The Dillon tribune., 1881-04-09
GLEANIyGs FROM THE ROCKIES.

Highway robbers are said to be plentiful
in Denver.
The Bapti,ts at Cheyenne, are having a
big revival.
Tombstone, Arizona, enjoys a building
association.
Salt Lake City is now Illuminated by the
electric light
Prescott, Arizona, recently had three
feet Of snow.
New potatoes have m.dc their mp. 'ear.
ance in Oregon.
| Two attempts were recently made to
burn the city OF Carson.
The fruit crop of California promises to
be very large t''is season.
The Chinese population in the Black
Hills number two hundred
4 narrow .gag,,e railroad is to be built
from Deadwood to Fort Pierre.
Over 10000 apricot trees were planted in
Ventura county, Cal, this spring.
A movement is on foot to enforce the
Sunday law in Dcadwood, Dakota.
| Tie dam1g. by the great floods in Ne
braska, will amount 10 several III. llion dol.
| lars.
Eight spans Of tn, Plat. river wagon
bridge were swept away by the recent high
waters.
During the month Of March, in San
Francisco, the Police Department made
2o3o arrests.
| A man by the name OF Chas. Johnson
was killed by tine Southern Pacific car, on
the 16th ult., ut Deming.
Salt Lake Tribune: The material for
the Wood River Miner was forwarded by
stage TO Bellevue on Monday last.
On the 18th ult.. Mr.. ]. @. Wilder, living
near Walla Walla, Washington Territory,
died from an overtios. OF colchan seed.
A man by the name OF John Pendy fell
off the platform of a c;boose while in mo-
ton, near .Ainswortl, Oregon, anl wits
killed.
Jack Winters, the discover of the f:amou
Homestake mine in Whit. Oaks, New
Mexico, died on the 2Ist ut, with dcliriun
| tremens.
Salt Lake Tribune: Over 10, car loads
Of California barley arc going East every
week, where it is in demand for brewing
purposes.
! Archie McComb and Charlie Pen,ic .ra>t
ran u foot race ut Denver, March .6.i,, 1870
yards, for $I,ooo, the former winning by
seven feet
The mining boom ut Coarse Gold
Fresno, Cal, is still on the increase. New
finds of rich gold-bearing quartz are OF
daily Occurrences.
Boise Statesman: The Wood River fc-
yer shows no signs of abating, and persons
are leaving this city daily tor that country,
Notwithstanding the difficulties in the way.
Joe Ebright, who murder ID conda ctor
Curry, at Las Vegas, was discharged from
custody for want Of prosecution. lie es.
capped from the city b-iorc y mob could
hang him.
Laramie City Boomerang: Joseph Me-
Quoild, who was sho: by William Angel
at Cresson's station, on the SCAT, Park
road, on the 18th OF NJ arch, diel III Denver
Sunday night.
\ piece Of gold weighing thirty three
ounces was found in the bald Mountain
mine, Sierra county, Cal, last week. 1t
was about the shape OF and ,lcarlv US lar. *
| rs one htnI.
The country north Of Reno, Nevada, is
rapidly improving. 1t is estimated that at
least ten times as ,nucl, soil will be cult.
waited in Goose Lake valley, as duriag any
previous season.
The first regular m,ctiny Of the Young
Mems Christian association held ut the
PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday morning, was
we'll attended. and deep interest was mani-
tested.-I.aranie Boomerang.
Marysvillc, California. with population
ut 5000, is simply accommodated with one
daily paper. Carson, with a population oi
less than five thousand. requires four daily
papers to supply the demand.
! Blackioot Register: Tn. coach goes out
every morning now drawn by six horses,
and is generally loaded down tor Wool
River The stage company SION expects
to b. Obliged to put OH an extra coach.
The round house of the Utah L. North.
erh railroad, located at Logan, l tab, was
dcstro, cd by ti'c OH til, SYST ult. Their,
were five LOGON ,t:vcs in the hull ling a,
thu ti,ne, all of whic:l Acvc ,norv Or les.
damaged. Loss $5o,oo1
Stockton Mail: The completion of ths
Arizona route SO as to connect with H..
Atch'sOn. Topeka n Santa Fc Railroad tU
kansa, City, will no doubt attract Il large
a,n'mnt of tourist travel, and there is nc
reason to believe that tue travellers will So.
much that is new and surprising.
Dal'es tOrD Times: Last Su,l.v even.
ing. Us Mrs K. \. Porter WI, resides two
and one-l,alf miles fr I'M Sheridan, was
walking to church, carrvn, child in he,
arms, she slipped AM fell. rec,ivin in,uri,,
from which she died in very few minutes
Mrs. Porter was aged about 10 year :, ant
leaves Il husband and five children.
} Mr.. W. II. Abrams, OF this city, met wit!
+ quite loss Of sheep and go.,t> by Il land
slide, which occurred five miles bevon
Rock Greek, some days since. The ami.
mails were grazing in a deep gulch whe,,
the soil becoming loose from excessive
, moisture, slid into the g,ch burviny them
completely. The slide measured in widts,
10 feet; in depth 60 feet; and was 81 feet il,
length.-Dallcs Times.
A Santa Fe special SAYS: Eighty of lhe
best citizens OF Rio ARABIA county have ,,c
titioned Governor Wallace to take prompt
action against the despcradoes who dis
grace the territory. Wallace ordered Ad
jutant General Frost to go inmetiiatel,
. with fifty stands OF rifles and 10000 round
OF ammunition, ana organize two miiitar,
companies to act As sheritfs posse. The