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Show Lightning Kills 200 Sheep On Esplin Ranch John H. Schmutz, coming in late Wednesday from the Arizona Strip brings word of lightning having struck yesterday afternoon at the Ray Esplin ranch on Parashaunt, killing approximately 200 sheep with one stroke. Accompanied by Ameil Blanken-agel Blanken-agel and two other government men, Mr. Painter and Mr. Reid, John H. Schmutz and Ray Esplin were at Bundyville endeavoring to get the people there to cooperate in drawing the lines for the allotments allot-ments under the Taylor Grazing Act, when Rudger Atkin, who had been at the Esplin ranch brought word of the disaster to the Esplin sheep. It was just mid-afternoon when (Continued on page four) Lightning Strikes Sheep (Continued from first page) the lightning storm came up. stated Mr. Schmutz, and the sheep were said to be huddled under the shelter of one of the large pine trees. When the lightning lightn-ing struck it literally stacking the sheep up in piles. On receipt of the word at Bundyville. Mr. Esplin left at once for his ranch accompanied by j Bankenagel, Painter and Reid. The latter three expect to return to !St. George today. They will bring 'details of the calamity and the i actual record of the loss sus- tained. I |