Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-04-04
Wild HORSES WILL Be
EXTERMINATED

! goes on, ana as time goes on interest in
the problem grows deeper. The wild
horse is good for nothing He is pic.
ture to look upon, but that is far as his
usefulness goes. 1t is rarely that he
can be tanned and made to bear the bur.
| den that is the fate to bear of every
horse that leads legitimate existence
He is essentially an outlaw. He is not
only wild himself, but he lures well.
hammered and we'll behaved horses tn
join his bands and quickly lose their
self-respect and the respect of everyone
else by becoming maddened, plungiug
rearing, ripsnorting rovers of the plains
and the hills.
The headquarters of the forestry sery.
ice located in Salt Lake has received
any number of inquiries concerning the
proposed hunt of wild horses in Nevada
next year. Some of the letters are ex.
tremely amusing. One correspondent
not long ago wrote from New England
state asking that large number of the
wild horses be shipped TO him, promis.
ing to pay the freight and to break the
refractory stock to the degree that it
would be docile and serviceable for quiet
New England farm life. Some of the
letters contain offers to kill off tie
horses by contract and many others con.
| tain requests for information about the
big hunt.
From serious standpoint, the forest
service finds itself confronted with the
problem of getting rid of 20 600 head of
wild horses, more or less, and replacing
them with grazing cattle. Recently an
arrangement or understanding has been
arrived at between the state officials OF
Nevada and the forest service, whereby,
under the state game laws, there will be
a great hunt of wild horses next year.
The forest supervisors and the range S
will do their best to make the hunt
success-one may depend on that.
The sport OF hunting wild horses is
said to be one OF the most exciting in all
the world, in spite of the fact that Pres
ident Roosevelt hasn't found it out vet
Until the automobile came into service
and was equipped for desert work and
speed, wild horses simply gave their
pursuers the laugh. keeping at a safe
distance from riders and soon learning
that the rifle was a weapon meant tor
their undoing. Compared with buffalo
hunting, wild horse hunting is said to
be away and beyond the real thing as a
thrill producer. The automobile has
over the wild horse both in speed and
endurance, although the wild horse is
marvel when il comes to sticking.
The wild horse is found in great MUM
bers in Nevada, three of the forests there
in a single county being afflicted with
Is, 900 of these unruly, devouring beasts.
The Toiyabe. Toquina and Monitor for
ests are in this wild horse-ridden zone
In considering the wild horse problem
the forest service also takes account OF
The great number Of these animals on
the Dixie forest in southern Utah and
the Grand Canyon North forest, in Ari-
IONA, just across the line. On these two
forests there are thousands of these use
less animals, although they are not so
numerous as the herds in Nevada.
In discussion OF the wild horse ques-
ton the forester at Washington sends
out circular in which he quotes more
or less extensively from newspaper ar
ticles on the subject and makes these
observations with respect to the powers
and duties OF forest officers:
If the presence of the horses is seri-
ously damaging the national forest range
and public sentiment fayors such action,
the supervisor may, upon petition OF
majority of the permittees of grazing
district, allow the horses to be gathered
and disposed of according to the state or
territorial laws. In such cases the forest +
service will, upon recommendation from
the supervisor, cooperate in the con-
struction of corrals or fences for the
purpose OF capturing the horses.
Forest officers may drive unpermitted :
horses from the national forest at any
tune, but If the owners OF the horses are {
known and ownership acknowledged, the
owner should be allowed to adjust the
matter by paying the grazing fee. II he +
refuses to apply for permit, then the
t,espass charge should be brought against /.
MN ana the case conducted according +