The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
California Livestock Stopped at
Ogden by the In.
SpectorS.
FEDERAL LAW WAS VIOLATED.
The Animals Were Struggled Over
the Border and Sent East Against
the Rules.

| A large trainload OF cattle from Amadee
Lassen County, was stopped at Ogden Fri
| day by the United States Inspector of Ami
mails. The livestock was en- route to
| Chicago, and to all appearances was in
perfect condition. In spite of the evident
sound health OF the cattle the entire ship.
ment was placed under ban of quaran-
! tine.
The reason given was that all California
this year is quarantined on its livestock.
1t seems that the Southern Pacific re-
ceived the train at Reno from the Reno
and Amadee Railway, and did not know
that the cattle had crossed the boundary
line from Lassen County. The shippers
stole the cattle train over the border and,
as Nevada livestock, it was transported
eastward. At Ogden the Government in
spectors discovered that the cattle had
come from California, and as they were
travelling in violation of quarantine and
sanitary laws, the animals were held SUBJ
ject to the order of the shippers.
According TO an act of Congress for the
establishment of Bureau of Animal In
dustry to prevent the expectation of dis
eased cattle and other food animals,
splenetic or Southern fever exists among
cattle, or rather is said TO exist, in Cali
fornla and the Southern States as follows
All that country lying south of or below a
line beginning at the northwest corner of the
state OF California, thence east, south and
southeasterly along the boundary line of said
State of California to the southeastern corner
OF said State, thence southerly along the west
ern boundary line of Arizona to the southwest
corner of Arizona, thence along the southern
boundary lines of Arizona and New Mexico to
the southeastern corner of New Mexico, thence
northerly along the eastern boundary of New
Mexico to the southern line of the State of
Colorado, thence along the southern boundary
lines OF Colorado and KANSAS to the south
eastern corner OF Kansas. thence southerly
along the western boundary line OF
Missouri to the southwestern corner of Mis-
souri,, thence easterly along the southern
boundary line of Missouri to the Mississippi
River thence southeIly along the Mississippi
River TO the southern boundary line of Tennes-
see, thence easterly along said boundary line
to the southwestern corner of Polk County,
tennessee, thence northerly along the eastern
boundary line of Tennessee to the southern
boundary line of Virginia, thence west along
said boundary line to the boundary line OF
Kentucky at the western point of Virginia,
thence northerly along said boundary line to
the northernmost point of Virginia, thence
SOutherly along said boundary line to the
northeast corner of Virginia where it joins the
southeastern corner OF Maryland at the Allan
tic Ocean.
From February Is to November Is each
year no cattle are allowed to be trans
ported from this area to other parts of the
United States, except in disinfected cars,
by rail for immediate slaughter and under
strict quarantine conditions, one of which
is as follows:
All cars carrying cattle from said area shah
bear placards stating that said cars contain
southern cattle" !" and each of the waybills of
said shipments shall have note upon its face
with similar statement. Whenever any cat
tie have come from said area and shall be re
shipped from any point at which they have
been unioaded to other points of destination,
the cars carrying said animals shall bear SINH
lar placards with like statements, and the way
bills be so stamped. At whatever point these
cattle are unloaded they must be placed in
separate pens, to which no other cattle shall
be admitted.
California cattle are classed under the
comprehensive head of .'southern" to con-
form with this law. Tlle train stopped at
Ogden was not so labeled, and the shipper
consequently failed OF his purpose to get
his stock through to Chicago. Freight Of
fcials of the Southern Pacific Company
say that the quarantine is not matter of
much importance in this State since but
few trains of cattle are sent East from
California every year.