The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-25
NEWS OF THE WEST.

! Sheep business is paying in Wyoming
out of proportion to any other kind OF
business.
Snake river, Idaho, is lower right
now that it has been for a number OF
years, and has not reached the worst
yet.
Reports made by those who have in
spected and tested the ores in the pros
poets opened up on Laramie peak,
partly in Albany and partly in Lara
ME county. forbode a boom for the
new camp. Ore running as high as
$4,000 to the ton has been found.
Frank Morgan of Rawlins, Wyo.,
while riding his horse under q clothes
line in some manner was thrown to the
ground, breaking his wrist
At Rawlins, Wyo., DR.. MaSee f1shed
a bone from the throat OF William
Burst, who suffered very severely from
eating too much sage chicken and
swallowed too many bones.
AT Aspen, Colo, Henry Moffit,
charged with shooting F. G. Jakeman
about two weeks ago, was bound over
to the district court in $500 bonds.
Challis Qda.) Messenger: News
reached this place on Friday of last
week of the sad death of Hi Gill, which
happened up Yankee Fork canyon.
near Custer, on Thursday. the l1th
instant. Mr.. Gill was driving freight
wagon loaded with concentrates, and
in some manner he was thrown to the
ground, and ii is supposed the heavy
wagons passed over him, killing him
almost instantly.
A broad sword contest between two
OF the best swordsmen in America, eX-
Sergeant j. j. Pascoe of the English
army, and ex-Lieutenant S. w. Wider
of the kings First Dragon guards,
will occur at Victor, Colo. on Sept.
., the occasion of the Elks' benefit tes-
timonial to Frank Leary. Both men
will fight in armor, so all chances of
injury will be provided against.
IDAHO BEAR STORIES.
Lewiston Teller: Every year preda-
tory silver tip bears raid the cattle
herds of Craigs mountain and Salmon
river ranges. These monarchS of the
forest defy the skill of the hunters.
They seek the jungles by day and for
age by night. The silver tip seems to
be instinctively shyer than the smaller
species. Their lairs are inaccessible,
and the best trained dogs cannot con-
troll them. They cannot climb tree,
and they depend upon flight when at
tackled.
These bears lay in wait for their
prey and pounce upon the unsuspecting
cow or steers whenever they chance to
stray near the jungles. They kill and
drag off to secluded spots even full
grown cattle, and they will often gorge
themselves until they are almost dor
mant for day or two after the capture
of a big fat cow. These marauders
have returned to the Craig's mountain
range, and they have killed several
head of cattle this week An organ
lied effort is being made to kill them.
There is a family of two grown bears
and two cubs near Soldier Meadows.
The old members of the family have
destroyed thousands of dollars worth
of cattle in past years. Only the
holder sportsmen try to find them. The
Indians give them a wide berth, even
refusing to shoot at them even when
they accidentally encounter them dur
ing their periodical deer hunts.
PULLMAN PEOPLE IN WYOMING.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. ga report
has reached here that the Pullman
Palace Car company had made the
war department a liberal offer 20 pur
chase Fort Russell, with its entire res
ervation. buildings and water system
that the proposal was made as stand
ing offer to be considered and acted
upon by the government at it's pleas
ure.
The object of the company in max
ing the proposal is to establish a great
western repair shop system, centrally
located between Chicago and the Pa
cific coast. Fort Russell, three miles
from this city, on the line of the Union
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the establishment of extensive works
of this kind. The location has ample
transportation facilities, good water.
good climate and a handsome elevated
site for the building of factories and
houses. With the large deposits of
coal and iron right here, the Pullman
company should experience no diff
Guilty in running a big plant at Fort
Russell. With the unlimited capital of
the Pullman company, and the rapid
increase of their business in the west
the amount of work brought to this
point would be enormous.
SHEEP IN WYOMING.
Rawlins, Wyo., Aug. 23.-The sheep
industry in this county is showing up
wonderfully of late. Yesterday Ernest
Sundin of this city disposed of his en-
tire flock, numbering 1000 head, to S.
r. King of Atlantic City, Ia. Numer-
Gus other large sales are reported from
different sections of the county.
HOTELS CHANGE HANDS.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 23.-It is stated
here by prominent railroad men that
Jake Markell has lost the Union Pa
cific eating houses. His successor is a
man named Martin, a personal friend
of President Burt, and who will be
atoo of he bon On.
the Union Pacific system.
The eating house here is being en-
larged and transformed into big din
ing room. On and after Sept. 1 morn
ing west bound trains that now break
fast at Laramie, will stop here for
breakfast
Recently the new management of the
Union Pacific began to run its crews
through to Rawlins from Cheyenne
distance of 1913 miles. The plan worked
well enough while business was slack,
but now traffic is picking up and al
most every crew kicks for rest before
the round trip is completed. The COM
pany will undoubtedly be compelled to
abandon the plan.
There are now 16 crews running west
from Cheyenne-more than has been in
service there for many years.
CHEYENNE BUILDING STOPPED.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. pa few
days ago the work of laying the foun-
1ation for the new federal building
here was stopped, owing to the soft
ness of the ground. All work is sus-
pended pending advice from Washing
ton. 1t is probable the cellar will have
10 be excavated to a greater depth in
order to secure a solid bottom.
The cornerstone will be laid at 10
1'clock a. m. Tuesday, Sept. s. the