Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-13
NEWS OF The WEST.
Shady Condition Of Affairs 10 The
POstOilcss Of Mexico.
SMALLPOX IN NEBRASKA.
Natural Gas In Colorado Springs The
Flcod. In ArizonG-Miniug
Intelligence.
SMALLPOX IN NEBRASKA

ltluks
hut very little mining will be don,
in the Coz az d'Alenes, according u tue
Rlaekfoot, Idaho, NeVs, until there D.
better protection ~ life anu properly.
A new stage line has been established
betwegn Carbon ami Hanna, Wyo.
mluR. Some time ago there was
pstition sent from Hanna to the post.
mice department 10 have thu mai
carried from Carton TO Hanna instead
of from Dams ~ II had formerly been.
The South Africa mill At Idaho City
has started up on ore taken from tn
west driit, ut the depth of 100 feet. II
IL expected to y ield about 500 per ton
ore has also been teach,. IN tbs east
drift. A. soon a. STOPPING ground can
he opened up the mill will DO kept
running steadily.
Green River (wyo.) Star. The over.
d1y IN Green river recently let
myrlads Of fish high and dry on the
banks Of the stream. The stencil rom
these dscaylng hsh 10 In places fear.
ml. They are scattered along the
river for many miles, and Include all
the varieties known 10 be la the
river.
The frat public exhibit Of the nalu.
raj gas which was recently discovered
ut Colorado CITY was made there o.
Friday night. A pipe lius 1900 feet
long conducted the gas from the well
10 the place OF exhibition, The teti
was fairly successful aud convinced
the most skeptica. The vas gives
pressure ut the well Of lIO pounds
steam guage.
Says the Cheyenne Leadsr; The
Union Pacific has discharged sevefal
agents aud operators on the west end OF
the road because Of their afliliatiOn
with the American Railway Union
and the strikers. ID, &. COplsy, agrni
NJ Aurora; ID, q. Carnegie nud w. II.
Rice, operators nj Medicine Bow, aui
James Smith, operator ut Granite
canyon, all In Wyoming, are among
others let out.
The late foods along the San Pedro
In Arizona brought forth another VI the
prehistoric utnu foJnd 10 some extent
about Tucson, containing human bone.
and lashes.B The urn was buried
and partly revealed by the washinT
away OF the soil. II IL about the size
OF an ola, but bulgss more at the
bottom. The vessel II Irregular In
lhape II was full Of ashes and bones.
The Crest Falls (MontRna) Leader
says: The remains Of l.. NJ. Kiunn,
the young man who died nj the PARK
hotel, have been shipped 20 Helena.
He was a son Of John Kinnh, one Of the
pioneer hardware merchants OF Helena
and the first mayor OF that city.
Several years pgo he was struck In
the lungs by a skyrocket during y
Fourth Of July celebration, aud never
recovered from the effects Of II.
The Elks (NevAda) Independent says
there has been n serious cutting siitAy
at the hay camp on Murphy 4 Hil''
ranch, North Fork, In which ROmaldu
DImlngua slashed Louis Martinez
across The abdomen with knife. The
SpAniards, who are employed In hay.
log, were engaged In drunken row
when Dlmlngua whipped out knife
Hnd cut Martinez, laying open his ab,
uOmen for about four inches and caus.
ing his bowels 10 pfotrudo from tn,
wound. AZ soon a. the cutting wac
done, ID mingus, with revolver
strapped TO hun and belt iuli Of
cartridges, mounted his horse aud rode
away.
Three cases Of smallpox, 40 pro.
nouncei by the physicians, have made
their appearance In the heart OF Me.
Cook city, Nebraska. They are Mrs.
Frank Kendiin ana child and nurse
who was employed by Mrs. Kendlin.
About ten days ago Mt. and Mrs. Kend.
lin lost their Oldest chilli, ana nj that
time II was reported that the cause oil
IT. death was black measles, but Ia nov
pronounced a case Of smallpox. The
nurse took care Of the oldest child dur,
ing It's sickness. The two houses have
been placed under quarantine. The
city council held a meeting and II II
possible that the city will be placed
under quarantine. Quite number VI
exposures are reported.
Phoebe NevAdal Record; Bob Lund,
u 81. George, Utsh, IN reported to have
made an extensive and valuable gold
rc1vety In the vicinity u the Muddy
valley, this country. The nnd IL To-
Gated IN the mountain range, about
twenty miles southeast OF 81. Thomas,
The ledge II traceAble on tho surface
Tor upwards OF two miles, and all this
territory hiss teen located. Two hun
dred pounds oflcroppings, broken oil IN.
dlscfiminately, gave an average return
Ut $50 TO the ton In gold. Luud Ia pre-
pairing TO 20 TO work on the lind, anu
The result OF his first workings are an1i,
0usly looked for, one result Of thu
discovery In said 10 be- a rush OF pros,
IeoioTs from all sides, many coming
rom Arizona and Utah. Bunkgryille
anu the Muddy valley will DO called
upon 10 furnish supplies, aud from
present Appearances the extra product
OF both plaoeh Will soon tegone.
The official investigation which the
government has been conducting Into
the affairs Of the postotlice department
Of the City ot Mexico and other paTta
ot the republic IN reported TO have IT,
vealod a startling condition Ut ailnirg,
and there will be a Wholesale wecdlng
out Of the disho est employees In lhr
service In different parts Of Mexico. II
has been shown that the local post fiice
has been systematically rOtbHd Of Gums
Of money In the aggregate amount Oi
over 100000. The shortage Of the
IoalmR ter, Manuel MAYA, amounts 10
over $50, 600, and TIM. NJ the cashier OF
tho tiiioe to about sl4 900. Six em-
ployes OF the city postal bureau have
also been arrested, investigation show
Ing that their shortage amounts TO a
considerable su IA, but the exact amount
has not been made public, The IN.
vestlgatlOn Is being extended 10 all
parts OF the republic, with the result
already that Dig shortages have been