, 1874-01-01
THE FAR WEST.
Fet1sl Between CattIc-HTen and
Shcep.l1en in Colorado.
important Results Of the Wheeler Sci
cz.ttitic Expedition.

sreccI Correspondence cf Tie Chicago Tribune.
CANON CITY, COL, Der. Is, 1873.
In one Of my recen. communications reference
was made to fierce and bloody feud Which ex-
listed between the sLcep-,nel1 aud the caitle-mcn
Of Decch, Huerfano, and other counties in
Southern Colorado. At one timo the prospect
looked quite fnir for peace, but now hoEtities
HAVE IankE:, OUT AFnE5u.
ard there il no telling where tho rumpus will
end. Eo:ll parties have buckled Oh their pano-
ply OF wnr. aud there are 1nutiercd threats and
breatlnss of slaughter; while snol;ius cabins
ald perforated skulls can be found down OIL this
Pursatoire almost any fine morning. 1n this
warfare, as III all others, Providence seems
to be on tho side of the heaviest artillery.
Where tle valiant sheep-men have majority,
there they conquer; and vice se1sa. For q pf1e1
ti1no the fight was confined to tho region OF
country south Of the '*Diyide;' = but now, 10 ard
behold it las broken out in the vicinity OF
Denver. Last fall harmless German settled
down on Kunnlug Greek, with 1,ooo head OF
Sheep He had remained here but a feT7 days.
when he
RECEIVED CALL
from q delegation OF cattle-1neu. They we're all
tn.I. hrsutc fellows, with s1ouched hats, woolan
-
belts and they swore terribly and swnggered
| among the pet ewes aud 'A'11bs and knockeo
over cl.oico buck or two. and i'll many other
,says nado themselves very obnoxious. All TINS
Has aot les. upoa our Icutonic 1f1enu'
He took tho hint: folded up MS
tent gathered together his lambs, likewise his
pots and dishes and, with his fnlth1nl oos
Schneider, skcdlddlcd for another range. over
hn
self Il house. colrals, barn, o:c., and imagined
himself comfortably fixed for the winter. lie
WIS soou undcceiyct. Late one night, after ae
| Ind lctircd to bed, party oil armed mon came
upon his premises. and began an
ONSLAUGHT UPON THE SHEEP.
WHO were inclosed in the cortals. Tho uoiso
invoke our German friend. who tumblcd out OF
lis warn, bunk al soon as possible, and. armed
with Ballard rite, commenced Investigating
afairs. He discovered, us near ~ he
could Judge, fifteen or twenty men
shooting into his flock with rifles aud
reyo,v.:s,-tle n4arauters having broken down
the barrier between tho two corrals. and th,own
th, sheen into one hnd<lle. This WAS too much
for Germany: his blood was up; and. with IL
savage oath. hc 1eveled tie Ballard and
GAZE THE scoUSDEEI.S ITS coSTESTs,
right and left. Unfortunately. no2e OF the gang
wore killed. although the German tEinkH TINT,
if tle rroa,,s that followed his shots are any
index, ho came mighty near rubbing out ono or
Two of them. The puckE owner wns himself as
saul.ed aud met with narrow csc1pe. When
his whereabouts was discovered, no was greeted
wit, !, whole yolley Of balls. which buried them,
through the windows. Tho ruffians
who performed this yil!ninous work
soon after left aad in the morning tbs German
discovered that $50 of his sheep wore dead. Tho
Joining country ald at last accounts, the Ger
man waa still after the wounded and missing.
II Is FULLY
for him to attempt to seek lclross b.: law. The
cattle-1nen are too strong. and would laugh at
the Idea OF legal proceedings. 0uly one course
is left for the German: lie must get out OF tile
country rs soon as possible.
This state of affairs s unpleasant and has al
ready resulted in considerable bocdsacd; and
unless speedy and decisive measures arc taken,
it will result iu more. It is probable that tho
Legislature, at its approaching session. will take
some steps to reEtrain the cow-herdc7B and bull
Hhackers but our layr-makiug machines move
slow. md before the brakes can be applied, wo
ma; have q hundred or so flrst-ciass 1unerais'
But. while this disgraccful co:tlic: is going on
it l.: consolirS to l,oto that stock OF 1nany de-
scrptio:s Was
SEyE:. II BErTEn CONDITION
tl,xu ut the !,rcsen: time. The grasses have
been excellent throughout The entire season, and.
although We 1ro now il, The middle of December
il,.y still fnru;sl tbs tloca5 and herds OF North
e,.a Colorado with MI abundance OF food The
sluss-fcd IecfcattIe CT Colorado compare very
fayorabl; with the stal-fcd cattle Of tho Middle
and Eastern States; and It is generally admitted
il, the KANSAS City and Chicago markets. that
they n1e far su!,orior to the bsef-catte of Texas
and kansas. No matter how much man may
curse the high winds, tho all:ai soil, aud the
ircary wastes Of saye-br;rh. tic is forced to ad-
nit ttnt tho climate il delightful, aad that Col
osado
HAS NO sCDEn1oE
in the s:oc!s-ra:sirs line. This is abundantly
pro1ed By the enormous hcgra Of cattsc-men
from all sections Of the Uuiou. Not Mountain
Valley is fast tilliny up With wealthy English
mcn some Of tlAcm s2iols Of nobility, who
count their cattle by the thousands. It is
destined to no tie great hcef-pro;luciuS country
OF the United States. and here we may shortly
development.
Yesterday. T. long. struggling train OF pick
nlrlles passed through Canpon.--a portion Of
WHEELER SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.
now seeking, niuter-quartcrs, If one-hnlf Of
,lln rcrur,ed discoveries b.. this party are true.
the average American citizen will feel Indignant
when he rejects shat the expedition was scen-
title ouc. and that the public must learn the
chanting story through tho dry medium Ut m
Official report This is TOO bad. Lieut.. Wheeler
with by cnterprisinS book and novel makers.
and then tho record of their romantic deeds anil
exploits could be embodied in yellow covered
ragcs. 1t will bo remembered that au approlrl-
alton Of 100000 was made and Government
expedition under tils command Of Lieut. g, II.
Wheeler sent out, to survey Southern Colorado.
Southern Utah, - Eastern Arizoua, and
New Mexico. The geological formation
Of al1 this yas: scupe ef country has
been carefully studied: whilo valuable deposits
OF east. alum, coal. Ignite, and other minerals
of practical 1lse. haye been found. The explorers
say, however. th1t all tue stories related Of tho
immense wealth Of Arizona il gold ard precious
stones arc
FRACD AND sSARE;
TINT the northern part Of tue country is. in
reality nothing Int t. desert; and that the few
adyent,1rcrs who fiockcd there last summer are
making tracks for other quarters Us fast as pos
sible The case is different with New Mexico.
Ecr n,ountains are rich with gold aud silver ore:
aud also contain v=st deposits Of coal lead. and
copper. Southern Colorado also proves rich
field for the uincralogist and mctallurgjst.
Her mountains were found to contain nearly
every precious metal. III almost every conceiga-
ble combination the most notable exceptions
being mercury, pla:iuu,, and tin. But J. very
small extent Of country WAS found available for
ti,o nn-no-o Of agriculture.