The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-15
STILL NOT SATISFIED.
Governor Waite's Acknowledgement
After. the Utah Sheep Men.


wheels" Waite, of Colorado, is stin
confident that the Utah sheepmen con-
template raid on the ranges Of the
western part of his state, notwiuhstand-
ing the fact that all of the herds have
been turned toward the setting sun.
The governor has dispatched his adju-
tant general to the scene of the recent
windy warfare and the Denver Itepub-
lican contains the following 2nent the
situation:
Acknowledgement Tarsney is going to
Delta and Mesa counties to personally
look over the prospect for more trouble
with the Utah sheepmen- He is going
at the request Of Governor waite IN
order to keep the latter informed on the
subject and to assure the people out
there that the mesas from which comes
the water supplies of The western coun-
ties shall not be destroyed if the powers
in the hands of the governor can be
used to prevent it The governor has
said emphatically that the Utah sheep
shall not take up feeding grounds upon
the Grand and Ratlesnake rivers.
a r. King. the attorney from Delta
county who went to Washington to Sc
cure aid from the land department to
keep the diseased Utah sheep OF the
Battlement and Grand nesas, has re-
turned with some encouragement OF a
valuable kind Upon his presentation
Of the case and a petition signed by
nearly every citizen of Delta county,
the federal authorities decided to pro
tect the Battlement reserve and TO send
a warden out there as soon as possible.
1t was also promised Mr. King that #
the warden could not accomplish the
result desired the United States troops
would be put in The field 10 save The
mesa. With this promise Nc. King re-
turned westward. lie called upon the
goNernor yesterday and told CT the
promises he had received. The governor
was inclined to oe a hit slleptical of
the promises made a. Washington, e. en-
though there is a national interest in
this trouble. However, he dismissed all
doubts on the subject 10y relnarbing
that the state of Colorado would take
care of the nlesas regardless 81 the at
titude of the federal authorities. He
told Mr. King that he could assure the
people in the west Of this fact It was
TO carry out this assurance that the
governor asked the Acknowledgement to
go out and look over the situd ton him
self General Tarsnay will leave this
morning.
Dr. Gresswell has received no defln-
tie news from the scene of the trouble.
He is very anxious to know what has
] b5COiHt Dl the O,UUV SLtcp W 4llCA Cl4lCA
ed Colorado before the governor S
proclama ton was issued. Nothing has
been heard of them and the guesses
are about equally divided upon the
probability Of their having gone north
into the valley of Plateau creek or
south along the foot of the Grand
mesa Dr. Gresswell feels certain at
all events, that they have not gone
upon either Of the mesas and that af-
ter all is the principal reason for want
ing TO know where they are.
Another Conundrum has arisen.
There are about 10000 head of sheep
in the Salt Wash country in the north
! end of Mesa county. They have win
tered there. but they have scab as bad
as the Utah sheep, which are now try
ing to get into the state. Not wishing
/ to enforce a strict quarantine and still
wishing to keep the sheep away from
other animals and to wipe out the dis
ease the veterinarian is much puzzled
how 10 proceed. It seems that the
s herders make but little attempt to re-
lieve the sheep of the sc3b and DR.
/ Gresswell thinks that something must
/ be done to start the work The lack
OF funds with which TO properly in
spect and superintend the treatment OF
these animals is the great obstacle tC
the fulillment of DR.. Gresswelrs pans
! However. he intends TO at least begin
the work. SO that the stockmen. il
they have any desire to protect theil
! profits, may continue the trea tment OF
their flocks upon the correct lines Il
necessary he viii again go to Delta
and Mesa counties to superintend the
work of the county inspectors.