What to see in America . nitythe camp ismoved. The hfeof the herder is very lonely. Once a week a man brings himfood, but otherwise the herder has no companions except hissheep and his dog, and perhaps a horse. One of the firstthings a sheep ranchman does after the winter is over is tosell the skins of the sheep which have died during the coldweather. He expects to lose an average of five per cent ofhis flock each winter. Shearing is usually done in who make this their business travel in squads of abouttwenty-five. They erect sheds and pens near some railwaytown and shear all the shee
What to see in America . nitythe camp ismoved. The hfeof the herder is very lonely. Once a week a man brings himfood, but otherwise the herder has no companions except hissheep and his dog, and perhaps a horse. One of the firstthings a sheep ranchman does after the winter is over is tosell the skins of the sheep which have died during the coldweather. He expects to lose an average of five per cent ofhis flock each winter. Shearing is usually done in who make this their business travel in squads of abouttwenty-five. They erect sheds and pens near some railwaytown and shear all the sheep that are brought to ranchmen have their sheep sheared on the ranch, butthe other arrangement is very satisfactory because it savesthe expense of hauling the wool to the railway station. Thesheep graze as they go and come, and fare about as well asif they were on the range. J In the western ? part of the stateis the reservationof the FlatheadIndians, a peace-ful tribe whoseboast is that they rnjM ^hing Wheat. Montana 343 have never killed a white man. From the railroad thatfollows the Jocko River their huts and tepees can be seenclose at hand. Somewhat farther south is the Bitter Root National Forestof more than 4,000,000 acres. It is the wildest, shaggiestblock of woodland in the Rocky INIountains, full of vigorous,storm-loving trees, full of dancing, singing streams, and fullof big game and innumerable lesser creatures. When an .^ia^^^i
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