Eleven o'clock
A halt was made at the lead of the herd , and some directions given the point man . It was still early in the forenoon , and once man and boy had fairly cleared the leaders in front , a signal was given and the cattle turned as a single animal and fell to grazing . The wagon and remuda never halted ; on being joined by the two horsemen , they continued on into the Beaver . Eleven o'clock was the hour named to water the herd , and punctual to the moment the beeves , with a mile-wide front , were grazed up to the creek . The cattle were held around the pools for an hour . Before dinner was over , the acting foreman of the second herd rode in , and in mimicking a trail boss , issued some drastic orders . The second herd was within sight , refused to graze , and his wagon was pulling in below the ranch for the noon camp .