Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-21

men were I'm deadly earnest. The
camping outfit for the army" was
Of large proportions. Scores of
burros carried the provisions tents.
etc. The packers, herders and guards
swelled the total number of men to
over 2O0--and every man was armed
to the teeth and ready to do battle
to the death.
When the sheep men reached the
scene Of the Swanson murder an i'm
pressive scene was enacted. The
young herder is buried where he fell,
in a wild and lonely spot in the
mountains. The sheepmen erected
great monument Of stones over the
herder's grave. On this monument
they posted a notice. offering an In
creased reward of $4,000 for the
apprehension Of the men response
BILE for swanson's death. Leaving
this notice on the monument the
cavalcade passed on. Swanson's
brother was one who assisted in put
ting up the monument over the grave
OF the young sheep herder.
On Monday, January 13, the
sheep army" camped across the
river from the thriving town OF
Grand Junction, Colo. Next day 1t
moved across the Grand river bridge
and through the town and out to-
ward the ranges OF Utah. After leav-
ing Grand Junction It was in. frank
ly hostile territory, as this part of
the range is all given over to the
cattle business. Bat, undaunted,
the sheepmen kept on. The dlvis-
ions moved along In perfect order
In charge of the herders and the
dogs. The dust from the great herds
rose high in the air and the sight
was picturesque and stirring. Sheep
move slowly under the best of cir
cumstances, and u was possible for
the cavalcade TO make only ~ miles
day. IL took Ave hours for the
procession Of sheep to pass a given
point.
No demonstration was made by
any hostile interests, and the sheep
men reached their summer range
without incident. Indeed, Il would
have taken a small army OF cattle
men 60 defeat such an organization
OF well armed and determined men.
Had the bands been marched across
the country singly and without any
guards save the usual herders II Is
claimed that all the sheep would
have been slaughtered.
Sheepmen are determined 10 pre-
vent the repetition OF the sheep kill
ings that have been dlsagreeable and
expensive features OF range life
where the stock interests have con-
hlcted. A few months ago, when
sheep camp was ralded In northern
Wyoming, Il was rumored that other
camps would be visited and the
bands OF sheep destroyed. The sheep
men employed armed guards, who
were stationed about the threatened |
camps. BY this means trouble was
averted, as no attack was made.
Cattlemen claim that the sheep |
feed out" the cattle range, and that
hey are helpless against wandering
iheepmen, who do not pay local
lakes, but who run their fiOcks where
hey will, and who have ruined many
cattleman by their actions. Dead
Ines" have been drawn and sheep
have been slaughtered by the thou
sands, In some instances herders
Killed for their temerity In disobey-
ng the mandate OF the eattlemen.
The eattlemen are not OF the ma
erial that lies down" and even
hongh the sheepmen organize and
;uard their bands Of sheep. as In the
ase that has been described, the end
u the cattle and sheep war Is not
'et II may mean that armies will
'e met with armies. and that there
viii be battles between these con-
iieting interests that will make all
'ther wars pale Ia comparison.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
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