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;Illiam A.4relst061,11ving at."Inkt
Liekler co,Texas, as born June 4,1677 in
Geodaplupe co, Texas,at the farm of his father,
2.4e His father cultivated lAnd and
raised chttle eLich praised on th open ran,0.
lie grondrather,Tom 1.0ay,anit Xis fatiler were
associated as herd drivers. 'Ae.two men were
tImenr, the first the dr ve herds to the Zoirttern
market. 1.1111am 4eRreist went to *,IAcler so,
'exas,in 1890 and ibvkild for the ranch
rhich vie owned by D. and la* Johnsen* He
continued on the MA inch until 1914 at thieh
time he was eleetWito the office of County
Sheriff of lankier se, end he tr3s occupied
the office) since,except for a pexio-1 of 18
monthe*He hc natchea the seas River rerion
transform from an oneentange wham o thousands
of cattle grazed -to an extensive oil prrducing
rep ion.
gis story of rawe life fellows:
"Thonplane of my birth vas Gendatupe co, exas,on the
far- owned by my fathervban T•Preist. The event took Witco
June 4 1077. I use roaro on that form until I was '!6 genre
old*
,father farmed and engaged in cattle rois.np4ae
pructicallY -,t11 tho farmers in Gra:MORI* coodid derinf those
days. In fact, the maj‘r indrustry of the r.tunty tam cattle
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k
ritin. 4ha fnrmers zero co -.polled 'to fence 'their cultivated
fildds to keep the cattle out of their crops. Outside of the
scattered fieldo,tho entire county, vas an opo range upon vhieh
enttie pried.
"Father raised ..!orr.,v.heat,cne,e-t, n and .,,eretables. e
cons-Nmed practically all wednce o tho ferm.except cotton zhich
wau seld„except a email am- wit Olich we used .er ma;qng clotbing.-
Ao amount of wheat raised w sufficient to w;pal0 the famay's
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flour needs. Eiour was obtained by taking wheat to the grist
mill tind hiving it ground. The miller we paid for the ''rinding
out of a portion of the four.
"The town there we die our trading was San Antonlao did.*
tAlce of 26 miles from our farm. *herefore egoinp to town use
a special occasion. he trip to town uss made nn-hess back or
riding in a wagon pulled by e team of mules.
*my f,ther and grandfather,Tom A Gay,tor.- associated.
torether in the cattle business. Alain driving herds out lr
2exas to th, Borthern mar eta b-ganofather and grandfather were
among the first men to drive a herd. when they started driving
I was not yet bornybut they were still at it when I became old
enough to underetan- something ab ut wh.A 7,as polne on. 4
first recollection was when they were driving herds to The
rt Lorth, market/
"at ,1 of the cattle which th- tto men drove to the markets
:ere bought from other tanchersobecause out herd as not 1. rge
enough to supply a sufficient amount cattle for a worth while
drImiw herd. Our whole herd numbered around 3W0 head and.the
was the usual number father would gather for a market drive.
It cost *bout as much to drive 1600 as 3000. The _orew always
consistod f a cookyoh es uranleriptrall,boss and nothing less
than six pointers. Sven when driving a herd of 1000 cl7itters,
.six pointers wore the least number a driver would be safe in
using. iath a herd of SOCA': 360. ,ten pointers ean handly
the herd eauilyibv
'I nlver went on drive while .n father's farm. lowever,
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I crew up in th saddle and began dol-p_some wo:i- on the range
then 1 w jeers old. When I was 16 gears old I could r'd4'
om ..1th the average fel:ow and do'my share of the work on the
range.
OP did no night rldinr on our ranfeich use thn (Aston
followed bj all the ranchore In oar r400A., The ranchers co
Operated in looking after the ettlet, 41 of the ranchers h-8
men riing th41 range and doing .what war'necerperyorich as
attending to the sick and k *ping watch o!' bop holes for
bopped cattle. twice each year a general roundup was held and
viould be
themeAch brand/out out and separated into the respective herds,
and driven bflok to tholr home rnnpeo
"Host o enttl,, in a h rd till pr in tho vicinity
of its water and salt licks,provIded the grass is eufficient.
otever, a few would drift off and become mixed with otter
nerds. 4ach bpridg and tall It wee neceteary to seperate the
cattle an of ;:ousee In the Spring the calver were branded.
"Dur14: the late 70's ranchers in the %;raudalupe co,
section began to drive tiller horde wiestward,thich left mostly
small herds I was anxious to work vith a big outfit so
followed the cattle west.
"I went to the 20coe'Aver-reglon in 1896 nd took a job
ar ho ce trangler on the 46 :nnch which use owned by .400 and
i..P.4ohnson. D,101.Johns'n now lives in k.ansae City. Lee Johnson
diedat fort berths retently(U38). The camp of the 'IV rnnah
wee located on t -e 2ecoe iver. The -cattle ranged over 125
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mi7,es of territory which mci dad the range .mm e.7arlsbttd ew
mem, to the Hoes thad Crossiar of the Proof, -Aver in Texas: We
did not maintain a permanent herdquarter: Our camp was generally
located somewhere about the center of the range and on the
Pecos silver. During the Summer months ve lived in the open,
-using our 11dles for a pillow In the 4,inter months we lived
In tents.
"Two chuck wagono were used most o; the times daring the
Ju.Aer months and the waddles divided into two creasewhich we
necessary in orded to cower the amount of range we worked. The
nu-,Jer of cattle carrying the lib' brand was up into 75,000: )1A
orand was made thus:"LO% and we placed the brand on 10,000
calves Urine the spring of 1896,
"There were about 30 steady hfinda om loyed on the °V
outfit: Bill 4tornheed was ranch foremen: e had tvo cooks they
were ueek acAdans an k.;,Sirdville: some of the old rawhides who
w r.od on the utfit were Chas 3rown,:md ;:uley,17.0Connley„
Wm Hickles4111 and ginry black. Them men I have named
wore the eteady hands: :he others in the crew were shifting
all the while: dome would work only a math or twoond others
perhaps a year:
"Our chuckWas the usual range foods which was beef ,beans,
canned vegetables black Coffee.dried fruit and breed: .The bread
was sourdough and corn pone. The chuck WAS cooked well and thp
amount was plentiful:
"My work was wranglin,. bocce°. ''he 10 outfit kept about
200 bosses in its renuda: I helped to wrangle 100 horses each
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year. Out of t44 1CX abut 7E would rrovo up tOostandard as
top hosees for refire work. It took about 7U bosses each year tO
replace the worn out and injured hmores. A hose with an injured
is or footor any fault which would slow the animal,u-s not
med,becaufv at any moment the rider mipht b called uponv:or
top speed. Ile range hose traveled over rough* ground which a n.
trined holes tied it ne a frequent okcurence to hnve a hoes
injured. Ilalled tendons nnd broken lope mere the most frequent
injuries.
*The system used on the 'W° outfit_breakiw bosses an to
rope and snub it: Then put the saddle on th antnal end then
mount it. The hose would stqrt pitcLinp.oronto and continue
u:til one of the two follominf tinge took place. The hose
either threw the rider or became tuckered *Ind convinced it (zooid
not throe the rider. Chen thn hoes earned that it 4:_:uldn't
throw tho rider it werld submit to beinr hanfiled and soon re
err 4 to co:3;2;121de"
"There le -a vase diffonenoe in be way Woes would pitch.
Bach h et: has,more or less,its Individual moves and th waddles
hnd move for the different kinds of pitching. yfor instance,
the hoes Odell jumbed first to one !Ade and then to the other,_
we called it a fence rouer. 4ie boss which jumped to one side
only we called it a- sunpercher. he h)ss which me a straight
forvard jump wc called a pigeon winger.
he toughtest piteheaq
.41:Joh were rare, was tho wiggler. Me lAr 'ler jumped forward
and up and landec on its front feet with IV' rear end in the
air. F;hile in this upri-ht ooeitIon it would mirple its rear
end. pe rider who co;.111 stay on a uippler had the stnying
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ability of a leechOecatco Iteoping on balance teOtha secret .of
riding a pitcher .nd a wiggle is the hardest move to balance
atminstahore we .0 a few riders whech could ride a .Ligeleribut
not many.
"I am amuedd at rodeos while watching the. performers
riding tlloso pitching bosses* ./t is cansidered a ride if the
rider stagesle se!ods and he :mows befare hand what the hose
to oin to de*- :Zhe old hoes wrangler mountA a critter,w1thout
knowIng Ito movements, and btA to stag in the saddle from then
on. If he couldn't eliity with the critter,he roe no 7_,r--ngler*
'Right now I uant $o relate rag expert'nce with a bees as
an introduction to mg work on th Oi 'V' outfit*
"The morning I started t trk tho fore .an Wilted out a
sleepy looking .critter- far mu mount use riding out to the
hoos-range* I saddled the animal and whiTh T was doing it the
hove -never moved* I th.ught the foreman had pat off a'plug on
me for a joke. When I hit the addle the ritter wnt Into the
nit „landed on its front feet and withlits,rear about strairht
up in the sCr. Vailla in tA.o 3001t10n the boos did a shimmy
movement anci. • 1 went to the ground* dhon I gained mg feet I saw
the animal otandin still vith its sleepy attitude and about
10 ceth%inds splitting their 131d05 with laughter* Theopens-_
riled me„also I we !i_little cocky about mu riding ability,so
decided to -ride the critter or flee burst an innard trying*
I t oiled the hoes again* iy second attempt ended as the first,
except I lit c Utter farther from the hose and hit the ground
same harder* Ae hoes changed mg mind about riding It. diwaghter
a
,aitthier.01 idea
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or taunting tould cgeligme tn-teckle the hoss thn Wm& time..
"I eas so -.0 bhat ashamed of my self and to keep nut of
coversation„1 picked up a nee rifle the fereman'had bought,
and was pretending thut I ens examining it. I was Patching
out of the corner of my eye, one nf the old eaddiestte vow nt
etart:ng to mount the critter. .Zhen the follow started to swing
into the saddle hiv.fot slipped, through the etirrup 14nd iought.
The hose pitched and started to run. Instantly I saw the danger.
the waddle was in. Itook aim with the rifle and shot the animal.
he hose tumbled to the ground and,luckly, to the opposit_side
fimm the rider. -iho eilisie untangled himself.Aildkly and wee
none the worse for his experience. The foreman said to me:
ll'elloyou killed the hose,but saved the muddy".
"Ile" Uansoored beestfully„"the hose is jullt creased".
-"I didn'tthink that the hose way creased, In fact what
I aimed to do ens hit it in the brain and drop it ronto.
elr„ I missed mw aim. he bullet went too fat book,but the hit
zist,a neat crewed. I was surprieedebut acted nonchalantly nblut
It and the Lrow doffed C.J.-r co4 covers to me tv a top riipl.
me.
vhot. The foreman -nattid on the back and saiWyou may not be
able to ride a eiggler,but you mre are a Alirt rifle shot'.
"That chance shot initialed me and I wascreeognised as a
mire rawhide..
'-On the '44 outfit Ale did night riding to keep the herd
ght riding,es (inn* in Phifte-
ofillielhotal rote for r rustlers.. ith
"A.ght riding was pleasant f.Irkse cept during inclement
weeWr. ier 7Antaace, on bright night T,Ith the Moon_shfwng
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on a. herd thic bedded dowi. was a beautifUl el h'to see,-
auteen a night with a ,old drissilne rain the job wee a tourh
one. 'ihon if the herd started on *crun it was hell.
"The worst stampede i over w4ctek with -wee 3000 steets
from throe to seven years old he herd was ready to be.driven-
to Aimarille -'or shippment to market. ,-.4-ut mid-nip/it sometting
edard one or tmr, of the animals and the feer unread to the
whale Ii rd like a flash of lighten end the whole herd rulsod- end
started at the same moment. 'his bum of steers tore the verse
bunch of scared animals t over sae and wh,t soared the animals
sus a mictery. After the aminals Stertod to runstryir to stop
tho herd,mas useless. The old stars becameffurious and boed
their mscks ii.a boss ran into their way. Aiifter two 4006108 were
gored and one rider stomped to death e pave upall efforts to
turn the he -4 an. duet lot the animals run. 'his herd ended
.their run when it became tuckered 7tat and scattered among other
cattle.
"Johnson Ilkd contx otea to Witmer the 3000 stente09o.
the next day we bud to cut Alt again.
"6tampodes were frequent at time and then for weeks at
a time ti.;c iritterc mould nPA stomp.
".:.ustlers guve us rouble in stroke ler a spell we would
have nc; trouble tJad then the an mould set in and keep -us
jumping. :hp -greatest haul rtlers made on a ranch herd was
226 critters in one night.
"The rustlers came to the Pecos replan from Uonard co.
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hey rode up t.% two night riders about 6 A.U. and pr-tw,ded they
-,ere lost. h.ii6 a couple or the rustlers' Ave in cnverea-
tlonith the wwdleeosuddenly several of the rustlers pounced
on the night riders and bound them with rawhide ropee,and left,
thstya lyine on the ground., '41:ho .1.untlelse then cut out the e Mere
an2 urove tho animals off,
"Wien the logs fa 1!0 to show un at chuck time that morning
a party 1 waddles started to hunt for the wa*digs, nd they wore
found late in the evening. It zee too ate then for trailing.
he followinf morning the forty.en and six waddles started hut to
the trail. he trail led to the enct and ended in Menard
co, Of course we didn't follow the tracks tho entire distsince,
becauce we lost the tracks about 60 miles from our range. A410
number the rustlers had taken weal too many to- than to Iv.» under
cover and we were able to follow the cattle from ,,formetion.
leas,here and there, would t 11 tw that a herd of about 00
critters with the 11, mind war seen, goine east.
.".hen we arrived in ,o rd cooue n titled Dick 4.Tisselowhe
uas then sheriff of the county,. The eheriff joined us ulth a
number his deputies. the sheriff was quite certain .he the
r. ttlers ,ere and the herd was locatod whe-e his suspicion direct.:
ed us.
I shall leavi the ruetlere-names unspoken,becAnse some of
them and acme of their retativ s are still living and I do
not wish to eau e embarrass:tent.
"Oweo locatod Vie herd we surrounded the camp anci then
the.apiriff went to the canp and'to10 the fella s C.le:7- ere
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mir.ounded,o had better otie %-ith hin Lithout any fues,l,hich
they did. They v,ere triodeconvicted and served a term- in the
*tate .lonintantitary.
".iumatline is. still ono or tha major problems cif the
ranchers* Today the auto -truck iz the moans used t rustle
cattle. The number taken it ono tlfn la small. The number
iv nrt over a dozen at one Willi
"The oattlemeris Association has made th-
.ce numbers of rustled cattle impracticahle,becuee the s&le
of ruotled cattle must be confined to retuil mar eta* :etail
mt.koto c,n't handle ov?r_ one oif two head el cattle at one time.
rale "sLociation maintidas inepoctore at all i:Jilesole cattle
mavkets and ths brands are carefully checked hen the critlers
axe placed an-sals.
he rustlers hove ado to ingentus equiptment for carry.
ing on their trade.
”Jince I %al; .elected sheriff of .Ankler co, in 1914,1 hnve
had the chance to ufAch the progress -rustli77,rs have itv4e in
dovelw;7ng eq,iptment they use. .;hen the autotruck was f -ml
use iv the rusttorsothe bogs -would out the fence and drive ,into
the ran:e.. -J:hroe (Y- f;f men ell4ags uor;ted together ,ind theg
i.outd pick a yearling up ad lift it 1nt- ti tnick. ':he kind
of c=ttlo uhioh are no oa re,4ad haa boon for sem JOIRI'S
oast,ara evntle,s-, it is ousy for the rustlers to lay hands An
the critters.
"Of course,uvion a rancher foun4 a gap in,his fence,thA
uould put him on tiotico bout th- rnstling end a hz.nt meld att..
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m=he next move of proerese the autotruck rustlers made,was
the udpotion of an end..gate to the body of the truck- which co.:1d
be swung down over the fence. The end-tato was usel as a chute
up which the cattle were'driveno The chnte ulna a Frost lm.-,r,vve—
moot over liftim- the critters into the truck„becan o the leadiart
was easier and quicker did and left nombaltale sop. Kowever,
the chute still reluired consideraDle pullim,shovinp„pruntIng
and curring to get the critto. up the chute. The en14)als don't
like to travel up the Otrinpe way. Thereforevit was -still
to load a critter.
"c%ecently the truck rustler has Imoroved On the ehute
equiptment. A craft is now used in connection ...WI a nort- )1e
fence. The true bscbacked up Ulf, the fence and the portable
fence set up inside. The critters t;re then driven into the
inclosesure formed by the portable fence. A harness affair is
placed on th,, critters to which a crane (mole le hooked. '-ith
those stepe'eompleted that resins to be do -le is hoist the
9111MA up and swing it into the truck.
"(if course, durine mv days on tho range the hose was the
means with which cattle were rustled. There were hundreds of
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cattle rustled %Lich tho ranchers never .net aloutaw sod
order -was makine its appearance .:.hen I vest to work for the
'IN' outfit. a.horeforeethe pun battle between rust ere and
ranch oLtfits wac comInr to an end. -The officers had thing°
fairly well undre control.
"The Pecos .iver outfits had t tugs in hand 4.11 the
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r chere had riders riding the range and co-operateCv,with each
other in lookine after the cattle to sale as they4id in the
g oral roundup*
Theee were the 40.°411% gl*P3', Turkey %-?rsekelJAL*0 401
and a few other small oatfits razing in thaPeces region und
ee-operated in VA, work* During the roundups,crews of all the
outfits united Under one supertnt,ngent* Dow the fence riders
oe-operete in watching the Tinge fence rind the rustlers* In fact,
(Milne th0 past few ycare more men are on duty waf!c-iin, the
rustlals than were used durirr mg time*
The range covered during the generpl r undups extended
from ,iosuelloVolt Aex. to the Blo ;trande border of 4211M. 4sch
roundup crew cons:sted of about 10 men with repereentativer from
each outfit* Each crew wored a epee/fled section uncier*e
range boss* The roundup lasted about three -lents and i shall
evtimate the number of cattle handled at 400,C '0.
MI6
"After the r undu- welt war finIshed,our work reverted to
re.ular duties and drives to market* Amarillo and lar,ndra
Te=e, was the aoints we shipped f-om. distance of the drive
wiz approximately 600 miles and wo alloy -ad about 60 days t
complete tho drive*
%41 never had anj serious trouble on the drive* had an
occasional stampede.bt v.ere never bothered with Indian raids or
Ahor depredations. The daors of the Indian toublos were lest
when I =do the cattle drives*•
In the tommi degn&rjAhempilopepsffeellmi a:n felt
ov r from the will'
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ilbaser,Burney 4.17ps and rce,were still in the --ecos
region. oi weze tough os tho word tough .ment thosedsys• 2hat
is theiu werald not back ask, from a gun fieht and-couU take care
of themselves .in one* Them men,a,11 others,never thought rf
settlIng a fued in anj Other meaner- besides tho gun,. llosevers,
durinr, tho lute 9i 'c and therlstfter shootings.c,!ere w.D so frequent
darinr the prior tles*
"1 reckon %env .1t7ps V,EtV, th quickest the -draw and,
the mrst true shot in,tho Section du.rinr my days in the Pecos
section* L Was a sio2ard with the pun* -o.olve you some idea
of his Adlity,-I shll port of deLcc-,be.the an and tell abut
one of his shooting aff.Ars. rats six foot six tall and- raw-
6onod. A min -that r',6zo cool as a cucumber t all times and one
wel1.
mey-tw/trye to Ixolte a hippopotamus as to flustrgte eY
:Ifee•
"r;here ums-a fued rjt1pt betteen 41ggs and two other
mon0 3111 Ahart and wohnarson -mire their. names* The to men
rent gunnIng for -1g47S tleclared -they o..let shc4t him
v.hon found* In :Amos we be: called 'Number aeven
and was at tho bwr the Libme of th,1 event r PM relat:np*
;11s adversaries learned ellece he its and wont in to kill him*
"Alon the to in entered the bar,one of them said,Tigfs
WoSpipand each man VA32,' d wising their rtns while the
v,crds Irmise beinp speken,Wat they did nt succeed in mskine one
shot* Before either men cold sheet, i's had drom his pun and
shot each of them
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"T speak If then-mon so belnr tough,but the ';-A,re tough
in a tifferent conie t!.7.an th o called tourh me. of today,
itaide of c.rory few,such sa!, 4.11y the Kids the tough men did
n -t 1!!11 f? n-ney er.'ohoot their adversary in the back,nolther
they sneak up end cover their opponent '%ithont ,74rinehim
an even chance The calcul,.tod-thnt on 14) n not viflin
shoting tIth ther or got% -had no busineee
t... -in pk,rt-In u diffel7enco them. Fomover,they world net
intentionly take undue P vartrn of anjoneo Them men lived a
rourt and henrt life and wore row.), 2nd re.uly in their 7.14yes
"1 obeli relttte t7nes ny'ure of n toot heldor told to
'me* I do not vo710-1 the facts f-tlAts story,but it s
to-LI by's. Toarc7ilbln lort ,.orthobeinneo men follov:Ing lsinoos
call 4.11 ;3ecos A.t. during ti" d -;!e. oe woe ,eked how he
fotn r.dition in Vtcor :Ind. told tho folloin#.
arrIved in Pecos late the da715f 3uly 3, and eng.ed
fHea at the heel.. Ireyinnot,:. ^-iln clerk to not disturb me
in tho,morninr until tho 1,1ot ce71 nl- breal•ffirt. qe said,'
ut-Algerormir co,obrnt7n7 hrv.o trrorow nd. the first doings
otm-As at 6 4,1j1.,so T can't nnj fxv-:yeu n n't be dirturbedli
"'Along Wore 6 Aii!l• tho noise so !.7,reet I was nrulble
to zloops t tlreod .ont. rya, to ,,tch tho ootertAnments-
At 5 Ad.:„1, fr matted oe7vour. Y.e-.7-o lined urrM-,,,Ath the eounci'
of n otetel lhot they dash16 sff.
"About the tl-to tho (z.o'Age loft th- .hotel.nroprietor
!Jrinou-,Iced breakt.st. I,itthothers,wort into eat cqr
Id hear the ,leoplo Irg7u1nr tho merits cf theirOWNWeiv#
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rtiv rites au.O. betticp money on them.
"Shortly after had Ansihed mu ef.tting,one of th. corktei'tdi
ante returned spA the others foilevied vilth thel appearance
shortly. Zach of the men had a tAidest.and a rattlesnake. Oone
of the snakes were .lees than five feet long.
"There cue a tub of pt water setting in the square an.
euc mhn rode up to the tub and disarunted. They immadiately
f/atrbed to y:tip their Aldcate Lith the snakes and continued
to v,hip trio animale until th- cats took a drink of the fyp
vater. Of ,ource, the 71an firrt made hie cat drink vas
decitlred the lAnner.
ert learned that t.i,r contest rev lllet a iiwrmini,. up erorcire,
a.d thl,i the real contort re to folim4 I feared thN thinpo
ci become a 1 tLe rorphoo hired a livery rig to drive me east.
"lieu, tills .ort orth citizen nay have ewper,„,ted a triff70
or he may have ttif!on a Oi zort .orth liounr with him and
h23d ovor indolpeda iat,th! waddles oployed relish ',lay. Thal
relate retil Alkiing incidents titieh i can voi7eh for,becaure T
esont.
nUccaelonelly trwec won -U, visit tho soctitua, ith the
cilect of inveetine Moiey in lond 0=- cattle f:414 sometimes both.
he rarq,e loo>ed so rmieh t in .f!kt places ehot a tenderii
foot viould easily beeerie toftt. .,hen Wtonderfoet'desired to
look over the land,ono•o to vpddiee vcul accemoany him to -a
ousure his safe :.etti.n.
"en no accaoion an eaote,ner sla-ted out vAth tvo of the
rach la:Adios an‘i v.hei ot Iott d;c.to,co from tho eamp,t e
rmshidee ecam engaeed in a heated erfaement. There vas ,me
ar t ler.i4he tion
-e lore
rrnt Co,Dist
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waedioon either side of tho tondorOlot end at the hl loInt
of the.argueleat each idd begw: to 13hot at the othef. .:140
tc.AW,:,ernot *wed his mount to cot aray,but .the waddles spired
their mount's snd kept the fe7low betveen thEim,uati/ they had
omptine their skx-pune.
*Olen the weddien rained tivAr mounts t et .p,the fellm
roturrec: to caMet top cooed. tr t.:!erfnot was shaking as
an aspen leaf in a heavy pale hen he' dismounted ond-he hnd
changed his mind about f)21rti.ag V7e-territorzt over. ')f oeurse„
the tiddies had faented the quarrel an0 had shot blank oartrideee.
"Fienting a -zuarrel ri01e-tooting blank. certrldpes •Alth a
.1reener bottveeil tivo en v.as a favorite trick ,A.th thr woddies
on the 90 outfit.
%hen.' riAt the r.,nre in 1.A.4.-1 :As still employed on the
ranehio'which was 19 gears nfter r tvrted to. 'c,ork for the
outfit. .urne. those .oar r 1 hold every peeltionoven to being
covookesencept thtllo f reman. find bo'ly-cheater. I was
wag %n boss at Vle timeI tern7nated my rae career.
"Cowpoke is -a tern a lolled to s man that travels with a
:1n lend of cattle. ‘ometimes they aro spoken of as ball -nurses*
ho coupcke's job kr to keer tatch over the ccr clads of ctittle
and. plqt the eniacf:ls 17,p- If one rets don. he animals are loaded
eo compcxt that if one Fet dovsi it can't pet up,' itrntassistance,
ucleue room Is svde for it,because -of the c.rotdine from the
other animtle. -Lhen shionisc- cattle tho enimals nufA be loaded
compactotherwieo th2 critters z-uld bo luloaed it from tie
iAvw of the*trA.n..
"1 mde mung tripe as a covmek, to ;tansas City but the only
kage !t17
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arrent Co,Dieto.+7
p,rt of the trire I enlojed ,es the fe-,-;'1,7.7st1a we conld spend
at 4-ances Cit!,after the critters vore detievered. Penne critter-
it v. hard and dirt7 !ob. it is nocessay7 to IToes clone watob,
ascetic° If an enlial pens down it v.111 he sho,*tlg storiped tm deoth.
"At tIle ti r lett thr tWe ,reneh ;-:eans and nverman 1:ere
4.147 c.,-ners of the. raneh. Thn Joilneen bfothers hpd selA out to
themnow own.r)rs, In 1910;
"Af-er T ryilt tte renen Lttl!'olected. sheriff of Anklor. co,
ci hwv.: 11,.?:d the rffice continue. 17 ,vince,A.th tto exteption
.onths. I wall olectec firrt in 19/4 and -rosipnedsin after
cr,rvinr six menthul In 192C. 1 war a c.andidate the_f- 'Levine
election and was a6pin elected.
'1 esry ititched the 'neon rrc'e sm7tIon of .oxas as it
have
t'hrsformed fron a -mtintr7 ettlo,numerin.p hnnereds.ef
nar.sroAnine Over -tO,' and to a busy oil p.:14ducing.conter.
cy.,lo can travel a dlati,rice g1.17 17.5 miles and never be out of
e virlt of derricks. th?1 cattle nre ne,t all pmne.
-ere are non/ herds still ,mIng the ranpooTlt its all fenced.
A.vfmre we- have a Mixture of pecnle,cLhandsorelainstmene
or marmots nd nil field v,orkerits minrle ,n their da117 evtivities.
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