| Show FICHT FIGHT OVER SHEEP RANCE RANGE Grievances o cf of the Farmers r and Ranchers ThaI Tha Th Led to 10 the Difficulty Made todo to lo I nored by Special Correspondence Auburn Co Wyoming May Ia 2 27 In your our Issue of at May Ma 20 appears a pear ni an a editorial commenting on the tile situation that exists between the tho sheep shee and cat In Star valley which all nil tel tall minded men rn n will wilt acknowledge Is goot advice given from the Information yom yoi ou had received And Arid as you OU solicited Information In Information formation from some seine one who vimo was In Interested Interested In the tho matter I 1 this op opPortunity of oC stating a tow few facts Our cattle tango range Is la very V 1 limited lr In Star valley there being none to speak apen of or o on the east cast side of time thc valley valle am ant we depend almost wholly on the tho wesl side for Cor range The rite sheep have he be n i gradually taking la the range rano for n a nurn her ber of oC years year and amid our stock has ha beci crowded down dOTI against our Holds But Ilu we Wo endured It 11 although our stock wa win was too poor for the time In the tall fall Last Las year Mr Covey came Caine Into this valley with I think sheep and put Iut then them close to our fields taking the time place o at atour 01 our cows Our cattle scattered and amid roamed about for Cor feed and we finally had to put hut them thorn In iii our fields even een be lie before before fore ore some somo of ot our crops were out The Tho Holds did Old not Mt furnish enough teed feed to te last until winter whiter timid and we ws hail had to com coin commence mence menco feeding early Owing to this and amid tho the hay crop crall being a n little short our hay bay was nil all gone Iono before spring The result was we had to 11 hustle to keep our cattle and horses alive There was plenty of oC bare ground In Star valley llIe to put them on but no teed feed therefore we had to take them to other valleys Wo We succeeded however hOlever In iii getting most ol of o them home homo but sonic come were ere on the lift for some sarno time after This In iii connee connection tion with wit other hardships occurred train from the effects of ut the encroachments of ot sheep showed us plainly some something something thing timing had imad to be 10 done doime We Se therefore ap al appointed appointed i pointed a n meeting m for tor nil III the tIme 11 anti and I cattle catti men mon of a Star valley alley to try anti and un 1 effect a J compromise This meeting was I held lick n II committee was VAs appointed to divide the range nil all agreeing to 10 sus stis sustain tain tam the time action of oC the committee both parties being united l Hyde Brothers were represented presented r In this meeting by b the president of oC that company compan They Timey fell fellIn fellin In line and on their return to acquainted Mr Covey Cove of at the time proceed proceedings proceedIngs proceedings ings of oC that lint meeting anti and that he Mr Ir Covey Cove would not be lie likely to get tIme the lambing ground he had lint last year ear Mr Ir Covey proceeded to come nil all the tho seine same emit and not with his only but hut ZOO sheep On his hili arrival In the valley one elm antof of the committee met antI and acquainted him again of oC the thc action that had hucl been lieen taken by b the of ot the time valley alle It was there thero decided that this member of a athe the tho committee should notify the rest of or orth the tho th committee and nm that Mr Ir Covey COO should notify the Clock mn that were on time thc way In end and that they the should meet at Mr tr Coveys shearing pen next morning Time appointment was IS filled by lI tho the Star valley allo committee committe but the Covey men inca through press pr ss of at business had land failed to notify others Count County CommissIoner H 11 It U D Clark was Invited to attend this meet meetIng meetIng Ing In which he Ime gladly accepted a We Vo then thenaid laid aid the situation before Mr Covey re to lilting lating tho tim hardships the people had passed through stating also If he IIi was to occupy occUlt the range he lie lint had last year our ur stock would many of o them die even evon now We Wo told him wo would like to effect a n compromise e If 1 we possibly pO could collid and asked him Mm If It ho he would not make nake a proposition nut flut he declined stating punting that he Ie would like the tho mind nf o n other sheep owners on the lie subject So Sowe we wc took another rule rifle of oC fifteen miles making about 25 5 mile ride from home taking Mr rr Covey Cove along alons alon Lilt but the trip aas unsuccessful The next riet thing to todo todo do 10 was wall to return home reaching there thereat at it t one or two In the morning disheartened range gone no milk no butter utter poor floor stock homes homen 11 depreciated all an ii to gratify the desireS de lr of oC one or two Individuals Individual As A the lawmakers have been b en n unable to 10 draw dma A 1 line lino II no principle and reason rN On Justice nOlI non equity suggest pd N i that there should be A little corner that lint we vo call nur own Next morning despite nit nil our pleading pleadings the tho locks Hocks math made their appearance on nn forbid den ilen ground roun l It was then that Commis Commissioner loner Clark In behalf of oC suffering hu inanity saddled his hU horse hone anti rode n thee other ten miles to the s m old sheep pen ten anti after exhausting Ml sill his hIli teas reas ning powers to no avail appealed d to toI their heir sympathy and rode away leaving I them then to wonder r the time victory Wits Will won or lost It Was WaH all then thun that the people dismissed the committee with honors and tool took It upon themselves to 10 Inform Mr Ir Covey COe that as every owner had hall sustained the committee ho lie must do It ulso This committed had hati proposed to give Mr Covey Coey of at nil alt the range north of ot Crow creek and that lawless band sustained It Just think of at It one thin of oC all cli tho time range ran go of oC Crow creek allotted to one anI man end now he says Rays he will sustain a 11 loss loes of oC In what Who con answer this question Is It the losing hosing of a something he already lint hall or Is la It In hit being deprived of oC something he ho would like hike to have had hial He lie says san ho lie would Incur another lots lass of oC It If he lie should be lie compelled to travel tho the trail that line han been ben laid lahti out for him This tons lo s would be sustained au by othor othir flocks get getting getting ting on all the time lend Iad and ond eating the tho grass gras gra that he lie had Intended ton for his lug sh cp orin or orIn orIn In other words word he ho would probably lose hose losea a 0 portion of oC his hili summer range This ThU wo we have considered and have given Iven Mr Ir Covey Cove a 11 right of oC way wa through the re remaining maIming of oC our range no so that lint ho he may succeed In getting to lila Ills summer range In safety I think It can enn still be salt paid of a the people of or valley valle that they time are a peaceable on 1 people so sotar tar for aa os the Intent of oC the heart Is con can concerned but perhaps they havo ha VI tech technically broken the law But nut wr I vt still Intend to tt labor with the people luro lare to tn maintain law anti and order and und wo we 0 solicit tho time alt all of every ever hub man mall to toke take up UI upa tilla a 1 labor on the tho other side of time the home and ond If It this Is III done bile perhaps there will willbe be no need nelll nf ot bothering troops to tl es escort eScart cort cart a 11 nock Hock of news across a 11 little nook or corner where the tho widows cow wont to graze craze Yours very respectfully HEMAN TIEMAN HYDE Aspect toro Moro oro Peaceful Special Correspondence Afton Atton Wyo Wyn May 1 Trouble Is l brewing thick and fast tast and ant the tho air Is It full tull of oC rumors Tho The war between the tho cattle men anon and sheep men has lies com corn commenced commenced anew Yesterday a report was brought to Afton Acton that Cot COI Co Sons sheep sheel men amen had crossed thu tint dead line lino rind and driven three of a their berds on to the tock stork mens men territory with tIme the In Intention of or lightIng fighting tho time stock pica men I cn to thu III bitter Iter r end Last night nt fit n a meeting held by b the stockmen nt at the Thayne Thano school house It was wall decided that time the sheep men must respect the range surrounding the set settlements Today tho the cattle ca We men hold hoM lie a meeting at Pull View As All a 11 consequence a committee was wan appointed to tl walt wait upon Ulon Mr tr Covey Co 11 Mr rr Covey Covet at once gave orders to his herders to vacate time the ground they were holding ns na he lie did dill not wish to Infringe upon ulon the 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