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accumulated sornc cattle of their own and no longer felt it necessary to lease these cattle, Lehi and his younger brothers leased them. They received a percentage of the cattle as p a p e n t for their work. By receiving about 215 of the calves each year, they were able to accumulate a herd of their own fairly rapidly. T h e cattle business was about the only practical occupation in this country at that time, along with thc sheep business. There was no way of shipping anything out of this area, and the advantage of livestock was obvious in that the animals could transport themselves to the place of sale. There was no way to market anything e k 3 During the time of the cooperative herds there were no restrictions on where the cattle could run, with the exrcption of a few fenced fields. Men drove their stock where feed was best. There was no land or range improvements except, that with a little work, a watering place might be made to ones advantage. A hcrd brought from the mountain in the fall would he started across the desert for Nevada for winter. They were herded against straying and coyotes. There was nothing to trespass on, only to find water, or stay on snow. Some water came to he considered as puhlic, and anyone could use it.' Thin situation was conducive to cattle rustling, as it seemed to be fairly casy to do, and during the 70's the rustling became alarming. One of the most outrageous outlaws was Ben Tasker, who boasted that he dealt in hindquarters only. Brig Clemons and Jim Marshall were others. This rustling rearhcd its peak within a few years after the new minina camps came into production. .kt one time, Lehi was hired by a man to help round up a herd of cattle and drive them to Milford. As pay, the owner offered to give Lehi all the animals that were stragglers and couldn't travel. They camped the first night in a meadow near water. In the morning they noticed a stranger camped nearby with a hcrd of cattle and quite a herd of horses. Lehi was certain that he had seen this man before but could not rememI~er, first, where. The horses Iookcd familiar also, and soon Lehi recat ognized them as the horses hc had pastured for a man named Phillips, who lived in Silver Reef. He then suspected that the cattle were stolen, alona with the horses, hut the hmnds had heen changed. After the. straligcr had left, Lehi kkpt thinkine; about it and finally recallcd where he had x e n the man hefore. Lehi visited the city court often hecause of his intcrest in law and had seen this man there; however, he had hcen acquitted of the charge against him. \$'hen Lehi realized this man was an outlaw, engaged in cattle rustling, he returned and notified A h . Phillips, thc owner of the horses, and also the marshall. They, consequently followed the cattle and horses to the Colorado River and eventually
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Title	Lehi Willard Jones: Biography
Creator	Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K.
Subject	Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah
Description	Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah
Source	Lehi Willard Jones
Date Digital	2008-01
Date Original	1972
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Contributing Institution	Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Publisher	Woodruff Printing Company
Language	eng
Genre	Biography
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Title	Page 58
Description	accumulated sornc cattle of their own and no longer felt it necessary to lease these cattle, Lehi and his younger brothers leased them. They received a percentage of the cattle as p a p e n t for their work. By receiving about 215 of the calves each year, they were able to accumulate a herd of their own fairly rapidly. T h e cattle business was about the only practical occupation in this country at that time, along with thc sheep business. There was no way of shipping anything out of this area, and the advantage of livestock was obvious in that the animals could transport themselves to the place of sale. There was no way to market anything e k 3 During the time of the cooperative herds there were no restrictions on where the cattle could run, with the exrcption of a few fenced fields. Men drove their stock where feed was best. There was no land or range improvements except, that with a little work, a watering place might be made to ones advantage. A hcrd brought from the mountain in the fall would he started across the desert for Nevada for winter. They were herded against straying and coyotes. There was nothing to trespass on, only to find water, or stay on snow. Some water came to he considered as puhlic, and anyone could use it.' Thin situation was conducive to cattle rustling, as it seemed to be fairly casy to do, and during the 70's the rustling became alarming. One of the most outrageous outlaws was Ben Tasker, who boasted that he dealt in hindquarters only. Brig Clemons and Jim Marshall were others. This rustling rearhcd its peak within a few years after the new minina camps came into production..kt one time, Lehi was hired by a man to help round up a herd of cattle and drive them to Milford. As pay, the owner offered to give Lehi all the animals that were stragglers and couldn't travel. They camped the first night in a meadow near water. In the morning they noticed a stranger camped nearby with a hcrd of cattle and quite a herd of horses. Lehi was certain that he had seen this man before but could not rememI~er, first, where. The horses Iookcd familiar also, and soon Lehi recat ognized them as the horses hc had pastured for a man named Phillips, who lived in Silver Reef. He then suspected that the cattle were stolen, alona with the horses, hut the hmnds had heen changed. After the. straligcr had left, Lehi kkpt thinkine; about it and finally recallcd where he had x e n the man hefore. Lehi visited the city court often hecause of his intcrest in law and had seen this man there; however, he had hcen acquitted of the charge against him. \$'hen Lehi realized this man was an outlaw, engaged in cattle rustling, he returned and notified A h. Phillips, thc owner of the horses, and also the marshall. They, consequently followed the cattle and horses to the Colorado River and eventually 58
Digitization Specs	JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner.
CONTENTdm file name	1138.pdf

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