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Show FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS TV GUIDE PAUL HARVEY -- .4 .KM' "74 in along the bear river An Old-fashion- ed Western Roundup iii AMONG THE FACE CATTLE. THERE WHITE IS ONE mi i ,ji TEXAS www umiii While old lashioiK'd mighi he a thing of the pas! to some people and only seen in movies by others, for some 20 to !!() riders the roundup is a very cattU-roundup- s real thing Each fall, ranchers in the Cache Valley area and many invited "dude" cowboys from the city, saddle up and head into the hills to bring out the cattle grazing in National Forest ranges. One of the largest of these roundups is conducted in the Cub River area of the Cari bou (formerly Cache) National Forest II BECKSTEAD, RANGE RIDER. DRAWS THE ATTENTION OF THE COW BOYS AND Wpt PERMITTEES graze over head of cattle in the dense forests and brush of the hillsides. Rounding them up in the fall scenic colors of September, is looked forward to, despite the hard work and long hours. This year several "drugstore" cowboys joined the cattle barons in the search of scattered cattle in the high hills. This included several youngsters and even a girl. Dl'DES M IKE 0Ml7 1.000 Si Making the two-da- y round- up more interesting, is the fact that everyone who rides gets to eat good campfire food. Steaks cooked to rid ers' delight are enjoyed around a campfire as the sun starts to set the night before the ride and after the first day's ride. GRAZING started in the forest in 1905 and has continued ever since. Many horses and sheep were included If) m i THE CORRALS IN CUB RIVER CANYON ARE THE FIRST BIG DESTINATION TEMPORARY FOR THE RANGE CATTLE THOUGH as ' . t"y; iyh . THE ANNUAL TASK OF HOUNDING . . 'vV-- , UP THE CATTLE II AS BECOME A TRADITION IN lujiwiiil I.ON(;i!ORN. THE CACHE VALLEY AREA iZ t!Jk WHICH W AS l!t and l'.C.it Corrals were built in 19:w at the forest iMiundary to herd and "out." by brand, the critters for their owners Althogh there have been critical comments of overbetween SniilX' Rdl'NDEI) I I' IN THE CI grazing and mismanage ment. studies of grasses, seeding projects, rotations plans and the spraying of sagebrush and dock weeds have been conducted since 1940 in a continuing range improvement program. The roundup offers many saddle sores for those unused to the facits of roundup life, and a little dust Cattle are strung out in the Sugar Creek and Cub River areas and many horse miles are chalk ed up getting the cattle together THE ( IB River Stock Association includes 52 graz mg permit holders They put about .0(H) head on the range every year I'nlike their counterparts of the early cattle drive days, the cattle are loaded into trucks and shipped out of the canyon instead ol driven Most will go to the market while others will go to winter feeding yards The modern roundup in eludes conveniences cowboys of yesteryears couldn't have dreamed of including air mattresses at the day's end Hut the work is the same and when the roundup is finished, cowhands still have a teehng of accomplishment much like they did on drives ol the frontier das. B |