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On November 2, we drove out to see Mr. Potter, but he not being- at 

 home his son gave me the following- information: They held cattle 12 

 miles northwest of Harper ; they bought 131 head of cattle out of the 

 McMullen herd on the Botkin range ; afterward added 106 head of do- 

 mestic cattle brought from the line of Kingman County. Two native 

 milch cows were also turned in with this herd. Out of the first herd 

 (131) 32 died; out of the 106 head 26 died. All of these, excepting 4 

 head, died previous to the 10th of August — the 4 died in September, 

 and 10 that were taken sick in September recovered. The first lot of 

 cattle were bought on the 1st of July, and were taken on the range on 

 the 8th ; the second lot were bought a few days later. The Mc^NIulleu 

 cattle began to die on the 8th of July. Mr. Potter knows of no other 

 cattle dying near their range. 



Clotfelter and Thomas have a fenced pasture, 6 miles square, in King- 

 man and Harper Counties. This field contained cattle belonging to 

 Clotfelter and Thomas, 300 head ; Aaron Canalt, 160 head ; Mr. Blake, 

 300 head; Harroldson and Sheldon, 700 head. All of these cattle, ex- 

 cept 640 head of Harroklson and Sheldon's, were wintered in this field, 

 and during the winter 150 head died, the loss being attributed to insuf- 

 ficient food and water, and want of shelter. Harroldson and Sheldon 

 placed into this field, in the month of June, 700 head of cattle, said to 

 have been brought from Missouri; Muuger Brothers put in 400 head 

 after the disease broke out, and allowed them to remain until the 1st of 

 October. In the month of July disease appeared among cattle in this 

 field, and Harroldson and Sheldon lost 30 head. They removed their 

 cattle early in September. The loss among Blake's cattle I could not 

 ascertain. Clotfelter and Thomas lost 3 head ; Muuger Brothers, 16. 

 Ko other cattle adjoining this field died, except a few in Flint & Hamil- 

 ton's field, located in the corner of Kingman, Pratt, and Barbour Coun- 

 ties. 



William Nance, 15 miles northwest of Harj)er, bought '? steers out of 

 the Boyd herd in the spring, took them home, and picketed them near 

 his house. After the steers were removed a cow was picketed on the 

 same ground ; in about two weeks she became sick and died. Soon 

 afterward Mr. Nance bought two cows, picketed them on the same 

 place; both of them became sick, and one died. The steers remained 

 well. This completes my investigation of cattle disease in the counties 

 of Harper and Barbour. 



List of herds of cattle suspected of conveying the disease. — No. 1, the 

 Boyd cattle, arrived at Harper April 6 ; No. 2, the Anderson cattle, 

 arrived at Harper June 6 ; No. 3, the Scoby cattle, arrived at Harper 

 June 6 ; No. 4, the McClung cattle, arrived at Harper July ; No. 5, 

 Arkansas cattle, which crossed McGee's range in June; No. 6, three 

 emigrant herds through Medicine Lodge June 1 ; No. 7, Shanstrom cat- 

 tle, June 1; No. 8, Garrison cattle, arrived at Harper June 18; No. 9, 



