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Show CATTLE MAN TELLS OF IDEAIJONDITIONS Jiunex Sabey Says This is the Coiin- try for Stock Raising Coru-mtsioii Coru-mtsioii House Is Badly Needed James Sabey of Roosevelt gave out an interesting and valuable interview inter-view in Salt Lake. The Herald-Re-publican one day this week published publish-ed the following. With a total snowfall of not more than eight inches during the winter and the sun bringing out green slips of grass now and then, the Uintah basin has proved ideal for the wintering winter-ing of cattle and sheep, according to J. M. Sabey of Roosevelt, one of the biggest cattle owners in the basin, who arrived in Salt Lake yesterday lo attend to matters relative to the stock industry. ' Mr. Sabey is accompanied by L. T. Bennett, who has charge of the purchase of cattle and other stock for the dusky occupants of the Uintah Uin-tah Indian reservation. Mr. Eennett shares the views of Mr. Sabey that while stock in other sections of the state have suffered from heavy snow, conditions within the Uintah basin have been ideal, with the result that the majority of the herds are fat and sleek, even though spring has not arrived. "We have not the slightest assurance assur-ance of the actual extension of a railroad into the Uintah basin just now, but we are centering the greatest great-est hopes in the future of the basin from the standpoint of raising cattle SIX SONS CONVEYING REMAINS OF FATHER 100 MILES OVER ' V SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS Mt. Home, March, 19. Funeral services over the remains of Hyrum Moroni Mecham, were held in the Wurd house here today. The Ward house was filled to Its capacity by relatives and friends of the family. Rishop's Councilor J. W. Bastian, presided. The choir sang "Oh My Father." Elder Frank p. Fullmer offered the opening prayer. The choir sang "We need Thee Every Hour." Elder F. W. Clegg was the first speaker. He offered council and consolation. con-solation. B. B. Mecham, spone on death and the resurrection. Elder John Benson, who had known Brother Broth-er Mecham for a great number of years, spoke of his worth as a man and a friend, and exhorted those left behind to follow in the footsteps of him who had passed away. The choir sang "Shall We Meet Beyond the River." Benediction by Elder A. M. Marchant. Hyrum Moroni Mecham was born in Zarahenibla county, Iowa, August 20, 1842, during the early days of the church. He was the son of Eph-ram Eph-ram and Polly 'Mecham. He came to Utah with his parents in the year 1852, having to help pull hand-carts and drive oxen across the plains. His parents located near Lehi in Utah county, where he resided until the year 1861, when he moved to a sawmill saw-mill in Silver creek in Summit county. He lived In Wanship for a number of years and at Oakley up and until he moved to Moutain Home. five years ago. He was a member of the Utah Indian In-dian war veterans, having enlisted when a boy in Summit county. He married Sarah Anne Stevens early In life and leaves eights sons and one daughter, the issue of tnis marriage, to mourn his demise. They are: Smith Mecham, Ephraim W. Mehcam, Charlie Mecham, Leroy Mecham, all of Lakefork, and Warren P. Mecham, Francis M. Mecham, Louis A. Mecham, Me-cham, Marion M.. Mecham of Mountain Moun-tain Home, and Isabella Jensen, wife of Lewis Jensen of Oakley, Summit county, Utah. After his first wife died he married mar-ried Louise Kirby of Round valley, and his only child, issue of the sec-j ond marriage, Ilershel Mecham, is I now a resident of Wallsburg in Wasatch Wa-satch county. Besides his sons and daughters there are forty-five grand children and four great grand child--ren, left to mourn the passing away of one of the stout hearts who have helped to make Utah blossom Ilka the rose. Six of his sons left Mountain Moun-tain Home directly after the services with his remains. Their destination is Wanship Summit county. They are makng a journey of over one hundred miles across a steep mountain moun-tain range cpvered with snow to lay him to rest beside his first wife, this being the last request he made before be-fore death called him to his reward. and sheep, Mr. Sabey said. These may be driven down through Indian canyon to the railroad at Colton without inconvenience. "Most needed in the basin is the establishment of a big commission house with ample financial backing. It would bring increased interest in the live stock industry and, in turn, the commission house would be scheduled for a right good share of profit. We need stockyards and feedyards In the basin, and with them one of the greatest booms should be at hand in the history of lintah basin. "There is no doubt but that the Uintah basin gives promise of ,being the most productive live stock center cen-ter In the state. There is still an abundance of feed on hand from the stores of last fall, for in many instances in-stances feeding has not been foud necessary this winter, cattle and sheep having thrived. on the ranges and in the fields, on which the snow which fell was exceedingly light. Consequently Con-sequently feed is very cheap in the basin and with the high price of beef and mutton, as well as hides and wool, stockmen are making fortunes.' Mr. Bennett says that the Indians ! of the Uintah basin have turned their attention to stock raising ae- tively, in which industry they have the reputation of having been very successful. The increase of the herds of the Indians this year, he says, promises to be very substantial and he is of the opinion that the appearance ap-pearance in the basin of a live commission com-mission house will contribute to increasing in-creasing the stock business among the Indians. Mr. Bennett went to the Salt Lake Union stockyards yesterday afternoon after-noon to inspect cattle on hand. He will remain in Salt Lake several days, when It is probable that he will make arrangements for the purchase of a large number of cattle. Mr. Sabey and Mr. Bennett are guests at the Cullen hotel. n |
