Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05

Value.
900 steers... .....................S45,OO 100000
| 63 cows....................... 2,52O.OO
Total $49, 1000
On the ranges the service OF the Ins pectors
had been equally value BILE, and estrays had
been returned to their owners in numbers
and values as follows:
Value.
SO steers .............................$ 1,44O.OO
u 4ou.Ou
DullS........ 14O.OO
466 horses. ses............................ "a ,c5OOO
2 mules. ..................... 10000
The report was the best evidence that
could be produced of the value OF Stock
Inspectors, and when it is generally under
stood that within one year OF it's beginning
and, in fact, while an experiment at best
property to the value OF $50, 10000 has
been restored to the rightful owners at a
cost of only about $11 900, it would GER
tainly seem that such valuable body
should be acs orded the heartiest support
OF all stJckmen.
CATTLE DISEASES.
The question OF cattle diseases was
brought up, and re~OlutiOn adopted
urging the Board OF Stock Commissioners
and the Territorial Veterinary Surgeon to
introduction OF diseases into this Territory
by the way OF the railroads.
1t was also resolved to request
Delegate Toole to pay especial
attentio to all bills touching the cattle in
terests and the suppress ion OF diseases al
fecting them. The Executive Committee
was directed to investigate these diseases.
and to report to the Governor OF the Ter
ritory regarding them, that suitable legisla-
ton might be had.
DR., George II. Keefer, Territorial Veter-
mary Surgeon, reported that he had ex-
erted himself to make his investigation
as complete as possible with the funds at
his disposal, but the amount was too
small to accomplish all that was desirable.
He had, however, during the past year IN
spected 1O,3S7 head OF cattle and z, ~
head OF horses, at a cost OF $6SS.4S. 1t 's
to be hoped, for the benefit of all, that DR..
K eefer's suggestions will produce the de-
sired effect Of increasing the funds at his
d;snosal. and that the good work begun
may be kept up.
To further crease the efficiency OF the
assoc;at;on and assist the Stock Inspect
Resolved, That the foremen OF the diner
ent roundup associations be requested TO
forward to the Secretary OF the Assocla
tion descriptive list OF all stray horses
knoxn to be running at large in their re-
spective round-np districts, so that par
ties having lost horses can send III tnei1
brands and deecription,to the Secretary ana no
| ascertain il the same have oeen Ms.eu W
anv foreman, and thereby enable the own
ers to recover their property. g..
CLOSING NOTES.
The bylaws of the Association i, nave
| cbanoed 40 that the next meeting will be
held at Helena on the third Tuesday OF
The renorts of the committees arranging
the roundup districts were read ano
adopted. The report is very long ana 9nly
onmmence " ] on the twentieth OF May.
After adopting genera! resolution .s@ Q.
thanks the convention adjourned Tor the
fall meeting.
After adjournments, supt. Ainslle' OF tae IN
Montana Division of the Northern fac,ne
nIsced !. train at the disposal OF the mem
hers of the Association for the purpose o
taxing them to Fort Keogh to w'tness n
dress parade, which was given Tor snelr Gu
] nacial benefit. -i