The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-25
RAWLINS RACKET.
Fortunate Franee-Rawlins Wagon Road
RumbIings-Sure Of Success Mining
M~atten-court clatter-Literary
Leaves -Paiiee and His
Pilferers.

LEAVES dtee anu MS
Pilierers.
RAwLINs, WYo., March %, 10.
TO the Editor of the Leadsr:
As 1 write, the balmy weather still
continues, and u people are out en-
joying the day.
Wyoming's new auditor is again at
home looking as serene and happy as
usual. He bears his honors with COM
mendable grace and modesty. Our
people en- masse approve the action of
the governor in not only doing justice
to Carbon county, but also for selecting
such a competent, upright and worthy
citizen for the place. Mr.. France is
among the best men in u territory,
and Carbon county has, 1 believe, never
before had a representative in the ter
ritorial administration. Hence we ap-
p~reciate the recognition and take pride
in our representative.
The people of Rawlins for some time
have been working to get the wagon
road opened from here to Camp Brown,
and during the past year the military
department has taken a lively interest
in the matter. With this encourage
ment a meeting was called here three
weeks ago to consider the matter and
see what we could do to push the enter
prise through. A committee, consist
ing of Hon. James France, 1. q.
Miller and VIM. Daley, was appointed
to canvass and see If sufficient funds
could be raised to complete the road.
In two days time enough money was
raised to carry the matter through with
the aid offered by the military. Messrs.
Miller and Daley, who were at once
sent to examine the route, make esti-
mate of bridges, work, etc., returned
last night from their trip, having been
through to Lander City and Camp
Brown. The road is a fixed fact, and
will be finished with bridges, etc., early
in the present or coming spring. This
opens up to Rawlins a large country
which has heretofore been cut off for
want of n road, and which will bring
to us a large trade from that country.
Besides, there is every reason to expect
that all government freight and Indian
stores.f n that &fnah"t RI 'stAted tAhar
there is annually about 3 1000, 600 pounds
of freight to be moved out to that re-
gion beside the local business to be
gained, we can see why the prospects
of Rawlins are regarded with so much
confidence in business circles. Freight
ing heretofore has all been done from
Bryan or Green River, simply because
there was no more practicable road.
Only a few years ago the contractor
shipped a large lot of freight back here
from Bryan and freighted it from this
place across the country with no
road. There was no snow ON this
route, and the roads farther west can
not be travelled in winter on that ac-
count. Another point in favor of
Rawlins is that the distance from here
is only about 100 miles, while from
Bryan it is about 100 miles, or in the
neighborhood Of 40 miles farther; and
in addition, the distance to ship by rail-
road is 100 or 1876 miles less. This is
quite an item to the government.
A week ago a party, among which
were j. b. Adams, esq.,, and Sheriff
Rankin, started north to inspect some
ne wly discovered mines that will rival
the Black Hills in the richness thereof.
Last night the party returned and
brought in a large quantity of speci-
mems of ore which they will proceed at
once to have tested. The ore certainly
looks promising, but whether ''there
Is millions in it" cannot yet be ascer-
tanned. MI. Adams has gone to Omaha
and taken the ores with him in order
to have n thorough and reliable test
made. All we can say now is that we
hope it may turn out rich; both for the
benefit of the parties interested and for
the general good of the country.
Court convenes in two weeks, but
there Is very little business on the dock
ct, SO that unless something "turns up"
for the grand jury there will not be
many days court. The lawyers, of
course, do not, therefore, feel very
rich (prospectively), but it is ~aIsource of
relief to the Taxpayers and holders of
county warrants.
In a literary way things are looking
up and the interest in the society in
creasing at every meeting. There is
material here for a good association,
and those fitted to lead and educate the
younger are taking an active part. We
may o o expect to see it a good school
for the young men and maidens.
Much talk is still INDUCED in over
the indictment, arrest and probable
Of Pattee, Brown and Lud-
lum, the leaders Of the mining swindle,
until recently carried on here. There
are, of course, a few who sympathize with
the confidence men, because they
were ''pards' and got plenty of free
whisky. Among all respectable, hon.
est people there is but one expression,
and that is a hope that the guilty MAY
receive just punishment. Society and
Justice demand this. The IIn;ted