The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-01
NEW QUARANTINE LINES FIXED
Oklahoma Authorities Make New Provis
ions for the Cattlemen,

Oklahoma Authorities Make New Provis
ions for the Csttlemen,
Guthrie, o. T., July 31-The board Of
| regents of the Saltwater agricultural
college completed its labors yesterday
and made and approved the following
quarantine report:
Rules and regulations governing the
transportation of live stock through
and into Oklahoma territory or any part
thereof from any foreign country, or
parts thereof, where dangerous, infec-
tons or contagious diseases may exist,
adopted by the board of regents of the
agricultural college and the Territorial
Veterinarian L. l.. Lewis, In regular
session assembled at Saltwater, Q. T.,
on July %, 1896. in accordance with a
call by the governor of Oklahoma terri
tory under chapter 80, of the session
laws of Oklahoma, 1895
Whereas, It appearing to the board
OF regents from reports of the territorial
veterinarian, DR.. l. L. Lewis, and from
other informa ton brought TO this board
of residents Of the territory, that GER
tain portions OF said Oklahoma terri
tory are infected with contagious and
infectious disease among cattle, known
as Texas Splenic, or Spanish fever, it
Is deemed by the board to be to the best
interests Of the people of the territory
and for the prevention of tn spreading
or said disease TO establish certain rules
and regulation governing the importa-
ton Of cattle into and through said ter
ritory and parts thereof, and to put
into force and effect chapter so. OF the
session laws of Oklahoma territory for
the year 1895. which said rules are here
directed IN he ir11c \
sheriffs Of all the counties in Oklahoma
territory with the direction that they
snail strictly enforce the same and fur
nish all assistance within their power
TO the territorial Veterinarian, VINO il
Hereby authorized and directed TO as
slst IN the enforcing OF the same. and
Whereas. 1t has been proven 10 this
board ard veterinary surgeon that
Texas, sple1etic or Spanish fever. which
is an infectious and contagious disease,
exists in certain localities and that the
cattle therein are capable OF transmit
ing said diseas Sc, which are described
as follows: All Of that territory with
In the state OF Texas and Oklahoma ter
ritory lying south and east OF what -
now the established national Quaran-
tine line, which n Oklahoma territory
begins on Red river at the southea stern
corner OF tire county OF Greer; thence
northeriy following the course OF the
north fork OF the Red river TO its inter
section with the southern boundary
line % Roger Mills county; thence east
eriy along the southern boundary CT
Roger Mills and Washtta COUNTIES 70
the southeastern corner OF Washifa
county; thence norths-iy along ne cas-.
ern boundary OF Wsshita county TO the
corner OF said county; con-
tinuing IN northe-iy direction along
the eastern boundary OF th= county .,
&C 70 the southwestern corner q the
county OF Blaine: thence easte-iy along 1
the southern boundary OF Blaine coun-
y 10 the southeast corner % said coua- I
ty; thence north on the eastern dound- I
airy q said county 20 the northwest coy ,
Ter 81 Canadian county: thence east Oh 4
the northern boundary of sad county /
- the northeast corner OF sasd county: /.
thence north along the eastern bound 4
airy o. klEgfiSher couasy 10 ire north i
eSt corner % Said county. thence east 1
along TIE southern boundary % Ga--i