The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-24
HOTEL GOSSIP.

| Baron Bismarck, granddaughter of the
/ great chancellor, and Baron Heyl of Ger
many are guests at the Knutsford. Baron
Bismarck is a resident of Pommerania,
North Germany. and is engaged in agri-
culture, owning several large farms.
Baron Heyl lives in South Germany, on
the Rhine where he has several large
plantations, and is engaged in wheat
culture. stock raising and the cultivation
of other cereals Baron Bismarck does
not hold any official position; neither does
Baron Heyl. They are capitalists. devot-
/ ing their time to agriculture, and are
travelling in the United States with a
view to purchasing farms and engaging
in stock raising, wheat and fruit growing
Neither of the gentlemen being in poll
tics" they preferred not TO talk on that
subject. After leaving New York, We
stopped about ten days in Colorado" said
Baron Heyl. 1--WE have letters of intro
duction TO a gentleman who owns large
farm near this city, but we may not have
time, at present, TO pay him visit Our
idea is to buy the farm, provided that he
will sell and terms are satisfactory to
both. We also have a letter of introduce
ton from Mr.. Eckels of the First Ma
tional bank of Chicago to Governor Wells.
which we shall present. Then, of course,
we shall visit the various objects of in
terest in your city.
T. B. Irwin and wife of Cherry county,
Nebraska, are stopping at the Cullen. Mr..
Irwin is a large cattle-raiser in Nebraska,
and has been purchasing yearling cattle
in Utah and Oregon for shipment TO his
ranch. THE prices paid in Utah for year
lings,'' said Mr.. Irwin. ARE from sl9 to
500, while the prices in Oregon are from
SO to s21. Northeastern Nebraska is a
ros--a sandhills. where sheep cannot
thrive. so the cattle have it all to them
selves. We have no troubles there like
the cattlemen of Utah have. II Is not
much of Il sheep country, and our cattle
do q great deal better than where the
ranges are overrun with sheep
Harvey G. Willard. merchant of
Thompson's Springs, is stopping at the
Cullen. Mr.. Willard is an inspector of
sheep for the state of Colorado. and is in
the city to inspect a band of 5000 sheep
which have been shipped from Oregon to
Colorado. The sheep will arrive at the
stockyards this morning in special sheep
train. Il shall inspect the band said
Mr. Willard, and if any of them are in
fected with the scab they will be turned
back The shippers must dip them be-
fore they can be reshipped. After inspec-
ton. if they are healthful. they will be
shipped to the range near Leadville, their
destination"
sons Springs. Mr.. Willard said: About
900 pounds of wool have been sheared
this season at Thompson's Springs. There
is considerable activity in the newly-dis-
covered copper mines in the Salt Wash,
near Grand river, and there are some
good copper mines eight miles south of
the springs. Our country is a good sheep
country. We do not favor a range tax
There is plenty of grazing room for all.
J. d. Wood. q large sheeD-owner, of
Spencer Ida. is at the Cullen. The clip
of Fremont county this season has been
about 100000 pounds said Mr.. Wood.
1--WE get from 10 TO 10 cents per pound.
There is not more than an average of Is
per cent shrinkage. so we get a better
price than many other iocalities. Inc
spring has been backward and We have
lost many sheep, owing to the late storms
in that section. The lamb crop will be
light. owing To the cold weather. The
yield of wool averages about seven pounds
per sheen. We ship about 1900 head of
mutton sheep per year.
Major a. b. Taylor and wife are at the
Kenyon Major Taylor is an army officer.
and is en- route east with his family. Il
was here twenty-seven years ago." said
Major Taylor. Il am not new in active
service
A. Stewart travelling passenger agent
of the Chicago K Alton railroad, is at the
Kenyon.