, 1874-03-14
Continuance Of Tho |Yar Dctwccn tho Cattle
and lilo Sheep Mcn.
The Political Squabbte---Squelchlng Of
the State Project.
Abolition of tile Board of Immigralfon...
Progress Of tho Grange
Movement.
Farming in Colorado q Very Uncertain
= Piece oi Business.

Special Correspondence Of Tha Chicago Tribune. |
CANON CrT1, Col, Marct !, 1874.
The Indan scaro has subsldnd, -AbBquatulnt- |
cd, NO to spcais, ,-potercd out entirely, mid o',r
Wyoming cousinH brca.ho freely agnin but tho
'suEEp AND CATTLE WAR
In Southern Colorado still maintainH m ugly
front, and furnishes abundance Of trouble. It
was hoped tint our Legislative solonB would
turn the blazo Of their powerful intoects upon
tho subject, and cnaot somo laws calculated to
curb tho ferocity Of tho cowboys. aud givo tho
gontle bucks md ewos protection but they
wore too muoh occupied with doadhoad picnics
and irrigation memorials, land-grabB, md o
thousand other Achomes, to pay any particular
attention to tho wantB OF thoso important indus
tries, and nothing WAS done. To be suro, ono
honorable member did submit tho drift Of o bill
declaring, In substance, that 1t waa lardly right
for human boings to slaughter stock mud pop
away at each other with rovolvers, and author
iztng tho Legislature to impoBe 1inoH or i'm
prisonmeut upon all Offenders duly convicted
by tho laws OF the land; but tho
| bill was voted down tho author was alluded to
! in contomptuouB terms; aud, abashe1, diHhcart-
oncd, and dlsgustod, llo aank down in his scat,
| aud remained ahroudcd in obBourity tho remain-
| der Of tho session. As natural consequence,
| tie cnttle-mcn arc encouraged to commit creator
deeds Of lnwlossness, nnd now tho life as wcll aB
! tile property Of q shcop-Inan stands upon pre-
| carious footing. Tho other night D party Of
twelve mon, all Disguised, visited Bhccp-ranch
ovor on tue St. Charles, few milos south of
Pueblo, aud. whilo part Of tho crew covered tho
owner with thoir rovolvers, the rest proceeded
to tho yard, md deliberately cut tue throats Of
nll tho choicest sheop III the drove. Many othor
| ,{.x {1nu ot1rn n+o la
an ,,noqual contest; the cattlo-men, owing to
numerical euporiority and tho nature OF their oc-
oupation, havo fur tho beat Of It; and, unloss
compromise eau be effected, their foes must
1oayo tho country, 'and one OF tho most
| important Industries in this region will 10 OK
tinguished. The entiro proceeding ia fair
Illustration of tho power fow lawleas apirits
can exert III Colorado; ind yet, strange as it
may appear, their conduct Seems to bo upheld
| by fow papors in the Torritory. It ia proper
to ndl, however, that the editors OF these organs
are engaged in the cattle-businoaB, and arc moro
competent to give All opinion on beef. or tho
good points OF a Toxaa steer, than they are to
| write lenders, or Gull tho itcnls required for q
live newspaper. ...
THE GREAT POLITICAL RQuABnLE
nterest TO gro" ecoos conraon @ n1 s M
hnngs fire; but VIC arc assured by his most re-
]iablo organs and supporters TINT it
il only . question OF timo nm. and
a 10 co,o1"ao n With dying @ colors Tie ' squabblo
laa at least produced ono good result: it hRs
eircctualy squeched tho State movement for
somo tn,o to come. a fow u,outhB ago, Elbert
and Ills Ring wero ovortowtng with arguments
and appeals to Congrcas in favor Of tho NOVA.
Colorado waB represented Oh toomlng with IN,
counted thousands hor hords. hor mines, and
hor rich agricultural lanus wefo a9uGe2oa ~ nfy
inr naterlat bnt' no." t1as now aoal oa lor,
troatod to no moro of tnls nish-hoo;wi so;a,I
nonsense. n view OF hls lmpondlne
oart a M nos 10 asona M ee9e e et
.'b 'f ho pee as' tes
dnte tor senator Ih'g s same Ieeng t1oaGee tns.
al the other patriots 5he sanlrnng ana TWIST.
R' LUG nas'ns oaGa @ a1 1oIe, 1o
SHOW t. tbe W. World i'd the ronl stnff of witch t3
Hsotas9 1oanuo .;s can a'saa - nm ~. mHt
ohels oam, WIN ~ ~ sn1ewa uatiSo sonse, VI VI
aoMotioAs VIZ. ~ h"te .a'a no,oTo ne colnnts ths
dcstlnlos Of Statehood 10 SUCH hands.
! That sectional extensive. Pc ai!d @ we might 81,
use4oss' ana'.su..on, - Anumn s,1 hs LII, sne
ni;s',n pf T. 1"a taas' .,,,7 +,,1
has ueon aGo!sao1. IL .ss ocun 1nuna t.u tna
uoes nos ny iha. t,p a,e soG :4;
+ hvo-lookinE pamphlets am clrcnlars, filea VIE
ot,ianamt oJ H., t,o "e a III. raa
neEtanet , Apu !i Its n, sn3 oy III rua
ole 1ngin9u ~ ~ ~ a"netu " tnu Euu.i ou a.sio
AHa toat sllo atnsn' f"tno atttl'A ucso!
prodnce cohnaenco; a',n Mhetl IIe I 1m'hlgra'i.
arrives ~ oolui1o, a.u tlii.S sl. tno epuu.ty u
not wha.lt wasFepresen.ou to 10; "nen no ieasns
1or tue 1lrst time tnas agI1cn,ase can only "
pursued u, LOW favored ioGantos taai @ sotn..
raSe anu hot atoa ~ -, %" psra;u1 10
dottsd 5srs ssd III tl,e!e viii saowy meaatsiss
i is II reality ~ yant saa
plan dot.oa "l.u puuenes , VI sago.ormsn , a.s
a o an on6on
fo1 r. worsa Of tie country than It deserves ii
eut H. ,,,,ra W so,s;hia 1vn Tnado ia a,ecovar,
ast e M more n foo or as oe
,a ,aa1 uue p n y aa o1 tho poard Of imnprao
wos .os p"5 on]y y"'' ORGANIZED for tint narnoso
IL iNA' has hmm abo|iahed. Tho claaI
! .,r,d,,aor3W ruvp'o Wrar 'v win asn mt afraif
~ :" i;tt1a ho,I work and vbn do mt coma nui
o1nsnt;nr tn iumn Tito fortunes or eaav poait;ont
~ ttLo tart norvar and ;n fnrf cverv nt},o,