration of Valentines day in
time to be Of use to you. With the
thought in my mind that many let
tiers would come in late, I put the
best entertainment I knew about in
this column for you and this will
have to answer After all, If it is Il
good general plan, you work the
details out better for your particu-
lar crowd. Will try to have an en-
tertainment for Washington's birth
day in on the 10th. Cordially yours,
AUNT JULIA.
Mrs. T.: You will find in the next
issue a dinner planned for a Feb.
ruary day.
Lula b: Thank you for your
| recipe for citron preserves, it will
come out in the next issue. am
planning to give little talks on ell
| quette every month, have had sc
many requests, and I agree with
you that we all need brushing UP
on such things.
Hattie Miller, Brasstown, N. c..
Route 1, wishes the words to thf
| song that is in part as follows:
I'll build me a castle.
On the mountain so high
SO l can see Ella as she
Goes riding by"
Send her the words direct.
j. j. c.: The stores that are
CaIleQ government stores and lOCat
ed in a great many of the larger
| cities are supposed to carry goods
| turned out by the factories that the
| government took over in the war
| time and contracted for the time OF
these factories for number Of
years. Army tents may be bought
at these stores, prices varying &C
| cording to size. Generally a letter
addressed to such a store, say At
lanta, Ga. will reach the source 1t
| is intended for.
Draperies: I think the curtains
you refer to are the straight widths,
generally shantung silk. much like
pongee, only better for these cur
tains and more reasonable. These
curtains work on rods and cords
they pull back In the day time
hanging straight at the sides Of the
| window, and by means of the cord
are run back together at night
! hanging straight over the window
and in this way serving as a shade
The shantung sells for rs cents a
| yard, is about a yard wide. It takes
| two widths Of about 2 IL yards each
for a window. Of course, the length
would depend on the measurement
! OF your particular window, the
amount I give is for the stock win.
/ dow. The bottom is finished with a
fringe. You will like them. I think.
| for they wash well.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
Millionaire Turns
Entire Estate Into
Living Trust Fund

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 9. - In
order to be relieved of the care and
burden OF his extensivs business,
Phil r. Toll. Kansas City lumber
man, capitalist and philanthropist,
today turned his entire fortune of
S2,500,000 into q living trust" The
Pioneer Trust company will admins
ter Tolls business. He will retire to
his farm, near Greenwood Mo-,
where he will spend his time taking
care of a herd of thoroughbred cat
tie, which has been his hobby.
Under the trust deed. the income
from the property is to be divided
among Toll his wife and their four
children. Toll owned Arkansas land
in Perry, Yell and Conway counties
worth more than 100000.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

given the matter careful considera-
ton Of late-wondering and wonder
ceiving $3.50 per month should make
such a contract, and If advisable,
whether or not he should rent an
apartment, board or rent a room and
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12

money TO Duy u
home. I realize
that it is good to
save, especially
for old age, but
we haven't any
too much money,
so our saving
will be slow and
we will be de-
died almost all Of
the joys Of life.
/ am afraid that
by the time we
save, so that we
can have things,
I will be too old
tn aniav the