The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-22
STOCKMEN AND RANCHERS
Meet at Wenatchee and Apply for Graz
ing Privileges for 1908

interior department for those wanting
grazing privileges in the national forest
reserve for the coming year to meet at
the office of D. B. Shellar, supervisor
Of this district, and make application,
and for the department to make allot
ments. There has always been more
or less friction in the past between the
ranchers and the sheepmen, who are
the principal users Of the range. For
this reason the ranchers from Peshastin
and Chewawa river went to Wenatchee
in force the first of the week to make
an arrangement with the sheep owners
that would be mutually agreeable and
advantageous. Among those from the
Chumstick valley were Thos. Darling,
Ellston Cromwell, F. L. Brender and
Jack Cahill. DR.. Shore from Leaven-
worth, ]. A. Duncan from, White River
valley, and William Leary from Eagle
creek, also attended.
Mr.. Darling took the lead for the
ranch owners and tells in the following
what was done:
'Chumstick valley, Lake Wenatchee
and Chewawa river stockmen came out
with flying colors at the meeting held
at Wenatchee. The committee, COM
posed of Leary, Throw and Darling,
have just reasons to feel proud over
the work accomplished at the meeting.
Having made application thru the SUI
perviSor of the national forest reserve,
D. B. Shellar, for thirteen townships of
land, which was composed to certain
extent of land recently thrown in the
reserve, we had to give reasons for
wanting so much territory. We COM
piled by informing them that there are
seventy ranches between Leavenworth
and White river, taking in the tribu-
tary country. We were asked to give
an estimate OF the number of stock
in the territory adjacent to the land
asked for. We made out list of the
people living in the district and es-
timated the number of horses and cat
tie we thought they would want in the
reserve. Now, if there are seventy
settlers and each settler is allowed ten
head free on the reserve this will make
total of 700 head of horses and
cattle. Then again, there are good
many of US that are willing to comply
with the rules Of the department and
pay the rs cents per head for cattle
from May l to Nov. l, and for horses
40 cents per head for same length of
time as cattle. We feel that we are
under great obligations to our govern
ment for making such vast appor-
tionment to the settlers, and now we
want it known that in order to fulfill
these promises and obligations we
think every rancher should make use
of the privileges by keeping stock on
the range.
The metes and bounds having been
agreed to by both factions, the point
next in importance was to give the
sheep men a trail and also some range
while going and coming from the range
set apart for them.
The two committees, representing
the ranchmen and sheep men, agreed
to the following boundaries:
The sheep men are to have the west
side of White river north to Indian
creek, and on north, but not including
said creek, up as far as Indian cabin.
We also agree to trail leading to their
range.
They agree to come from the Colum-
bia river up to the top of the Entiat
range, thence northwest to the divide
at Bench Mark 1910, thence south
west to the top of the range between
Eagle and Chumstick creeks in town
ship 25 north, range 10, E. w. M,
for spring range, until the snow goes
off on their upper range.
From the B. M. 1910 in a north
westerly direction along the Entail
range, thence west by their old trail to
the horse shoe bend in the Wenatchee
river. All the range from the main
trail east to the main Entail range to
be used by the sheep men. We also
agree on trail out of their range.
They agree to stay on the high
range south from the lower end OF
Lake Wenatchee down to the Wenat-
chez river at a point four miles from
Chiwaukum, thence in a southeasterly
direction on the hills between Sprom-
berg canyon and Friend creek, thence
across Chumstick, thence in north
easterly direction to the hills between
Eagle creek and Chumstick creek,
thence over the divide at B. M. 1910,
thence southeast down the Entiat
range and thence down to the Column
bia river.
We, the undersigned committee, do
agree to range and trails herein de-
scribed: