Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-05 | Page 3 | Latest News from the Intermountain West

Latest News From The Intermountain West Utah Utah- Utah Idaho Nevada Montana Wyoming Nevada Wyoming MAY RID RANGE OF WILD HORSES Legislature of Wyoming Sends Measure to r CHEYENNE Wyo 10 Feb 5 5 By Dy The Tho Associated Press Press cattlemen and tradItional traditional traditional enemies of at the range unit united nit ed d behind it a S bill aimed at rid rid- ridding ridding rid ridding ding the tho state of ot thousands or of wild horses passed the tho legislature Friday and ond will go to the tho governor go for his signature With the coming of the auto auto- automobile automobile mobile the tho value of o horses steadily steadily steadily ly decreased until the owners be- be began began be began gan branding only the best of the tho colts The Tho scrub horses are running the tho ranges In rapidly rapidly In- In Increasing In Increasing creasing thousands eating grass and other forage which would otherwise feed valuable cattle and sheep market price at shipping points Is only a few dol- dol dollars dol dollars lars which will hardly pay for rounding them up The Tho chief chic value alue Is In their hides and tat fat used In making soap Some of at the meat is canned and shipped to toI Fra I France e where there Is a market for for it It The bill authorizes county com corn commissioners missioners when petitioned to do dl doso BO 50 to appoint a R foreman who shall organize and hold bold a round round- roundup roundup round up up Horses unclaimed will be either sold or otherwise disposed of at the money received for tor them It if any going to pay the tho roundup costs 00