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time to three and even four. The men ride in circles 

 about the herd, so as to meet one another, and under 

 ordinary conditions the animals make very little trouble. 

 Occasionally some old cow, cut away from her yearling 

 or separated from another cow which has been her 

 "churn," will make a dash from the herd and try to es- 

 cape. 



Stampedes. Sometimes at night when everything is 

 quiet, a horse will shake itself, rattling the saddle 



"A Quick Jerk and the Animal Lands Upon Its Side." 



pockets; a guard will strike a match for his pipe, or a 

 great horned owl will come swooping down over the 

 herd. In an instant the whole bunch is on its feet and 

 off, and the animals may run a thousand yards or a ten- 

 mile heat. 



The men on guard do their best to point them around, 

 so as to throw the leaders against the tail of the herd 

 ;md thus get them to milling. If they are successful the 

 cattle will run around in a circle ("mill") for awhile and 



