Fences begin to appear everywhere. The cattle are driven farther back into the mountains in summer. The cattle and sheep men agree on a boundary line after the encroachment of sheep on the cattle grazing districts is the cause of several quarrels. The last of these open disputes occurs in 1898 when seventy-five men meet on Cottonwood and ride to Gray's River. Here a few sheep are killed killed and the cattlemen's determination to hold the range is made plain to the sheepmen.
Peace settles over the valley and cattle raising becomes a profitable industry.
Josephine's five sons and her daughter marry and settle on ranches of their own, all within a radius of fifteen miles surrounding the old homestead. One of the boys takes his father's place as postmaster and has served in this capacity for the past thirty-five years. Several of Mrs. Budd's children have followed their parents's example by making their homes in the valley. Here is growing up a fourth generation, all decendants of the little pioneer woman who has paved the way for them. Mrs. Budd's high ideals, her life full of charity and love, and her service to humanity make her a pioneer in the truest sense of the word.