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The Clipper
Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Tensions escalate between cattle and sheepmen in Wyoming's Converse and Carbon counties, with masked cattlemen forcibly removing sheep near Saratoga; homesteaders exploit laws to control water rights, damaging legitimate stockmen.
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Relations Between Cattle and Sheep-
men Seriously Strained—Corral-
Ing Water Rights.
From ranchmen in several portions of
the state it is learned that the most
strained relations are existing between
cattle and sheepmen. Especially is this
true in Converse Carbon counties. Dur-
ing the past week, near Saratoga, masked
cattlemen forcibly removed the sheep
from certain mountain ranges, and fear
is felt that open war will soon break
out.
In Converse county all the water is be-
ing taken up by homesteaders, who are,
in many cases, simply using the law to
segregate the water and thereby control
the public range. The reservoir act
passed by the last congress is being
taken advantage of all over the state to
control both land and water, at no ex-
pense to the monopolist except the land
office fees. Between illegal fencing, false
pretense homesteading and locating res-
ervoir sites upon which not a day's work
or a dollar is expended, the general wel-
fare of the bona fide stockman is being
greatly damaged.
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Primary Location
Converse And Carbon Counties, Wyoming
Event Date
During The Past Week
Outcome
fear of open war breaking out; general welfare of bona fide stockmen greatly damaged
Event Details
Strained relations between cattle and sheepmen, especially in Converse and Carbon counties; masked cattlemen forcibly removed sheep from mountain ranges near Saratoga; homesteaders using reservoir act and false pretense to control water and public range at minimal expense