The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-19
SCAB PREVALENT TO AN ALARM.
ING EXTENT.
EXISTS IN TWO COUNTIES
Doctor Knowles Makes Investigation
Into Conditions on MusseIsheIl
Quarantine Is Established.

2 Doctor Knowles, state veterinarian,
returned to Helena last Sunday after
a weeks s%ojourn in the northern and
eastern part of this county, where
he had been called to make an inves-
! tigation into the condition of some
/! sheep which have been reported to be
affected with scab. AS a result OF
his visit something like $4,000 sheep
have been placed under quarantine.
OF this number individual quarantine
! affects about $4,000. On account of the
embargo it will be impossible to trail
bands through the territory quaran-
tined, which lies between Junction on
the Yellowstone and the Musselshell
river. Most of the sheep isolated
range from a point 10 miles north of
Junction up to the Musselshell. The
entire area ~quarantined begins at a
point a short distance, east of Buffalo
creek, running along the stage road
from Junction to the Musselshell cross
ing, that being the western boundary
of the affected territory. The eastern
boundary is Muggins creek, from the
Yellowstone to the head of the creek.
running a straight line west from
about the head to the Big Bend of the
Musselshell. ~
Two Counties Involved.
In an interview Doctor Knowles
said:
1.-THE trouble involves both Rosebud
and Yellowstone counties, butt the
greater portion of the quarantined
sheep are in Yellowstone county. Five
or six bands are affected at present.
81 would lay particular stress on
the fact that sheepmen are warned
that trail bands can by no possibility
pass through the territory between
the Musselshell and Yellowstone riv-
sheep r being trailed from the up
per country through that way to
Glendive and other points in Dawson
county. If they attempt to enter the
q%uarantined area they will be surely
turned back, and this warning is given
in the hope that it may reach the
sheepmen in time to save them the
trouble of having their trail bands
turned back. The only way they can
get into Dawson county is by shipping
or trailing through the Big Dry
try.
1.-TWO bands were turned back while
l vas in the q%uarantined district"
Doctor Knowles said that he left
Inspector D. A. Smith in charge OF
the situation and had matters we'll
in hand. The doctor added that he
had no doubt that the disease could
be stamped out within a reasonable
time. n
BIames Heide.
In the instance under consideration
Doctor Knowles said that the exist
ence of scab could be traced directly
back to early last winter. when John
Heide broke quarantine, after he had
trailed a band Of sheep in from Sage
creek, in Carbon county, onto the
Musselshell.
Gazette readers will remember that
Heide was arrested some months ago
and upon preliminary hearing was
neld to the district court, where his
case is now pending. 1t was to have
come up at the last term, but a con
tiruance was granted until the fall
term.
The law provides as a penalty a
fine of $1,000 or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for a period not exceeding
six months, or both fine and imprison-
ment. In addition the party convicted
is also liable for damages that may
be done to other sheep owners as a
result of his violation of the quaran-
tine regulations.
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