. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. 'i^ ttiii(i m «! I III 11 354 CampF. in the Rockies. barrels of whiskey. His first trade with a band of Ute Indians secured him, for two barrels of the precious liquor, X large island in the Platte Hiver, below Denver. A stout and roomy log hut and cattle corrals were built with the aid of the Indian squaws, who, while their noble lords were lying around, made helplessly drunk by their "trade
. Camps in the Rockies [microform] : being a narrative of life on the frontier, and sport in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of the cattle ranches of the West. Camping; Hunting; Camping; Chasse. 'i^ ttiii(i m «! I III 11 354 CampF. in the Rockies. barrels of whiskey. His first trade with a band of Ute Indians secured him, for two barrels of the precious liquor, X large island in the Platte Hiver, below Denver. A stout and roomy log hut and cattle corrals were built with the aid of the Indian squaws, who, while their noble lords were lying around, made helplessly drunk by their "trade," helped to drag the logs from the nearest forest; and very soon Henderson Island became a favourite rendezvous and stopping-place for the Mountain-bound gold-diggers and emigrants. In 18G1 Henderson had already 2000 head of cattle, and trade was brisk. Whiskey, sold in drinks at 26'. each, returning 5/. per gallon; while a cow could often be bought for a fifth of that sum. The wonderfully rapid growth of ranching in Colorado —which only became a State five years ago—-is proved by the fact that in 1871 only 145,916 head of cattle were assessed for taxation, while six years later, 483,278 were returned, the present number being estimated between 900,000 and 950,000.^ In 1877, 80^000, in 1878, 88,000 beeves were " shipped,'' mostly to Chicago; while the home demand of Colorado in the latter year accounted for quite 20,000. Thus in one year the sale of 108,000 beef steers realized for the new state (at 5/. per head) considerably over half a million sterling. " on trail," to which I have already referred, is an undertaking requiring on the part of the leader great ex- perience, the intuitive natural talent of the trapper skilled in *' Plains craft," and the astute genius of a commander ^ In sheep the increase has been even more rapid, for while ten years ago Colorado bad less than 20,000, it had in 1880 2,000,000. These latter tigm-es I obtain
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