, 1886-10-20
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

The Lander Mountainecr thinks that
cattle shipments from Fremont count
VIII DC made next year from Caspar, or.
what is better, from Conant or Lamou.
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There was a shooting scrape at Dris-
coils saloon on Burnt fork u few days
since; the participants in the ARRAY being
MIR. John CLARK who did most of the
s~hootlng-and Mr.. Joe Chase. Chase
had a very close call, one bullet grazing
his head and knocking him down. The
row was stopped without any serious
damage being done and the matter has
bee. agreeably adjusted. - vanston Eg-
dniner.
Bax Taylor shot a bear the other day.
1t was a 700 pound cinnamon. The bear
stole a side Of beef that Mr.. Taylor had
hung up outside of his cabin the night
previous, and Mr.. Taylor heard him pok.
ing around outside looking for more. He
arose and his movements alarmed the
bear to such a degree that the animal
started for the hills. Mr.. Taylor sue
ceeded in dispatching the animal with the
first shot. -Rdlotins Journal.
The railroads that are working IN
through Wyoming from the southeast are
laying their plans TO secure a share Of the
magnificent traffic that will surely be de-
veloped in the Big Horn basin, from its
rich agricultural and mineral resources
and above all from the petroleum of No
Wood valley. The Northwestern did pro.
pose to build a branch from Buffalo TO the
oil basin, but its officials have probably
been convinced of the imposslbility of
rrOGcInn tho Re- ua,n a,,-
tana Stock Gazette.
The South Deadwood hose weekly
meetings, since Oct. /, begin at 1880
o clock. The attendance last evening
was very large, and considerable business
OF Importance was transacted. A very
interesting letter was read from Judge
kuykendall of Cheyenne, original fore
man OF the company, promising a like
ness OF himself to add to the company's
collection of ex chief officers. The judge
desires TO be remembered to all old time
friends and promises US a visit next sea-
son. BLiek Hills Times.
i. o Sawin returned last evening from
a trip to old Fort Steele and the country
immediately surrounding that point. He
states that the Union Pacific surveyors
and a small army of contractors are or
the ground, and there is every evidence
that the branch line to Leadville and
Aspen is going to be pushed through as
announced. There are at present twenty
two soldiers of the regular army in charge
Of the property left on the site of the
abandoned fort, and the post surgeon is
also making that his headquarters up to
this time. boomerang.
NJ. A. Thompson, of the Indian de
partment, paid Shoshone agency a visit,
some time since, with a view of %invesii-
eating certain charges preferred against
the management of the school at that
place by DIR w. A. Olmstead, late agency
physician. Mr.. Thompson remained some
ten days at the agency, leaving last FRI
day. He expressed himself as well pleased
with the conduct of the school. and was
much chagrined upon learning, before his
departure, that the superintendent, Rev.
John Rogers, had been superseded BY
the appointment of a Mr.. johnson, Of
California. the authorities not waiting for
his report on a matter which he had been
sent out specially TO investigate. -LandeT
MOuHf1ineer.