have so expressed themselves in a signed petition, the significance of 

 which should not be overlooked; it is by far the best protection that 

 could be afforded the antelope, as these settlers are widely scattered 

 over this territory and would see to it that the law was enforced, 

 but if the Basque sheepmen are allowed to occupy the country, it will 

 be but a short time before the antelope are killed or driven off and the 

 nests of the sage grouse trampled out by the sheep, vegetation destroyed 

 and the country made a barren waste. 





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SHEEP ON A NATIONAL FOREST PRESERVE 



Sheep Grazing on the Public Lands, Not Only Destroy the Natural 



Vegetation But Also Trample Out the Nests of the Sage Grouse and 



Other Ground Nesting Birds 



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