The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-13

Utah Men Who Have Been Killed or
Manned by Cattle Raiders for Cross
ing the dead Line"

a. II. Garsite, who was shot and killed
in Sweetwater county, Wyo., Wednesday
night, was not the first Utah sheepherder
| to receive a bullet as a result Of friction
between sheepmen and cattIemen In Wyo-
ming. About five years ago, a brother Of
Reuben Howard who was with Garsite
Wednesday and q young man named
Lin, both of Salt Lake county, were
raided and both were wounded. Howard
was shot through the foot and Lin was
shot in the arm in a manner that made
amputation necessary.
Louis A. Marks, q well known sheep
owner of Salt Lake City was the center
of a raid in the same locality about seven
years ago. His camp was surprised at
night and several shots were fired into
1t. Mr.. Marks fought back. He seized
his rifle and returned the fire Of the raid
ers until the mechanism Of the weapon
damned" and he was compelled to stop.
The raiders drew off and he escaped I'M
brothers Of Ogden were raided about the
same time and several shots were fired
at them without result, but the bells
Were taken off their horses and their
horse blankets were stolen The sheep
wagon of Joe Smith Of Salt Lake was
fired upon just after dark a. few nights
after Howard and Lin were wounded.
The herders were in the act Of getting
supper. One of the hostile bullets struck
frying pan off the wagon, but the men
were rot injured.
Where "Dead Line'' Runs.
All this shooting took place south Of
the dead line drawn by cattIemen of the
section. This dead line" begins on
Smiths fork and extends southeasterly
over Summer and Cedar mountains,
through Lanes meadow to Henry's fork
at the mouth Of Dry creek, thence east
along Henry's fork.
Sheepmen Craze their fIocks south of
this line at their peril. Cattle owners of
-
Blue Bloods' association a semi-secret
organization, which is held responsible
directly or indirectly for all the shooting
that has taken place there for several
years past. All cattlemen are not admit
ted to the organization, which takes in
only men whom the members are ceTtaln
can be trusted to keep their mouths
SHIT"
Members of this association make no
secret OF the purpose Of the Organiza-
ton. They warn all sheepherders TO keep
north of the dead line and advise them
frankly that the shespherder who moves
his flock south Of the line is likely to go
to sleep some night never to wake again.
When sheepmen Go to Sleep.
you'll never know what happened to
you one of these nights" they have said
to herders on several occasions. The
threats are not made anonymously Cow
boys or cattle owners ride boldly up 10
herders in the daytime, unmasked, and
give them specific instructions concerning
their eOnduct. In many instances the
riders are known personally to the herd
ers. but that circumstance does not dis
concert the cattle men. They assert a de-
termination to run" that part of the
country and they run it. If the running
involves the shutting up Of sheep
camp, the wOunding or killing OF man
or two and the slaughter OF thousands OF
dollars worth of sheep, the policy IS the
same.
None of the men guilty of the shooting