Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
SNYDERS IMPORTATION.
Tick Infested Cattle Released from
Quarantine.

TIE Texas fever tick infested cattle
brought in October, 1895. from Mitchell
county, Texas, to Blsbse, ArIz.. and
there held in quarantine by the live
stock sanitary commission of Arizona,
were released on the 23rd of January,
after being examined by the territorial
veterinarian and found free from any
visible means of communicating Texas
fever.
| Mr.. d. 81. Snyder, the owner who
brought these cattle to the territory in
violation Of the law governing importa-
tions of cattle from Texas, has had an
experience in this line that should be
borne in mind by every cattle men who
contemplates bringing cattle to Arizona,
or for that matter, moving cattle to any
state.
Mr.. Snyder some time ago ran the
quarantine blockade into the state of
Kansas and only succeeded in extricat-
ing himself at an expenditure of about
81 800 in costs and expenses attaching
he tried parallel violation of the quar-
antine law Of Arizona, with the result
that his caltle were seized, placed In the
hands of the sheriff of Cochise county
A barbed wire enclosure three fourths
OF a mile wide and one and one-ha lf mile
long, enclosing all the ground the cattle
had been driven over, was built, under
the supervision of the quarantine officer
at the expense of Mr.. snyder.
The law directs the sanitary commits
sion to deliver quarantined cattle to the
owner OH Decem Der first, provided he
pays al! costs and expenses caused by |
the importation. On this day the Ariz- |
one commission rendered the cattle to |
Mr.. Snyder with bill of 1864 costs to |
that date, Mr.. Snyder notified the com
mission that be would not pay the biil |
presented until he would consult his /
tucson attorney, meantime expenses |
continued, grass got short Ia the pasture |
which Is located In the bleak, open, IN
protected bottom between the Mule and |
San Jose mountains, the water, never 10 |
abundance, grows less, so that the result |
up on the morning OF January
23rd was asfollows: Costs and expenses
as per ltemlzed dill presented, $4,000.
The whole herd of cattle (S3 he8d) then
alive, III wretched conditions; so poor
that they can not be moved fifteen miles
to a more protected pasture until they
are fed with hay OF grain into a better
condition; seven he'd al COWS and three
calves dead.
The herd imported originally consist
ed of 1871 eighty seven head of mixed
Hereford and Durham cattle, ten died,
al |
they were place in guarantees, there
being nov alive 80 cows, % bulls and 10
calves.
Because of the importation to Ariz-
ona of these Texas fever infested cattle
to Arizona, the Bisbee cattle loading
pens We're quarantlned by the United
States government, and were only re-
leased after being thoroughly disinfect-
I'd by the live stock sanitary commission
Of Arizona under the supervision of an
agent of the Bureau OF Animal Industry.
A quarantine OF the whole of Arizona
was only sverted by the prompt action
If the Arizona commission, who express
I'd themselves and did comply with every
demand of the national authorities in |
charge of quarantine regulations.
That the cattle interests of the terri
.ory nearly received from this importa-
iob, an injury from which it never could
lave recovered, should make it awake
md alive to the necessity Of greater
ystchfulnees in the future. Cattlemen
q their own interest should not bring
dangerous diseases here. The Live
Stock Sanitary commission should see
hat our most exC lent laws are not
'iolated with impunity. We are almost
ertain that it was mistaken judgment
f the commission in the leniency shown
dr. Snyder. An intelligent man who
vilfully violate the quarantine laws, en-
lsngering so great an industry, enc so '
important to Arizona's prosperity, |
hould be prosecuted, convicted and -,
made to suffer the penalty of the out
aged law.-Nogales Vidette.