The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
HUNGRY HERDS
FORBIDDEN THE
RESERVATIONS
Request of the Stock
men Denied.
WILL MOVE CATTLE NORTH
THE RAILROAD WILL GIVE A
HALF RATE.
a New Plan Evolved to Save the
Stock in the ught-Stricken
Southern Portion of
of the State.
WILL MOVE CATTLE NORTH
THE RAILROAD WILL GIVE A
HALF RATE.

The continued dry spell in the south
ern parts of the State has brought stock
men face to face with the necessity of
an immediate move if they would save the
lives of their herds. The grazing lands
are grassless and as the Government has
refused to permit the cattle being allowed
to feed on the reservations they must be
removed from that section or die of star
walton. and arrangements are now under
way to send the famiShing animals TO the
more favored northern sections of the
State. where feed is plenty.
At a meeting of the Wool Growers AS
sociation, held in this city March 4, and
presided over by Chairman c. H Abbott.
a committee was sent to Sacramento for
the purpose of obtaining relief for the
herds of stock famShing in the parched
hills of the State. The Legislature passed
q resolution requesting the Governor 70
ask that the national parks be opened
for grazing purposes until the needed
rains came.
Governor Gags:
SACRAMENTO. March 6. 1899
Hon. Secretary of the Interior, Washington
D. G.: There is urgent necessity for the open
ing of mountain parks in this state torh Tor lhe
entry of sheep and other livestock drought
Continues ~ 3 HENRY T. GAGE, Governor
Secretary Hitchcock returned the fol-
lowing answer:
WASHINGTON. D. c, March $. 1899
Governor Gage. Sacramento. Cal: Telegram
received urging opening OF Yosemite, Sequoia
and General Grant parks for grazing of cattle
ana sheep on account OF drought. This request
cannot be granted to permit occupancy oI
these lands Tor purpose lnulcateu "ouiu g, "a "a -
direct violation OF the regulations presCrIpeu
by Government OF said reservations. as wen
as the acts OF Congress approved september
q 1877. and october 21 1890, under which said
regulations were promulgated ana lahos set
aside as parks and forest reservations
E. A HITCHCOCK. Secretary.
AS the request is refused the stockmen
who have been preparing TO drive theil
herds into those reservations nlust sfeh zen
other localities and preparations are pc
ing made to ship the cattle TO n9rtneIh
counties not affected by the drought.
The Southern Pacific is making prep
arations to move large NUMBER ol $500 ttl5
from the drought-Stricken districts OF the
State TO localities which have been more
fortunate in getting rain. rms course Is
The result of numerous inquiries Whlch
have come from the cattle ralsers IN the
southern part of California. whose STOCK
will he materially injured if they are not
soon removed from the dry lands in that
section. Unless rain falls within the next
two weeks the railroad company VIII
move large herds into Trinity County.
which has had an abundance of rain and
cOnsequently has good pasturage. ESpe-
cfallv are the cattle suffering in Kern
and San Luis ObisDo counties, and the
Kern Valley Cattle Company alone Will
shin over 10000 head into the northern
county 1t is calculated that 1t will be
necessary to move over 2O0O0O mead 70
save them, and the Southern Pacific will
make a special half-rate to assist the
cattle men in their efforts to save their
In speaking on the subject yesterday
official Of the company said that IT was
unfortunate that the United States quar-
ment of cattle outside the boundaries of
the State.