The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-28
DON'T LIKE MUTTON
Heavily Guarded Big Lot Of Sheep
Travel Under Difficulties.
TWO MEN KILLED IN A FIGHT
Cattlemen Object to the FIeeoy
BIatters Being Driven Through
Their Ranges - But
They're Going.

Red Bluff, Col. May 7.-The first
open rupture in the much talked OF
sheep and cattle mems war in Rouett
county has occurred. -Four men are
badly injured. two OF whom may die
of their injuries.
News was brought by a messenger,
who came for medical assistance. The
messenger could give but few details
OF the affair.
The following are casualties: Will
lam Matha. received on the forehead a
long cash made with a quirt. and was
cut in the ribs with a knife; Alex Win
slow. cut back of the left ear. ranging
downward, also cut across the neck.
nearly severing the artery and wind
pipe: Tom Dice. cut on the back Of the
neck and badly beaten over the eyes:
John winslow. cut several times in the
back.
The scene of the encounter was 90
miles above Wolcott. on the Sheephorn.
The feeling is so intense that lighting
is expected at many points.
Denver, May 27.-A special to the
Times from Red Cliff. Col. says: a re-
port has reached here to the effect that
a conflict took place yesterday be-
tween cattlemen and sheepmen in
Steamboat Springs. in which two cat
tlemen were killed and six wounded.
Fifty-four thousand sheep. accompan-
led by 10 wagons. each carrying from
four to six men. are being driven
through the country TO Wolcott.
\ letter was received to-day by Pres
ident Dubois of the veterinary and san
itary board from J. c. Edwards. own
er Of 10000 sheep now in the northern
part OF Routt county. asking the san
itary board and the governor to use
their influence TO induce the cattlemen
TO allow sheep to come through. The
northern part of Routt county. where
the sheep are now located. is common
ground. and both cattle and sheep
Craze there without friction between
the owners. AS Governor Mcintyre is
out OF the city, what course he will
pursue in this case is unknown. but
his authority in the matter can only be
used after the sheriff of the county has
done everything in his power. How
ever. IL Is practically admitted that
the sheriff is powerless TO render any
assistance in the event Of an uprising
of the cattlemen.
Mr.. Edwards states that he is an old
resident of Colorado and a heavy tax
payer. and claims the right to drive
his property wherever necessary. He
wants to drive his fiocks through the
lower part of Routt county until a
shipping point on the Rio Grande rail-
road can be reached. and has promised
the cattlemen that no damage shall be
done TO range or ranch property. He
has proposed 10 the objectors that they
shall select the trail the sheep shall
take. but they demur. and have called
another meeting to assemble at Nc
Coys to organize for resistance. Ed
wards asks the governor TO attend the
meeting and argue for moderation and
recognition of the rights OF the sheep
growers.
a special TO the News from Wolcott.
Col. puts a different aspect upon the
battle near there Sunday In
stead OF growing out Of the hatred be-
tween the cattlemen and the sheepmen.
IL appears to have been simply a row
among cowboys.