The sun., 1908-02-16

among the shcein,r, r,G in an aTy of ,,Is
year, When Il wa g.. ,-. ElFCp % rNO,o tso
she"p from ih- INNER laage t. tho rl2i
where Trey feed IL wiutc:, inc stoeTm'n
decided 10 adopt stTen-O no;ho,3 ior
M tual protection.
The sheap feed n Summer on tho slopes
OF the Rocky Mountains, but Ia wiltar
they are moved back to the pains. whore
they find subsistence until The spring suns
melt the deep SHOWS from the mountain
ranges. u is OcASsary 10 trail tho sha"p
many miles across a country wncrc tho
cattlomen are strong AID where many
sEOsp killings have occurred. so tho shOrp-
nle1 hired one hundred Of the ocst gun
Fighters that could be secured IN all tho
Western country 70 act as guards while
the herds wcro being moved. The shc0p
were divided intO three divisions Of 7,OOb
each. Generally sheep travel in bands Of
not more than $500. The massinG Of more
than 30,00O was sight not soon to he for
gotten. The divisions moved slowly down
the mountain road from Montrose toward
Grand Junction. Everything was done
with the utmost precision and vigilance
was not relaxed an instant Guard mounts
were changed with military regularity
Scouts we're sent ahead and nv night there
we're armed watchers surrounding every
division TO guard against surprise.
The camping outfit for the army was
OF large proportions. Scores Of burros car
ried the provisions. tents, &c Tho pack
ers herCiers and guards swalled the total
number OF men to more than two hundred
and every man was armed to the teeth
and ready 10 do battle to the death
when the shePpmen reached the scene Of
Swanson's shooting an impressive sight
was enacted. The young herder is buried
where he fell. in a wild and lonely spot
in the mountains. The sheepmen errctod n
grea: monument Of stones over the herd RS
grave. On this monument they posted a
notice, offering an increased reward of
$4,000 for the apprehension Of the men re-
spOnsibe for Swansons death Leaving
this notica on the monument, the cavalcade
passed on. Swanson's brother was one who
assisted in putting up the monument over
the grave OF the young sheep berder.
On Monday, January 10. the sheep army
enOamped RcrUss the river from the thriving
town OF Grand Junction. Col. Next day
II moved across the Grand River bridge
and through the town and out toward the
ranges Of Utah. After leaving Grand
junction it was frankly in hostile territory,
as this part OF the range Is all given over to
cattle business. Sheep move slowly under
the best OF circumstances, and IL was pos
sible for the oavslcade to make only twelve
miles q day. IL took five hours for the pro-
osssion OF shsep to pass a given point.
No demonstration was made by any
hostile interests, and the sheepmen reached
their summer range without incident In
deed IL would have taken a small army OF
cattlemen TO defeat such an organization
OF we'll armed and determined men.
Cattlemen contend that the sheep feed
out the cattle range and that they are
helpless against wandering sheepmen who
do not pay local taxes. but who run their
hocks where they will, and who have ruined
many q cattleman by thsir actions Dead
lines" have bsen drawn. and sheep have
bsen slaughtered by thousands, and in some
instances herders killed for their temerity
In disobeying the mandate OF the cattle
men.