Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-07-15
NORTHWEST NOTES.

gulcn, colorado, the other day.
The Pueblo Soldiers Aid society
since its organization three weeks ago
has fed over 5000 troops and il in GOO
financial condition, having a balanc
in the treasury.
Martin Krasovig, an Austrian la
borcr, 35 years old, was shot down II
cold blood in saloon in Pueblo tn.
other night by an unknown robber.
President Smiley of the Wyoming
uni versity is making an effort to hav,
a military instructor reappointed t.
the university in place of Captain Var
mum, who has been ordered to rejoir
his regiment.
a rich lead of copper ore has been
discovered in the Big Horn, Wyo.,
range, ten miles from Thermopolis.
The lead is four feet wide and assays
of the ore show that it carries from Is
to 80 per cent copper
The California Eastern railroad is TO
be extended from Manel, San Bernar-
dino county, to Goode Springs. New,
distance of seventy miles. The Camp
bells of Salt Lake, who own valuable
mines at Goode Springs, have guaran-
teed fright of 300 tons of lead ore per
week
Postoffice Inspector Fredericks was
in Badger one day last week to inves-
tigate the robbery of the postoffice at
that place, and, after careful inquiry,
was convinced that the robbery had
been done by tramp, who was seen
at Badger, Wyo., the night of the oc-
currence.
The Wyoming state board of chart
ties and reform has received shipment
of brooms manufactured at the state
penitentiary. An effort will be made
to continue the manufacture. one of
the most difficult problems of prison
management in Wyoming being to find
work for the prisoners
Henry Chase, the stage driver on the
Rawlins. Wyo., route, who drove off
the the line with his stage and aband-
oned it while insane, is still missing,
and is believed to be wandering around
in the sand hills of the Red desert.
The stage and horses where found
stranded in a small creek.
The Wyoming live stock commission
has been in session at Cheyenne, exam
lining returns of strays made by inspec-
tors during the past eight years in
cases where the proceeds for the sale
of the strays have not been claimed by |
the owners of the cattle sold. The !
amount of such proceeds will aggregate
$40, 600.
All efforts to recover the bodies of |
the five persons who were swept away /
BY the current of the Big Horn in wy
oming and drowned have been fruit
less, except in the case of Mr.. Gray.
His body was found two miles down
stream, near the ranch of j. NJ. Cover.
Relatives of the other victims, Mr.. and
hrs. Beggs and Miss Cantlin, are try
ng to recover the bodies.
A sheepherder named Jose Armas.
accidentally shot and killed himself
me day last week at the sheep camp of
irear, for whom he was working on
'orman creek, New. He was about to
o to his sheep, and was in the act of
fitting his shotgun, when the weapon
7as discharged, the charge entering
be right side of the young man, with
he above result.
State Engineer Mead of Wyoming is
taking an examination of irritation
latters on the Laramie plains. He
ates that the water supply is being
Iuitably adjusted and apportioned, I
I'D that there is sufficient water in {
] parts of the state this year for
rigation purposes. Just at present ..
in Is needed, but the season is SO far !.
lvanced that shortage of rain !
pply will not effect the crops. 6
John Green, a wagonmaker, while Q
scharging some fireworks at Reno, =
sv.. recently, met with terrible ac- :
lent, Decessitating the amputation o
bis right arm. He had lighted the O
Sc of large Chinese bomb and was g
lding it, preparatory TO throwing it "
10 the air. The fuse was shorter II
an he calculated and the bomb burst a
in his hand, tearing and lacerating :,
, flesh in terrible msnner. =,
st Butte, Mont, two masked men A.