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Title: Marvels of the new West : a vivid portrayal of the stupendous marvels in the vast wonderland west of the Missouri River : comprising marvels of nature, marvels of race, marvels of enterprise, marvels of mining, marvels of stock-raising, and marvels of agriculture, graphically and truthfully described
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Publisher: Norwich, Conn. : Henry Bill Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ld bull will turn upon his pursuerin a frenzy of madness, and the cowboy has but one thing to do — hemust turn from the enraged animal and run for dear life. Neitherhorse nor rider can wage successful warfare with a mad bull. Horsesare trained so thoroughly to the business that they voluntarily chasea steer when it is necessary, but run from him when that appearsadvisable. 570 MARVELS OF THE NEW WEST, A writer in the Boston Commercial Bulletin describes his participa-tion in a round-up in Colorado, from which we make a few extracts: — All in a moment the earth seemed fairly sprouting with cattle,as they suddenly sprang into sight on all sides, the insatiate curiosityof the animals drawing them from miles across the country to take agood look at us. Breathing hard with excitement, they would standviewing us with eyes large from fright and defiance, until as westarted for them away they would go, bellowing wildly and with anoise as of hundreds of beaten drums from the falling hoofs.
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THE ROUND-UP. And wildly exciting was the chase, our aims quite marvellouslyaided by the excellence of our ponies, who it would seem mightalmost have accomplished the task themselves. The perceptions ofa trained cow-horse become marvellously acute. Guided by thesmallest twitch on the reins, he seems to divine by a subtle instinctthe will of the rider. Out of a large herd the horse will seem tocomprehend at once what cattle are to be cut out, sighting an animalapparently at the same instant with his rider, and seeming: to take a MARVELS OF STOCK-RAISING. 571 diabolical sort of delight in running the creature down and frustratingall its clumsy, contrary efforts to run the wrong way. ******** When a cowboy leaves his outfit to join any other, or for anexpedition of any kind, he always takes his string of horses,generally five or six, as well as all of his personal property, alongwith him. The tarpaulin — always pronounced as if spelled tarpau-lioii, and we will therefore henceforth so

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