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A Xew Cattle Trail. 1 ,c/0Pa1 eSan Antonio, Tex., July 22.—Mr. ^;H. Gallagher, one of tho most!. Extensive cattle meu of the west, U was ia the city yesterday. He left j * by the International road this morning for Austin, en route toColorado. He intends conveying | | a large herd of cattle to Utah,I crossing the continental divide between the headwaters of the Rio Gtaude and those of the Arkansas rivers. This is the first attempt ever made to drive a herd over this route, and if Mr. Gallagher succeeds in his undertaking, hejji will ensure to Texas and other j a! stockmen an immense saving in ! the way of transportation, »s theexhorbitaut rates heretofore exacted by the Denver aOd Rio Grande Railway, ($48 per narrow guage eat,) from PuebW to the I*11 nearest unloading point in Utah, some 300 miles, absorbed nearly j w the entire profits of each shipment.! ai These figures were vUry recently jttcit'awt\/charged. Captain Littlefield, tbe||etaiaipiinthiAustin fcaltlemau, ana other geu-j k tlemen in that industry make the same complaint. J Mr.* Gallagher proposes to go airead of his herd in order to survey or stake a trail, and thus ascertain beyoud a dotrbt that sufficient water and grass may J blt; be. had, in which event his plan will certainly be successful. With i- J th:s trail Once open mauy Texaffj cattlemen, at comparatively small expense, will find welcome pasturefor their stock. Mr. C. GrOsby,-the well-known cattleman of ftfasofa County, is interested with Mr. Gal-j lagber hi this land scheme, as also1 j .| m the large herd of cattle abofct to'* be uio\ved, and their experiment to’; reach Utah b$ this hitherto trn-j known fonte Will be watched wtth e J interest by their brother sto'Ofemen generally.be of a iboat a ( OnIThe re-unfon of Parsons* Kesris J30Cavalry Brigade, composed of the 12th, 19th, 21st and 30th regiments I Morgan’s Battallion and Pratt’s j stc lt;j Battery, will hold its annnal re-|Ier on at Temple, Texas, Wednes-jwh and Thursday, August 10th i sei .and 11th, 1887. lorn
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Abilene Taylor County News
Abilene, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 29, 1887
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