East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-19

walla walla, Dec. 19.-(Special.)- y
That the 100 square miles contained
In the wenaha forest reserve will be
entirely allotted to stockmen from
Oregon and Washington is almost GER
tain from the number of applications
made for range within the reserve at
the meeting OF stockmen in this city.
At the time OF adjourning the ses-
sion about 300 applications for range
aliotments had been received and II In
estimated that 200 more applications
will be made before the meeting
closes.
From present indications 1t will re-
quire three or four days to complete
the work Of apportioning the range.
The matter of dividing the range be-
tween the cattle and sheepmen will
be one Of the biggest problems before
the meeting.
Heretofore about 100000 head OF
sheep and $4,000 head of cattle have
been pastured In the territory en-
braced in the reserve and the industry
represented I'm the stock pastured in
the reserve will reach into millions OF
dollars in value.
Three Hundred I'm attendance.
Trains arriving in Walla Walla
yesterday brought at least 800 stock
men from the counties OF Union, Wal
Iowa and Umatllla in oregon, and also
from Columbia, Walla Walla, Asotin
and Garfield. in Washington, and
while practically nothing but prelimi-
Iau n
good start was made in reaching the
actual work OF apportloning the great
range territory involved.
Committees Appointed.
Committees from the sheep and
cattle interests were appointed for the
purpose OF dividing the range into
sheep and cattle districts, the COM
mittees being as follows: Sheepmen
William Slusher, of Pendleton, rep
resenung the Umatilla county dis
trict; II. A. Jackson, of Dayton, rep
resenting the Tucanon district; B. d.
Smith. of Pendleton, representing the
Meacham district; George Mattott,
Walla Walla: Charles Hales, Of Waits
burg. representing the Little Salmon
district: II. DAWN, OF Walla Walla,
representing the Touchet district; III.
g. Bryson. OF Walla Walla, represent
ing the Looking Glass district; Felix
Won Hollenbeke, delegate Mt large, w.
C. Johnson, Umatilla county, and John
Rust, of Elgin.
Committee for the cattlemen-Bert
Butolf. of Dayton. representing the
Touchct district; y. r. Fathers, of
AAh s.f a
Vile, Union county, Mike Lynch,
Umatila county. w. s. Oliphant, Gar
field county. +. g. Morrison, Asotin
county; Eugene Thomas delegate at
large; l.. s. Wilbur, of Duncan, Uma-
tilia county; E. L. Rutch, Glover, Wall
Iowa county: r. T. Glenn and William
Choate. representing the Grand Ronde
district, in Union county.
The stockmen were addressed by
Chief Ranger ]. NJ. Schmitz, OF Walla
walla, who has immediate charge of
the wenaha reserve. and Forest Su-
perintendent u. B. Shelter, OF Taco
ma. and all the maps, charts, blue
prints and descriptions OF the reserve
in possession OF the government, were
explained In detail to the stockmen.
The committees for the sheepmen
and cattlemen held sessions in the
afternoon and began their delicate and
tedious work OF dividing the territory
into districts for cattle and sheep. The
apportioning of various sections of
range and streams to the sheepmen
and cattlemen will be accompanied
with great difficulty since each inter-
est desires first choice, but It is
thought an amicable and satisfactory
arrangement will be made.
Umatilla Men Return.
Joseph Cunha, Anton Vey and Jo-