Correspondence between John Mills Whitaker and others, L, 1886-1896

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SALT LAKE CITY,UTAH . Ma~ Y ?th ,l894 . ' I Ce t ifi cat -e . .his ~ e rt i f i~s that I,J os ~p h Sba:r~p, of Vernon/rooele . 0o, Ht ab Terri-to1' y , wh ile on the r oad · t Obi cogo with a trai :1 1 ad of sheep,_via Ocn 1ncil >l 1ff B, di d , on the 18th day of Oc t 6 ber· , 1B93 . , ~ppeaj: • i 1 t e off .:_ co o.f J 1 , :. Ry Co~ s Ap;.e:nt a t ' -rii~ em()h ~ · 1 Hebr'as 'a',ancl prot est;ecl ci ft'ains t l ~· vinr; the s a i d t ·~ ain l oad of sheep switched.' '!' r o'!!'l the lJnion Pa c ific r ail­t o that of t he Chica{s~o - '& Hor ~ 'Vfest arn !Elyjay ,as t ey ·we_ G sold t o a t Oma ha ; b 1t was met . w.:.th the ·i .. ·eply 'th·· f 1said ~ t rafri rcitild ·r'..ot be so ·s v/i t' ch ··d wit hout o ·de r s f r om John C. Shar p o:r C . ~ . Me B ri-cle '~ the ~ sldppe s • , . , t.h . He B-., ide was a t Or:1a ha wa i t i n~ f' o'::_. the cons i r;'fl.I!e {t , a ref . t/e . ·;1a·.1t e·r' ~- he t ·a i n t o /jo t ha t wa :1· . ... · MxxM~ix:Xcbt At Fremont ,also , the s a.Ple protest was made at 'the · offi ee .<)f'. ·the Chir; t~o & No:t·t.h We~t e r n Rys Ar;ent ; r ot to c llow tll<:; ""l t 'c) ·•·)() ' ove:r'" t ' EJ ir _·o;ad , cn (i wadi :.:to1·mod that ~ . J J r;( .... :.!.. ... lo n t11ng , h ~ n -~ i'nr~ t he l' Ol)tt e . ------~--7--~- lHe ... i.·) a u.nc: e ~ . q i _ .c'. 11 I) fv , Gto "- - ~ ._ d , c () r .I,.o~ . r i n t h e R b 0 v e n t a t e - 1 1e n-t· .s being c orre c t a('c or ding to our bes t kr o vrl e dr~ o and belief, a nd a l so anter·ed our po r:.:;onal prot s ts at the s m~1e of'fi c os ~- the sheep 1 oinfj