Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-28
ExTERMINATIoN RECON-
MENDED.

- numerous are they that Repre-
sentative crosby says that cxtermlna.
ton har been recommended for the
benefit Of the citizens OF GARFIELD. Kane.
Iron and other southern Counticr.
Whole bands are to he had TOT the ask
lnr The same condition that obtains
IN these counties prevails to n greater
or less extent In some sections Of Me-
yada. Only a short time ago wealthy
slnckman ~ the SnrcbruHh state In
dured number OF pangutch boys TO
80 over the border and drive on the
rlnse from seven hundred 10 eight
hundred head Of Wild horHer. These
were 10 be theirs without cot. Many
VI them were fine higbr~d animals
but 80 wild that the boys were unable
~ do anything with them and came
home cmpty-handcd.
wIScHEsTERs ~ A SOLUTION.
Then down near the Arizona line they
are menace 10 the cattl. and sheep
men. Mr. Crosby says he has seen
them come into watering place In
numbers reaching over one thou
sand head per day. lie talked
with prominent Arizona oitikonH
rcgurdin the nuisance and their
recommendation to him was that
the question b. solved by the free
use " the Winchester rifle. That Hug-
gcsiion Il being adopted, and many
oil. They become very fat during the
summer season and At that time of the
year bring considerable profit In oil.
otherwise they nrc worthless. aud to
use Representative cronby'r own words.
"a curse To the people"
CHEAPER THAN SHEEP.
A News" man had an Interesting
talk today with Representative Nuf.
dock. on the horse Industry Of southern
Utah, particularly In Beaver county.
Horses there ARE cheaper than rhc.l,
and he elites some surprising data In
support NJ his claim. The range IL
covered with horses. branded and un-
branded. In the main they are very
WA and difficult 10 corral. Only the
best horremen on the best grain.fe
hura-h can run them down and bring
them under rub!ectlop. They are now
vintering In the foot hills aud upon
the desert. There are many good AMI.
mails among them weighing fr,iin nine
hundred "a eleven hundred pJunis each.
Until broken they arr almost valuelrns
and the owner of a villa horse II always
willing TO giyc another animal quito a.
good 10 have him broke"
uNPRofIrABLE CAPTURE.
A. an instance ~ the chcapnens OF
horses Mr.. Murdoch says that not long
AaN fhliNhthlf ~ i'ANff was uhNllniH
iEcd Ia employ men 10 capture and
tame band OF these Wild equine kings
n the desert About scvcnty-n vc head
we're run IN ana on being sold. neite1
hess than y per head To- their captors.
Comparatively few horses nrr being
used In southern Utah now. Formerly
gtcat many were kept at work In the
ifrlrhting business. now the most Of
that IA done by railway. Then Eoody
lnmhrr were also used In driving cattle
tnm uns range 10 another and ftoln
ne range Ia the market place. but now
faiile arr transported over the ftilH
ana only few horses are used.
KILLED FOR THEIR HIDES.
Last winter the settlers got together
Ahd decided to decrease the number ~
hures which were upon the range eat /.
lns N" gfnsH that was desired for cattle
and sheep The result was that horses
acre shot by hundreds. Many Of them
Nefn also caught In the snow. whore
hoy were unable to escape and had
helr threats cut. Their hides werc re-
moved and sold FOR about 81 90 each.
None ~ these were used by local tau
n,rfF all being shipped from the state.
Even now horses are being killed In
SIMILAR manner and for similar pur-
poses, owing 10 the fact that they are
~ numerous ana valueleaa, An ofiin-
~ nan of wen broke horses VIII bring
about H.