The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-20
Western New. Notes.

which has bought the Holden smelter
at Leadvillc, will start it up at once.
Denver capitalists have bought the
Homcstake mine in the Neal district,
Idaho, and will soon develop the prop
crty.
The great irrigation dams and fumes
at Eddy were completed last week to
take the place of those washed out last
summer
The Mcconnell Asbestos Mining Co, +,
of Casper, has let contract to sink a
tunnel 200 feet. Shipments will be
commenced soon.
A Mexican near Las Vegas, suppos-
ing that his sick baby was dead, bought
coffin and was preparing to bury it
when the child revived.
Montrose, Colorado, is becoming Il
great cattle shipping point. Last week
it shipped to the Eastern market twcn-
ty-fvc carloads containing 375 head OF
fat cattle.
II. l.. Gilbert, for ten years agent OF
the Wells Fargo Express Company nj
Albuquerque has been arrested charged
with embezzling 81, 900 from the com
pany.
The Supreme Court has decided tha;
Mr.. Acker, the inspector Of metallif
erous mines, cannot draw any salary,
as no appropriation was made for it by
the legislature.
Wyoming's public lands are esti-
mated at 63,000, 900 acres. Of this
only 6,000, 900 acres are said to be ir-
rigable or agricultural land The bal
ance is all grazing land.
Game Warden Callicote has re ceivcd
a letter from Pennsylvania sports
man who wants to buy 100 pairs OF
jack rabbits. He wants TO raise them
for the use of hunters.
An clipping couple We're married at
Lamar on the 11th. They had fed
from stern parent in western Kansas,
and narrowly escaped being overtaken.
q A number of shoplifters have been
arrested in Denver of late.
Thomas A. James was accidentally
shot and killed at the Colorado peni-
tentiary on the 18th by Thomas Cas-
sidy. Both were guards. The acci-
dent occurred while Cassidy was
loading his shotgun, which was acci-
dentally discharged.
An artesian we'll, 1900 feet deep,
twelve miles northeast of Pueblo, on
Il. Z. Tolls ranch, is giving every in
dication Of the near presence Of pc
troleum. Oil experts are very enthu-
siastic over the prospects. The inten-
tion is to go 1000 feet deeper.
Electricity will be used to operate
the Rio Grande Southern railway dur
ing the present year The Ridgway
Herald states that the San Miguel
Consolidated plant will furnish 1906
horse power at Amcs and that the road
will soon be operated by electricity.
The San Luis valley, Colorado, peo-
pie feel sure the Rock Island road is
coming in there by the way of Trini-
dad from Liberal, Kansas. The wild
cning of the gauge of the Rio Grande
over Veta pass is said to be a sign of
railroad contest.
AT Casper, Wyoming, immense oil
tanks are being built with supply ca
pacity of furnishing 1000 barrels of
lubricating oil every week. Until a
pipe line has been constructed from
the Salt Creek wells to Casper the oil
supply will be hauled by wagon.
L X. Williams, miner from Coal
Creek, Colorado, was shot and killed
by Brakeman Il. +. Rhodes on the
Rio Grandc railroad at I.arimer on the
9ib. The brakeman tried to put Will
liams off the train, on which he was
beating his way. Williams drew re-
volver and then Rhodes shot him.
At the preliminary trial of Frank
Borrcgo and four others, charged with
the assassination Of ex-Sheriff Frank
Chaves, at Santa Fe, on the night of
May 80, 1892, sensation was created
Tuesday by Frank Rivera, one of the
conspirators, turning states evidence.
He divulgcd the whole affair." going
into the most minute details.
The three Mexican white-caps who
are charged with assaulting Jerry
Hickey, section hand on the Santa
Fe road near Albuquerque, have been
bound over for trial under heavy
bonds. There has been a great deal
Of complaint of white-cap outrages
committed on men who worked for low
wages.
In accordance with resolution of
Congress and a mandate from the Unit
cd States Supreme court, tho Supreme
court of Utah has entered decree in
the case of the United States vs. The
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints, ordering the receiver to turn
over to the first presidency of the
church all the moneys in his hands de-
rived from personal property. The
smonnt TO te turned over is s43S,.
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