The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-08-11
THE CATTLEMEN
interviewing President Cleve-
land and
Making Vigorous Protests
Against a Removal.
THE CATTLEAIEN.

Washington, ID. G., August A.
The p:e-iient to-day Informed d. le
& tiOa iepre'e. ting the cattle men, that h
would not modify mis- recent order for tn
removal of cattle from the lea,el land,
aud ArapahOe reservation from forty dav
from date OF his proclaim atom. The dele
CATION, consisting Of Senator Cockrell an,
Representative Glover, of Indiana; K. ID
Hunter. {. L. RtinwaIer, w. b. ThomI Sol
and ii. NJ. Pollard, of st. Louis; MAYO
Moor Seth May hey, Z. Ward. L b. Bull
leae and DIR. VI. Munford, of Kansas CIV
Mr.. Terry. OF Providence, +. J.; Col III. Il
Demand, OF Wash ngton, and q. K. Peck
oil Top. ke, called at the white house at 4
p. m. and met the president in tn
library. Senator Cockrel introduced
ex-Rr preventative ROllsnd, who presented
20 the president the following memorial in
behalf OF parties interested, on behalf OF
the leases d land In the. CheyenI c and
Arrapahoe reservations and Indian terri
| tory were respectfully submitted:
First, We DO not doubt that it is the de-
| sire OF the government TO deal equiiaoly
with the questo in relation To all psr,ies,
and those who have occupied he territory
by the leases for two and oue-half wears
by Tie permission aud authority of the
government, ask a reasonable period
lor the removal of their property. The
lesses were Ia every c.se m de with the
know edge OF the then secretary OF the in
teri r. Were submit ed TO him and r.
ctiYei from him every sanction except the
iOrm1l and I choicIl afix Of his sign ture
and s., al.
S,coud, Under these circumstances the
lessee OF the lands 10 question have placed
upon tn m large number Of cattle esti-
maIed at not less than 100000 head, in AL
dltion to the value of the cattle. We ell
your attention TO the further inv, stment in
range improvements, fencing, corrals,
and all the belongings of
so extensive business. The
aggregate OF value affected by the execu-
tive order may, therefore, be family stated
rountly at over 81 900 900.
Third, The area of the land ff-cted by
the proposed action is between $4,000 and
$50, 900 acres, this acreage being stocked to
ITS or zing capacity by the num5er of ami
mails Stated. An equal amount of land is
required for the suosis auce of the animals
elsewhere and among the most serious of
the questions suddenly forced upon US is |
where can this amount of land be |
found, all the adiac mt territory
being fully stocked. 1t carrot |
be found by driviog the cattle
back to Texas, whence mapy OF them come. |
and the remote ranges OF Wyoming, Mon
lana and Dakota can alone provide for
hem.
Fourth, 1t is absolutely impossible to
secure lands In the territories In the time
allowed. Were II practicable to fud lands
uPplied with water In these territories, al
,eady occupied, it is impossible TO g,lher
he cattle scattered upJn the present ranges
md move them north at this season Of the
rear. Cattle cannot be driven in herds
exceeding 5000. 1t requires twelve m.n
md sixty horses to handle such herd.
1t will, therefore, be seen that to move
he entire number of cattle affected by The
Executive order an aggrt gate force of 1000
nen and 5000 horses must be Immediately
objected. This is u terly impossible al
his season OF the year, when range work is
t its greatest activity and experienced
Ierdsmen fully employed. We have but
ew men at the present time having their
auges enclosed by fences and not requir-
ng herders.
Fifth, The drive from the ranges
ow occupied 10 new ones
q the northern territories !
annot be made in less than thirty or forty
lOnths. In moving the cattle from their
resent location subsistence must be found
long the whole line they traverse. 1t is ..
ell known by cattlemen that at this ad.
anced season of the year, the summer heat
as seriously impaired the nutritious quail.
les of the grasses, the result must be ne
esssry that many of the cattle
ould prish on the line of march !
nd those finally reaching the :
orthern ranges would be in such an |!
1feebled condition as to be unable TO with
and the ravages of the northern winter to
hich they are unaccustomed. We de- I
re to emphasize this statement by further
ct that streams and water holes along the
all are all lower at this season of the
ssr than at any other and many of them
'e entirely dry. The distance required to :
, travelled by the cattle to these new y
nges IS from 500 to 1900 miles. The
niversal custom of those engaged in the U
lsin,ss of driving cattle from the In ?
IN territorya and Texas northward
to start them in no case later than April.
Experience has shown that cattle put upon !!
e northern ranges later than August Is
e so reduced by the long drives that they p
e unable TO gain strength to endure The :,
NY winter storm. II
Sixth, A large proportion of the cattle a
aicled by the order have been brought q
to the Indian territory this year from n
,xas, the quarantine laws Of Kansas, Col
ado and New Mexico rigidly forbid the
mission of such cattle, or their transit
ross those territories prior to December
t. We respectfully refer you to the re-
ut proclamation of the governor of Kan
> in this connection. n,