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and 1 died on the afternoon of the same day. The remain- 

 ing 3 have so far recovered as to be al)le to do light work. 

 No evidence of any contagious disease has been discovered. 

 It is the opinion of Mr. Marsh that the horses were poisoned 

 in the stable during the night of July 16. He believes that 

 strychnine was put in the mangers, and that the horses ate 

 it with their strain in the mornino;. 



Respectfully submitted, 



AUSTIN PETERS, Chairman, 

 LEANDER F. HERRICK, Secretary, 

 CHARLES A. DENNEN, 



Board of Cattle Coinmissio7iers. 



