WITH UNCLE SAM 33 



stock agents of which not many are left in the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry. They were not 

 veterinarians, but most of those with whom I 

 became acquainted were good "cow-men" and 

 had a very good knowledge of the quarantine reg- 

 ulations and of the diseases for which they were 

 on the lookout: 



One of these government agents, the late Col. 

 Albert Dean, will bear mention especially. He 

 was a fine man in every respect and for many 

 years was in charge of the quarantine division 

 covering Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and 

 portions of other states. Veterinarians as well as 

 others were under his supervision and all held 

 him in high esteem. Officially he ranked even 

 above the inspector in charge at Kansas City and 

 was for many years and until his death, about 

 three years ago, an instructor in a veterinary col- 

 lege there. 



I remained at Colorado City about two 

 months and was then transferred to El Paso, to 

 inspect animals of all kinds for importation into 

 the United States from Mexico. 



In this position, I traveled along the Mexican 

 border from Sanderson, Texas, to Nogales, 

 Arizona. It was interesting work, although at 

 times hazardous and connected with much hard- 

 ship. In a short time I could speak Spanish 

 enough to make my dealings with the Mexican 

 cattle-men more agreeable and this knowledge of 

 Spanish came to be quite useful in other lines. 



After I became proficient in the art of inspect- 

 ing stock on the hoof, I found the work very 



