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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1890)
WKST SHOKK. live very dwntly and comfortably. One may find " What are the greatest difficulties met in con under their pillow, a few standard books that are n aI ducting sheep from range to range ? " was asked of an rid rtiidied during the watches in the mountain or experienced sheep herder at Sprague. "The farmer prairie eolitude. There are as dixtiwt individualities and his shot gun," was the prompt reply. Then the among the ihepherd. of the range a in any other gentleman told how farmers would sometimes hand walk of life, together, load their rusty fowling pieces and advance Mont of the hand that winter on tho Hnakc river on an approaching flock of sheep with a mighty show go cant to the mountain of Idaho for summer panture. of indignation and the evident intention of slaughter South of the Knake they go to the I'due mountains, ing the innocents. He once met a company of forty Farther north, in Franklin, Adaliis, Lincoln and Doug- farmers on such an errand. In such cases discretion lairoui.tird.Uiey go to the Colville mountains. Along is the Mter part of valor, and the herder finds it the fnntmi Mr of the UU- the C.rur d'Alene offer exjedient to choose another route. However, single the mod attraction for summer range. The Cas- handed objectors are not considered a serious obstruc rade. on the weal and the Niie mountain on tho east tion to the course of the grazing band. The diplomacy re the summer rraorta of the Hock of KanU'rn Ore- of tho herder is fully equal to that of the rancher ; MiU )'- r3 Q life :gzz)v k 1 'A f i : : m ? i Till liikr .- .. " ' r-' uit' f t uar MIIAKKM AT !, The avaiUM,, u f . j the country MtM tnr L. rT" ,nak th biKKeBt blu oat suc "..Wriall, shrink in a,, f.n, J' Itrrat .ni.pathy toward the ,Wp ,an i. anoth.-r dilli i . , 7 ?W dilliculti. however, encountered n y. tP M tawh do, tlun m wtllpr . a"". Renegade Indians often like to .i.l. anj, aa . consume,, J" l? 'h' do cattle and horses. These dep- :,!V1: rl ,ivin 'H have U.n n?1 ! Graves, but plain thieve, : ' : ,M.M," ""7 U of gr.M land . K. Tg " lft0 ian,e cagory. They will steal -... . .M-ana, whr frrr; fu4 of , , , - .g mo same category. They will steal Mh the Up have d.ihjly the ad anU n l? 'f lh" tehful. In the mountains Wlrurtheh.oftheother;uowh; &H d m by no n.an. Ukfcl either, .J ,h, f. work sneakingly, and they slink jjU- aufTer by ,,ir Un "V on t , api,aranee of the herder. The cougar t e farmer rtfarJ. a. jutly Wl, U, hi. own "J J , M ' or cornered, and if he ha. half a h... The incur rnmj(r a J JJ - w,ll oomo 0(r victorious. If sheep are put in Wfal n,hu 7otw will not trouble them there