The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-05-12
A PROCLAMATION
BY Governor Gooding Relative to The
sheep ''Scsb" Question.

BY Governor Gooding Relative to The
sheep "scsb" Question.
State of Idaho Executive Office
Boise. Idaho. May 2. 1905-Whereas,
have received statements from reliable
woolgrowers and stockmen of the state
Of Idaho. and from other reputable per-
sons, and have also been informed in
writing by the state veterinary surgeon
of the state Of Idaho, that the disease
known as "scab" or "scabbies'' is cpl
demic among sheep in all districts and To-
calities in Idaho, and that all sheep
within the state Of Idaho have been and
now are exposed to said disease, and hav.
ing satisfied myself by personal observa-
ton ana otherwise that the said state-
ments are true; and whereas, it is we'll
known and recognized by all competent
know as "scab" or "scabbies" Is an in
fictitious and contagious disease; and
whereas, themoving and handling of shepe
within this state under such conditions
would necessarily result in spreading
and lntensifying said disease and would
result in great loss, and would practi-
cally make it impossible for the proper
authorities to control and eradicate said
| disease.
| Now, therefore, I, F. r. Gooding,
governor Of the state of Idahe by virtue
Of the authority in me vested by law,
after due consultation with the
state livestock sanitary board and the
state veterinary surgeon, do hereby or
der that all sheep now in the state of
Idaho are hereby quarantined in the
particular locality in which they are
at the date Of this proclamation, and
do hereby prohibit the driving or moving
Of sheep across the lines herein
after in this proclamation defined with
out certificate from the veterinary sur
geon, hts assistant, or livestock in
spector that the said animals are in good
health.
/ All exposed sheep within this state
must. be dipped once according to the
rules and regulations prescribed by the
state veterinary surgeon, before cross
ing what is designated as the upper
or exposed sheepline; and all dis
eased sheep must be dipped twice be-
fore crossing what is designated AS
the lower or diseased sheep line under
the rules and regulations as heretofore
mentioned.
All sheep Within or that come with
In the state are exposed" within the
meaning of that term as used in this
proclamation and are hereby quaran-
tined, and must be dipped under state or
federal supervision previous to July
| l, 1905, regardless of whether they have
been moved over the diseased or ex-
posed sheep lines, or kept within an en-
closure or upon the public range
The lines established by the state
veterinary surgeon and referred to in
this proclamation are as follows:
observation-disclosures on Snake
river at the mouth of Brownlee creek,
thence up said creek to Heath P. O.,
thence east to Alliaons milk ranch.
thence around the foot of Cuddy Noun
tain east to Johnson creek; thence
down said creek to the ~Weiser river,
thence up said river to the mounth of
the middle fork of Mica creek, thence
east to the county line, thence south
along said county line to the head of
Squaw creek.
Canyon-Thence down Squaw creek,
running4in southerly direction to what
is known as Timber fiat, and
around the edge of the timber to the
James Philips ranch on the Payette
river.
Ada-From the James Philips ranch up
the Payette river to Jerusalem,
from thence to the head of Shafer
creek, thence to Idaho city, thence to
Thorn creek at base of Bald mountain, |
and around the southern and western |
base of said mountain to Cottonwood
creek, and down Cottonwood to it's
mouth.
Elmore-From the mouth of Cotton |
wood along the Boise river to the
mouth of Trail creek, following the
wagon road to the Haden ranch on
Smith creek. following the lower edge
Of timber from Haden's ranch to the
mouth of Deer creek, from the mouth |
of Deer creek, follow the Boise river
to the mouth of lime creek, and up
said creek to it's head, and thence to
the head Of Corral creek. Down Cor
raj creek until it crosses the telephone |
line until it crosses Willow creek, up
Willow creek to the dip watts. thence
northeast to the headwaters of Deer
creek, down same to Wood river, up
Wood river to dip watts in Oregon
gulch in southeastern direction to
the North Star mine, on east fork OF
Wood river, thence up the east fork of
Wood river to south fork of east fork,
from headwaters of the south fork of
east fork in southeastern direction to
Muldoon dip watts along Muldoon road
to Fish creek, up Fish creek to head,
from thence to sawmill on Antelope,
from thence to Bear creek dip. watts,
from thence down Bear creek to Gus
ter and Blaine county line. following
that to Clyde. From Clyde down Little
Lost river to Howe, thence along the
Lander CUTOFF wagon road to Birch
creek, thence up Birch creek to
Reno P. o.
Fremont-From Reno to point six
miles north of Reno's lower ranch. which
will be the northwest corner Of township