| 单词 | sheepman |
| 例句 | West, the cattlemen, sheepmen, and farmers all despised each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And being a sheepman connected to the Devine Company was like trying to raise mutton in a tank full of sharks, barracudas, and piranha fish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheepmen who survived did so only by becoming indentured servants to the large companies that controlled the range and the grazing permit system. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of each year since this takeover, every sheepman, woman, and child in Milagro had discovered themselves heavily in debt to the Devine Company. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Etcheverry is one of the last Basque sheepmen left in the American West, where there were once hundreds, if not thousands, like him. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z Mysterious of provenance but willing to teach Albert marksmanship for his impending middle-of-the-movie showdown with Foy, Anna becomes attracted to the sheepman. REVIEW: A Million Ways to Die in the West, But Few Ways to Laugh 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z A cattleman and a sheepman fight over land and a girl, leading to a showdown. Movies on TV this week: 'Lust for Life'; 'Platoon' and more 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The sheepmen fear the bears are ultimately attacking not only their flocks, but their way of life in the Pyrénées. It’s bears versus sheep in the Pyrénées and shepherds are traumatized 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The sheepmen fear the bears are ultimately attacking not only their flocks, but their way of life in the Pyrenees. It’s Bears vs. Sheep in the Pyrenees. The Shepherds Are Traumatized. 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z After taking a flight to Salt Lake City from Bilboa, Spain, he found work with sheepman Jay Beaus for 1 1/2 years. Cultural identity fades among second-generation immigrants 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z This little shrub is much dreaded by sheepmen, who claim that it poisons their flocks. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z A sheepman is always received with scant courtesy in a cattle country. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Oriental rugs in delicate shadings covered the highly polished floors, and the massive mahogany furniture and tasteful hangings gave the whole an appearance of elegance and refinement such as sheepmen are not reputed to have. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Abel Dorales had come to Magdalena; there he had half killed three drunken miners who had ventured to taunt him, and for the same reason he had taken a blacksnake to a sheepman. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z And as the older generations of Basque immigrants died and the local outfits shut down, Etcheverry remained one of the few Basque sheepmen left in Idaho. Cultural identity fades among second-generation immigrants 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Sheep is meaner's snakes, sheepmen is meaner'n sheep, and if the herders disagrees with the cougars, give me the cougars. A Man in the Open He was a sheepman and maintained his flocks on another creek, and had a very close call, in fact, just escaped being murdered by the savages by the narrowest margin. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z There were miners, soldiers, sheepmen, freighters, loafers not easily classified, and the usual mixture of Mexicans and civilized Indians. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z I can completely understand how the desert casts its spell over cattlemen and sheepmen so that they love it and its freedom and are continually drawn back to it. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway He could not help but sympathize with The Orphan, because every man knew what pests the sheepmen were, and Shields, at one time a cowman, was naturally prejudiced against sheep. The Orphan These patriarchs is only sheepmen anyhow, and sheep herders is trash. A Man in the Open There has always been ill feeling between the sheepman and the cattleman, and in the trouble that generally ensued on their meeting, the sheepman was the one to move to other quarters. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Although he had started on a Texas ranch and fully shared the prejudices of the cow-men against the sheepmen, he realized that there was big money in sheep. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z We also passed some men with their laden burros taking supplies to the sheepmen in the mountain ranges. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway This query he would follow with a popular local witticism concerning sheepmen or the Colorado climate—nominally addressed to Pierce but intended for her own refreshment. Ewing\\'s Lady Many of the richest sheepmen in that country had started that way only a few years before, so Walker and others said. Claim Number One The struggle between the cattlemen and the sheepmen was little, if any, short of war. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z That bundle I chucked in the bow has a couple of sheepmen's outfits in it. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 These sheepmen live their lives apart from the world for months at a time, seeing only the man who brings their supplies at intervals. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway I don't know about the rest of them, but Walleye Bostian is a mighty mean sheepman. The Duke Of Chimney Butte “Cattlemen’s kicked ’em out of one place, sheepmen out of another, till this state ain’t got no farms–the only thing that it needs. Claim Number One A man’s got to have somebody to keep an eye on a sheepman when his back’s turned, even today.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek And we're going to put on these sheepmen outfits, and put up at some low caste sailors' and sheepmen's hotel on shore, and find out what is what. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Now and then we pass a cattleman or a sheepman riding with that easy give of the body which is so graceful and so characteristic of Western horsemen. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway This time he was to take back the money, so they would have the cash to buy out Walleye, the sheepman, who was making a failure of the business and was anxious to quit. The Duke Of Chimney Butte Some of these sheepmen wouldn’t take government bonds. Claim Number One But she is; she’s as good a sheepman right now as I am or ever will be. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek And Bell and Jamison plodded to the reeking place in which a half-drunk sheepman pointed, and there Bell sat grimly in the vermin infested room while Jamison, swearing wryly, went out. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Not far from Lyman is the "dead line" over which sheepmen are not allowed to take their sheep. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway "All sheepmen's onery, ma'am, they tell me," said Taterleg, a cowman now from core to rind, and loyal to his calling accordingly. The Duke Of Chimney Butte They even bought a bell for it, and it used to ding for the sheepmen and railroaders, as long as their religion lasted. Claim Number One A sheepman’s got no right to be fightin’ around on the range. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek And Bell, in his character of a loutish sheepman from one of the ranches that dot the shores of the Strait, grinned awkwardly back. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 On the other side of this stern boundary are the cattlemen, and they have issued a warning to the sheepmen which they have more than once carried out. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway “If every sheep and sheepman in Arizona should drop dead at this minute,” he said, “it would simply give me a laughin’ sensation. Hidden Water The Conleys had sheep, and were not firmly settled in the Black Rim, sheepmen being looked at askance. Rim o' the World He was the first sheepman on this range, and he had to fight to hold his own, I’m here to say!” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Behind Sinclair were nearly all the cattlemen, not alone because he was on good terms with the rustlers and protected his friends, but because he warred openly on the sheepmen. Whispering Smith A few years ago a sheepman either purposely or carelessly got over the dead line with his sheep. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway They came up willingly, cowpunchers and sheepmen, train hands, prospectors, and the saloon bums that Black Tex kept about to blow such ready spenders as he, whenever they came to town. Hidden Water The Peace River sheepmen raided our place––your father was with them. Nan of Music Mountain Well, it was sheepman, anyhow, if it wasn’t human.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Cattle-rustlers and sheepmen were debarred, of course, but aside from these unfortunates practically the whole population of men, women, children, and babies assembled in the Kettle Hole Ranch grove. They of the High Trails We had been told in Wyoming of the buying of a big ranch by adjacent ranch people in order that no sheepman might come in to share the water and the ranges with the cattleman. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Then we who had let them pass in pity were requited after the way of the borregueros––we were sheeped out, down to the naked rocks, and the sheepmen went on, laughing insolently. Hidden Water A sheepman, grazing large herds of woolly pests in a country which, until recently, had been the habitat of cattlemen exclusively, he was a symbol of conquest. Louisiana Lou A Western Story I always said from the day you come you had in you the makin’ of a sheepman. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek "Goin' to waste booze at fifteen bucks a quart on a sheepman?" grumbled Mormon. Rimrock Trail Here the woolmen come to trade and to export their wool, here the sheepmen bring their sheep for the annual shearing. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway And for his part, never for a moment did Hardy try to crowd him, but let the talk lead where it would, until of his own volition the sheepman told his story. Hidden Water On the following morning the sheepman saddled up and packed and got away at a fairly early hour. Louisiana Lou A Western Story No sheepman would countenance a herder who could not take care of his flock in summer weather on a bountiful range. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek If not a sheepman or a prospector, a third probability made him an outlaw, a man with a price on his head, hiding in the wilds from punishment. Rimrock Trail This one quavering bleat, unmistakable to the sheepman even at a distance, is the only new note in the sheep's vocabulary, and the only one which passes with intention from himself to man. Introduction to the Science of Sociology But when it comes to getting along with cowmen,” he added, as the sheepman grinned his self-approval, “you don’t seem to stack up very high.” Hidden Water The sheepman rode on and soon met the wagon being escorted by two more cowboys while a third rode at the side of the horses, leading them. Louisiana Lou A Western Story You’ll be a sheepman in your own way the day you marry her. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Between the cattlemen and the sheepmen there was permanent war, for the sheep injured the grass they grazed over. The New Nation Stelton’s heart was at peace, for the sheepmen he considered defeated at every angle. The Free Range “All right,” said the sheepman, suddenly thawing out at the good news. Hidden Water I was a cow hand—a cowboy—and we did not hold friendship with sheepmen. Louisiana Lou A Western Story “A sheepman oughtn’t to be,” Mackenzie said, in the bitterness of defeat. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Not all sheepmen are muckers any more than all cattlemen are gentlemen.” 'Me--Smith' Then he chuckled at the surprise in store for the ambitious 239 sheepmen, for the remaining cowboys under Beef Bissell had already begun to talk of a war of extermination and revenge. The Free Range And so, in a friendship unparalleled in the history of the Four Peaks country, a sheepman and a cowman parted in amity––and the sheep went around. Hidden Water He was a cattleman and they hated the sheepmen, you know, and used to fight them. Louisiana Lou A Western Story “I don’t believe you’re cut out for a sheepman, Mackenzie,” he said. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek But with a burst of furious yells Snake and Kid led a charge against the foremost of the sheepmen and turned them back. The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders So numerous were they that unless riders passed directly by the sheepmen’s hiding place the chances of discovery were almost nil. The Free Range “Now,” said the sheepman, taking his hand from his gun, “what can I do for you, Mr. Hardy?” Hidden Water Then, after discovering that the sheepmen knew nothing of consequence concerning these long-past events, she came quietly back to the car and they resumed the journey. Louisiana Lou A Western Story “He’s not cut out for a sheepman,” said Reid, ruminatively, shaking his head in depreciation. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman’s harassed face looked ugly enough for anything. Crooked Trails and Straight It was a remarkable formation in a desolate spot that the sheepmen had taken for a prison. The Free Range “Always glad to ’commodate––where I can, of course,” returned the sheepman grimly. Hidden Water A perfect stranger—even a sheepman—would be hospitably treated in Montana. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Mackenzie was lying on his back, the giant sheepman’s knee in his chest. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek “Who is such a thorough friend of mine,” the sheepman added with his sardonic grin. Crooked Trails and Straight No less inspiring, though in a different way, was the preparation of Jimmie Welsh and his nine sheepmen. The Free Range At this naive statement, the sheepman could not restrain a smile. Hidden Water The ranger was not in a mood to invite the sheepman in, and, besides, he perceived the danger to which Wetherford was exposed. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West He rose to sitting posture, breast to breast with the fighting sheepman, whose great bulk towered above him, free breath in his nostrils, fresh hope in his heart. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman looked at him with a sinister significance. Crooked Trails and Straight In front of the sheepmen’s defense was 227 a little plain some three hundred yards across which was bare of any protection. The Free Range But tell me, have you had any trouble with the sheepmen?” Hidden Water It was 181 not “agricultural grounds,” as certain ranchers claimed, but it was excellent summer pasture, and the sheepmen and cattle-men had leaped at once into warfare to possess it. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West There was no sound of Swan Carlson’s flock, no sight of the sheepman. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek “If we’re going to discuss your father you had better get your quirt again,” the sheepman suggested, touching a scar on his face. Crooked Trails and Straight Jack Norton, one of the sheepmen, who had exposed himself for a better shot, dropped dead where he stood. The Free Range For a moment the sheepman sat rigid in the darkness. Hidden Water The picturesque West must give way to the civilized West, and the war of sheepmen and cattle-men must stop.” Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West No, he was not cut out for a sheepman, indeed, nor for anything but that calm and placid woman’s work in the schoolroom, it seemed. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek “What does this tommyrot mean?” the sheepman demanded angrily. Crooked Trails and Straight But the sheepman was not idle, and had both guns working so accurately that at last Stelton drew in his head, but left his hand around the corner of the rock, still pulling the trigger. The Free Range It’s the first fall gather that I can remember when I didn’t have a round-up with a sheepman or two. Hidden Water Thereupon a violent discussion arose over the question of the right of a sheepman to claim first grass for his flocks, and Gregg boasted that he cared nothing for “the dead-line.” Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West He was coming back to his 312 regular sheepman form, crafty, conciliatory; never advancing one foot without feeling ahead with the other. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman spoke, looking straight at his foe. Crooked Trails and Straight Stelton gave one look at the hard, determined eyes of the sheepman and thought better of the impulse to bolt for the rifle on a chance. The Free Range You know your orders––and I reckon the sheepmen do, too, ’s fer ’s that goes. Hidden Water He is umpiring a great quarrel between the cattlemen and the sheepmen, or, rather, he is compelling both to listen to him and to agree to a compromise that he has suggested. The Candidate A Political Romance He slapped the simpleton of a schoolmaster who had come into the sheeplands to be a great sheepman on the back with hearty hand, believing he had swallowed hook and all. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman heard them with a polite derision that suggested an impersonal amusement at the situation. Crooked Trails and Straight But the sheepman was not idle, and had both guns working so accurately that at last Stelton drew in his head. The Free Range The sheepman paused and gazed at the band of sheep as they stood in a solid mass, their heads tucked under each other’s bellies to escape the sun. Hidden Water The stampede of the sheep and the big kill made by Breed's pack up in the hills had enraged the sheepmen. The Yellow Horde “Yes, you’ve got the makin’ of a sheepman in you; I said you had it in you the first time I put my eyes on your face. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek In the meantime the logic of circumstances was driving the sheepman into a corner. Crooked Trails and Straight He knew that lover of yore’s when he wasn’t quite such a sheepman. The Free Range “Good-morning,” he said, by way of introduction, and the sheepman blinked his eyes in reply. Hidden Water The sheepmen at the cabin informed Collins of the big killing and their tale was punctuated by every possible epithet applicable to the coyote tribe. The Yellow Horde I said maybe he wouldn’t want to hitch up with a sheepman’s daughter that was brought up on the range. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek She rose in surprise when her cousin and the sheepman appeared. Crooked Trails and Straight At three o’clock in the afternoon, or thereabouts, Lester, with his outfit strapped on his dejected horse, rode slowly away from the sheepmen’s camp. The Free Range That was the joint in the armor of the sheepmen, and it robbed them of their sleep. Hidden Water Those sheepmen who summered their sheep in the high valleys of the western mountains complained that stray coyotes quit the flats and followed them into the hills to prey upon the flocks. The Yellow Horde “Swan knew you was an easy feller, and green to the ways of them tricky sheepmen,” said Dad. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman looked at the ranger with opaque stony eyes. Crooked Trails and Straight “I didn’t want you to love that sheepman,” he replied sullenly. The Free Range One such day, if the sheepmen were prepared, and Bronco Mesa would be a desert. Hidden Water The coyote, I'd have you know, is the pest of the sheepman. The Story of Wool I’ve known sheepmen that couldn’t go mutton, never tasted it from one year to another. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek A little awkwardly Luck invited the sheepman to join them. Crooked Trails and Straight Only that afternoon she had left the Bar T ranch-house, and, directed by one of the men guarding the rustlers there, had set out to find the sheepmen’s camp. The Free Range There would not be a spear of grass left for his cattle, and his burros had already come out with the pack animals of the sheepmen. Hidden Water The sheepmen and the cattlemen came to actual war. The Story of Wool Her Corydon was a sheepman’s son who lived beyond the Sullivan ranch, and could dance like a butterfly and sing songs to the banjo in a way to melt the heart of any maid. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek By the time they had come to the spot where the sheepman said 319 he had met Kate gray streaks were already lightening the sky. Crooked Trails and Straight Should the sheepman refuse all information, 137 then his case could be acted upon by the members of the association without any further delay. The Free Range Grabbing up his six-shooter he stood like a prophet of destruction calling down the wrath of God Himself, if there was a God, upon the head of every sheepman. Hidden Water The sheepmen, on the other hand, complained because the cattle—loving to stand in the water—waded into the water-holes and spoiled them. The Story of Wool In spite of all this, the vocation of sheepman never appeared so full of attractive possibilities to Mackenzie as it looked that hour. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The pale face of the boy turned from the sheepman to his father. Crooked Trails and Straight There was a tense moment of waiting, and then the fusillade began again, pitifully weak from the sheepmen. The Free Range What were a bunch of cowboys, armed with six-shooters, to half a hundred sheepmen armed with repeating rifles and automatic revolvers? Hidden Water But the film ended with a woman driving sheepmen off her claim, and with that example to fortify my ebbing courage, I asked for a new printing press. Land of the Burnt Thigh It was evident to Mackenzie that Sullivan was bewildered between doubt and suspicion as they rode toward Carlson’s ranch, which the sheepman said was about seven miles away. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He struck a match and held it for the sheepman before using it himself. Crooked Trails and Straight He would never have done this with any other man, but he still considered Larkin a “dude” and a sheepman, and knew that neither was much of a shot. The Free Range All through the night the sheepmen had been crowding their flocks through the defile until there were already twenty or thirty thousand on Bronco Mesa, with fifty thousand to follow. Hidden Water It is expected that the returns from the wool clip in a fairly good year will pay all a sheepman’s running expenses, such as hire of herders, cost of shearing, etc. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades The less a sheepman knew about books, the more he was bound to know about sheep, for sheep would be the object and aim of his existence. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek For the sheepman had got out on bail the morning after his arrest. Crooked Trails and Straight A short distance away from where Bud sat some of the sheepmen were lying comfortably on their elbows, chaffing the punchers. The Free Range He pointed at the cañon down which the sheep had come in the Fall, the great middle fork which led up over the Four Peaks; but the sheepman’s only reply was a snarl of refusal. Hidden Water There were bronzed cattlemen from every range from Amarillo to the Belle Fourche, sturdy buyers of swine from Iowa and Illinois, sombreroed sheepmen from New Mexico, and vikingesque Swedes from North Dakota. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic “Yes, they call us flockmasters in the reports of the Wool Growers’ Association, and in the papers and magazines, but we’re nothing but sheepmen, and that’s all you can make out of us.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek But all through the night one or the other of the sheepmen patroled a beat that circled around and around the house. Crooked Trails and Straight “But can you stand a sheepman in the family?” The Free Range But somewhere, somewhere in that great wilderness of peaks which lay to the south and through which only the dogged sheepmen could fight their way, stealthily hidden, yet watching, lay Jasper Swope and his sheep. Hidden Water Now, rabbits are very prolific, and within a very few years they had spread so extensively that the sheepmen began to complain of their serious inroads on herbage and grass where the sheep fed. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Couldn’t some of them sheepmen down at Jasper use you?” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The whole story of the horse had been a myth later invented by the sheepman to scatter the pursuit by making it appear that the robber had come from a distance. Crooked Trails and Straight Meanwhile the greater force on horseback would be engaging the sheepmen. The Free Range It was only an instant’s respite but as the sheepman blinked and struck the dirt from his eyes the little cowman wheeled and made a dash for the river. Hidden Water "He had a gun—I'm sure of that; every sheepman packs a gun." The Lady Doc Mackenzie knew plenty of sheepmen who never had looked into any kind of a book but a bank-deposit book in their lives. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sleepy tiger look lay warily in the sheepman’s eyes. Crooked Trails and Straight Faint with hunger—for he had not eaten since morning—he turned Stelton over to the eager sheepmen who rode out to meet him. The Free Range I wouldn’t trust a sheepman as far as I could throw a 459 bull by the tail! Hidden Water Old sheepman shot dead in his tracks the same day he was married to a girl young enough to be his granddaughter. The Lady Doc Some of the sheepmen in this country––yes, 70 most of them––would be better men if they were poor. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Again the blood rushed to the face of the sheepman. Crooked Trails and Straight For a moment the two stood thus looking amazedly at each other, while the sheepmen, suddenly stricken into silence, gazed curiously at the 247 episode. The Free Range Don’t you know better than to trust a sheepman?” Hidden Water The dress itself was made without regard to the prevailing mode and of the three-cent-a-yard bunting bought by sheepmen by the bolt to be used for flags to scare off coyotes in lambing time. The Fighting Shepherdess “Maybe you’ve got the makin’ of a sheepman in you,” Tim said, thoughtfully, as they came in sight of the hay. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek How far he might feel this justified him in ignoring it the sheepman did not know. Crooked Trails and Straight The man, bore strange-looking paraphernalia, and could be classified as neither fish, flesh, nor fowl—that is, cowboy, sheepman, or granger. The Free Range “You––lick––me!” repeated the sheepman, showing his jagged teeth in a sardonic grin. Hidden Water I understand sheep—he said I was a better sheepman than he was because I had more patience and like them. The Fighting Shepherdess It was Mackenzie’s hope that this encounter with the wild sheepman might turn out to his profit with Tim Sullivan. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He looked the least in the world surprised at sight of the sheepman. Crooked Trails and Straight The sheepmen were aware of this, and their two guards were placed out of range of that single opening. The Free Range “My God, boy,” he said, “you’re takin’ big chances, for a family man––but say, what did I tell you about sheepmen?” Hidden Water In the meantime Toomey had brought the velvet-mouthed horse to its haunches in front of the laundry where he tossed a bundle into the sheepman’s arms, saying casually; “Take that inside, my man.” The Fighting Shepherdess The sheepman seemed to have outrun his words. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Blackwell’s second meeting with the sheepman had been almost as startling as the first. Crooked Trails and Straight “That flush excited yuh so you seen a mirage, Jimmie,” bantered Speaker, whose ready wit and genial manner had won their way into the sheepman’s affection. The Free Range The appearance of Jeff Creede spelled trouble to all sheepmen and there were few camps on Bronco Mesa which did not contain a herder who had been unceremoniously moved by him. Hidden Water There were cattlemen, cowboys, sheepmen, little ranchers—all the conflicting elements of the country, besides a crowd from Sleepy Cat with the band, and all the town loafers that could possibly secure conveyance. Laramie Holds the Range “It would be worth thousands to the rest of us sheepmen on this range if he never comes back.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He stuck to it vindictively, for plainly his malice against the sheepman was great. Crooked Trails and Straight At last it was decided that the prisoners, unarmed as they were, should lie down behind the wall out of danger’s way, while the sheepmen should take their chances behind the rocks. The Free Range He stood gazing at the downcast sheepman, his lip curling contemptuously. Hidden Water There is a war due between the sheepmen and the cattlemen, too, and our lay is to side in with the sheepmen. The Eagle's Heart Maybe you have got the makin’ of a sheepman in you. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The casual give and take of the friendly talk went straight to the heart of the sheepman. Crooked Trails and Straight On the other hand, as the girl had promised, Beef Bissell, for years the terror of the range, displayed a side that the sheepman would never have suspected. The Free Range The sheepman’s gaze was becoming furtive as he watched them. Hidden Water They loved these lands for which the cattlemen and sheepmen were now about to battle, and they had been dispossessed by the power of the United States Army, not by law and justice. The Eagle's Heart Tell her to put books out of her head and stick to the range, marry some good sheepman if one turns up to her taste, or pass them all up if she likes. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He had been backed by Cass Fendrick, a sheepman in feud with the cattle interests and in particular with the Circle C outfit. Crooked Trails and Straight The captor on his right relieved him of the useless weapon, and, in a trice, produced a rope, with which he bound the sheepman’s arms tightly behind him. The Free Range There was wise counsel in the camp of the sheepmen; they never had trouble if they could avoid it, and then only to gain a point. Hidden Water There had been ill-feeling between sheepmen and cattlemen from the first, but as water became scarcer and the range more fully stocked, bitterness developed into hatred and warfare. The Eagle's Heart Joan would shake her wings out in a little while, and fly away, leaving him there, a dusty sheepman, among the husks of his dream. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek I wouldn’t have thought it even of a sheepman.” Crooked Trails and Straight “Marry that dirty sheepman?” he continued in a tense, even voice. The Free Range Wherever or however it came in, that herd was to be destroyed, not by violence nor by any overt act, but by the sheepmen’s own methods––strategy and stealth. Hidden Water The sheepman grimly replied: "I have the reputation in my country of taking care of myself." The Eagle's Heart I don’t see what use a man’s got for a gun up here among sheep and sheepmen. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek So the sheepman found himself between the upper and the nether millstones. Crooked Trails and Straight Up to this I’ve held it against you that you were a sheepman—a silly prejudice, of course, that I have grown up with—but now you can consider yourself free of that. The Free Range The sheepman swallowed and blinked his eyes, that stood out big and round like an owl’s. Hidden Water When Mose took the small, firm hand of the sheepman and looked into his face he liked him, and the stranger returned his liking. The Eagle's Heart Dad Frazer thinks I’m a better schoolteacher than I’ll ever be a sheepman, I guess. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The puzzled look of the sheepman told Cullison that Blackwell’s plan of exit for him had not been submitted to the other. Crooked Trails and Straight The sheepman was resigned to losing the hundred, just as cattlemen do not hesitate to cut out and abandon all weak animals on a long drive. The Free Range It was Rufus Hardy, dwarfed like David before Goliath in the presence of the burly sheepman, but striding over the hard-packed sand with the lithe swiftness of a panther. Hidden Water He held out his hand and the sheepman shook it heartily. The Eagle's Heart But the sheepman’s risks were greater, his courage immensely superior, to that of the tiller of the soil. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Arrived in New Mexico I went to live with a sheepman—a practical sheepman from Australia—to study the industry and see how I liked it. Ranching, Sport and Travel If these men had been driving the cattle why did they not continue to drive them instead of turning aside to make prisoner a harmless sheepman? The Free Range For the first few minutes it was more of a chase than 461 a fight, and in that the sheepman was at his worst, cumbered by his wet clothes and the water in his shoes. Hidden Water You fellows hold the winning hand," said Delmar; "the small rancher will sure wipe the sheepman out in time. The Eagle's Heart I wanted to get into the heart of the sheep country for one thing, and several of my friends recommended you as the best sheepman on the range, for another. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek All the sheepmen like for have me shear their sheep. The Spinner's Book of Fiction By one of those rare accidents of luck Sims at last found his m�tier, and Larkin the prince of sheepmen. The Free Range “Huh!” grunted the sheepman, coughing like a wood-chopper as he struck back through the storm, and the chance blow found its mark. Hidden Water The old sheepman dazzled him with his cunning. The Eagle's Heart Do you think you’ve got the stuff in you to make a sheepman out of?” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek If it blow one day, you thank God; if it blow two days, then is sheepman goin' to lose his sheep. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Now, 132 instead of being the mighty baron with the high hand, he was the seeker for help, and this despised sheepman held the trump cards. The Free Range He leaned over and looked the sheepman in the eye but Thomas met his glance with a sardonic smile. Hidden Water Against Bud Lee's word that he had had a hand at the trouble at the old cabin were the combined oaths of two of the sheepmen that he had been with them at the time. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Dad got out his greasy duck coat with sheepskin collar, such as cattlemen and sheepmen, and all kinds of outdoor men in that country wore, for the night was cool and damp with dew. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek As the cattlemen got there first, and went 'way back to the end o' the ravine, the sheepmen are nearer to what you might call the valley door. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters And I’m plumb shore when we get through there won’t be a sheepman left in this part of the State. The Free Range I carry that pistol for the moral effect––and it’s necessary, too, to protect these sheepmen against their own baser natures. Hidden Water Found Quinnion at a sheepman's place thirty or forty miles north of here. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch If there was anything to Hall’s claim on that territory, by agreement or right of priority which sheepmen were supposed to respect between themselves, Tim Sullivan knew it, Mackenzie reflected. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman was known as dangerous, but this little Ranger—did I tell you he was Irish—stuck to it, trusting to find some way out even if the grazer did get ugly. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The cowboy had little to say except to demand the immediate surrender of the cattle-owners and 225 the delivery up to court martial of half the sheepmen. The Free Range Of all the sheepmen that I know there isn’t one who would go around me out of friendship or pity––and I have done favors for them all. Hidden Water So the sheepmen had to go well armed, with clubs, swords, and spears. Hebrew Life and Times But if you ever do work up to be a sheepman, and of course you will if you stick to the range long enough, you’ll never be able to leave again. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The sheepman glanced up warningly, but Matthews was going ahead full steam. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Neither could they be halted on their march north, because they were crossing the range of Wyoming sheepmen at the time and common plains courtesy demanded that they be removed as fast as possible. The Free Range “I did not,” retorted the sheepman promptly, but grinning nevertheless at the damage, “but I see some other feller has though, and saved me the trouble.” Hidden Water Evidently the sheepmen were keeping their forces in the house during the daylight hours. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Hall spoke a low, mumbled, unintelligible word to the one who stood behind Mackenzie, and another gun pressed coldly against the back of the apprentice sheepman’s neck. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek I ask MacDonald here, who is the richest sheepman west of the Mississippi, what's he willing to do for the party. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Among the secreted sheepmen a grin spread from face to face at the sight of this distressful figure, evidently in real wo from hours in the hard saddle. The Free Range In one hand he held the sheepman’s pistol and in the other his own. Hidden Water The sheepmen had tried to escape from the back, and had failed. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue I told him, still playfully, that a lot of mighty good poetry had been written about sheep and sheepmen and crooks and lambs and things like that, and that I considered my question complimentary. The River and I You sheepmen are asking us to take care of you. The Freebooters of the Wilderness At the door he encountered the sheepmen’s regular cook coming out to see what the trouble 158 was, and the next moment witnessed the near-annihilation of the yellow peril. The Free Range “Don’t like it,” he observed, briefly; and then, unlocking the ponderous padlock that protected their cabin from hungry sheepmen, he went in and fetched out the axe. Hidden Water There seemed no need for words just then, for after their grief for their friend the men's faces showed the turn of thought to his murderers, the sheepmen. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue All Benton fell in behind—clerks and bar-keeps and sheepmen and cowboys tumbling into fours. The River and I "Not without crowding—" "You mean crowding the sheepmen, off," she said. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Hard-winter left them, and in a few minutes returned with a dozen brawny sheepmen, mostly recruited from Larkin’s own ranch in Montana. The Free Range I used to think that if you didn’t like a sheepman’s looks the way to do was to wade in and work him over a little; but that’s a misdemeanor, and it don’t go now. Hidden Water At night, with the sheepmen stationed in the hills, an attempt to break through that wire fence would be more than dangerous. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue May we all die sheepmen if we don't—and that's the limit in Montana! The River and I A nice bunch o' beauties, too, hatching some Devil plot to ruin the poor sheepmen! The Freebooters of the Wilderness The cowmen, gagged, and with their hands bound behind them, walked single file, accompanied by one of the sheepmen. The Free Range Before Creede could turn to meet his enemy his partner leapt in between them and with a swift blow from the shoulder, struck the sheepman to the ground. Hidden Water "I don't want no sheepman t' get me." Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Well," he proceeded, "over in Scotland when a feller sees a sheepman coming down the road with his sheep, he says: 'Behold the gentle shepherd with his fleecy flock!' The River and I The other three sheepmen ran for the tent, but Don Mike spurred the gray in between them and their objective, at the same time drawing his carbine. The Pride of Palomar One sheepman had been killed, and another’s broken shoulder was being roughly dressed by Sims. The Free Range After he’d made his first big play and see he couldn’t save the Pocket he went after them sheepmen systematically for his revenge. Hidden Water Next came a volley of shots, from the hills, which had been sought by the sheepmen under the cover of the night. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue "We got just about as much sense as a bunch of sheepmen!" cried Buck Johnson, exasperated. The Killer On the western plains the sheepman goes out with several thousand head and one human companion. Best Short Stories Others of the sheepmen were riding around the herd, quieting it. The Free Range Once more the sheepman leaped up from his place and scampered down the hill to his herd, rounding up his pack animals as he ran. Hidden Water So little wonder that the cattlemen thought of the sheep as pests or vermin, and considered their owners as deadly foes, and in turn were regarded as foes by the sheepmen. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue It was not so prankish as it had been the night before, when it accepted the sheepman's broad-gauge hospitality and made merry till the sun winked from behind the mountains. Judith of the Plains Then, going through the sheepman's pockets, he brought out a handful of coins. The Bells of San Juan The sheepman could not but admire the natural advantages of the place chosen by his captors for the meeting. The Free Range But however anxious he was for an interview the desires of the sheepmen did not lean in that direction, and they only stared at him stolidly or pretended not to see. Hidden Water The cracking of rifles was almost continuous in that fatal triangle, in which the sheepmen formed two points, and the cowmen the tragic third. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue The sheepman was shrewd and cunning, but he had no such force of character as Crawford. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West A sheepman come along just after you left, and he had a quart uh whisky. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories With his naturally quick eye, the sheepman observed them closely, but failed to recognize any of them. The Free Range “You hear that, Mr. Officer?” cried the sheepman. Hidden Water And the sheepmen there had ceased firing too. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue He looked at the sheepman and he laughed shortly in an ugly, jeering way. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West They went down into the big hall with the open fireplace, and the old sheepman waved his hand toward a chair. Mavericks The busiest periods of the sheepman's year are the lambing- and shearing-seasons. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 “No, I like this side,” said the sheepman, pretending to admire the scenery. Hidden Water It was to add to the fears of the sheepmen—if that could be done. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue His mind traveled back to those days twenty-five years ago when he and the sheepman had both hitched their horses in front of Helen Radcliff's home. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West For the hot blood of the South raced through the veins of the sheepmen. Mavericks Of course this technically described bad year wasn't so bad one way, because the sheepmen would sure get a tasty wallop, sheep being mighty informal about dying with the weather below zero and scant feed. Ma Pettengill Well, he’s a good sheepman, but he’s on the grab for money like a wolf. Hidden Water You must know of the old, old enmity that existed between the cowmen and the sheepmen of those early days of the Western ranges. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue There was a way within reach of his hand, one suggested by Steelman's whisperings, though never openly advocated by the sheepman. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The sheepman's black eyes lifted quickly and met those of his enemy. Mavericks Aside from these minor changes everything seemed the same as before the sheepmen had stopped at camp. The Happy Family Comes from a nice Mormon family down in Moroni––six brothers––all sheepmen. Hidden Water For over beyond, in a gully, the sheepmen were gathered. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue You remember that sheepman down in Oregon they brought in from the range. The Rim of the Desert It would be a strange irony of fate if Buck Weaver should fall in love with a sheepman's daughter. Mavericks He nodded and drove on, while Lejeune, the true sheepman's delight in dodging the officers burning strong within his breast, turned his mule's head to the lower country. The Rules of the Game When the sheepmen come across the river do not fight, as Don Jeff does continually, but let them pass. Hidden Water Why did not the sheepmen escape from the back of the house? Injun and Whitey to the Rescue There are nine of these in all, though several of them are practically unknown except to the few guides and the sheepmen who range over the surrounding mountains. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Then out of his door and down the walk strode—not the polychromatic victim of a lost summertime, but the sheepman, rehabilitated. Heart of the West [Annotated] Between them and these confounded sheepmen—I'd like to get rid of the whole bunch, and deal only with business men. The Rules of the Game He paused and smiled patiently at the sheepman. Hidden Water Its only practical outlet was that guarded by the sheepmen. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Money was feverish for investment in sheep, flock-masters were buying land on which to run their bands, and a sheepman was an envied personage. Reed Anthony, Cowman In the first place, he ain't a cowman—he's a sheepman, on a small scale so far as sheep go but on a sure-enough big scale when yuh count his feelin's. The Long Shadow The sheepmen, by long immunity, had come to know the higher mountains intimately, and could hide themselves from any but the most conscientious search. The Rules of the Game It was a tall cowman just down from the Peaks who ordered the round, and so all-embracing was his good humor that he bid every one in the room drink with him, even a sheepman. Hidden Water The Bar O men stood by Mr. Sherwood, but some of the cattlemen from the Junction hated sheepmen more than they loved the law. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue The sheepman faced them, with his hands behind his back. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Hoover's rule had been marked by the taming of bad men in Florence, and a truce declared in the guerrilla warfare between the cattlemen and the sheepmen on the range. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama Yet, of less than a dozen books on sheep and sheepmen, more than half of them are better written than hundreds of books concerning cowboy life. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations The sheepmen was after me, and their dogs was after Tom. Hidden Water Our friend, quoth the quacklike sheepman, do but mind the wonders of nature that are found in those animals, even in a member which one would think were of no use. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 "You'll shoot when you see something to shoot at," was the sheepman's word. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life A sheepman can shear wherever he happens to be. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama Hughie married a sheepman, and after mothering the range as well as children with him for a quarter of a century, concluded that Montana is still rather masculine. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations He fixed his eyes upon 111 the sheepman with an instant’s disapproval and then resumed his cookery. Hidden Water It is used chiefly by roaming bands of the Pah Ute Indians and "sheepmen." The Mountains of California A man picked up the cans and brought them to the sheepman. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life I really have to brag about them, and American sheepmen will have to come to them. The Little Lady of the Big House Hughie Call became wife of a Montana sheepman early in this century. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations And look––if a sheepman is killed there is the law, you know, and lawyers––yes, and money!” Hidden Water These mill ravages, however, are small as compared with the comprehensive destruction caused by "sheepmen." The Mountains of California But the big sheepman knew that Shoop had called High Chin's bluff about "any game going." Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life "Guess you've got a long walk ahead of you then," laughed the sheepman. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The following spring Dale learned more from the herder of a sheepman at whose camp he and the Beemans; had rested on the way into New Mexico. The Man of the Forest “I look to find you with a sprained wrist,” he drawled, “when I come back––throwin’ flapjacks for them sheepmen!” Hidden Water The sheepman began to raise his head and to plan certain things for himself in turn. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West The Starr boys were still pitching dollars when Shoop and the sheepman approached. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Wondering at the haste of the disreputable looking youngster, the sheepman watched him until he had gotten out of sight. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail But to the unintelligent gaze of the cowpuncher and the sheepman they seemed fresh from the mint of contemporaneous April. Waifs and Strays Part 1 That’s one reason why I never was able to do much with these sheepmen,” he added. Hidden Water All over the range the feud between the sheepmen and the cowmen was bitter and implacable. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Finally the giant sheepman, despite his personal wager, was elected unanimously. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life The defense of the sheepmen was a surprise to the cowboys, where they had thought to surprise the sheep herders and stampede the herd before any opposition was offered. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail It was a mere nothing for a cattleman or a sheepman to be lost for a day or a night. Waifs and Strays Part 1 The sheepman accepted the dish of beef, dipped out a spoonful of beans, broke off a slab of bread, and began his meal forthwith, meanwhile looking at Hardy curiously. Hidden Water The sheepmen at length began to succeed in their plans. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West The giant sheepman of the high country strode up, nodded, and took his check. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life When the racket begins, if it does, we shall need all the sheepmen to help drive off the raiders. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The other was Thompson Burrows, the prosperous sheepman from the Quintana Valley. Waifs and Strays Part 1 There was a swift scramble in the dust by the door, an oath from the sheepman, and the yellow dog dashed away again, with Tommy at his heels. Hidden Water After the establishment of the great forest reserves, the sheepmen coveted the range thus included. The Passing of the Frontier; a chronicle of the old West Then some of the big sheepmen got busy. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life The boys, when Professor Zepplin called their attention to the lateness of the hour, made haste to pitch their tents, while Mr. Simms, with Phil and the sheepmen, looked on approvingly. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail "Well, ef I must say it, Sam," she drawled, "you look jest like one of them hayseeds in the picture papers, 'stead of a free and independent sheepman of the State o' Texas." Waifs and Strays Part 1 Rufe, I could kill every sheepman in the Four Peaks for this––every dam’ one of ’em––and the first dog that comes in sight of this ranch will stop a thirty-thirty.” Hidden Water Cattlemen and sheepmen can never bide in this country. To the Last Man Recollec', I said he was a sheepman—and I been for the longhorns all my days. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life "Well, how do you like being a sheepman?" asked Mr. Simms jovially. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail No rider or rancher or sheepman, in fact, no one, ever lost a chance to warn Bostil. Wildfire Your friend Creede gets along with sheepmen like a house afire, don’t he? Hidden Water Trouble brewin' between the cattlemen down in the Basin an' the sheepmen up on the Rim. To the Last Man And he's got the nerve to tell me that all the sheepmen in this here county are strong for me if I run for the job. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life I have been a cowboy as well as sheepman, and have spent many weeks on the open range. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Ever since I took charge of the Pool, Keith and I threw in together and used the same range, worked our crews together, and fought the sheepmen together. Her Prairie Knight Did you ever hear of a sheepman jumpin’ on a cowboy? Hidden Water I see no sense in a sheepman goin' out of his way to surround a cattleman an' sheep off his range. To the Last Man And the funny part of it is them sheepmen was willin' enough to ship sick sheep anywhere they could sell 'em. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Says there's free grass enough for all of us and that the sheepmen have just as much right to it as the cowmen. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The small local herders an' sheepmen must be considered first, the big stockmen second. The Young Forester But I’d jest like to ask you a question, since you’re so smart; how come all us sheepmen kept off your upper range this year?” Hidden Water Thet was how I got the hunch the crowd was all sheepmen or their friends. To the Last Man The giant sheepman, whose movements were as deliberate as the sun's, slowly reached in his pocket and drew out a leather pouch. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Old Hicks, who was sitting up to prepare hot coffee for any of the sheepmen who might come in, was affected in a like manner. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail "Are you shaking hands with Ned Bannister the sheepman or Ned Bannister the outlaw?" asked the owner of that name, with a queer little smile that seemed to mock himself. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Ump!” grunted the sheepman, and then, as if the matter was settled thereby, he said: “All right, pardner, bein’ as you put it that way, I reckon I’ll go around.” Hidden Water Ellen recognized Daggs, a neighbor sheepman, who evidently spent more time with her father than at his own home, wherever that was. To the Last Man Play The installation of Bud Shoop as supervisor of the White Mountain District was celebrated with an old-fashioned barbecue by the cattlemen and sheepmen leasing on the reserve. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life I think he would take genuine pleasure in boiling a sheepman in his pot. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Aren't you aware that a sheepman is the lowest thing that walks? Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Not the only one, though,” suggested the sheepman shrewdly, “not by a dam’ sight! Hidden Water Sprague knew more about the Basin and Rim than any of the sheepmen or ranchers. To the Last Man But when the sheepman stepped off ten paces and faced the competitors with a cigar held at arm's length, the chattering of the crowd ceased. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life The Professor had no sooner marched Stacy to his tent to wash the mud from himself and get into a clean suit of clothes, than the sheepmen came galloping back to camp. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The sheepman slipped back into the dry creek bed, retraced his steps for about a stone-throw, and again crawled up the bank. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Whose sheep are those?” continued Hardy, coming to the point with masterful directness, and once more the boss sheepman surveyed him with suspicion. Hidden Water "You know this talk of sheepmen buckin' the cattlemen is all a blind?" To the Last Man This was Sheep Crossing, a natural pass where the cattlemen and sheepmen drifted their stock from the hills to the winter feeding-grounds of the lower country. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Thus admonished, the sheepmen sprang for their saddles. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail As she was finishing, the sheepman opened his eyes and looked at her. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Oh, you might, hey?” jeered the sheepman, tapping his pipe ominously on the sidewalk. Hidden Water His version of the war between cattlemen and sheepmen certainly determined me to look over the ground. To the Last Man The giant sheepman of the south country was known to every one on account of his great physique and his immense holdings in land and sheep. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Pink-eye seemed to know what was expected of him, for straightway he got under motion, trotting off toward the lines of the sheepmen. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail For perhaps three days the sheepman's life hung in the balance, after which his splendid constitution and his outdoor life began to tell. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West I’ve only been in this country a few months, but if a sheepman is the only man that has any legal or moral rights I’d like to know about it. Hidden Water I never heerd no more, but them sheepmen looked pretty plumb sour. To the Last Man Without warning, the sheepman tossed the cans into the air. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life The cowboys turned their guns on the little outfit, but the sheepmen now discovering what was going on, gave a mighty yell and swept down on their enemy. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Altogether, unless for some unseen contingency, the doctor prophesied that the sheepman was going to upset the probabilities and get well. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Sheep did well in them good years that followed, and first thing I knew I was a sheepman. Hidden Water At the time of which Blaisdell spoke there were not many sheepmen and cattlemen in the Tonto, considering its vast area. To the Last Man Then out of his door and down the walk strode--not the polychromatic victim of a lost summertime, but the sheepman, rehabilitated. Heart of the West A wild yell startled the sheepmen at the table. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The sheepman was satisfied with what he saw in the face of his foe. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Yes,” replied the sheepman sardonically, “it is––dam’ kind of us. Hidden Water A sheepman could throw a few thousand sheep round a cattleman's ranch and ruin him. To the Last Man Armed, hilarious, vociferous, magnanimous, the cowmen and the sheepmen, laying aside their hereditary hatred, joined forces to celebrate the occasion. Whirligigs Of course he could ride away, but in doing so he might alarm the watching sheepmen and upset all their plans. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail "He did lock the stable door a little too late," chuckled the sheepman. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “I never said we was going to sheep you out,” 164 retorted the sheepman sullenly. Hidden Water It was as fair for sheepmen to graze their herds anywhere as it was for cattlemen. To the Last Man Carson, the sheepman, spurred on to attempt further exploits by the success of his plate-throwing, was first to reach the door. Whirligigs Tad was almost overwhelmed as the sheepmen rushed by him. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail With his indubitable power, backed by the unpopularity of the sheepman in this cattle country, the King of the Bighorn could destroy his cousin if he set himself to do so. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West And I told him furthermore that the first sheep or sheepman that p’inted his head down the Pocket trail would stop lead; and every one tharafter, as long as I could draw a bead. Hidden Water Formerly there had been room enough for all; now the grazing ranges were being encroached upon by sheepmen newly come to the Tonto. To the Last Man Berkly, a sheepman, an old friend of Lane, stopped Rosita as she was passing by him on the gallery, where he was sitting smoking. Whirligigs Having been directed to the new camp, Phil galloped away, Tad remaining to chat with the sheepman a few minutes. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The sheepman leaped to his feet and strode to the door. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The sheepmen had stolen a march, Creede and his cowboys were far away, and his only hope was the olive branch of peace. Hidden Water The sheepmen have now got distributin' points for wool an' sheep at Maricopa an' Phoenix. To the Last Man The next shot would have been the bride's had not Carson, a sheepman, possessed a mind with triggers somewhat well oiled and in repair. Whirligigs "Stay by him, stay by him, kid," encouraged a sheepman. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The sheepman dropped a hand on his shoulder gently. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West As he ended his appeal he stood with his hands thrown out, and the sheepman looked at him, smiling curiously. Hidden Water "Wal, short an' sweet it's this: Texas cattlemen will never allow the range they stocked to be overrun by sheepmen." To the Last Man The cattlemen then swept out upon him, calling for vengeance, for, while the slaughter of a sheepman has not always lacked condonement, it was a decided misdemeanour in this instance. Whirligigs You want the same as every other meek and lovely sheepman wants. The Flying U Ranch The sheepman lay at his ease, the strong supple lines of him stretched lazily on the lounge. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Ump!” responded the sheepman, and then there was a long pause. Hidden Water For a while it looked like he was steerin' a middle course between cattlemen an' sheepmen. To the Last Man "Y'u sheepmen do not have to run sheep over the cattle range." To the Last Man The next week was a time of harassment for the Flying U; a week filled to overflowing with petty irritations, traceable, directly or indirectly, to their new neighbors, the Dot sheepmen. The Flying U Ranch The foreman and the sheepman took turns keeping vigil; and on the other side of the fire sat one of the rustlers in silent watchfulness. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “How’s that?” he inquired quietly, and the sheepman plunged into his story. Hidden Water "Of course there are honest an' square sheepmen in the Basin?" queried Jean. To the Last Man Not a word about sheepmen or any hint of rustlers! To the Last Man "But that only goes to prove my contention—any fellow runnin' wild in the woods can say he's a sheepman." To the Last Man He seemed so unfit for the life he was leading that the sheepman's interest was aroused. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West All these big sheepmen that drive north and south belong to the Sheepmen’s Protective Association, and they stand in with each other, but we little fellows up in ’Pache County was nobody. Hidden Water "This—sheepman, Jorth?" went on Jean, in slow hesitation, as if compelled to ask what he would rather not learn. To the Last Man It 'll go down a black blot on the history page of the Tonto Basin as a war between rival sheepmen an' cattlemen. To the Last Man Mind you, I don't belittle the trouble between sheepmen an' cattlemen in Arizona. To the Last Man Helen dragged forward a chair for the sheepman, and he sank into it. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “If all sheepmen were like you,” he said, “life would be worth living in these parts.” Hidden Water Then Jean recounted his experience with Colter and concluded with Blaisdell's reception of the sheepman's threat. To the Last Man Her father was a horse thief, a rustler, a sheepman only as a blind, a consort of Daggs, leader of the Hash Knife Gang. To the Last Man "I have not a doubt of it, Mr. McWilliams," returned the sheepman blithely. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Helen, who had been pouring a glass of cordial for the spent and wounded sheepman, put the glass down on the table and turned at sound of the silken, sinister voice. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "I didn't say quite that," explained the sheepman. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West As a sheepman Jorth has a legitimate grievance with the cattlemen. To the Last Man No faintest movement could escape the sheepman's eyes, no least stir fail to apprise his ears. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The eyes of the two men clashed, the sheepman's stern and unyielding, his cousin's lit with the devil of triumph. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "I expect I'm under particular obligations to that straight right to the chin, Lieutenant," chimed in the sheepman. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The sheepman, not deigning to move an inch from his position, looked in silence his steady contempt. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The other day back up in the woods on the Rim I ran into a sheepman who said his name was Colter. To the Last Man This man looked like his cousin, the sheepman, as the latter might have done if all his life he had given a free rein to evil passions. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "It does make a strong combination," admitted the sheepman. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The excitement of the night burnt pleasantly in her veins, for out of the nettle danger she had plucked safety for her sheepman. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West So by mutual consent the sheepman fell in behind the blatant youth who had wearied McWilliams so and rode in silence. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Along with some other sheepmen he lives up in the Rim canyons. To the Last Man Though the sharpshooter's rifle cracked twice during his run for the cottonwood, the sheepman reached the tree in safety. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West The sheepman had to choose between leaving his rifle and immediate flight. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West "This desperado, Bannister, is my cousin," answered the sheepman gravely. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West They were compelled to travel very slowly, since the motion kept the sheepman's wound continually bleeding. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West |
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