The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-05
MINOR MENTION.

What has become of the "Bullwhack-
ers of '67?"
Only one child of Mr.. 5. A. Bristol
is iii of scarlet fever and she is recover
ing finely.
Teachers meeting at the Presbyter-
Jan parsonage this Thursday evening,
ut 7:30 O'Clock.
Thomas Douglass. section foreman
on the U. p. road, and stationed at
Antelope, will be married this morning.
The postmaster general has ordered
the discontinuance of the p~ostoGice at
Bates Fork, Carbon county, Wyoming.
The mining excitement at Platte
cahon, near Denver is on the increase.
The probability is that the region is
overrated and is overprospected.
Train No. 4, from the west, was
eight hours late last night, it arriving
here about IL O'Clock. The delay was
caused by the ditching of a freight
train on the other side of Laramie
City.
The line OF the new Wyoming road
will run west of Fort Laramie about
% miles, and east of Fort Fetterman.
1t will be a considerable distance above
this point where the turn will be taken
into the Black Hills.
1t has been decided by the land Office
of Colorado that the North Park min
ing region is in Larimer county, Of
which Fort Collins is the capital. This
is a very important fact to all who have
interests in the Park.
The foundations of the LEADER
building are being strengthened by
erecting strong heavy pillars against the
foundation walls, and placing heavy
stills thereon. Dan Fallen's pressed
brick are being used.
The Colorado Central train was five
hours late yesterday evening, owing to
n snow blockade near Lone Tree.
About q dozen section hands labored
through the ''beautifuln for five hours
before clearing a passage way for the
train. The c. q. waited until the ar
rival OF No. 4train from the west and
took down the Colorado passengers.
Hon. Z. w. Mann was appointed by
the president yesterday as register of
the Cheyenne land district. Mr..
Mann's selection is an eminently good
one, and he will fill the position with
ability and credit. Mr.. Mann is n
good lawyer, he was a good legislator,
and he will make a good land register.
There is no doubt as to his confrma-
ton. His many friends will proceed
to congratulate him right off.
About three months ago the gray
span of horses which Mr.. L. Dyer drove
about town and also to his sheep ranch,
broke the pole of the buggy and got
away. lie advertised for them and had
his men institute n search. Nothing
was seen or heard of the animals until
the other day when they were discov-
cred lying dead neal Mr.. Dyer's ranch.
The harness was still on them as well
as n piece of the pole. 1t seems that
they fell because Of the harness and
pole becoming entangled, and they
were unable to rise. Hence they starv-
ed to death.
Mr.. A. Nichols, of this city, received
a letter yesterday from his prospector
in North Park. The latter states in
his letter that the weather was extreme
ly cold, and the snow from four to six
feet deep on Jack creek, entirely defeat
ing all efforts at prospecting or any
thing else ave eating and keeping the
fires well supplied with wood. He said
that without snow-shoes it was impossi-
BILE to move any distance from the
camp, and that the mail carrier comes
as far as an old miners cabin on Owl
creek, where he abandons his saddle
horse and walks on snow-shoes to camp,
a distance of twenty-five miles.