The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-31
GlEANINGs FROM THE ROCKIES.

| The Arizona Indian troubles are una
bated. Both sides are in the field and on
the alert constantly.
A harmless crank named Lewis is me.
andering around San Francisco in quaint
attire and calling himself prophet.
The Laramie boomerang asserts that on
Saturday last two hunters in Wyoming
captured white antelope about year
| old-the first ever seen or heard Of.
From the great water shed Of the Green,
Wind and Snake Rivers comes glittering
report Of rich placer find. Within the
last few weeks $4,000 have been taken out.
On Thursday last, the Sheriff Of Custer
county, Idaho, went from Blackfoot to
Kuna, idaho, having in custody four In.
dams and two white men, all held for
horse stealing
A post mortem examination at San
Francisco shows that Charles Clayton
died from congestion of the brain. This
sets at rest the rumor that, owing to finan.
cial troubles, he had committed suicide.
The general opinion in Idaho seems to
prevail that Judge Hays is sound on the
Mormon question, and that they jumped
from the frying pan into the fire when they
secured him in place Of Judge Morgan.
At Williams, New Mexico, on Thurs.
day, asd inst, Lee Harris, an eleven.year
old boy, while fooling with Winchester
rifle, accidentally shot himself, the ball en-.
ering his forehead, killing the lad instantly.
The amended game law Of Colorado for
bids the killing Of mountain sheep for ten
years from April 9TH, 1885. 1t is thought
this will prevent the extinction Of one OF
the noblest and characteristic Of animals:
The Utah penitentiary is being rapidly
filled up with very prominent Nor.
mons whose rapacious appetite for wives
could not be controlled. If the brethren
will insist upon taking hand in the polyg-
a'nous dance they must expect to pay the
piper.
The hip-pocket should 60 with the Chi.
nese. Over in Idaho they have had four
shooting scrapes in four days-one at
Bliss, one at Shoshone, one at Bullion and
one at Vienna. Not one Of these was jus.
titled, yet it is safe to predict that not one
Of the four murderers will be hanged.
Gen. Brisbin says that Marvin Hughett,
manager Of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway system, Informed him that the ex.
tension Of that road now being built toward
the Black Hills would reach there this
winter and before the snow Of succeed.
ing winter comes will be at South Pass,
nearly to the western border Of Wyoming
Hon. M. E. Post, Of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
has the largest horse ranch In the United
States. The ranch was started in 1881, at
which time Mr.. Post purchased 300 head
Of Utah and Nevada horses, and has since
continued to buy, sell and raise until now
there are nearly 5000 horses, young and
old, on the ranch, with seventeen Norman
stations, two Hambletonians and two Of
common stock.
At Blackfoot, Idaho, the United States
Grand Jury were discharged quite lately
and found during their ak days session
twenty.nine indictments for unlawful CO.
habitation. Chief Justice Hays in dis.
charging them, thanked them in a very
impressive manner and remarked that II
the trial jury did their duties as we'll, that
the laws Of our country would be r;eidly
enforced. This is his first experience
among that people, and his utterances have
inspired the law-abiding people Of south.
east Idaho with fresh courage.
The Laramie Boomerang reports the or.
ganization Of the Wyoming Central Rail.
road Company, whose trustees are leading
men and managers Of the Chicago &
Northwestern. 1t has filed articles Of in
corporation, with capital stock two million
dollars According to the articles, the
company proposes to build from the eastern
Wyoming line, on Running Water River,
a line OF railroad lc5 miles westward, along
the valley Of the North Platte. This will
bring it to Fort Fetterman. The principal
point OF business Of the new company is
to be at Running Water, Lusk post otfice),
Laramie county.
;. w. Emerson, who returned from the
Pine Greek mines last Tuesday, saws the
BAKER City, (Oregon) Tribune Of the 18th.
reports the new towns in the vicinity of the
mines, in prosperous condition. There
are now us buildings completed, and in
progress in the towns OF Allen and Cor.