The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-19
NEWS FROM NEARBY
CITIES AND TOWNS
MORE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS
THAN SINCE 1854.
Coke from Arizona CoaI-GirI Miss
ing in Demonstrations and the
Kelley Cure-The Smallpox Case
at Laramie.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 1S.-A gentle
man who has just returned from a
prospecting trip to Fremont county
states that it is not generally known
that there is an abundance of the finest
coking coal in the world in that county,
but it is nevertheless true. North Of the
town of Lander there is a vein nine
feet in thickness. The great distance
from any line of transportation has
prevented any development of the
mine, except for home consumption.
Lander, Wyo., April 1S-Captain Ray,
agent at the Shoshone agency. has
commenced work on the immense irri-
CATION ditch on Mill creek. The ditch
when completed will water a large
tract of fine agricultural land in the
southern portion Of the reservation.
The problem of how to keep the In
dams from drinking whisky has been
too hard for Uncle Samuel to solve,
albeit it appears that one tribe of the
dusky sons of the forest have reached
a solution without much difficulty. In
the northern part of Oklahoma live
the Delawares, some of whom had the
and take the Kelley cure. The chiefs
of the tribe were astonished at the
change wrought in the demeanor of
ig-Indian-Kill-W Whitman and Heap
Northumberland upon their re-
turn and straightway an edict has been
issued that any Delaware Indian who
shall be caught under me influence of
liquor is to be sent to the Kelley In
stitute at the expense of the tribe.
Cora Thompsons mother is looking
after her. Cora is only 16 years old
and lives in Denver, but that does not
alter the fact that she is the wife Of
Charley MCGOWAN, aged about So years.
They were married last September
without the consent of Cora's mother.
MCGOWAN, the mother-in-law says, is
not desirable husband, and Cora has
not been living with him lately, but
has been staying out nights and run
ming with girls who are not considered
good. Cora went away Saturday night
and has not been heard of since War
rants will be issued for her arrest
Conductor Oracle is quite i'll in Lar
annie with smallpox, but every precau-
ton is being exercised by the authori-
ties Of Laramie to prevent the spread
of the disease. The patient is isolated
from every person except his nurse.
and as fast as doctors can do the work
citizens of Laramie are being vaccinat-
ed. The scare has reached this city
and a great many were vaccinated
Saturday and today. There is no i'm
mediate danger that we will have the
disease mere, but it is we'll enough for
the public to be Cheyenne
Sun.
While in California recently Car
sonite was informed by a Hollister edi-
tor that Tom Burke, the plumber, for
several years in business in Carson,
had been committed to one of the Cal
ifornia insane asylums. 1t seems he
went crazy on spiritualism. 1t was al
legged communication with spirits.
through mediums, that induced Burke
to sell out his business in Carson and
go to Los Gatos, the spirits assuring
him that he would make a fortune in
the latter town.-Carson Tribune.
Everyone reports considerable snow
in the ranges. Some of the ranchmen
who live near the foothills say there
is more snow in the ranges than since
the year 1SS4.-Saratoga Sun.
The resolves and whereases against
Utah muttons and utah vandal sheep