Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
WILD WEST WAITS.

Before another winter South Dakota
will have seyenty-seven creameries IN OPP
GRAFTON.
Two thousand homesteaders have
taken up claims on the Nez Perez res
ervation, which was recently thrown
open for settlement, and that there Is
good land for about 1900 families.
At Oakland, Cal, Milton Blake,
aged 9 years. was taken into custody
for tampering with the United States
mails The child took from under q
door letter which contained $50 IN
currency. opened the letter and abstract
ed the money, which he afterward OF
fered for sale.
-Supt. +. f. Church of the Boise as
say office has completed and forwarded
to the director of the mint his report OF
the mineral output Of Idaho for 1899.
The total OUTPUT was S10,11O,4S0. an
increase of $316,405 over the previous
year.
Tom Hickey is killing eighteen horses
a week and feeding them to the hogs,
says the Carson Appeal. The meat IS
boiled in q caldron with grain, ana Is
very fattening. People who have tried
horse steaks say they are very palatablea,
and a good deal better than tough beef.
The Southern Pacific company has
been building & new branch line III 10
mona valley for several months, and for
some distance the Southern Pacific com
pany's new road parallels the main line
of the Santa Fe, and in district where
the latter company has had very proflta-
BILE orange and prune shipments for eight
of nine years.
About sixty tons of travertine have
been sent to San Francisco from the
travertine quarries near Bridgeport
Mono county, Cal. This substance will
probably displace the Egyptian marble
now largely used in the interiors of fine
buildings. There is an abundance at the
Mono county quarries.
"A petrifed tree discovered on Glover
creek, Lincoln county, Idaho, has been
sold for $500 a ton. At last reports the
discoveries had sunk by the side of the
tree nearly fifty feet and were still in
the limbs. 1t is believed the tree is
four feet in diameter at the base.
The Wyoming State board of control
have under consideration a request from
ranchmen and StOckmen that the board
select land for state ownership from the
national grant to state institutions. The
applications aggregate 10000 acres of
land, which the applicants offer to lease
at an average rental of cents an acre.
In a placer mine on South Myrtle
creek, about fifteen miles above the town
of Myrtle Greek. Or, there was recently
found pair of horns about so inches
long and inches in diameter at the
base. in a petrifed cOndition-the re-
mains of some prehistoric mammal. as
they were buried IS or 20 feet deep in
an old channel years ago.
"A two-pound cannon ball, the once
discharged projectiIe of mountain
howitzer. is on exhibition at Dalles, Or.
1t was found at depth of fifteen feet,
in an excavation for q well, and is rust
eaten by long years of corrosive influence
of water. It's early history would very
likely be part of that made when the
neighbOrhood was under the range of the
guns of Fort Dalles.
The Portland Oregonian of February
10 says the SkylarkS are back and are
to be heard every fine day showering
down music as freely as the winter clouds
send down rain. Robins of both varie-
ties have been numerous around town
for some time, and the sweet notes of
the meadow lark are heard in the parks
and open spaces in the outskirts of the
city.
"A reward of $4,000 has been offered
for the apprehension of Col Fount-
ain in New Mexico. Col Fountain has
been retained to prosecute the cattle
thieves of that territory, and was re-
turning home by lonely road when he
was shot and his body hidden so that it
has not yet been recovered. The fate
Doubtless the same.
w astern Washington, usually so
bountiful in hops, will not produce more
than half a crop this year. DemOrahZa-
ton of prices consequent upon Overpro-
duction is chiefly the cause of the re-
tirement of so many Washington farm
ers from the hop growing Industry.
\ similar state of affairs is also re-
ported to exist in Oregon and California.
During the past fall there have been
killed on the Fraser range near Pyra-
mid lake 400 head of horses. Their
hides, tails and names are disposed of
at the rate of 50 per animal, and the
carcass left to decay. Wild horses are
getting to be q great nuisance on the
ranges in Nevada, and many are killing
them to save the feed they eat. The
wild horses killed on the Fraser range
bring good price at So per head, for
they are as wild as deer, and are all fuz-
tails. not worth bit dozen for work
The California fish commissioners
are furnishing the fishermen of San Pc.
dro bay for breeding purposes large crah
such as are found in the waters of San
Francisco and Monterey bays and along
the northern coast. In exchange the
southern county fishermen will send tc
the commissioners large consignments OF
the razor back" clam that is sc
abundant along the southern bays. but is
unknown in the northern waters These
clans are delicious and are eaten on the
ers will plant the razor backs in the wa.
tiers of San Francisco, Monterey and
Tamales bays.