Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-30
WAR AMONG RAseHgRs
Serious State Of AFFAIR. j. pn..s
s tehnlr,

Tbis - Eg
", ms forenoon these occurred. Is
lore Commissioner Green,,,a', oe
oeehngf on anagplieatlon to b sv
an Emery County raneber, man,
geo, G. whitmore, bound over t =
"e' the peace. which Indicate tbs,
serious condition Of afT,irs Ia Ia
IN The vicinity Of Grassy Tau 49, !
station on the II. G. w. in th,,
Grassy Trail is in The center n /,
region much frequented bv he,,a - !,
sheep anu cattle, ss Il is a 800 :,
range country. '4
Ia A. seoa Elliott own. an ~.
'ehs've ranch in the vicinity, and
some miles distant from his niase si i
The ranch 81 Geo. c. 1wb;t,,Dr' :
Whieh Is heated IN what is know
as Whitmore's Canyon. -
NJ Elliott owns a large uup,l,.-
oi sheep which range in that nsst
ana Is trying TO have Nh. Wbi,1. -,
placed under bonds 10 t.sn az
peace. The ground, for bis n,, ;''e
az; sci iorth in his deposition. tasen
oy Commissioner Greenman- NJ
winch the following is the s,,I,.
,,. IN - i,day, October 70, 1891.
went : ith Geo. RichInorfti 10 hrpt
ueer IN the cedars. ONO Of INV
slleep herds was mov!.g up 10 get
ieed anu water, ia charge O. ors1n
Iset.i being at 40 great distance,
Seotge MCCALL, driving a wagon
about niile belcy Whitn,sress
house, got into couver.,ion wills
O.soh t'sce, Vho aaliei 10 as. aud
tod as that Mccall said there would
I've trouble II we went firtner NJ, tho
ere e.. AND that .Whit-soee would
make u , -tpiied that v'oDld On
9i-1S and see that he didn't. ami
Richmond went on up the creek
ana Kept near the herd. When The
latter passed by Whitmore's ranch
ne came out with tye. othef aen
and swcue at Face, ordered him
9aes' and s7id he would get runs
aud drive him.
"Haif an hour lstet 7 saw Mini
mo1s ant tHu other men. armed.
rue ,auoNe the herd, In the ts,euna
anu Dire be Sheep hack. -
we camped thal night aIou, n
mile anu hal! above Nhitn;ureia
mouse, ari curing tins night MINT.
mos, aHd tTSJ other men moved
c'nanualiy around cur camp. In
tue morning | saw Whitmore AMI
snotaer lnea approaching Us with
guns. he sent rssp .,ef;.ei San.
Set 10 PEG rrsgt,,cj, who asked n r
itsteis,fei 10 ieave there | rep;ied.
; MOI I'LL the feed s eaten n:S.D !
told hin, NVhiilbcrs i,ved not be
airali b''t niisht come aud speak 10
RE, II he would leave his guns.
NhltmCre came and said he YVES an
American and not a cur. and that
was ON HIS land. I said Il n "a not
true and that the land war tluur-
veFe-i government iAnd, anu that if
I vas rs ne hal recourse against
me FOR tcespass. A.
''he said: 'lynl you goe' I re-
piled: When l get feel aud water
elsewhere He said IN force YOU
to co. Then lie said; Get ypur
men; / won't stop 20 sliUot nntit
they come ! said ef'll fetch my
nlen and viii defend my pfcnesty
II you attack 81
'i' s2f . r5aiiirn i;ii MY men.
w could see WbitmOre and his
&en moving about with rifles. bat
they did noteonie near.
"Before WhitmOre came 10 me
that morning, Geo. Mccall had
levelej a gun at Orson Psce, and he
aud NhitmOre had ordered him
Lack.
ION Tuesday, which was the
next day, Whi,morv said 20 me that
he did not want blcOIshei, aud
agreed 70 leave wiki my sheep, and
on "Wednesday did so. :
y believe that Whitnore l. liable
at any time % shoot me- or my men,
when We are ranging or heruing.s
Drson Pace and George ftich-
110ud made depc.itiou, ccf-obors-
tive u Tie SHOT e, aud u IS Under
stood That process viii iss:e re9uir-
ing NJ Whitm0ue 10 chow cause
why he should 70. be required 10
give security 10 keep the peace.