Show WILD HORSES IN IDAHO And Some Explanation of the War Between Be-tween Sheep Herders and Stockmen Undo Sam perhaps Is i not aware of his total equine assets Up and down the Snake valley roam herds of wild horses beauties too which most persona would highly prizethat havo never known a closer acquaintance wllh man than was posslblo at n distance of a league or more for these herds always under tho command com-mand of a majestic stallion disappear Into the mountain fastnesses with Iho flllBhlcst sign of Interruption or danger Cowboys frequently surprise these nnl mal shoot tho stallion and stampcdo and capture tho mares and coilS Many a blooded slro of tremendous prowess has thus been sacrificed experience having taught tho utter futlllly of any attempt to capture him Speaking of herds reminds mo of Iho unrcmllllng warfare not always with gjna though tho Winchester often assumes as-sumes an important rolo between tho cattlemen and tho sheepmen Old cattlemen cattle-men recall with signs of deep regrcl Iho days when all these sagebrush plains were covered with luxuriant grass Inset high Palmy daya thcao for the cattlemen Then came the sheep herd Cattle refused to graze upon land which sheep frequcnlcd Furthermore lie worst of l the grass Itself perished under lie tread of Iho sheep hoof I has now disappeared altogether alto-gether and perhaps forever since tho rainfall seems inadequate lo revive It Haired Well lhats putting It mildly Pitched battles and annihilation of vast flocks In former days occurreddo oven yet occur though rarely In tho mixups thai follow n meeting of the herders of these rival Interests usually the sheepman pays dearly for any courageous manifestation A twenty tourhour warning Is given him to lead his fiock out of the cattle country I ho heeds It well If hu declines you know the root In the books you have read To usa tho words of J cowpuncher You bet your life wo dont eat cow steak for two weeks after the sixshooter Is pulled And ho laid stress upon the word cow Certain It Is that thousands of sheep In this Western country havo perlsJiod inconsequence In-consequence of the estranged feelings bo twcon these otherwise icmarkably peaceable peace-able men There seems Ilttlo doubt that lives und herds are still occasionally jeopardized In passing It may bo ro marked that Cow men sustain moro heroic existences than do these samo herders In almost iibHoIulo Isolallon far up the mountain gorges or against tho mountain side now skirting the desert now following wellknown mountain streams companlonlcsa for days chivalrous chival-rous always and strongly unselfish they deserve well of their employer whom they serve with such marked fidelity Fidelity Fi-delity With these men Il Is I nol nough that the ninety and nine bo safely cor ralcd It must bo ono hundred Pity that feuds exist but they do Albion Correspondence Corre-spondence Indianapolis Journal l y J I Sf J 1 < |