Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-03

there been so many brick buildings In course
OF erection as at present.
Free gold has recently been found In float
picked up near Westcliff, Col, and parties
are now prospecting for the lead.
lightning struck band OF sheep belonging
TO l.. Suuderlin Of Elk mountains, Wyoming,
and killed eighty-three head OF the animals.
The body of an unknown man, horribly
man ged, was found on tho railroad track
near Percy, Wyo., and IL was buried without
being identified.
The McMullen bismuth claim at Cummings,
Wyo is being actively worked and good re.
suits are promised. The claim Is believed TO
be an unusually valuable one.
The coal shipments from Newcastle have
now reached siXty-three car loads per day,
and the superintendent is confident that ho
can by January increase the output to 100
cars.
Chcyenno is so crowded that n number OF
mechanics in the Union Pacific shops arc
forced to live in shacts which they have
erected for temporary use until they can Sc
cure houses.
Charles Wilson, while attempting to Jump
between the cars as an extra east-bOuud train
started to pull out of Carter station, Wyo.,
fell under the wheels and had his left leg cut
of. He was taken to Green River and died
the next morning. His home is at Detroit,
Mich.
The San Luis land, canal and Improvement
ulpduy VI kAidulOSH, 1Dl Is pEtIullIE W ~
| into farming next year on a large scale 1t
will have fully7 800 acres cleared and plowcd
| this fall that will be put In wheat next sprln g.
Some of the very finest wheat grown in the
valley this yearwaS under the San Luis can al.
While the hay crop, says the Laramie Ro.
| publican, owing to the drouth in the early
| summer months was not so heavy as usual
| this year, ranchmen say that the heavy rains
| this month have started the grass TO growing
so that unless it is killed by severe frosts
there will be plenty of feed TO last through
| until spring.
Charles Parker, tho Desperate who robbed
| Paymaster Bash of satchel containing
| $1,000 at Antelope Springs two years ago
| was detected in an attempt to escape from tho
| government penitentiary at Laramie few
| days ago. He had tunnelled several feet in
| the ground underneath his CELL and had his
| work not been dis covered he would no doubt
soon have made break for liberty.
Miss Mary Wright of Laramie, candidate
on the republican ticket for coYuty supoIin
tendent of public instruction, was severely
| injured Il number of days ago and has since
| been unable to leave her room. While pass
| ing through door her dress was in somt
| way caught, throwing her down and dislocat
| ing her hip. She is recovering slowly, but II
| will be some time before she is sufficiently re
| covered to be able to go out Of doors
Bruce Edwards aud Mamie Bigger olopcd
from Boulder, Col and were duly ccmentcd
| into one. When they returned to receive
| forgiveness and the sold mau'sn besSinl
| they Were ropulsed and told to go into the
| cold world and die; but this Mr.. and Mrs
| Bigger refused to do and now Bigger is talk
| ing daily lessons with his target gun at 0
postage stamp 800 yards away as he swear
| by all the Roman gods who ever wrot
wretched philosophy that he will murder I'D
| wards at sight