1 see that my worthy and esteemed
neighbor John 11. Gordon has appeared
in print. John has liis fads and his
crotchets, hut withal a very conscientious
fellow. The last Sunday issue of the
Chevenne Sun contained a letter from
him in which he seems to get frantic be
cause a street report came to his know
ledge that he was going to oppose Senator
Warren politically on account of the War
ren live stock company grazing sheep in
his vicinity. He denies the rumor em
phatically and would like to stamp the
fellow in the ground that originated the
calumny, and he had not seen a sheep for
six months. Some of Mr. Gordon’s
neighbors not many years ago have
listened to his tale of woe in regard to the
Warren sheep lam glad that he has
got rid of the pest in his vicinity as others
cannot pav the same In the same letter
he said in concluding that he had some
two weeks ago wri’ien an article in sup
port ot the Warren arid land hill, but it
had not been used by the people to whom
he submitted it, but he would have the
matter published. He has evidently
smoked the people opt of their holes, as
in last Monday evening's Tribune I see
an article from Mr. Gordon. I regret to
saj* that the article doos not give us much
light. It docs not show how we are to be
benefitted. Ih ways the great need of the
people is plenty of water. On this little
word hangs all the law and the prophets,
but he does not show how the Warren
arid land bill is going to control old dame
nature and pile up more snow in the
mountains for future use for irrigation. I
nm not prepared to say that the ceding of
the lands (o the state may not be the
very best possible thing for the prosperity
of the states. The great mass of the tax
paying citizens are doing a great deal of
thinking, and when they have time to
digest the subject fully, they will adopt
what is for the future welfare of Hie
state. Our respected neighbor says that
we ranchmen in general are in a deplor
able condition and our coffers are depleted.
