Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-07
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
DEMAND FOR Los ANGELES PETROLEUM.
Steamers for the Yuison.-Stabbcd
to Death Misceiinncous.

Frank p. Lacy and Joseph Short
died near Anaconda, Mont, sunday, as
"A result Of drinking wood alcohol. Two
others. Carl Sarchett and Charles Hex
trum, are seriously i'll.
Two miners, James Murphy and
Nicholas Potcher. were literally blown
to pieces while working in the Empire
mine near Denver. Colo, Saturday. A
premature explosion of 100 pounds of
dynamite caused the horrible accident
Recent heavy contracts for Los An
gees, Cal, petroleum made by pro-
ducers there with San Francisco firms
have encouraged the development of
the oil fields. No less than 20 wells
have been put down since the first OF
the present month and u more are
being sunk.
The condition OF Gen. Rosecrans.
who IL lying III at his ranch near Los
Angeles. Cal, is reported to be slightly
worse, though the physician attending
covery and that even If the present at
tnck proves fatal he may linger for
some days yet.
Thomas Elliott. a recent arrival from
Dawson City. says that when he
reached Big Salmon river he found the
Canadian police excited over a gold
strike made on the Big Salmon. A
half-breed connected with the mounted
police sunk three holes in different parts
of the river bar and dirt averaged $3.50
per pan.
The schooner Beulah has broken the
record for sailing vessels between San
Francisco port and Puget Sound. She
left san Francisco on February 90 for
Gray's harbor and reached her destina-
ton on the morning of the 26th. The
sailing distance is $50 miles and the
Beulah made 1t In less than three
days.
John Russell, Storage steward of the
steamer Valencia, of Seattle. Wash,
met his death in u peculiar manner
sunday. While standing on the dock
he fell between the steamer and dock
In the water, striking n log. His lar
ynx was broken and he was smoth-
cred to death. Russeils remains will
be sent to San Francisco, where he
leaves family.
The biggest gathering of disclaimer
lean citizens ever assembled In Denver,
Colo, filled the Broadway theater sun
day afternoon. The occasion was the
celebration OF the centennial anniver-
sary of the Irish rebellion OF 1875. The
orators We're Rev. T. II. Malone. s. j.
Donlevy. national vice president Of the
Centennial association of America; r.
NJ. Patterson and p. j. Sheridan.
The first steamers for use on Lake
Bennett and the waters of the upper
Yukon are to go to Skaguay on the
steamer Dlrigo this week. They are
so feet long, 10 feet broad and feet 0
inches deep. They have been built in
sections and will be taken over the
Chilcoot pass to their destination.
Twelve men are going up with the
boats to put them together at Lake
Bennett.
The Cheyenne Sun-Leader says a
bunch of choice feeders averaging $50
to 1000 pounds In weight, and consist
ing of two and three-year-old steers,
was sold Thursday by DIR. William
Harris of Laramie to Tuoey & Co.,
cattle dealers from Manhattan, Kan.
The bunch numbered 1000 head and
the consideration was $4,000. which
was paid In spot cash. This is one of
the largest single cattle deals made
here. The cattle We're purchased in
Nevada and Utah and We're brought to
Laramie and fed at the Mil Brook
ranch, twenty miles from Laramie.
A dispatch from Spokane. Wash,
Sunday says: oliver Lindfors disap-
peared from his ranch near Calvert
lake, fifteen miles from Cheney, Sept.
2ith of last year. Search then made
was unavailing, but his niece who was
on the farm at the time cooking for
harvest hands. claims he made i'm
proper proposals, was repulsed. and he
Immediately disappeared. Today his
brother found the body in Calvert lake
and 1t Is anchored near the shore
awaiting the coroner. He was a
wealthy wheat grower, unmarried.
about As years old.
Word has come to Casper, say the
Laramie Boomerang, of the reckless
SLAUGHTER of nntnlnna nf he
Rattiesnake range in the western por-
ton of Natrona county, by band of
Arapahoe Indians. There are thirty
six Indians in the party and they dis
covered the only large bunch of ante
lope known to be on the range in CEN
trail wyoming. and went deliberately to
work killing them or II is said they
have camped Mt the watering places
and killed and crippled the game for
week or two, until one said to n Jour-
newman that they had 100. 1t is stated
that as many more had been crippled
and had run away to die.
Capt. Blackburn and his crew of gold
hunters from Gloucester, Mass, who
came around the Horn to San Francisco
in the schooner Hattie /. Phillips, are
not going to patiently await the OPEN
ing OF the Yukon. They have chartered
their vessel to carry lumber from
Gray's harbor and are going to do all
the work themselves. Lumber freights
are now high and the fishermen miners
from Gloucester will earn considerable
money while awaiting the opening of
the river. II they can sell the Phillips
they will go to St, Michaels by steamer.
If they can't get n fair price for her
they will sail her to the mouth OF the
Yukon or Kotzebue Sound.
Captain Eyre of the bark Coryphene
nearly ended his life at San Pedro, Cal,
Thursday, with two bullets. The cap
tain was notlceably melancholy. hut
was reticent as to the cause Early
Thursday morning he fired n shot into
his forehead on the right side. using
a thirty-eight cnliber pistol. The bull
let lodged near the surface on the left
moved by DIR. Weldon. Another shot
was fired into the lower part OF the
in the bones In the roof OF his mouth.
The patient has rallied and may re
cover. but he declares his intention of
finishing the wor OF self-destruc-
ton.
The sugar factory builders, including
Daid Eccles. Manager Cutler and Su-
Granger. have returned to
Ogden, but will be back to La Grande
in n few days, says the Chronicle. JUST
before leaving, Mr. Eccles secured an
option for fifteen days ON the north
eighty arces OF the Williamson trast, |
and on thirty acres additional II the |
same may be required. The factory
also has an option on the