White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-26
Will be Guided
by Co. Officials
SHEEP OWNERS WILL COOPER
ATE WITH COMMISSIONERS IN
EFFORT TO PREVENT SPREAD
OF RABIES.


on Monday, at which among other
things, the question of sheep affected
with rabies was further discussed
O'Neill Brothers, with their eoun-
sci, Morley Griswold of Elko appear
ed before the board and after Mr..
Griswold had discussed the legal fea-
lures of the situation at some length,
on behalf of his clients he made two
requests First, that the O'Neill
Brothers be allowed to properly seq
regate the sheep now held under
quarantine in this county and second,
that they be further permitted to
move the ewes a few miles farther
south. Mr.. w. T. O'Neill addressed
the members of the board and made
a clear, businesslike presentation of
the matter He said that the sheep
owned by the O'Neill Brothers and
now held high up in the mountains.
were worth approximately one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars. He
explained that there was great dan
ger due to the fact that sufficient
snow might now fall any day in that
particular section to result In prac-
tically a total destruction OF his val
liable bands OF sheep; while IL he
were permitted to move just few
miles farther south and down into
the lower lands the sheep would be
safe from the snow in the mountains
and able to get feed MIR. O'Neill also
pointed out that in his Judgment
as a practical man no harm could
come from the granting OF the re-
quests. as the sheep would at no
time be brought any nearer to set
tlement than they were at the pres
ent time He said II the board could
see Its way clear to grant the request
he would assure the members of the
board and all concerned that he
would instruct his foreman to poison
the carcass of any sheep that might
die. and be glad To accept and be
guided by any suggestions offered
which might be helpful in exterminat-
Further than that, he would not per-
NIT any action whatever to be taken
except under the direction and in ae-
cordanee with the wishes of the
county authorities.
Inspector ID. b. Bailey stated that in
his judgment, both requests made by
O'Neill Brothers were reasonable
and should be complied with This
opinion seemed to be concurred in by
all present at the meeting and the
requests were accordingly granted,
for which Mr.. o'Neill kindly thanked
the board and said that during his
twenty-six years in the sheep business
he had always tried to obey the laws
of the state anG regulations made by
proper authorities. He said that II
at any time any such laws. or regnla-
tions were violated by men over
whom he exercised control, he would
be only too glad to right matters as
promptly as they were called to his
attention
They will no doubt meet with trou-
BILE in Nye county. where the action
taken by the White Pine county off,
eials seems to have been followed in
effect. Counsel for O'Neill Brothers
while In Ely wired the district attor-
ney of Nye county for information
in the matter and received this re-
ply:
"Tonopah, Dec. 10, 1915.
"Sheep are not quarantined but Of
ficers are instructed to prevent same
from infested districts entering into
county for grazing purposes Officers
are stationed at points of supposed
entrance of sheep into the county
with instructions to turn them back.
y. J. SANDERS.
District Attorney
If the sheep belonging to O'Neill
Brothers are not permitted to cross
the Nye county line the matter will
In all probability be Immediately
taken into the courts where no doubt
bitter legal battle will be waged.
Deputy Superintendent OF public
instruction, j v. Comerford appear
ed before the board and presented
two petitions requesting the estab-
lishment OF new school districts In
the eastern part of the county.
One new district to be known as
state Line school district was created
BY the board. This district starts
ON the Nevada-U Utah state line, . dis
tance OF about thres-Quartsn Of .