When we had got a confirmation of our message, we proceeded on
south, accompanied by the two foremen, and reached Uvalde County
within a week of the time set for receiving. Edwards had two good
remudas in pastures, wagons and teams secured, and cooks and
wranglers on hand, and it only remained to pick the men to complete
the outfits. With three old trail foremen on the alert for good
hands while the gathering and receiving was going on, the help
would be ready in ample time to receive the herds. Gathering the
beeves was in active operation on our arrival, a branding chute had
been built to facilitate the work, and all five of us took to the
saddle in assisting ranchmen in holding under herd, as we permitted
nothing to be corralled night or day. The first herd was completed
on t
