Show MOUNTAIN SHEEP ARE VICTIMS OF DISEASE forest Rangers Tell of Malady rand and and Ask Investigation of Its Ravages ho- ho telf lal to The Tho Herald R I Ogden den Aug 28 Reports 8 Reports of at alarm In i Custer uter county count Ida Itla ov ove o r the prospect that a n malady of or unknown origin Which Is Js threatening the extermInatIon extermination tion of oC the mountain sheep In that territory ter ter- ma rna maj spread to domestic sheep on on op the tue ranges and thus this become an epidemic epi ePI- I 1 d demic throughout the region have been received I b by officials of oC the Ogden district dis dis- forestry service JIn Ii In the effort to determine the na nature nature nn- nn ture turc of oC lh the disease and possible mears 3 of oC combat tin It it Dr F. F l 13 Murray federal inspector in lit charge of animal Industry with headquarters in Salt Lake Jalc has beemD requested to give the matter Iii his attention For the purpose of oC securing infer infer- on which to base Las a more ex extensive ex- ex Investigation atlon Dr Dill also of h th h i nf ot animal Industry In ill Com corn j pany Lim y with Supervisor Huddle of oC the forest made macle a trip trill to the In Infected infected in- in acted area Tho The only onh data the they w were re able to secure forest officials state wa was given out by bv rangers ers who killed all sheep found round to to be lie diseased Except to agree that there was an apparent loss of ot hail hah about the ha head and cars and anda I a 1 general weakened condition which I finally resulted in the rangers were tvete to diagnose e the symptoms or to make maJe accurate statements as ns to the tho physical condition of or the time stricken animals a n I ma Is Forest official declare that the Infection in infection In- In faction has been confined to tho the main mainrIdge rIdge of oC the Salmon River mountains beginning beginning- approximately at the h head d dot ot of the East Enst Fork ork of Loon creek nUll anti eXtending extending ex eX- tending tending- south to tho the head of oC Challis creek The officials are depending upon conclusions reached h by the Lemhi su supervisor supervisor supervisor su- su in his report of or the investigation In estl gation into the infected area aren as a base For for analyzing the malad malady that some somo means may be derived for tor saving the small band of mountain sheep and preventing preventing pre pre- venting further Infection of oC the domestic domestic do do- domestic do- do flocks I Dr F. F E E. Murray lurra said last nl night ht that he had heard hear of or the thc rumor re regarding In a a 1 I malady anong mountain sheep In Idaho hut but that ho he had made no westI Investigation investigation wes tI and Intended to make none It It is Just the wildest variety of or n n. rumor rumor- said Dr Murra Murray There are arc a afew afew afew few mountain sheep in Idaho but the they are arc not diseased If H there is an any disease distaso dis dis- ease taso 80 or malady malad there In Custer county count It St Is among among- tamo tame sheep and not among the wild one ones The rumor r Is not orth worth investigation I |