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them on this range ; in two weeks thereafter 6 of them died with Sontli- 

 ern cattle fever. (See Dr. Detmer's repoit of hist year's investigation 

 — Moore and Elmore.) During the winter they lost lO.S head, including 

 the ()jnst mentioned, ont of the number. 



From Elmore's we drove to Cook's and Kannal's, 4 miles southwest of 

 the former, located on the western side of the Cedar Hills. We found 

 no sick animals among this lierd; only a small boy was with them, 

 and he did not know how many they had lost. 



I saw W. W. Cook at Medicine Lodge on the 27tli, when he gave me 

 the history of his losses. He owns a GOO-acre ])asture 2 miles south of 

 Koyd's residence, which was an open range until the 12th of May, when 

 he fenced it in with barbed wire. He bought from Mr. Perry Clough 

 140 head of cattle on the 1st day of April. They were wintered on this 

 range. In the month of May 5 bulls were added, and on the 10th of 

 June 217 head of cattle were brought from Kingman County. These 

 217 head were bought from three different parties — Williams, Lowry, 

 and Fowler. He drove them in two lots. The tirst lot, composed of 

 41 head, were driven south along Sand Creek, corraled one night in 

 Mr. Carlysle's corral, 12 miles northeast of Medicine Lodge, and then 

 brought on the range. 



Thesecondlot, 176head, were broughtfrom the Chikaskia River, driven 

 south through Dr. Wisner's range, and on south, crossing Mr. Boyd's 

 range on their way to Cook's pasture, arriving at their point of destina- 

 tion on the 12th of June. His cattle began to die on the 9th of July ; 

 on the 14th, 9 were dead and 7 sick. The cattle were then moved south 

 of Kannal's range, south and west of the Cedar Hills ; the 7 sick ones 

 were allowed to remain in the pasture, 5 of which died and 2 recovered. 

 On the 29th of August his cattle began to die on the range, and he lost 

 in all 75 out of 3'M head ; 10 or 15 that were sick recovered. Change 

 of pasture was not beneficial in this case. Mr. Albert Cook, wlio took 

 care of W. W. Cook's cattle, testified at the Boyd trial that some of 

 their cattle got out of the pasture and others got into- it, by breaking 

 down the wires. This must have occurred between the 12th of May and 

 the 14th of July. Mr. Kannal's, north of Cook's range, lost 30 out of 

 150 head during the month of September. These were close herded 

 since the 1st of July. Mr. Kannal's and a part of Mr. Cook's cattle 

 were exposed to the Boyd cattle, and also to all other cattle in the 

 county round-up. 



From Mr. Cook's range we went to K. B. McGee's, on the Little Salty, 

 T. 34, K. 10 W. McGee and Lovett hold 200 head of cattle ranging on 

 the east side of the Little Salty, 1 mile north of Hazleton. The first 

 loss in their herd occurred on the 15th of September ; 21 died to date ; 

 8 remain sick, but are recovering. One, a 5-year-old bull, died last night 

 or this morning. I desired to nmke a post-inorteni examination of the 

 bull, to which McCxce readily gave his (consent and assistan(;e. We 

 found him lying on the left side ; a few droi)s of bloody water were dis- 



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