Show RANGE WAR BREAKS nUT COLORADO Cowboys Overpower Sheepherders Tie Them to Trees and Kill Three Thousand Sheep Frenzied Cattlemen Spent Almost a n Entire Day In Slaughter of Sheep After Which They Cut Telephone Wires and Escaped Grand Junction ColoAs a result t of n battlo between sheepmen and 1 cowboys on a contested range near Cheo Colo nearly 3000 head of sheep were killed and two sheepmen woro Injured but not seriously Tho sheep which belonged to Taylor Brothers of Montroso were grazing on a range near tho Hamlet of Carblnero According to tho reports received here tho cowboys uashcd in upon tho herders and tied them to trees and then went among the sheep and killed them Tho slaughter of tho sheep required re-quired almost an entire day In order to prevent the news leaking out tho cowboys cut tho telephone wires and made their escape in the hills Several Sever-al hours later the sheep herders wore uiscovoreu ana uuenueu The authorities of Garfield county have been notified I but owing to the fact that tho district in which tho sheep slaughter took place Is In a desolate portion of western Colorado It is not regarded probable that tho cowboys will bo capturedb The range In which tho crime was committed has long been 11 d ntestod range and several murdorsWhaVe resulted re-sulted from quarrels over it Warrants have been issued by the authorities of both Mcstl and Garfield bounties for the arrest tot sixteen raiders several of whcjm are said to bo known to the sheepman I |