Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Dangerous Prisoner Cots Possession
Of a Revolver
A COWBOY SHOT AND KILLED.
Irrigation In Western Nebrnska-NeW
Coal Discovery at Thistle,
Utah, Etc.
A COWBOY SHOT ASD KILLED.

On "Wednesday evening, Clornds
Mayo, a Spanish girl 10 years old,
living at San Jose, Cal, was given
chloroiotm Tor her tOothachu. Too
much was administered AMI the girl
nearly dlod.
Charles T.. Dale, employed by the
Wlchet (Mont.l iumhar company, in
telling trees west % Mount pisgah was
Instantly killed while engaged iu bic
work. Tho butt VI a tee struck him
on tho head anu crushed 10.
The Colorado Telephone company
has formally connected Trinidad with
The state circuit thereby connecting %
with all the principal towns ui the
state, The Hue IL 10 be extended 20
Raton, N. NJ, In the near future.
Water from the Bull Run river was
turned into the mains OF Portland,
Or, Tuesday. The water Is brou hi
nearly forty miles from the Bull Run
liver, mountain stream risiug 10 the
Cascades near Mount Hood, The plant
cost the city over ss,OOJ,OUJ.
Il Ia reported that the big rns we'll
struck by the United OH company
continues 10 b. the wonder OF Florence.
IL has been visited boy hundreds Of
luoplo the past two days. A. night
the gas lights the country Tor miles
around, hnd the light thrown against
The ely may be- seen Tor ton miles.
William A. Buasoy, cowboy, was
shot and killed Wednesday nj the
Twenty Mile stage ranch, about twenty
miles from bilnng9, Mout., by Hugo
J. Raymond, keeper Of the ranch.
The killing is claimed 10 have been
done Ia aelf.deiouse and There has been
TAI blood between the pauies Tor some
time.
According 10 the pretcott, Arizlna,
Mining Journal 100 carloads OF steel
nee en- route between Chicago and
Prescott, 90 OF thUm being reported
at Ash Fork yesterday. OF these 100
cars, % arc new cars VI the 3. i. A..
a 4. railway boiug the fret invoice OF
the new equipment for the road, except
tho engines.
From a conversation with Mr. W, J..
h0ulton, shys the Buuuuml Clipper, We
learned that the North Canyon lfriga.
tiou company is figuring on extending
their iiumr shout q mile further up the
canyon. He estimates the land owners
saved enuu IA the bret year 10 pay for
nll the lumber anu material Ia the
Hume. 10 10 made Of inch lumber and
buried In the ground.
About two weeks ago says the Mount
Pleasant lgfamid, james C0uueu, OF
Epafaim, hud Mre. Serena Nelson, Of
MOToni, were arrested on charge Of
u1ullofy. The case was brought up
before Commissioner Zabriskie, and
was continued NJ the request Of the de-
iondanps attorney. The bearing has
been postponed for forty daya,and Ia the
meantime q suit for divorce Il puBding,
tue woman haying sued for a aepafh-
llou from her husband.
10 IA Teporled, Gays tho Cheyenne
sun, that weitefu Nebraska has nscor.
tanned that irrigation Of large tracts Oi
land ~ possible by the sinking Of wells
and that the expense OF a we'll suitable
10 irrignlo will be- about $500. This
opens up grand possibilities Tor that
slate and there exists no good reason
why this plan cannot TO extended all
over the arid region and thus become a
great benefit TO this state. 10 has bten
estimated that itwoull cost SO an acre
10 redeem land by bitches, 10 the well
plan T. only n little more expensive.
Gunder Peterson and Joseph John.
son came down from THISTLE valley,
Tuesday, says tho Mount Pleasant
Igramid bringing with them sam.
IIu from the new coal discovery 70.
gently made near Thistle, The sample
IL ola hrOwnihh color but Il apparent.
~ free from r0siu, Nv brittle Ard burns
readily. The vein on the surface, from
where the sample was taken, IL about
.uree feet thick, aud Il Is the opinion 0i
an expert who has examined the
property, that this will increase 10 ten
OF twelve iset, aud tho quality become
OF the very best
There now seems TO DO no doubt but
that oil from the Vicinity VI Casper
viii make lite appearance on the market
In large quantities In the near iuture,
Gays the Cheyenne sun. The Penn.
tylvRnia company has mRus al the
arrangements looking 10 tho building
Of a refinery Ia Casper,and the ptouuct
viii be shipped TO tue East via Chey.
enne aud iuua ilnd its way 10 the great
markets. From these oil floldH Wyonl-
lng IL bound 10 receive great benefit.
There are now nearly 4 huuute men
employed ~ AMI ABOUT Casper by the
Punusy lvania company and the NUN.
Der will DO increased % time progresses.
Some time ago prisoner from tho
Folsom, Cal, peniteutlaty was uul
ln the possession OF revolver Who
tho prisoner 10 or how ne came by IL
cannot he learned w the board oil
prison directors arc anxious 10 keen
tho matter ~ cret No they eau trace the
man who furnished tho prisoner with
Tho weapon. IL Ia reported that the
prisoner 10 whom the pistol was given
j. dangerous man, and there II no
doubt but that an attempt 10 shoot
d0Wn the guards and escape had been
fully planned. The hnIing Of the re-.
yolver 10 believed 10 bn extremely
fortunate. There were undoubtedly a
humuer Of other prisoners who had
knowledge Of tho Tact that this man
had the pistol. The whole maiturWill,
II Ia said, he made public at the next
meeting OF the board.
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