White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-16
HAY SUIT ADJOURNED:
ATTORNEYS TO CARSON

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from such failure he was compelled
TO ana did remove the entire balance
of the herd from the ranch. The cat
tie reinoved were driven "a great dis
lance through the snow to various
points where they could be cared for.
some of the cattle. according to the
witness, because of lack of feed were
slaughtered for Give market and others
turned on the range
Evidence was also introduced to
show that the cattle. through the lack
of feed were sold at a loss. and other
expenses In caring for the cattle had
amounted to the sum of s26, 634.5s, the
amount Of damage claimed by the Ely
Packing Company and the Adams-Mc-
Gill Company.
Expert witnesses were introduced 70
testify as to the amount of hay In
j. pounds per day required to feed cat
tie, quality of hay. measurements Of
stacks and everything In the making
OF beef. including hides. horns, hcofs
and hair.
Guy SaNal. president of the baner
Livestock Company, was the first wit
ness pat on tho stand for the defendant
company, He testified to the measure
ment of twenty-five stacks of hay by
himself and John Eager. manager for
the packing company. lie told OF re-
ceiving IT the ranch the zoo head of
cattle. with over 2.eo0 head of sheep
belonging to the packing as
well as a number of horses and borros
which were used in hauling the hay
and handling the sheep. =
According to the testimony OF Mr
Sayal. the feeding during the nrst part
of the winter was lon from the meas
ured stacks ard later scales Were in
stalled for the Weighing OF the hay.
lie testified that the delay in installing
scales and personal supervision of the
feeding wa due to the influenza ept
deanic. which made it Impossible fos
him to secure help enough to manage
the home ranch. In answer TO n qtns-
tion from Attorney Ioeklart, he also
told of the death of his little daughter
as III. result of the epidemic.
During the testimony of Mr.. savat
he declared that lac did not kno that
the packing company intended to feed
sheep, and also told Of the damage doae
TO pasture by the sheep breaking
through enclosures where they We're
being fell He testified to the furnish.
ing Of pasture TO the cattle on alfalfa
ground over and above the time speci-
fled In the contract. and also of the
damage lone by cattle breaking into
the stack yards aud damaging the hay
Two of the measured stacks, he said,
were refused by the man in charge of
feeding. who claimed that TIN hay eoH-
tanned a large proportion Of foNtail
grass.
During the testimony of Mr. SdNal
1t was brought out that his company
was also feeding Loco head of cattle
for another nrm, as well as about 2ic
head of cattle belonging to the Baker
Livestock Company.
The cllim of the defendant company
was that 2.3l) tons of hay had been
fed to the cattle. sheep and horses Oh
the contract of 2.s00 ions and that onls
$1,000 a been paid for 1000 tons.
According to the testimony of Mr..
sayai. the livestock company had plenty
of hay 10 feed tho cattle Of the pack.
ing company and the other cattle OIL
The ranch. and he offered to feed the
cattle of the packing company at Gar
rson. where he had already purchased
considerable over 100 tons OF hay and
could get more II needed. This prop
o~sition. he declared, would not he con-
sidcrei by Mr.. Eager. who took the
remaining cattle from the ranch.
Mr. Saval testified to driving in hi
car over the Same o the cattle
travelled when taken from the ranch
IN March and making the trip from
Baker To Ely In FIVE hours without ex-
periencing much difficulty. but as the
trip WAS made -four days later than the
nrip made by the cattle this testimony
was not allowed by the court as evil
dence to show that the road was In
condition for the driving of cattle.
George r.. Baker. cattle foreman for
the livestock company, testified as tt
the hay owned by the company al
Garrison. ABOUT seven miles distant
from Baker. and to the damage don,
nv the cattle breaking into the stack
Yards
Men employed by the packing com
panv to feed the cattle were called b,
the Baker livestock Company to testi
fy 10 the eeding of the packing com
pany horses on hay which was no
weighed and of the neglect on the par
of the men hauling hay for feeding II
moi cieanifg up the hay around th'
stacks
At the close of the defendants testi
mony the attorneys for the plaintiff
recalled John Eager TO the stand, VIII
testified that the quantity OF hay own
ed by the Baker Livestock Compan
AZ Garrison In March was not sufficien
20 feed the cattle for a longer porio'
rnan twelve days.
C. T.. Stevens OF Sharp vas also call
cd as an expert witness for the packing
compan to testify as to the auantit
Of hay per day per animal required t
feed cattle. Other testimony was in
troduced te show that numbers OF cat
tie died in and around Baker in tn
winter of 1913.
AT noon Thursday the testimony 70
each side was in and the arrangement
made for argument Of counsel OF p late
.1nia.