The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-15
NORTHWEST NOTES.


guleh, Colorado, the other day.
The Pueblo Soldiers Aid society
since It's organization three weeks ago,
has fed over 5000 troops ard lie In good
financial condition, having balance
In the treasury.
Martin Krasovig, an Austrian la
borcr, IS years old, was shot down IN
cold blood In saloon In Pueblo the
other night by al unknown robbsr.
President Smiley Of the Wyoming
u university Is making an effort TO have
military instructor rcappointed TO
the university In place Of Captain Var
mum, who has been ordered TO reJoin
bis regiment
a rich lead Of copper ore has been
discovered Ia the Zig Horn, Wyor
range, ten miles from Thcrmopohs'
The lead is four feet wide and assays
Of the ore show that II carries from Is
TO 30 per cent copper.
The California Eastern railroad Il TO
b. extended from Mnncl san Herman
dino county, TO Goode Springs, New
distance " seventy miles The Camp
bells OF Salt Lake. who own valuable
mines at Goodc Springs, have guaran-
tccd fright Of 300 toas OF lead ore per
week
postoflcc Inspector Frcdcrioks was
In Badger one day last week TO inves'
tigate the robbery Of the postoflice at
that place, and, after careful inquiry
was convinced that the robbery had
been done by n tramp, who was seen
at badger, wyo., the night OF the 90
| currcncc.
The Wyoming state board OF oharl-
ties and reform has received n shipment
OF brooms manufactured ut the state
pcnltcntlary. An effort will DO made
20 continue the manufacture, one Of
the most difficult problems Of prison
management 10 Wyoming being 10 tind
work for the prisoners.
Henry Chase, the stage driver on tho
Rawlins, Wyo., route, who drove of
the the line with his stage and aband-
oncd II while insane, Is still missing,
and Is believed 10 be wandering around
In the sand hills Of the Red desert.
Tho stage aud 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 inspcc.
tors during the past eight years In
cases where the proceeds for the sale
Of tho s,rays have not been claimed by
tho owners OF the cattle sold. The
amount OF such proceeds will aggregate
$4,000.
All efforts 20 recover the bodies OF
the 1ve persons who were swept away
by the current o. 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
Mrs. Boggs and Miss Cantlin, are try.
Ing to recover the bodies.
A sheepherder named jose Armas,
accidentally shot and killed himself
one day last week at the sheep oampoi
Grear, for whom he was working on
Forman creek, New He was about "a
no 10 his sheep, and was In the act OF
lifting his shotgun, when the weapon
was discharged, the charge entering
the right side Of the young man, with
the above result.
State Engineer Mead OF Wyoming IA
making an examination Of irrigation
matters on the Laramie plains llo
states that the water supply is being
equitnbly adjusted and apportioned,
aud that there Is sufficient water In
all parts OF the state this year for
irrigation purposes. Just at prevent
rain Is needed, but the season Is 30 FAT
advanced that shortage OF rain
supply will not effect the crops,
John Green, a wngonmaker, Will,
diseharglng some fireworks at Reno
New, recently, met with u terrible ac
oIdeut, noeessitating the amputatlor
OF his right arm. lie had lighted th,
fuse Of II large Chinese bomb and wa
holding II, preparatory 10 throwing Il
into the air. The fuse was shorter
than he calculated and the bomb burst
ed In his hand, tearing aud decorating
the flesh In terrible manner.
At Butte, Mont, two masked mer
held up u man at the race track ant
robbed him Of 500. They then mad'
n raid on the road house, south Of th'
city, then held up saloon, robbed thl
bartender OF $50 aud several revolvers
also relieved the guests Of several hun
dred dollars worth OF witches, otc,
aud finished on by holding up thl
Fountain Home, where several hundrc,
dollars and large quantity OF jewelrl
was taken from the bartender aud via
itors The thrifty twain then dlsap
d al nd Of D.