Gilpin observer., 1899-06-08
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Inc NUMBER OF oil wells In wyoming
Is to be considerably increased.
Thomas Crowds, a saloon-keeper,
was fatally stabbed by Archie Briscoe
at Pine Grove 1.-The Both.
2 Seventeen young men and one young
woman graduated from the Colorado
Agricultural College this yerr.
Rabbi Friedman of Denver addressed
the graduates of the University of
Colorado on commencement day.
Two men held up and robbed sa-
loon ut Antonito the other night but
were captured by the sheriff after
hot chase to the mountains.
b. A. Jerome, aged about As years,
living two miles from Penfield, Colo
RADIO, was killed by lightning while out
in his field irrigating.
Judge Boughton, at Greeley, over
ruled the motion for n new trial in the
case of Frank Harold, charged with
the murder of Michael O'Hara and his
wife, and, after administering some
salutary advice, sentenced Harold to
prison for the remainder of his natural
life at hard labor.
The body of Loren W. Waldo, the
Denver young man who was lost in
the terrible storm of February II,
1890, was found few days ago about
two and one-half miles east of Boreas,
on a ridge nearly opposite the twin
bridges. His snow shoes were found
with the body.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
rendered to the President n regiment
for the Philippines. He said that four
companies, of Rough Riders could be
reorganized. in a day. The President
expressed his qualification, and said If
he needed more troops he would re-
member New MexicO's offer.
Richard D. Morrison of Boulder has
been notified of his appointment as as
sistant melter at the mint in Denver.
He obtained the place under civil SER
vice rules. He entered the competition
last year and in his examination got a
percentage of 96.6. He will go to Den-
yer to begin work about the middle of
June.
The wool clip from Converse county,
Wyoming, this year will amount to
100000 pounds, of which 1,250,OOO
pounds was shorn in the immediate
vicinity of Douglas. A large amount
of wool has already been shipped from
Douglas, and an equal amount has
been stored in warehouses for later
shipment.
The. orders from Washington direct
ing General Merriam to send Troop L
of the First cavalry from Washakie,
Wyoming, to Fort Robinson, Nebras-
ka, have been countermanded. Lieu
tenant Graves, who is acting adjutant
general of this department, has re-
ceived word providing that one troop
remain at the post. The change in
plans was the outcome Of a protest by
Senator Warren.
The Supreme Court of Idaho has de-
eided the habeas. corpus case brought
in the interest of the Coeur d'Alene
rioters to determine the legality Of the
action of Governor Steuhenberg in de-
claring Shoshone county in a state Of
fnsurrection and placing 1t under mar
tial law. The application was made on
behalf of William Boyd, one of the
commissioners of Shoshone county,
who is under arrest. The court up
holds the actions of the governor. The
case will be carried to the United
States Supreme Court.
The $50 men employed at the smelt-
ing works in Durango quit work at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon. Notices had
other works in the state and at coal
mines, stating that commencing with
the first day of June, wages would be
paid by the hour instead of by the day,
and that men would not be required to
work over eight hours, but could work
ten or twelve il they so desired. There
were other sections to the notice, bur
it was to the above the men took ex-
ception. They demanded twelve hours
pay for eight hours work.
The Burlington surveyors who came
up the Laramie and crossed through
the hills by way Of the North Laramie
canon have returned and are now en-
gagged in surveying section of the line
west of IVA, which was skipped in
the first work. The corps Of surveyors
ran a line as far west as the Medicine
Bow river, and after this lower range
of hills was crossed the course taken
was n southwesterly one, striking the
Medicine Bow river Mt point east of
Carbon. There seems to be little doubt
but that the Burlington means bust
ness, and will construct n line on west
to the coal fields near Elk mountain.
More range troubles have occurred
near Saratoga, Wyoming. Richard
savage, Well-to-uo fliockih,ister' re-
ported to the county authorities that
twenty-five masked and armed men
visited his sheep camps, south of Cedar
creek. and by using force, abusing and
beating his herders, moved his bands
of sheep and the camp equlpage across
to the north side of Cedar creek
Cedar creek was made the dividing
line by the cattle men over year ago,
and Mt that time the sheep men were
warned TO keep their tiocks on the
north side of the creek. as the south
side belonged to the cattle men, and
they would not permit sheep to Craze
on that range. A majority of the
sheep men respected the order OF the