The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-28

are all the way from 80 to 500 feet il
height and in many instances there i.
no water running through them il
summer time. All food is brought il
on pack animals. The members of tn,
gang know where the water is 10 b,
found and get it, while strangers oft
times perish for want of il.
Sheriff Fowler and hvself were tbs
lrst men to take a posse into the Sar
Juan country in 1887, when we vent
at:er train robbers. At that tim IN.
sheriff Of san Juan county had not
+ QudAheu and did not care TO serve fol
! several good reasons. We opened ur
The country and the sheriff qualified
ana served papers This action started
smaI revolution in affairs down
there"
BIG FIELD OF OPERATIONS.
The Robbers Roost gang operate all
/ the way from Sanpete county to the
Arizona line. They so by way of Green
River. Court House Springs. Carlisle's
ranch and Bluff City, and quite mum
Der 81 cattle ranches where there are
good saddle horses to be had. Most of
me gang are suEDosed 10 have cattle
. al their headquarters. Il they cannon
operate the herds, they cooperate with
others and stand in with those who
can and are silent partners with those
VINO nave ranch and a herd 1t is to
these they turn over such cattle as they
can get especially mavricks. by whom
they are branded.
mere Is only one way in which they
cen be routed out. and that is for each
county TO provide one good man under
pay or the government. well armed
ana equipped, who knows the route of
the robbers. These men should head
small parties of fours, for instance. and
all act under competent leaders. cut off
all avenues Of escape. the springs and
the roads TO the places where they
can get supplies. If possible a man
should be employed who is in with the
gang, to furnish such informa ton as
must be had. Then there would he a
sure thing IN locating everybody. In
the event Of a conflict there would be
no danger of making a mistake. Each
Shefln should give his men certificate
Of appointment as a deputy and when
another county was reached the she~-
III there also should appoint him. Thus
each man would be able to act in what
take place
All ranchers. cattle men and bust
ness men down in that section are in
terested in the matter and would as
slst II the right course of procedure
was adopted.
II i thousand wonders that the
Mccarthy gang have not come into this
city and held up a bank
Franks says it is his belief that the
Robbers Roost outfit had nothing 10
90 with the Carpenter robbery at Cas-
tie Gate He believes the plan was laid
right here in this city, and that the
parties are here now. The company /
has been liberal in offering reward. but
has promised nothing for expenses.
MONEY NEEDED.
As an incident of the chase bv Fo,v-
Ter and Franks ten years ago: They /
could get no information. the ranch /
srs being afraid. The thieves PLAYED /
With them, LED them clear to the Art /
IONA line. The officers concluded TO
'eturn TO Thompson's Springs and try
% head the men off at Telluride. on
-heir return they overlook two carpen-
ers at Cane Springs. The men were
IN their way to Ogden. The officers
COX breakfast with them and ex
planned the object of their visit to that
eciion 10 the wayfarers. They de-
cribed the men they were after and
ne carpenters said they had seen them
ust over the Colorado line They said
{ they saw them again they would ad-
use US, and were promised a small
eward for their services Two weeks
ateI' telegram was received that they
ad located the men in Ogden. When
Fowler and Franks got there the car
enters had pointed them out to BEN
nap and Arthur Pratt and as a result
hey were sent UP. Both pleaded
uilty- In this case, although Franks ]
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