East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-01

That many sheep have perished IN
the Blue mountains Is certain from
reports which reached the city yes
terday. However. the snow has now
quit falling. and is melting rapidly so
that the most OF the danger Is over.
Burt Smith, son OF ]. f. Smith,
reached here last night, having left
the edge of the timber about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He re-
ported that In one band belonging to
the Smith company about 500 head
had perished, but did not believe the
other Smith bands would surfer
About a foot of snow had fallen at
the edge of the timber. and some was
left yesterday. However, the weather
was then pleasant and the snow melt
ing.
party consisting of Joe Vey
Frank Pedro. George LaFontaine
and two herders, arrived here yester'
day afternoon, having come from the
mountains via Pilot Rock. While 1T
the snow Mr.. Pedro had both hands
frozen and he had them treated i'm
mediately after arriving here.
According to Joe Vey the heav,
snow was at the summit of the noun
tains and on this side. on their way
In they passed the LaFontaine sheer
at the Kinzie corral. There were two
bands OF about 2400 each, and at tina
time the camp tender thought lo'
had died. The snow was foot deel
and consequently the sheep could hn'
nothing to feed upon. Mr.. Vey ad
vised the herders to cut down smal
trees so the sheep could browse oi
the leaves, and this was done.
While the party did not see an
other sheep on the way in from La
Fontaine's. there is no doubt but tina
others have suffered also.
Among those who had sheep thi
side of the summit at the time OF tn
storm are Douglas Belts. j. NJ. Hemp
hill. X. G. Warner, ]. +. Smith, Gu
IaFontaine and others. In some In
stances the herders left their shee
during the storm. and the bands scat
tered.
Joe -Vey says there was but lttl
snow on the other side of the SUNNI
and that what fell melted as fast
II lHt BIouhu. N'''NfNN''N'
his sheep-9OO0-wh were o
Beaver creek east OF Starkey, wer
not hurt. He says the same Is ais
true of the Pedro sheep, and those
Joe Cunha.
In coming from the mountains M
yey left the Wilkinson place Wedne'
day morning, coming in a wagon owe
the Rish road. Owing to the heaN
fog he was afraid of becoming los
and they tried to follow the road dow
Brush creek. However, the wate
was so high that they were con
PEELED to give up that route. The
returned to the Rish road and can
TO Pilot Rock horseback.
Herders Report Losses.
E. f. Johnson of Kilbride, on u
middle fork of the John Day rive
arrived here last evening havii
come over the yellow Jacket roa
through the mountains. He sa!
thcre was IA inches of snow at II
summit when he passed, and that
heavy snow had fallen this side
the summit.
On his way in Mr.. Thompson m
on his way in Mr.. johnson m
the camptender for Hunter Bro
who told him that his sheep were th'
diving from hunger and cold. Lat
he met some of the herders of the
f. Smith company who said that
to that time they had lost about 20
head.
In the opinion of Mr.. Johnson, wi
was formerly In the sheep bushes
all those having sheep in the regi'
where the deep snow occurred W
suffer losses.
Going to Summer Range.
At the time Of the storm a lar