Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-20
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Gross I1gratilude on The Part Of a
Destitute Tramp.
SHOOTING IN 4 MELON PATCH.
Sensational Elopcment from Leadyillc.
Colo.-A Proprietor Shot and
Kidd, Etc.
SHOOTING IN a MELON PATCH.

Ben Engelcamp, thloon.keerer,
tried to commit suicide at Leadvills on
Saturday. lie vet an old knife anu
nsvefely cur himteli about the FREQ
and wrists. The cause Of the attempted
selEdcsttuclion u not known. He
will recover
The Butte MONTY Miner sayii A
pflvAte telegram received IN Bu To
gives the copper production OF She
United Sietes Tor July nt 1000 long
tons Of l5,0s0,OOO pounds. The pro
ductlo Of foreign mines for the same
month was li,5BO,0U0 pounds.
Sheriff Hamilton returned yesterday
ffym hunting trip after ch.cacus,tn} %
the Great Falls, Mont, IfibWC lie
took with him n 800 gun, q $40 DIG,
ana ammunition enough 10 CXteiml-
nate several thousand birds, but
brought back all bis game Ia his cont
Ia pocket.
T.. n. LommOn, Of Duluth, who has
been examining quartz aud placer
claims Ia Idaho county. hns left Tor 81 q
east, aaye the Idaho DuiiV NtdfssWdH.
lie took with him some gold from thv
secesh creek placera 10 show ptUsl &c.
tive Investors. From four pans he
fecufod 20 cents. lie says some won.
deriully rich quartz lodges have been
discovered recently near Warren.
Laramie BoomrdHg There Ia a
rumor bfi0st that tho Union pacific
will econ change its divisions, 90 ne 10
Increase the Jurisdiction Of suprfin.
tendent Deuel. Of Denver. By tue
withdrawal Of the Gulf and the aban.
doumeut Of tho South Park bis mile.
age has been greatly reduced. IL Il said
that part OF the Nebraska aud Wyo-
mlug divisions will DO given TO Mi.
deuel..
At Milton, Mont, on Friday night,
George Cooper. an old prospec,of, was
shot ANA Instantly killed by Hank
Beeman, T0undrr. Cooper wst
showing friend Apuut town, au1 In
visiting saloon they met Brennan,
whom Cooper Introduced ns "A friend
OF mine,oto which BermAu took *.
ception aud shot Cooper. Beeman
was n policeman. He also killed a man
nj Dradwood n few years ago.
G. D.ngle, laoorer, was shot on
Saturday night near Emma, Colo, by
n youth named Harris. Dingle hal
taken Harrls's piRce ON ranch and
lnn lNAAtA NtNANlN lhNtutNAf hllA MhAN
Dlnglo was working In the Held Harris
walked up ana fired a 82.calibor oall
into his ear. HaTfiG started 10 escape
nnd succeeded In getuug to Arkansas
junction, near Leauvlllc, when he
was captured. Dingle IL now at Aspen
junction aud 10 not expected to live.
Ed Clapp was shot on Friday night
by Cal Burns while In the latiePs
melon patch at Cbadron, Neb. The
snot took effect In the right shoulder.
A doctor was called ami after remuV'
ing the pellets anu dressing the wound
said that unlcs. poisoning set In he
did not consider the wounds danger
Gus. No arrests were made, ~ both
PARTIES are friends. Mr.. Burns was
laying ia walt TOT a "coOnn who had
been stealing his melons and Mr.Clapp
was returning home from n neighbour
house and went into bufns's yard 10
yet melon.
The Boise (ldaho) County Mining
company has let contract TO bore
ihr0ugh the false bedrock on its prop.
otty NJ Idaho CITY for the purpose VI
determining whether or not there ~
tay ground beneath. The contract
has teen let to Copeland Bfci., Of
Boise. They agree 90 bore 900 feet
from the bottom OF the bedrock shaft,
which IA down 40 feet. They will put
down a ak inch hole. Tho contract
price Ia 81 800. Casing ana pipe have
been sent fer by the contractors. Work
10 to begin on or before September 10Th
snd the contract Is 10 be completed on
or before December let.
Frank Mitchell was sentenced, on
Thursdny last, 10 twelve Yeas In the
state prison at Folsom, CAL, for arson
nnd robbery. Several weeks ago he
came TO Taneh Ia Riucon valley,
tramp anu destitute. The proprietor Of
the ranch, John w. johnson, gave him
n home, and soon after this Mitchell
stole some money from johnson. For
this he was forgiven by the TAnehor,
who RETAINED from prosecuting him.
Mitchell's next act was " set IRE TO
the farmers barn and outhouses,
destroying hay, grain, wagons, tools,
hogs, and chickens. Ho admitted the
crime aud said he old II for fun. Then
he wns arrested and the Juuge gave
him twelve years 10 recover from his
hilarious freak,
B. Nevada EEtcTpriSe: Wednesday, Rs
Jake Martiu's stage, carrying three
ladies' and u child. reached tue cold
spring between the summit and
Spoouor's station, near GleunbFOok, the
horses became frightened by coming
suddenly on TO pile Of bark which
had been lett close 10 tho road. The
whole ouitlt went over tho bank, lan4-
ing bottom up aud throwing the OCcu.
pants out. one Of the ladies, MIs.
toOmbs, was iound under the wagon
with the whole weight resting upon
hebbut beyond few slight bruises shB
was unhuH. Mt. Martin anu vile,
Mis-. George anu little Miss O'R0urku
were also iu the stage, but escaped
uniul uted. AZ the stage was twenty
feet down Ia lhe willows Mr. Mgrlin
found II necrb,Aty TO 70 to the station
fot q wagon. Were II not tot the thick
willows there might have been some
inialiutt; us II wgF, not the slightest
damage was done o. horses, harness,
wagon or anything.
A nice little sensation was created
IN Lendvillo city, Colo, on Friday,
when this details OF an elopemeut were
made public. A few days ago n lwurd
Pare, widower OF 20, ami Lucy
Jeffrey, little miss OF l5 decided they
would get married. Page procured q
livery team and meeting his fiaucot ny
appointment they drove 10 X koiuu,
where they procured n llcolte und
were married. They came back horu
and went to housekeeping. The young
pirl's parents are bitterly opposed ~
the match. 40 seems that Page had
Imam aunIttnn with Iuoyta fsIdaF aIatgr