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WESTERN GRAZING GROUNDS AND FOREST RANGES 



If there are two of them, one may try to reach camp 

 to awaken the relief men. Often he gets lost in the 

 darkness and never finds camp, so the men on guard 

 are forced to stay with the herd until daylight. 



The roundup thus progresses around the range until 

 the work is over, and the steers which are to be shipped 

 are cut out. The other stock, which has been carried 



Western Inspectors Examining 1 Brands of Steers. 



along for various reasons, is cut out, and the stray men, 

 as the men from the other ranges are called, drive off 

 with their cattle to their own ranges. The steers are 

 taken to some shipping point and loaded onto cars for 

 their destination. 



Brand Inspectors. At the stockyards the steers are 

 classed according to their brands and ages. A keen-eyed 



