Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-08-11
A sCUURGE OF WOLVES.
Montana and Texas Cattle Killed
by tho Ravonous Boasts.
Stock Enisers In Those States Are Mt q
Loss for Some Means to Savc Their
Young Cows and Horses from
Destruction. r......

southwest, and how to get rid of them
or even to prevent their increase is just
now of most serious concern to rdnch-
men. The trouble Is not confined to
any ono section, for stories of havoc
among stock and of hclplcssness to
cope with the pest como alike from
points in western Texas and in eastern
Montana.
AT the recent annual meeting of the
Montana stock growers t!lc surprising
fact was stated and corro5oratcd by
rarchmen from all parts OF the ctatc
that during the past two year. twenty
five per cert. of the yopI,G calves and
ten per cent. of tho colts on the ranges
have been destroyed by wolves. The
sheep mon of Teas aTrcc that they
suffer from the dcrrcdations Of wolves
more than from a::y other c.u~c. and
estimate their average lolH ~ twenty
ncr cent. OF t!lcir fcclls. j. -. Camp
bell. who hn1 one o. the l.r,,c:.t ranches
IL western TcyaT ncar Del Lilo where
he has Ioc?I OF twelve Thousand head
of sheep &ayi he has lad ovcr three
thousand hHal llillcl By coYotc3 or
wolves during TIC past yen.
The number Of wolves dos not di-
rlinich. 'IhH fact H. aa.:-3a I.oatara
newspaper that wolves Elrc .:pcrca3cd
III W Plumbers within thc ~: / three
YEA. a.! That eli ncthal, ~. their
destruction have hitherto !Ailcl."
And Hr. Campbell ";y@ rj lc::a3:
TIE Tolvci arG bc2ai1il.n .n nu-ner-
ouia2G b2Li t'i"t T. !; 10 t..labla to
trap an. :.:N2G ts.''.,. bit tHr:r mum
Der, 90 iiat 500. E., Gcarr:. 70 Ills
follow '.,''N.;'T.-f - tx, -, :, EOS to
THEN! 10" -. -! -, ,,.g>..' d. OBS Of
TIC yY"l.2 i-T.,r -. -. .:.,-.. b,vo
equal: !. ,.lg. IL ,,. 49,, - .. 20 led.
t!c profits iT1:l ~ b2&:,4.. Lien
VINO "iav" IAiH@N .,ccp j. australia
and other c0yC,t., =. sar there is no
better "puntry il q. y:rril Tor sheep
raising than 'ic:::. - ,ar L,.., wolves.
How wotvc1 Ia iii ..hccp Is not
difficult to co.2t@ -. I.:lliLg young
steer" ana colt :" Dol l"r job. Tho
woli, rT~yinG aloEc & q" Gao II band,
picks ont ~ In" Eo::rn u:.i.>lal leaps
on its hijlU QC"rt.ri Ill IT; the ton
dor1 Of the leg. I. !;c ;.-..::i;!l Is Grip
pied and TIC feat ! -. ), ~ TIC wolf
or the rac:;. l3Tally but little of tho
animal TINS killed i lcvourcd. fer tho
wolf prefers fresh meat and calves
and colts and sheep arc plentiful and
easy prey.
low to get rid of the wolves is n
problem much cssaXcd but still wholly
unsolvcl. The Montana stock Growcrs
debated it for Six hours cnd left tho
case open. The unanimous opinion
was that only two GugGc3tionG were
considered - oil workable. one for thor
determination by stag hounds and the
old one of bounty to hunters. The
Sly beast will not touch n pois-
oncd carcass unless driven by cx-
trcmc hunger, q condition unlikely
with young stock SO plentiful and easy
to slaughter. The stoclsrlcn say that
Strychrinc, even when eaten, for como
strange reason or other, now rarely
takes effect on wolf. Offering an in
creased bounty is on expensive and
risky buGincS3. 1t might moan as much
expense as the loss of the stock tho
wolves kill, for il the bounty were larrc
wolf scalps would be imported from
Canada and ncighboring states for
bounty purposes.
Mr.. Campbell, the Texas sheep raiser
quoted, has new scheme for cxtcrmi-
mating tho pest, n bout which he ia very
hopeful. lie trapped seven wolves 70.
Gently and pcnncd them with dog
badly afflicted with the mango. In
several woolls the wolves had all cuught
tho disease, and, having made it sure
that they Ind it bad, Mr.. Campbell
turned them loose in Val Verde county,
Tex. He believes that the disease will
spread so rapidly that within two years
that there viii not be n healthy wolf
in Texas. Dogs afflicted with mango
do not breed, and die In short time,
and he believes the same effect will
hold good in tho case of the wolves.
Mr. Campbell proposes that the lcgis-
latprc should establish stations in
every county in western Texas for the
propagation of mango among wolves
Tie Gheepmcn in his section have great
faith in his experiment, and with stock
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