A RANCHER'S LIFE IN COLORADO.

Otago Witness, Issue 1442, 12 July 1879, Page 5

A RANCHER'S LIFE IN COLORADO.

A correspondent of the .Troy Time 3 writes': ."We at the East can hardly rea.\Ke'th"e.isolatiqn. of times attending ranch life. A' few daya, since we renewed tho acquaintance of a young gentleman whom we met in Denvor last 'year 1 1.1' 1 Ifo is of a distinguished family of< 'Northern- New York, and a graduate of one of our Eastern colleges. He came to this State about a>year since for the benefit of his^ health, wbichi.waa considerably impaired. His" physician advised him to go on a sheep ranch, wherehe wonldhaye constant outdoor employment., 'He, soori"engaged himself to two Scotch.shepherds to assist them iv tho care of sheep, arid for' fiv.e month's the three meu managed the affairs of the ranch, both indoors and out, each'tiking his turn : in the art cf cooking, and each -doing his 'own, washing. This ranch is situated 75 miles' from Cclondo Springy being .their «base:.6f supplies. The unvarying . duties of a, shepherd are about as follows : At sunrise to take his fl r ok, usually from 400 to GOO, accompanied ., by his trusty horse and faithful dogs, to green pastures aud beside still waters if he can find" them, and there remain all the day long" with" a watchful eyo over hi 3 charge to sea that none fall intb f trle ditch or go astray. When tho tun goe's ; d'owh bohind the Rocky Mount dns ife is time to start for home. The signal is given' by the shepherd, the dog is on tie alert, the" bell wether U leads the way to the fold or corral for the night; ianji when safely protected from foes without, euoh as prairie wolves, the day's work is .done, piily to be repeated day in and day out,, month after month. The dog is a valuable auxilliary'in tKe c*re of sheep. The " Scotoh" collie'^'furpassea all others in his natural aptitude" for thitf'wdrlSj and oftentimes one we,U trained selletfdr $150/*