The St. Johns herald., 1885-07-09
Santa Fe IN: M Review: Gov

ernor Ross tells the Review re-
 porter that no stock quarantine inspector should hold a position who has one cents interest in the
 live stock business. He says its
 like appointing an importer of fine
 cigars to the office of collector oi
 customs.
 New Mexico Stock Grower: A
 meeting of prominent stockmen
 was held at La Junta, Colorado,
 this week to try and make arrange
 ment with range owners for trail through southern Colorado. The
 idea was to purchase aright-of-way
 and charge Q toll on all herds
 using the same. No perfect under
 standing was arrived at.
 Western Rural: Nearly every
 week we are informed of new out
 breaks of pleuro-pneumonia, and then the matter drops out of sight and memory. In other words, part of the tune at least, the re- port is false. AS we go to press the news comes that there is an- other outbreak in Illinois. It is best not to get frightened at these reports, but at the same time to be guarded and watchful.
 San Antonio (Texas) Stockman If the money lost in cattle in Texas last winter by starvation had been invested in feed and fed to the number left, the owners would be richer and happier to-day; richer, because they would have better cattle or more money for them If sold, and happier because they would not be haunted by recollections of gaunt and starving cattle. But while both sad and severe, good will come of it, as the lesson that there is more money and more satisfaction every way, in smaller herds, and they better bred and better fed, has been well learned, and is being put into prac- tice.
 New Mexico Stock Grower: A scheme has been formulated for the organization of effective Territorial militia to operate against the In dians in case of raids. It is to have prominent ranchmen commis- stoned as officers, and they will be to organize the companies  by enlisting all cowboys who de- sire to join. This idea is credited to Sheriff Russell and Captain Eaton of Socorro county, and in an interview with Governor Ross they came to an understanding whereby the plan will be carried into effect. We are certain that no body can be gotten together who can more quickly put down any Indian outbreak than the brave cowboy, and the very knowledge by the Indians that they will have such men for adversaries will have a salutary effect in keeping them on the reservation and in a peace able state.
 Correspondent N. NJ. Stock Grower: The cattlemen of cen tral New Mexico are now at the boiling over" point on the ques- ton of any further Indian cussed- ness, whether by Apache, Mesca- lero or Navajo. We would kindly call the attention of the guardians of the Navajos to the fact that, if these Indians are allowed to leave their reservation during the fall season, and roam about | the San Augustine plains, that they | (the Indians) will be killed at | sight. The authorities have it in | their power to protect the stock i men from the "Christless whelps" of the Navajo nation, who annually | make incursions upon our ranges to the serious inconvenience and loss of tke stock owner. There is Tt the present time a bunch of eighteen Navajos living at Alamo springs this county, outside of the reservation limits wbaro +boI, bovo