Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Serious Accident 10 a You1g Sheep.
heTder In Montana.
SEVERELY INJURED IN A MINE.
Run Over aud Killed on the Railroad.
Other Miscellaneous
Items.
SEVERELY INJURED IN A MINE.

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now positively known that the man
who committed suicide there last week
was Melbourne, the rainmaktr.
Coyotes, badgers, Wildcats and wea.
sells were never before known 10 be 20
numerous In Nilsson valley, Nevada,
while rabbits and gophsfs are very
scarce. Rabbits arc Dying on 40 faet
that the odor Of the decAying catcastes
10 a nuisance on the ranches.
Lee Mckee, u laborsr engaged In
digging sand on the tchool section
northeast OF town, was very severely
crushed ana injured by tho sides OF the
pit caving on him on edhesday after
noon last. Some bones are broken,
and u IL feared that he has sustained
internal interchangeable udaho)
Free Press.
Daniel Morrison, q miner employed
on the ZenObia mine At Cripple
Creek, Colo, was severely Injured
In one Of the drifts. One Of the
shots no had put In ialled 10 explode
aud he had gone to examine the iuss
when the charge exploded. His right
eye wAs blown out anu this lett was
badly injured.
Fort Collins (wyo.) E1prsG A patty
OF Denver men passed through the
city last week bound for the placer
Liggings on the Laramie river. They
had with them = new patent dry
placer machine complete and pro.
posed TO thoroughly popspeot the field
In Latlmer county, Including North
Park.
The Ola Bend caral and dam slte,
valued at 81 800, 900, have been sold NJ
Phpnix, Afik., by order OF the district
couTt,at public auction. The purchaser
was the Colorado Canal aud LandCom.
papy, composed OF Peoria capitalists.
The amount paid was 100000. a
moneyed man from Loa Angeles bid
1915 900. The sale was secured by tho
ttantfer Of q certified check fer
$4,000.
William Lpnnon, OF IslAy, sonds
w0ri TO tho Cheyenne TfiJuHe that he
desires to give warning to those VIII b
visit the Cheyenne caves that the
ladders there are very unsafe. The
caves hie on his ranch, and, knowing
the danger, he placed n lock ON the
doors Al the opening, hut this has already
teen broken. No one N keeping the
caves up, and the water dripping from
the sides has rotled the eiAifs, and they
may give way at any time.
10th Jonos has sold ell his cattle on
this side Of Salmon river, amounting
10 about BOO head, to BebloEleTg n
Walker, OF Montana, Mt an avrraee
price oi il4 per head. The cattle will
b. gatheted up and driven TO market
next month. The scarcity Of range
impslu our stock growers 10 dispose OF
all their surplus beef cattle year by
year, 40 ae 10 reserve the diminishluz
pasture for ateok cattls.-Grnngeyllle
'ldahol FREE Press.
John Owens, n prospectOr, about 65
years OF age, who was well known TO
all old.timera In the state, has died
suddenly IN h saloon IN South Butte,
Gays tho Butte inter Mountain Owens
came In frVm prospecting trip few
Days ago and about noon he walked
into the saloon. Soon after he entered
lie was seized with an attack OF heart
trouble aud fell TO the door. Before
the arrival Of q physician, who was
summoned, Owens was dead.
II. Is. Crouch, = prominent rAnohor
AID cattle man, shot and killed, on
tuesday morning, with n small re-
yOlveT, AbuudiO Leon, For several
weeks past Crouch has been In trouble
with Mexlcans over contested lands
anu water rights. On Tuesday Leon
Jumped the ranch Of Crouch and set up
n tent, intending TO work the land,
Crouch says that he fired only after
Leon had threatened him with a knife
and crowbar. The shooting took place
In the tent.
A man named John HeAuey was
run over and killed between PAlisado
(ColO.l and Mt. Lincoln coal mines on
Tuesdsy night by NJ extra freight
train, east bound. He has been work.
Ing ut these mines since last Noven-
Der. He went 10 Grand Junction last
Monday morning and returned Tues
day night In an Intoxicated condition.
After the train lett he started for the
camp and was run over and killed
about 200 yards this side. When
found he was breathing slightly, hut
soon expired. Both legs were cut on
and no was bleeding from the head.
Ho was mn IrishmaD, unmarried ami
about "a years Of age.
A young man named George Sully.
In tho employ OF GeoTge PutnAm, OF
Chinook, Montana, mel with n serious
Incidents few days ago. He was out
near the British line heTding sheep on
horseback when his houe stumbled
and fell, catching his foot In the stir
rup and diblocAtipg the ankle. The
wound was painful III the extreme, but
ne succeeded In pulling the dislooatyd
ankle into its proper position, and
hen, having no one TO relieve him,
he continued 10 herd the sheep for i've
days In this suffering condition, until
the camI.tendor came out. For fidelity
TO duty under trying Circumstance
this case ~ almost without parallel.
sully was fnally taken TO Chinook Rnd
IN improving.
BY the accidental upsettlng Of 4
candle on Tuesday night At Santa
Monica, Cal, two children lost their
lives In n fire In small wooden dwell
ing In the northern part NJ town. The
children, one the i've yenr old son Of
Mrs. X. II. Chimes and this other the
three year old daughter VI Mrs. Annie
Dominique, were asleep In the front
room when the lire started. No one
else was In tho house except Mrs,
Grimes' brother, who was asleep In a
rear room. When he was awakened
by the cracking OF the IRE this house
was n mass OF flames and he had just
time to escape, the little oues by that
time having been suflOcaied aud
huTneds beyond recognition. MTe.
Gtimop, the mother OF the llttle hoy,
was the owner Of the house where the
fire occurred, and her daughter,
Mira DOmiugupE md har uttla uIfl