RESOURCEFUL STOCKMEN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 181, 12 August 1909, Page 2

RESOURCEFUL STOCKMEN.

The resource of two stockmen in tracing a mob of cattle. some of which are believed to have beer, stolen, has created considerable interest in this district, telegraphs the Swift's Creek correspondent of the Melbourne Argus. One of the men, after swimming a flooded river, had to spend a night in the bush without clothing until his companion could re.ioir. him with his horse and equipme-t. Ire tracks of the cattle, which had Leer •-riven to the Snowy River iron: Nur.ycng, were followed by the wo stockmen. V,. Murphy and G. Wo:c:h ti-e. A.tr.c-vgh the river -'as in. rood Wocdhouse, refused to anarutn toe trail. He stripped, placed hi; cicelies on his saddle, and ureter :t:s .terse into tne water. In midstream. toe .torse ana its rider parted contrary. Tr.e r.orse returned, but Wt•' o1 .to;; swa nt across. Luckily he had the forethought to place some matches in r.ts hair, an a was able to light a r.re when re .ar.tiea on the further sloe cr the river. As he was without clotolrg tr.e warmth of the blaze was welcome.a:to r.e spent the night beside it. to the rooming, his companion, Mur; by. cresset, with the two horses ar.d v. oocnouse'j? clothing, and the nm-n wt-: or tr.e trail together. They f r u:oo evidences or recent brsnci 0 ? cm-rations at a yard some distance front tne river, ar.o sev- ! eral head of cattle be.or.sung to various : owners were recover-:-.:, irese are now