Show range kang e war wa r in in moffat county averted by action A C filp of governor governo r last week eek clayborn a 11 of boar bear river in attempting to place a band of or sheep on the white river national forest where sheep range has fins been allotted by the government for the ranging of sheep waa was mot met at life tire dead line by an armed force tot bf about GO 50 cattlemen and turned back he was told hy her could not go on the national forest with ith the sheep and that they would stay there until h froze odor and HOC soo that lia did lid not go on oil with tho the phap thero were ulrch bands of sheep to follow word came to vern vernil tl of the ac cir oc of tho the cattlemen uni horace Gol coltharp tharp loft at once for the scone scene of vt the trouble the tho quick action of the governor of or colorado in sending rangers to the scone of the trouble who took charge of the situation prevented 10 what would pro probable babit have been serious trouble as crowde crowds were nath oring to prevent the passing of the sheep meetings Afee tings wore were hold at craig and plans were made by which the be rangers secured a way to the forest reserve through the yellow jacket pass on the day of the fourth it ie is reported the one band was taken to theold the old thornburg Tb trail with hands bands of cattlemen on each aide side of 0 the road to see that no sheep should get off the trail I 1 at a meeting of the more representative senta tive men from meeker and other sections held on the old battle ground a moro more sana agreement was reached and a co committee mitte a formed to look into the situation k the sheep were hampered in everyday every way possible by bandar bands of cattle and horses being driven down the tile public roads even evan automobiles automo b ties were used to block the way the rangers took all of the arms from both thel cattlemen and the sheep men and hand handled lett ahja traffic on the road just the samo af at it if they ane A ne in a city lne the tile t 0 yas on 3 i the crowded thorough thoroughfare faie tho the committee appointed at the meeting bad gone to the county commissioners of alo 1 dianco blanco county and had tad had them rhem close the public road to traffic and a sign waa wars placed informing the public the road vaas as closed to dated and signed july 6 5 L by thia thi action it U would seem it is their thor intention to make the rea roads 1 do privately owned and thus keep out the sheep men and others from reaching the public range th that athas has been allotted to sheep on an the ahia aver national Nat ronal forest it will probably be up to the government to eee see that a means be made for securing the range and that a driveway is established the governor ko vernor of colorado is to be congratulated on hie his decisive action in sending the colorado rangers at the nick of ot time and it Is to hoped no further trouble will be encountered |