Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
NORTHWEST NOTES.


MIA pioneer.
Large quantities Of hay IN cars passed
through Nevada from Utah points tc
California during last week.
/ D. S. Truman of Winnemscca, New,
has announced his candidacy for con
gress on the silver party ticket.
Harry Evans was recently taken
from Rawlins TO Carbon. Wyo., on the
charge Of assault upon I4-year-old
girL
( The citizens OF Missouia. Mont. have
+ equipped a volunteer cavalry troop of
seventy-seven members, with fine sad
die horses.
When as a aual test John Ryan Of
Butte said he knew nothing Of any
trouble with Spain and cared less, he
was promptly adjudged insane
= depth Of seven feet Of snow is said
10 be lying on Mount Rose and the
summit OF The Big Meadow mountain
ranges in Humboldt county. Nsv.
An army Of tramps is said to be in
Wadsworth- New. bound east They
work on the sympathies Of people by
saying that they are going east 10 en-
list
A trainload OF government 20 wder,
running on passenger train time. pass
ed through Wells. New. recently. The
powder was consigned 10 various points
east Of Ogden.
Mrs. f. 0. Farrell Of Cascade. Mont.
was attacked by two hobos. and by a
desperate struggle held them at bay
until assistance arrived. when both
tramps were jailed
The government IS seeking expert
packers in Montana for service IN Gu
ba. Packers are worth $50 per month.
while head packers, II accepted, wiz
receive 500 per month.
The Deer Creek Coal company has
sold its coal mines al Glen Rock Wyo.,
to Colorado parties for 100000. The
mine has been probably operated for
eleven years. and ships 10000 tons per
annum.
The remains Of the s1eepherder re-
Gently found near the Red Desert Wyo..
have been buried az Point Of Rocks
No clue TO the identity OF the man or
information disclosing the time OF his
death have been found
Now that coal IS contraband OF war.
there has been serious question Of
using Rock Springs. Wyo.. coal for gov
eminent purposes. and an effort IS TO
be made to secure q reduction Of rates
IN the Central Pacific TO get coal from
The Rock Springs mines TO the Pacific
coast for the supply Of the navy
verna May Lash, living near Brigh-
.os- Colo. made a trip to Denver with
?. B. Cole for the purpose OF being
married. They returned and set up
housekeeping. Investigation showed
hat no ceremony was performed. Cole
5 in Jail because he hiss not s.. so fora
license. The mother-in-law IS expect
d to furnish the money.
Kemmerer. Wyo., is is now shipping
fly or sixty cars Of coal per day. with
force OF 500 miners. Diamoudville
these figures BY the first
T October next, it IS expected that
hese coal fields will be giving en-
loyment 10 1900 men. and viii be
hipping ninety cars per day. The
Gal deposit is twelves miles in length.
nd at present scarcely One-6fth Of
his great area is being developed
he coal is OF eoking character. coke
vens being one Of the listed improve
tents for this year.
Wyoming stockmen have been ad-
ised BY Chicago commission houses TO
-ithhold shipments OF beef to the mar
ct until the result OF the present war
ecomes reasonably forecasted. The
eef market is in an unsatisfactory
I'D unsettled condition at the present
me, and this IS due in large measure
the restriction placed upon trade by
le war developments and prepare
ons- Exporters are operating in
.ry limited manner, and eastern ship
rs are buying for the present needs
lly. II Is believed, while the con-
mption OF beef and mutton viii be
duced, that pork and canned meats
i'll be in increased demand, to supply
e troops with ratiOns-
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