Show RYLlS 1VS Slice Shearers to Hold i Convention Conven-tion Railroad Inters Rawlins Wyo Feb 2 Parties in from the south report thousands of elk in Routt county Colorado between Snake and Bear rivers all traveling slowly town stream I The heavy snos in the mountains having driven them down They are doing considerable damage to ranch property a wire fences fen-ces have no terrors for them while aha a-ha stack serves asan elegant lunqhj B Llttlefield a prominent Snake river stock man came in a few days ago to have a 3islocated shoulder reduced re-duced He was hauling a load of hay to his elk pasture on the Savory when his sled upset throwing him down 3 f hill side on a rock pile In speaking of his elk he1 says hfe has about sixty acres enclosed with a fence of barbwires barb-wires They Qo not J try to break over the fence but occasionally crawl out under the bottom wire They however how-ever never attempt go away but return again the same way as they went out He also has a number of deer in the same enclosure and says the elk learned how to get out from watching the deer They are easier handled than cattle When he wishes to move them he catches one that will lead snubs hinmp alongside his saddle sad-dle horse and sends a man behind to punch up the laggards and travels up right along at a six mile gait He expects ex-pects to raise about thirty calves next season and appears to be satisfied there is as much money In elk a cattle that they are easier to raise while the lossess from natUral causes are very slight The sheep sheaVere of this vicinity have issued a circular cabling a convention con-vention of she 1ers and herders to beheld be-held in this city February 15 1894 for the purpose of organizing a nnion for the purpose of maintaining and advancing advanc-ing where possible the wages paid sheep shearers and to promote in all other directions the interests of labor There is a great deal of sickness in town just now many children being sick with bad colds a species of the grip gripI is currently reported that the Union Un-ion Pacific will in a few days reduce the price of Rock Springs coal 75 cents a ton The home product from the Dillon lon mine sells for 4 per ton and now the Union Pacific propose to come down to the same figure 1 reports from the range are very i favorable there having as yet been no losses although feed is getting scarce in some sections I |