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Show Cowboys Slaughter Salt Laker's Sheep H. H. LawBon's Herders Disarmed and Throats Cut of IGOO of Their Flocks. ASPEN, Colo., July 10. Word has reached hero that 1500 aheep owned by H. H. Lawson of Salt Lake City had been killed by Gunnison county cowboys. Law-son Law-son had several thousand sheop on tho ranges In this vicinity. Ono bunch was In Taylor park In chargo of three borders. Tho cowboys swooped down upon tho hordors nnd dlsormod them. Then they cut the throats of about 3600 of the sheep. When Mr. Lawson was called up by Tho Tribuno last night, he said that he had not been advised of tho loss df the sheep. Thoy aro not his property, but belong to B. F. Saunders, a wealthy Salt Luko sheepman. Mr. Lawijon, however, has had them In chargo and placed them on tho rango near ABpcn. "I have no Idea," said Mr. Lawson, "what could havo prompted such an act by tho cattlemen. So far as I know thero has been no friction and no dlsputo over tho range. Mr. Saunders may havo further fur-ther Information." Mr. Saunders said, In speaking of the matlor: "I have received a very meager account of the affair and would rather not discuss It until I got a roport from tho man whom I havo sent to Investigate. The Bhecp woro ranging about forty1 miles oast of Aspen and only a part of tho Hock was killed. Tho borders wero not armed, as wo expected no trouble. Thero havo been conflicts between sheep and cattlemon In somo parts of the country, but wo did not look for any trouble. I own sheep In several States, but this is tho first time I have been Injured by cattlemen. cat-tlemen. 1 cannot glvo the value of thb sheep killed nor tell what steps will bo taken to recover their value yet." |
