Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-08-08
Saturday, August 8, 1885.
THE FoRTY-DAY ORDER.

The president still remains abso.
lutely firm in his position that the
forty-day order for vacating the Chey-
enne and Arrapahoe reservations must
be complied with, and the outlook il
not very reassuring for the st0ckgrow-
ers interested. On the 4th inst. the
president was waited upon 10y a dele
cation composed of such men as Sem
ator Cockrell and Representative
Glover Of Missouri; r. ID. Hunter, c.
Rainwater, w. u. Thompson and II.
NJ. Pollard, of st. Louis; Mayor
Moore, Seth Mabry, &. Wood, T. b.
Bullen and ID. r. Manforth, of Kan
sas City; Mr.. Torrey, of Providence.
r. l.; Col. III. Denman, of Washing
toll; and q, II. Peck, of Topeka, who
presented TO his excellency "a memo
rial setting forth the following facts:
That the parties occupying the lands
in question under leases are entitled
10 reasonable time for removal, the
leases having all been made with the
sanction of TIE government; that they
have not less than 80, 900 head of cat.
tie on these lands which, with range
improvements, represent an invest
ment of not less than $1,000, 900; that
for the subsistence of these cattle else
where the same area of grass land
now used-estimated at $500, 900
acres-would be requisite, and that it
il impossible 10 find it except in the
remote ranges Of Wyoming, Montana
and Dakota; that in removing so
large a number of cattle from the In
dian lands to new ranges. necessarily
remote, and which would occupy from
one to four months, il would he i'm
possible to find feed and water en-
route; that many would necessarily
perish on the trail, and that those who
did finally reach the northern range
would be in such an enfeebled condi-
ton a. TO be unable to withstand the
rigors Of a northern winter; that the
majority Of these cattle are quarsn-
tined against admission into or transit
across the adjoining states and terrific
ries until December lat. The memo
rial closes with the statement that it
is directed not against the policy
which has been adopted, but against
the time which has been allowed to
conform thereto. They only solicit
the measure Of protection 10 their
property which is accorded TO other
established interests. The enforce
ment Of the present order can only re-
suit in great injury to themselves as
well as with others with whom they
have business relations. They there
fore respectfully ask for such time to
remove their cattle as the above facts
show TO be indispensable.
The memorial is signed by the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Cattle company,
Hunter & Evans, the Standard Cattle
company, S. II. Moore, Seth Msbry,
Newman & Farr, S. NJ. Briggs, James
Morrison, w. +. Mallaby, the Wood
bury Cattle company, Underwood &
Clark, +. Fenton, Dickey Bros. the
Wichita Cattle company and the Tor
rey Cattle company. Arguments fol-
lowed by Mayor Moore, Col. Denman
and ID. Mumford, urging that time be
allowed until spring for the removal.
To all Of which the president listened
attentively, and replied in substance:
There il one point that seems TO
escape your attention. That point Is
before my eye, aud 1t is the public in
terest. the highest officer in the
army, one experienced in Indian af-
fairs, reports the situation in the terri
tory and says that the cause ofthe irri-
tation is the presence Of the cattlemen
among them. 1t isapparent TO me, as
il is to you, that this state Of affairs
cannot continue. Two interests are
in confiict-which diSll give way?
On the one side we have public peace,
public security and the safety Of lives
ON the other side are your interests.
The former, gentlemen, must be con-
sidered, though private interests suf
fer. The question Of putting off thii
removal until next spring is inadmis
sible. The order cannot be modified
II any indulgence is shown it must b.
in an application In specific eases
with evidences that an effort has beer
made TO comply with the order.
wish you would cooperate and take
hold and try 10 get the cattle of. NJ
argument will induce me 10 chang,
what has been done. Some loss anC
Inconvenience will, no doubt, follow