Show Land Thieves Washington 22In his report to the commissioDer of the general landtflffice George W Fairchild a deputy U S surveyor of Nebraska says all the agricultural land in that section has been fenced by cattle cat-tle men Their ranges extend four hundred miles and wire fences enclose en-close all desirable public lands and even water courses are posted at intervals in-tervals with notices threatening death to any person opening them Herders assert that they hold these lands under the desert land and timber culture law The result is a complete check to persons seeking to make homestead settlements r |