Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-27
a Fireman Badly Burned While Fill
Ing an Oil Car.
CATTLE GETTING SHORT OF FEED
Rare California Plants for Kew Gar
dsns--News From Wyoming,
Idsha, Arizona, BIC

"Wednesday, by cutting his throat
with a raglr. He became despon'
dent through long idlenese.
1t Ia reported from Elk mountsip.
Colorado that the snow is from five to
eeven feet deap, there being more
snnw at that point than at any time 10
NIL the psst, People are said to be
travelling on snow shoes and wagons
will be Of little use before the first oil
May.
SevAnty.Hix specimens Of rare plants,
orde red by Kew Gardens, England, are
on exhibition Mt the establish ment OF
the National acclimatizlng sssociation,
in Eanta Barbara, Cal. They will
soon start on their long Journey TO
represent Santa Barbara In the largest
bo,oDical gardens in the world.
Portland, Orc, OtegoDisn: Daniel
WbalIey, q fireman on an engine oil
the North Pscific Cossts railway, was
severely burned by blazing oil
Wednesday afternoon ut Ban Ansal.
mo-, Gal. Whalley was pouring the
oil into can when 1t ignited and OK
ploded. His injuries may prove fatal.
The big San Joaquin Valley railroad
bridge across Kings river Of Rsedlsy,
Cal, on the Viealia route, will lie an
immense structure. 1t 10 to bell 200 feet
long. Long heavy piles will be driven
'-so the bed OF the river, then sawed
ON ard concrete work built upon these
piles for the foundation of tho bridge.
Plans have beep completed and work
will begin at once on an elaborate
pleasure resort ut Oak Park, Sacra-
mento, GAL, which will be one OF the
most complete things OF its kind on
the COST. The grounds will contain
baseball park, three.lap bicycle track,
a grand stand 200 feet long with ten
rows OF seats, a theater and smuse.
ment hal. capable OF seating $50 pso-
pie, q skating rink, clubrop u, res.
tRurant, grounds for trap shooting and
rifle range.
A woman skipper raced her naph'
tina launch against another isuuoh,
commanded by mau, on San Diego
bay, Cal, on 81. PatEiek's day. The
pluchy female skipper was defeated In
the long race by difference Of only
six inches. The excellent seamauship
OF the defeated skipper won for her The
appreciation OF the crowds OF spscta-
tors. many OF whom believed that II
her skirts had OF acted "a buffer to
the nd, decided disadvantage
over the mans dress OF the competing
skipper, the woman would have won
Proscott, Arizons, Courier: a placer
miner brought In from willow creek,
few days ago, three puggets WORTH
$22.50, S18 and $40, whirh are picked
up on top OF the ground. Willow
creek flows from q northwesterIy di-
rection through the northern tuburb
OF PRESCOTT and has never been CON-
sidered a placer gold stream, though
nuggets have been found on It's banks
and In It bed from time to time. The
nuggets recently found were exposed
by action OF flood water without duubt.
There are many promising gold quartz
claims near the head waters OF Willow
creek.
The Navajo Indians In Northern
New Mexico ore the poseeB,ors OF real
curiosities In the way Of four horned
sheep, and they say that years ago
four and even as high MS seven. horned
sheep were common among their
fiooks. Now there arc only three
animals known 10 BIZ existing. The
regular horns are more widely set than
commonly, OF fiattened nature,
tapering to stubby points. The second
set sptiDgs from the skull near the
others and curve downwards, with the
points reachiog near the apex OF the
shoulders. Standing in startled
position with nostrils inflated and
head thrown upwards, they bear ga
striking resemblance 10 our Rocky
mountain sheep.
Pocatsllo, Idaho, Herald, March "a
The entertainment given at the
Mormon tabernacle last evening at.
trRcted as many II not more, people
than any similar affair has done Tor
rome time. The tabernacle wac packed
with psople and from the attsntlvepess
and frequent applause there In mo- 10ubi
but that 1t was an artistic as well as
financial success. The program WINS
quite lengthy consisting Of songa,
Ms solos, duets anu quartets, recita.
tions, q negro tketcn, Instrumental
music and ended with an operet,s.
With tue exception OF n low minor
incipsnis and slight bitches that occur
IN most entertainments OF this kind,
II can be olsHsed as very good anna.
teur performance. There was a more
or less degree OF proficiency, but with
al an interesting program was ren-
dcred.
A dispatch from Victoria, b. G.,
says that oatilemeu Of the interior are
Iunning short OF feed, ana herds are
being turned tout every day to stsrve.
Alretbiy over hity per cent OF ths cAl-
lilo have pefished. This winter has
been one OF the longest and moht
severe In the experience OF the coun-
try. Though the stock Of feed last
iail was ample for ordinary circum-
stances, 1t was too abort to lsst.
The Canadian Pacific railway 10 de-
lug Its best for the ranchmoD, and has
male an emergency rate on all kinds
OF feed going tnto the interior. Both
iced and straw are being shipped into
the farming dietsicis sround Victoria,
local fsfmsTs having sold most OF their
crop early in tho fall, not A. ticipating
such long winter. The TACT that u
much larger acreage OF grain wac sow,I
This year on lanus heretofore grass
lands also maize q shortage OF hay.
The price OF all kinds Of Iced ~ rapid "
going up, owing TO blockades on Ia +
railways. Many carloads which were
ordered from the East are delayed, anu
this hRB been the ruin OF more than
enc rencher, as his cattle Ia tho mean.
time had to be turned OUT 10 perish.
The Thermometer OF Clinton, the con.
ter OF the cattle.faising district OF
British Columbia, STOOD At IL degrees
below zero iast werk, aud 1t was anew.
Ing and blowing gale. Reports from
Chileolen aEy that tGeTe Is no hope o.
saving more than % per cent Of the
cattle on the ranges.
Lily ana Flora Ross, two children