. The Pacific tourist . ation which follows, callsfor beef and mutton. Tliese plains must becomethe great beef-producing region of the are the Almightys pasture gromids. and ifthere are not a thousand cattle upon a hill, therewill surelv be cattle \x\<o\\ a thousand numerous tributaries to these two rivei-sare from ten to fifteen miles apart, with high roll-in? prairies between—affording abiuidance ofwater vrith adjacent pasture, and this pasture isthe home of the richest natural grasses. Before you reach the Xorth Platte River, youwiU see conclusive eridence of the
. The Pacific tourist . ation which follows, callsfor beef and mutton. Tliese plains must becomethe great beef-producing region of the are the Almightys pasture gromids. and ifthere are not a thousand cattle upon a hill, therewill surelv be cattle \x\<o\\ a thousand numerous tributaries to these two rivei-sare from ten to fifteen miles apart, with high roll-in? prairies between—affording abiuidance ofwater vrith adjacent pasture, and this pasture isthe home of the richest natural grasses. Before you reach the Xorth Platte River, youwiU see conclusive eridence of the adaptabilityof these plains to stock-raising, and from thistime on to where the river is again crossed, you^vill see numerous herds of cattle and flocks ofsheep. The snows of winter in these elevatedregions are dry. and not frequent. Driven byfierce winds, they will fill the hollows and smallravines, while the hills are always left bare. .«othat cattle and sheep can always obtain access to 40 wmm ^^€iwi€ TSE p.:iClFia T&l-BIST, 41 the ground, and the buffalo and bunch grasseswith which it is covered. While hay must becut for the sustenance of sheep during the fewdays storms may last, and for the Jiorses andcattle that may be kept up: the vast herds,whether of cattle or horses, will go through themost severe winter that has ever been known inthis region without hay or shelter, except thatafforded by the i-avines. The experiment hasbeen repeatedly tried, and the vast herds thatare now kept in this region, attest the success ofthat ex}>eriiuent. In Lincoln County, of whichthe town of Xorth Platte is the county-seat,there are probably 60,0 head of cattle farmers aud stock-raisers will see thatthe attempt to provide hay for this vast numberwould be useless, and if required would renderthe keeping of so many in a single county un-profitable. The expense of providing hay wouldiu the fiist place be great, and the expense ofconfining the cattle and feed
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