, 1898-12-15
STATE NOTES.
Interesting Items Clipped From Stat.
Exchanges.

run a 10O-foot drift which cut three new
ore veins. The last vein reached is five
feet wide and the IN closely APP
proaches native copper. These new
discoveries will soon place the Rambler
the head OF the list OF great copper
producing mines OF the world. On ac-
count OF the heavy snow and the diff
Guilty OF getting supplies into amp in
that section. very little additional
work ian be done on the mine before
next season. but then the property will
he operated IN an extensive scale. Mr.
Doane went to the railroad with a
large party Of his miners this week to
load a large quantity of ore onto the
cars for shipment-Grand Encamp-
ment Herald.
Persistent efforts are being made in
Wyoming and the surrounding coun-
try to have a one-regiment cavalry post
established at Sheridan, Wyo. The
abandonment Of Fort Custer leaves a
large portion of the northwest, in the
midst of Indian reservations, without a
solitary soldier in a time Of emergency.
AS a location for an army post, Sheri-
dan has always been reported upon as
an ideal place, and the secretary OF
war, in his late annual, recommends
that a post be there established. Cen
eral Henderson has gone to Washing
ton to take up the matter with To sec
rotary of wal and the western senators
and representatives, with the hope oi
having the recommendation at once
pushed to through to a reality. This
is deemed an opportune time by the
Wyoming people for such a movement
since it is apparent that the regular
army is to be increased, and present ia
~cilities at old posts are insufficient t
meet it.-Omaha Bee.
George Shelter has received wort
from B. C. Buffum, M. s., Of the depart
ment OF agriculture and the experiment
station at Laramie, Wyo., that he will
have charge Of the Sheridan expert
ment farm for the coming year. Com
mon George" as he is known among
his railroad friends, Is an honest ant
industrious young man and we know
he will be the man for that position i
there is anyone to fill 1t. Mr.. Buffun
says as long as your people are pleased
with the way Mr.. Shelter managed tbs
experimental farm last year, he say.
he would be pleased to hear of his &C
ceptance OF the Offer, which he did an
was pleased to know that the people o
the university think SO much of hin
as to give him the farm to run Cor an
other year. Mr.. Shelter thanks all o
his friends for the past fayors ans
) hopes that the future may be the same
Sheridan Enterprise.
Sheridan Enterprise: FROM a par
. ty in town this week iron
Meeteetse, Wyo., we learn that Hon
Angus ]. Mcdonald won out" in tn,
race mentioned last week as the result
OF a poker game at Meeteetse in which
Mcdonald gave his check for 81 ,40'
lost. Those who the money turn
ed the checks over to Atwood C
Thomas, who made a flying trip Il
Lander to get the checks cashed befort
payment could be stopped. Nobwith'
standing Thomas rode one horse tt
death he reached Lander just fifteer
minutes to late. Mcdonald had sent {
messenger to Red Lodge and stopped
payment by telegraph.-Sentinel.
, Says the Hon. Angus J. Mcdonald o.
Big Horn county, Wyo., to Hon. At.
wood C. Thomas of Big Horn county
Wyo., You're not so swift."-Gazette
Today in Denver Mr.. Fred Chafir
and Miss Elizabeth Shindel were united
in the holy bonds OF matrimony. The
bride is a prominent society lady O.
Denver, while the groom is a former
Cheyenne young man, who is very wei,
known in this city, where he has a hos
Of friends. Mr.. Chaffin is now chiel
deputy in the Office Of Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Howbert. Cheyenne
friends extend OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Leader. Fl.
Mrs. Maynard, wife of DR.. H. j
Maynard, died at $50 this morning af-
ter a lingering illness of four years.
lnterment will be in Denver. To graft
fy the wish OF Mrs. Maynard, who real
lied that the end was near, the mar
riage Of Miss Eta Maynard and Nh. J.
Harry Moorman was solemniZed short
ly before midnight, Rev. Mr.. Winship
Observation-Disclosures.
Captain H.. G.. Nickerson, United
States Indian agent at Shoshone agen-
cy, came owe to Lander Wednesday
and today went to the Mission to look
after the threshing Of the Indians
grain. The Indians have broken the
thresher and are at a standstill, not
knowing what to do.-Lander Clipper.
So many Of the horses in this part oil
the state have recently been purchased
by mine wner for hauling ore to the
railroad that our merchants are ex-
periencing considerable difficulty in
getting freight drawn in. Efforts are
being made 10 get more horses for the
road.-Grand Encampment Herald.
The mail contract lately in force be