October 30, 1974 (12 pages)

Seri “ig the ctinemilsairies of Nevada City. Grass Valley. ed Dog. own. Talk Etiabetion Little York. ni rakes. Mounes Flat: Su ae aor i Fag he ; au 3 s edrpeAgenn Ad ated Dog, cn 6 poke. Little . Che ne. 5 oSueetlund, Apha, Omega. French. Corfal, Rough and R sady. Grantterille, North San. Jaun, North Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Mill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBare Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale Summit City MW alleapa, Gouge Eve, Lime kiln, Chicare Park, Walt: sais Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Sougsrille. Gold Bar Lewell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scatch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Will, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quiker Hill,Willow Valley. Newtown. Indian Flat. Bridgeport. Birchville. Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat. Remington Hill, 4 Anthony House, Belirium Tremens, ST ED Wednesday. Oct. 30,1974 10 Cents A Copy ES ETE ITE LO TEE [ase VOLUME 49 — In cattle country Roun adapted some to find one’s herd had strayed a “and native expertise.” As this exciting new business developed in America, the people of the South were generously ‘supplied with beef that the inhabitants of the North yearned to buy. Thus began the historic and. fabled annual “cattle drives’ to an emerging market. , Gradually. the ranchers moved Northward..battling as they went the drouth, Indians, fatigue, killing exposure to the elements and their own nebulous were soon spreading over a vast area from. Mexico to points above the Canadian border, into the more fertile sweeps of land “There developed some conditions governing a cattleman’s life among his herds along about 1880. Though his herds might and did often roam over tremendous acreage, his actual ‘‘landed possessions” often amounted to no more than a quarter section 40 acres;-or, at most, a full section 160 acres. Here stood his ranch house and the few out buildings needed to _ ‘The wide expanse of land over ‘ d belonged to the government in most in: ~ eontrol, to a degree at least, the . stances, and was generally known.as “free grass country” or “Uncle Sam’s Grass’. Any — man’s cattle could roam at will over such territory and it was not uncommon at roundup time hundred or so miles from its “home range”. —~— ies the average rancher found he must ‘hire sufficient men to movements of the herd if marketing them was to be pleasingly profitable. And it was for that reason that ‘‘cow punchers” or ‘‘cow boys’”’ made their. appearance on this growing ‘‘scene’’. If theirs was a lonely life, it~ was at the same time a relatively free one free of hard and fast rules and with but one charge.the welfare of the herd. This exacted a heavy toll at times, including the life ofthe . faithful herdsman in many =. instances, an i The average cow boy was described, in some ‘early accounts, as being “almost as taciturn as an Indian, fearless, open, healthy, lean of body and quick of mind, self reliant, faithful; a good fighter, and yet often as tender as a woman.” A. paragon of perfection, one might say! : “With that description in mind, one is hard put to understand the geeat difference in portrayals found of this breed of man in the old dime novels, and in many latef dramatic productions on the stage, screen’ and more recently on TV. ’ In researching the “early — American cow boy” this writer has come upon some delightfully contradictory material. in the ° writings of certain American _and “foreign” authors published ‘in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. is secretary, and Bradley Simpson, president. ‘em up, move ’em out! — “STUDENT BODY OFFICERS at Ready Springs. School have been elected to represent their respective classes during student council meetings. Left to right are Ginger McClung, treasurer; Richard Carchidi, vice president; Catherine Baer, ‘gent cast caectineaeac EE Acertain Englishman, writing for the equivalent of a tabloid in . old London back in-1893 had this — to say about endly chap.the cow boy.” “His morals are generally of the best, for his visits to the settlements Sometimes he can : wl are rare therefore temptation is rough; but only when occasion “that friendly fare. He isnot the bold, badman requires. But his virtues, are that.the American ‘dime novel’ would lead one to. believe. very _A 86 2 4 4 Oe ew ee ee ee ee almost all of the positive and manly sort and his vices © seemingly of the same open 24 oe had to say! (Continued next week.) \ character.” But wait until you read what some other writers ¥O OLNSHVYOVS NOTLOSS SivaTcoriwgsa blEseé *1¥0 o 2 AUVUETD ALVIS L-91-S ¢

Seri “ig the ctinemilsairies of Nevada City. Grass Valley. ed Dog. own. Talk Etiabetion Little York. ni rakes. Mounes Flat: Su ae aor i Fag he ; au 3 s edrpeAgenn Ad ated Dog, cn 6 poke. Little . Che ne. 5 oSueetlund, Apha, Omega. French. Corfal, Rough and R sady. Grantterille, North San. Jaun, North Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Mill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBare Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale Summit City MW alleapa, Gouge Eve, Lime kiln, Chicare Park, Walt: sais Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Sougsrille. Gold Bar Lewell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scatch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Will, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quiker Hill,Willow Valley. Newtown. Indian Flat. Bridgeport. Birchville. Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat. Remington Hill, 4 Anthony House, Belirium Tremens, ST ED Wednesday. Oct. 30,1974 10 Cents A Copy ES ETE ITE LO TEE [ase VOLUME 49 — In cattle country Roun adapted some to find one’s herd had strayed a “and native expertise.” As this exciting new business developed in America, the people of the South were generously ‘supplied with beef that the inhabitants of the North yearned to buy. Thus began the historic and. fabled annual “cattle drives’ to an emerging market. , Gradually. the ranchers moved Northward...battling as they went the drouth, Indians, fatigue, killing exposure to the elements and their own nebulous were soon spreading over a vast area from. Mexico to points above the Canadian border, into the more fertile sweeps of land “There developed some conditions governing a cattleman’s life among his herds along about 1880. Though his herds might and did often roam over tremendous acreage, his actual ‘‘landed possessions” often amounted to no more than a quarter section 40 acres;-or, at most, a full section 160 acres. Here stood his ranch house and the few out buildings needed to _ ‘The wide expanse of land over ‘ d belonged to the government in most in: ~ eontrol, to a degree at least, the . stances, and was generally known.as “free grass country” or “Uncle Sam’s Grass’. Any — man’s cattle could roam at will over such territory and it was not uncommon at roundup time hundred or so miles from its “home range”. —~— ies the average rancher found he must ‘hire sufficient men to movements of the herd if marketing them was to be pleasingly profitable. And it was for that reason that ‘‘cow punchers” or ‘‘cow boys’”’ made their. appearance on this growing ‘‘scene’’. If theirs was a lonely life, it~ was at the same time a relatively free one free of hard

and fast rules and with but one charge..the welfare of the herd. This exacted a heavy toll at times, including the life ofthe . faithful herdsman in many =.. instances, an i The average cow boy was described, in some ‘early accounts, as being “almost as taciturn as an Indian, fearless, open, healthy, lean of body and quick of mind, self reliant, faithful; a good fighter, and yet often as tender as a woman.” A. paragon of perfection, one might say! : “With that description in mind, one is hard put to understand the geeat difference in portrayals found of this breed of man in the old dime novels, and in many latef dramatic productions on the stage, screen’ and more recently on TV. ’ In researching the “early — American cow boy” this writer has come upon some delightfully contradictory material. in the ° writings of certain American _and “foreign” authors published ‘in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. is secretary, and Bradley Simpson, president. ‘em up, move ’em out! — “STUDENT BODY OFFICERS at Ready Springs. School have been elected to represent their respective classes during student council meetings. Left to right are Ginger McClung, treasurer; Richard Carchidi, vice president; Catherine Baer, ‘gent cast caectineaeac EE Acertain Englishman, writing for the equivalent of a tabloid in . old London back in-1893 had this — to say about endly chap..the cow boy.” “His morals are generally of the best, for his visits to the settlements Sometimes he can : wl are rare therefore temptation is rough; but only when occasion “that friendly fare. He isnot the bold, badman requires. But his virtues, are that.the American ‘dime novel’ would lead one to. believe. very _A 86 2 4 4 Oe ew ee ee ee ee almost all of the positive and manly sort and his vices © seemingly of the same open 24 oe had to say! (Continued next week.) \ character.” But wait until you read what some other writers ¥O OLNSHVYOVS NOTLOSS SivaTcoriwgsa blEseé *1¥0 o 2 AUVUETD ALVIS L-91-S ¢