The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18
WYOMING.

Big Horn Rustler: On Saturday. the
10th ult., Ralph Mackey, son of D. B.
Mackey, a ranchman on the Grey Bull
near Fenton, started out 10 look UP a
pair of work horses on the range. He
was riding young horse and in his
hunt crossed dry gulch, in which
al The time there was no water run
ming. When returning he found the
Suicn bank full with muddy rushing
nood, caused by heavy rainfall. Ralph
VINO was daring lad of IA, accustomed
10 swimming streams, plunged boldly
into the water and a few hours later
his lifeless body was found on the
prairie outside its banks
General Coppinger, of the department.
of the Platte, has been paying a visit
OF inspection to Fort Russell.
Lander Mountaineer: The Big Horn
hot springs are attracting more atten-
ton THIS year than ever. Parties from
every part Of the state are hocking 70
TINS wonderful health resort. From
sheridan large numbers have gone and
more are to follow. Several parties will
go from Lander soon. 1t will be a
question of time only until these
springs outrival the far famed hot
springs of Arkansas
While moving house at Cheyenne
Thursday. Simon Smiths collar bone
was broken and James CASTOR was Sc
riously injured in the back by the
breaking of one of the ropes with which
five teams were hauling the building
and which snapped back and struck the
men.
Ranchmen are agitating the question
of wolf determination. Governor Rich
ards IS in correspondence With scien-
lists hunters and others with view
10 inventing a way TO rid the plains of
Wyoming of these pests. The last state
legislature appropriated $4,000 to be
paid for bounties on wolves and thus
far $4,000 has been paid out although
The money has been available but
short time. The animals do thousands
of dollars worth of damage on the
ranges each year and although war
upon them has been waged with in
creased Yigor from time 10 time the
pests seem TO multiply and do as much
if not more damage than before.
Cheyenne, Wyo, July 16.-Peter Dew
was locked W today upon the charge
of insanity. Dew, who was a prosper
Gus railroad man and ranchman here
al the time of the A. r. L. strike, i'm
AGNES he IS pursued by people who are
trying TO kill him.
AT FORT RUSSELL.
Fort Russell, Wyo., July 16.-GeneraI
Copp4nger, commander OF the depart
ment of the Platte, has completed his
inspection of this post and lett last
nlgnt for Fort Washable in the interior
Of the state.
Privates Cline and Jobandez, who
suffered prosJration on account of the
heat Tuesday during the review and IN
specUion Of troops by General Coppin-
ger, are seriously i'll.
Private Mooney of @ company, VINO
was shot on the night of June 10 at
Cheyenne by Charles 5. Erswell. while
aking an attack on the latter's house
is slowly recovering.
The First and Second battalions will
leave in a few weeks on their annual
practice marches into the interior of
the state Each battalion will cover |
about lis miles.
Lieutenant Stewart is being subjected !
to an investigation regarding a bill sent /
in against him by the state university !
football team which alleges that Stew
art owes il something like $50 expense |
money on last Thanksgiving game.
Laramie, Wyo., July 1.-THE state |
encampment Of Wyoming National I
Guards and regulars from Fort Russell, /
which was TO nave been held here has
been abandoned The wave of McKin>
ley prosperity predicted by the gold (
bugs has not arrived and sufficient
funds could not be raised to meet the
Laramie Boomerang: Mellino Martin, a
young Mexican sheep herder who works
for George Eykyn was brought to the
city yesterday on a charge of rape, the
complaining witness named in the action
being Miss Kate Montgomery. Although
the young lady is in a delicate condition.
she objects strenuously TO the proceed
ings. in court against Martin, and last
night about o'clock took a dose of
laudanum with suicidal intent. Conse-
quently. when the case was called this
morning adjournment was necessary
until tomorrow morning at 10 o. clock.
Cheyenne Sun-Leader: a number of
gentlemen We're at the depot today when
the excursion train going east passed
through and a remark was passed that it
was easy to see that a certain venerable
appearing old gentleman was a Christian
lnf eavorer. II was only a short time be-
fore. quickly turning TO the crowd. the
old man sharply asked if it wasn't posi-
bic TO get cocktail without walking all
the way up town.