The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-03-15
ORGANIZING BIG COYOTE
HUNT FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Greenhead Club Asks Cooperation
of Townspeople and Farmers.
County Increases Bounty.

The Greenhead Gun Club of Fal-
lon has taken up the matter of coy
ote determination in practical
manner. Without waiting for State
or government aid, the Club pro-
poses to make a systematic fight on
fabid coyotes by the cooperative
method and are organizing a gener-
Il roundup or drive that will be
pulled off next Sunday. March 18th.
and be participated in by practical
iy every sportsman and farmer in
the valley who can be provided with
saddle animals and arms.
As formulated at this writing, it
is proposed to have the people OF
Eallon start east and west being
joined by all farmers along the
main roads to the foothills and then
concentrate at the Carson river
from every direction that it can be
approached. Guards will be posted
at all bridges to prevent the ami
mails that may be caught in the
dragnet from crossing By this
method it is believed that every
coyote south of the river can be
rounded up and killed A number
of automobiles will be at the dispos-
al of the towns people who are un-
provided with saddle animals to en-
able them to reach the ranches
where they can be equipped. The
farmers have responded literally in
the matter of providing stock and
there is every indication that tie
drive will be noted success.
Sheriff J. c. Coniff will be in su-
preme command of the field forces
aud with a number of lieutenants.
to be appointed later will keep the
lines straight and moving in unison
TO the common point or points.
Charley Cress president of the
Greenhead Club is actively promot
ing the affair and all who wish to
take part are requested to phone
aim at the |. H. Kent Co. store and
notify him of their intention. to the
end that the plans can be efficiently
worked out.
Mr.. Cress has taken the matter
up with the County Commissioners
who have entered heartily into the
spirit of the enterprise by offering
a special bounty for green coyote
scalps for the occasion and have
passed the following resolution to
meet the situation:
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners believe that rabies in
the coyote, is becoming serious
menace to the public health of the
inhabitants of Churchill County, and
that IL higher bounty were placed
upon green sealps of coyotes II
would stimulate the killing of them,
and thus protect the public health.
THEREFORE,, it is hereby resolV-
ed that an additional bounty of One
Dollar per scalp be paid for all
green coyote scalps delivered to the
County Clerk, before noon, March
20, 1915. provided these coyotes
shall have been killed within thirty
six hours prior to the time of the
delivering of each scalp.
With this added incentive of
special bounty of $3.50 per scalp,
Mr.. Cress believes that every man
and boy in the county will gladly
Join in the gigantic drive. Notwith-
standing the reign of terror that
prevails in the northern section of
the State. where the loss of live
stock is now believed to reach close
to a half million dollars through
the prevalence of rabies, the people
of Churchill county have remained
hesitant and apathetie for the reas-
on that the seriousness of the stu
alton has not been brought home
to them in a concrete form. 1t IS
to be hoped that the forthcoming
hunt will be but the forerunner of
others to follow to the end that our
county may be spared the terrible
experience that has prevailed to the
north of us and must surely be dup
Heated here unless an active cam
paign is begun at once.