The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-05
TROUBLE ON THE TRAI
TEXAS CATTLE DRIVE STOPPED,
BY the Rufus Hatch Syndicate Of the
Cherokee Strip Gov. Ireland end
Congressman Sayers Protest
to Secretary Lamar

AUSTIN, July 3,-LSpecial. Rufus
Hatch, representing an English syn
dictate leasing lands in the Cherokee
strip, and the Dominion Cattle Com
panyi another foreign corporation,
have notified Southern Texas cattle
men that they cannot pass their cattle
through that section. w. r. Lyle,
President Of the Southwestern Texas
Cattle Association, was notified to-day
of the above, and no aud Congressman
Savers held q consultation and seut
tho following to tho Secretary Of the
Interior;
AUSTIN, July 3, lSSJ.-To Hon. J.. o. C..
Lamar Secretary of the Interior:
IL is reported that Texas cattle are
being prevented by United Statos au-
tlorlties from passing through tho
Cherokee strip, distance OF about
10 miles, IN order TO reach Col
orado. If true, immediate loss
Will result Parties have driven
nom Texas about $4,000 head
OF cattle, upon the faith that thoy
would DO permitted to pass throurf.
Immediate action should he taken TO
keep the route open, as great Injustice
Will DO done, resulting IN heavy loss TO
Texas cattlemen and without benefit
10 any one except for speculative pur-
poses. Have written you fully.
JOSEPH ID. SAVERS,
Representative Tenth Congressional
District.
Governor ireland was seen, and no
sent the following:
To Hon. Lao, Z. Lamar Secretary of the
Interior Washington, ID, c.:
There are now on the border about
$4,000 head OF cattle on their way 10
Northern markets. A Federal officer.
said to be marshal, has notified
the owners that they cannot
pass along an agreed trail across the
southwestern corner of the Cherokee
Nation, II is not credible that this h
done at the instance Of the interior do
partment, and l shall not believe it
until | know that 1t is so. With other
obstacles thrown in the way of Texas
commerce by Kansas and Nebraska.
this added, for the purpose OF getting
our cattle a. nominal figures, will
prove disastrous in the extrome, and
l have earnestly to request that Won
give such orders at your earliest con-
venlenco as viii allow these mon TO
E0J 70 market,
LSignedl JOHN IRELAND,
Governor OF Texas.
Most Of the cattle alluded TO arc
from this section Of tho State, and it is
limited here that II no action is taken
by tho Federal authorities that the
Texas boys, rather than suffer great
loasiwlll tight their way through in
spite or foreign opposition.
THE TEXANS WIN,
WASHINGTON, July 3.--Compleiuts
having been received st Che Interior
Department that the oattlenen who
hold leases oiglands IN the Cherokee
strip, Indian Territory, forolbly OBJ.
struct and prevent tho passage of cat
Ito from Texas TO tho northwest
through tho strip, tho secretary has
announced that the established cattle
trails through chat country are FREQ to
drivers, and that the right OF passage
viii be maintained by all the powor OF
the United States Government.
MR.. SAY Frs LETTER,
SAN ANTONIO, July 3.--tSpecial. l.
Through the courtesy of tho seore-
tary OF the Southwestern Texas 1.-Two
Stock Association THE HERALD cor.
respondent was to-day shown copy
of a letter from Congressman Joe Say
ors TO l., q. Q. Lamar, Secretary of
the Interior, IN reference
to the passage OF Texas
cattle north. After giving the secre
tary clear understanding of tho la
of the land, Mr.. Sayers tells him that
10000 10 10000 head OF Texas cattle
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