The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-11-07
GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKaES.

GLEANINGS FROM THE ROCKIES.
The irrigating bitches in johnson county
(Wyo.) are fast exterminating the trout in
the mountain streams by reason Of taking
full head of water from the streams with
out using the screens prescribed by law.
The Boise City Democrat Of October
18th says: "Mr. and Mrs. Cy Mulkey left
yesterday for their new home in the Juni.
pers Of Owyhee county. They regretted
much to leave Boise, which regret was
shared by their many warm friends left
behind"
Al. Packer, the Colorado cannibal, con.
victeti in Hinsdale county Of killing and
eating his companions on prospecting
trip has been granted a new trial BY the
State Supreme Court, and the death sen.
tence of the inferior court is set aside
The case has cost the county upwards of
$1,000 SO far.
"Old Jim Baker," on Snake river, up in
Wyoming, just over the border Of Colo
RADIO, few days since, shot and killed an
ancient elk COW. The wild bovine had
upon her sides the famous "Pony Express"
brand that has been obsolete these five and
twenty years. The COW, was probably a
pet at one Of the stations in those days Of
50 and 60.
And now the pro>peclors claim that
there is another Comstock on the west
side Of Mount Davidson, towards Washoe.
An old Comstocker claims to have traced
it as heavy main ledge, parallel with the
Comstock, three miles long and one hun.
dred feet wide. lie says it is easily trace.
able and in places will yield $loo to the
ton, principally gold.
Arthur Bepis, employed in John Rob.
mss single mills near Castle Rock, w. r.,
lost his life in singular way on Tuesday
Of last week. He was working with a
cutoff saw when it bursted, one.half
striking him in the breast and stomach,
almost disembcweling him. Death Ell.
sued in half an hour afterwards. Bemis
leaves wife and five or six children, who
are in destitute circumstances.
The new mining company Of Salt Lake
capitalists engaged in redeveloping the
famous Carisa gold mine at South Pass
Wyoming, are sinking an additional shaft
on the property. They also intend to take
out twenty-five patents on other mining
property in same vicinity and application
has been made to the Deputy U. S. Sur.
veyor there for the preliminary surveys.
The HALEY, (Idaho> Times reports tina,
arrangements are about completed for the
opening, at an early date, of a Sisters
school in that city, as they only require
the approval Of Father Nattini and Bishop
G!orieux. The Sister who has the matter
in charge has negotiated. for the lease OF
two brick stores in the Strahorn block, ad.
joining the Times office, and will open the
school soon if at all.
There is youth in cheyenne, lately
from the East, vino came in from a hunt
the other day loaded with iack-rabbits,
which he undertook to make people he.
l'eve were antelope. There were several
od-tmers in Cheyenne who were very
credulous about it, and the youth seemed
hurt. He thought they were antelope,
and it was pity to dsabuse his mind. he
had been so previously happy. The Young
man is rare specimen OF the genus ten.
derfoot.
The dead body Of John Kohler was
found in Lawyers Canyon, Idaho, re.
Gently. The bones were much scattered
An empty strychnine bottle was found
near by, evidently placed where it was for
the purpose Of conveying the idea of sui.
cide' but there were appearances indicating
that the body had been carried to where II
was found, and as there was a hole in the
skull suspicion is strong that the deceased
met with foul play at the hands Of I'M.
known parties.