The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-28
RANGE COVERED
DEEP WITH SNOW
Thousands of Sheep Being
Driven from Uintah County
to Western Desert.

Lehi, Jan. 2'.-DuriBg the past two days
10000 head of sheep have passed through
Lehi TO the western desert where they
Will be wintereG These sheep belong t.
the Heber Land and Livestock company
and \. 3. Smith. of Heber Ii was in
tended to winter them on the eastern des-
ert in Uintah county but the recent fan
of two feet Of snow covered up the vege-
tation there. necessita,ing that feed be
sought elsewhere When il was found
necessary TO move the sheep the owners
were compelled to break a trail for sew
er3l miles through snow from four 10 six
iect deep. mp the strawberry valley and
down Daniels creek. Forty teams. loaded
with hay and grain, were sent from He
Der and spent ten days breaking the
trail ana Keeping the sheep alive Till they
could be gotten out. Tney We're fed on
hay and grain till they crossed the JOr-
dan river where they commenced en-
tering the winter rarge again.
David Smith. Lehi sheepman. has
about 15.0G9 head on the Uintah range.
! lover down than whore the Heber Lard
and Livestock sheepmen We're ranging. 4
report today from his herders says that
if no more snow falls his sheep will be
able TO get feed. Mr.. Smith. fearing that
the winter will be a severe one. has made
arrangements for sufficient feed. and
says that If necessary he is prepared TO
supply his sheep ton Of oats per day
till the snow melts The sheep which
came through Lehi today are looking eX-
ceptiOnally well and will be able to stand
a most rigorous winter.
Yesterday and today The quarterly con-
ference OF the Alpine stake was held in
Lehi. Besides the local officials there
were present Apostles George Teasdale
end Hyrum NJ. Smith and Joseph Nc
Murrin.
Two young nea named Norman Irvine
and Henry NJ. McClsh, calling them
selves the gospel wagon missionaries.
have Deen racting Lehi for three weeks
and holding meetings in the l.. ID. s.
meeting houses. one is a Methodist and
the. other a Congregationalist. though
their work is not particularly in the in
ter"st of any church
Teams are busy hauling sugar beets
f. m the Saratoga ranch 10 the sugar fac
g.. -, These sbeets were dug at q time
Wien the roads were too soft to permit
o. their hauling and We're sliced till the
roads were frozen UP.
A. u. Rhodes and family. who moved
% Carl nd four years ago. have returned
William Wing. who has been Oh a mis-
sion for two years to England. returned
/ home today James Schow. who has
/ spent the past two years III Denmark
will return Monday.
! Enoch Russon. foreman of the sugar
! factory. has resigned and will leave in
4 a few days on a mission to England.
MI. and Mrs T.. A. Bushman left Mon
day for an extended visit to Los Angeles
and other California cities
] The stockholders of the LEM MIL ana
/ Elevator company this week elected the
! following board OF directors: Samuel l.
I Goodwin. James II. Gardner. John Y
/ Smith. George Webb. A. J. Evans, Viii
/ liam w Clark and Thomas Webb. The
| first year Of its existence shows Il &c
have earned a twelve per cent dividend
DR. II G. HolbroOk has been appointed
county physician for this end of Utah
county. and Melvin Johnson deputy coun-
! ty assessor fer Lehi precinct, by the
I county rniSeiore-S.
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Slice left yesterday
/ for a two weeks vacation i'm southern
j California. Mr.. Stice is the local agent
for the Salt Lake Route ana - teinporai'
Mrs Harriet Jacobs. who has beer
suffering from an affection of the bon'
/ back Of the ear. was taken to the l.. ID. 5
hospital Friday to undergo an operation