Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-15
A DEAL FOR MEXICO.
Uuder the New Order Texas is
Left Wide Open.
To the Admission of Mexican Cattle
hams Interpretation Of the
Rule-Ch Panhadie in
The Safe Area.

Dan McCunnineham, government liv,
stock Inspector at E Paso, has iost re
ceiVed the Dew quarantine regulations
giving the quarantine bour dary llnes
As the new regulations have Texas out
side the quarantine, the following ex
tracts from the new rules will be inter
esting reading to the many cattlemen il
this section:
"All that country lying south, or be
low, line beginning at the northwest
corner of the state OF California, Themes
east, south and south westerly along the
boundary line of said state of Califorris
10 the southeastern corner of said state
thence southerly along the western
boundary line Of Arizona to the south
west corner of Arizona. thence along the
southern boundary lines of Arizona 8nC
New Mexico to the southeastern cornel
OF New Mexico, thence northerly alone
the eastern boundary of New Mexico tc
the southern line of the state of Color
ado, thence along the southern boundary
lines of Colorado and Kansas TO the
southeastern corner OF Kansas, Themes
southerly along the western bound Try
lire OF Missouri, thence essterly along
the southern boundary line of Missouri
to- the Mississippi river, thence souther
y along the Mississippi river to the
-
thence esst-rly along said boundary line
~ the southwestern corner of Polk cOu o
ty. Tennessee, tt ence northeriy aloug
the eastern boundary line OF Tennessee
20 the southern boundary line of VIr
ginia, thence west along said boundary
line to the boundary line OF Kentucky at
he western point OF Virginia, thence
Lorth riy along said boundary line T.
nortnernmost point of Virginia, thence
southerly al ng said boundary line to
the northeast c-rner of Virginia where
It jolu- the south ssteTn corner OF Mary
and at the Atlantic ocean,"
The new regulations q so provide that
whenever any state or territory located
above or below said quarantine line as
aO We designated shall duly establish a
different quarantine line, and obtain the
uecessarS legislation To enforce said last
mentioned line strictly and completely
within the boundaries OF said state or
territory, and said last above mentioned
IDe and the measures taken 80 enforce
il are satisfactory to the secretary OF
4grlcu ture, be may by special order
temporarily adopt said state or terrific
rial line"
From the 18th day OF February to the
l5Ju y of Novem Der during each year
90 cattle are TO be transported from said
area south or below said federal quar-
,ntine line above described TO any por-
lion Of the United States above, north oil
West of tue above de cribed line, except
by rail for immediate slaughter, and
when 50 ira spOrted the fol. owing re-
xulsI must be observed:
/. When my cattle 10 course OF trans
J0rtation from said area unloadeo
ioOve, north or west OF this line to be
fed or wstered, the places where said
attic are TO be fed or watered shall be
ct apart and no other cattle shall be
omitted I eretO.
= Ga unloading said cattle at theil
JOINTS of destination, pens shall be sci
ar to rect i've them, and DO other cattle
hail be admitted to said pens; and tht
egulhtIOus relating TO the movement o
Texas cattle, prescribed by the cattle
anilary off .ers az the state where IN
oaded. shall be carefully observed. The
.ars that have carried SAID stock shat
ne cleaned and siDfect-d before they
re again used to tran. port, store, ol
sneitt animals or merchandise.
3. All cars carrying cattle from said
rsa shall bear plaza ds siating that said
ars contain southern cattle, and each
u the way bills Of said shipments shal
I'VE a note upon its face with a similar
t4tement. Whenever any cattle b VI
cme from said area and shall be reship
ped from any point at which they h8vs
DeeD unloaded to other points Of destL-
nltl D, the cars carrying said animal,
hail bear simil placards with like
rat-menie, and the waybills be 81
.'amped. At VIII hatever point these cattle
,re unIoaded they must be- placed il
eparate pens to which no other cattl,
shall b. adm tied.
Cattle from the republic of Mexie,
N be admitted into th 9 United States
t. remain below ssid federal quarantin,
| inc after inspection according TO law
| ut said cat IL shall not be permitted I,
GROSS said quarantine line otherwis,
nan by rail for immediate slaughter
.xcept by special permit from the in
spectors OF the bureau OF animal in
dustry issued according to the reguls
ions Of th- SAID bureau, end no permi
shall be issued except for cattle FIRE,
| rom spleDetlc or Texss fever, or con
I ct Herewith during the three month
| DracadiDO Tho iGeuanpa 0f eaid Darmii
| a"d which have been grszed In a locali
| ty free from infection of such fever.
The new regulations also provide ths
| cars hauling cattle from below the lin
hall ba thoroughly disinfeoted. Capt
Dan McOunn nghsm, government in
pector Gays that cAttle from tn
sld safe area, which takes in the Pan
handle of Texas, can he shipped int
the quarantined territory at any tim