The Meeker herald., 1899-07-29
WESTERN NOTES.

Al oiu thCy AAu UQma gIduu
weddings, and II is proposed by the
Cheyenne Frontier Day committee this
year to reproduce one Of the early
public weddings. A voting contest is
now going on for bridesmaid. and II
is expected to have sixty Of the hand
soonest young ladies' in Wyoming and
Colorado selected. The wedding will
be followed by grand old time ball.
to which all are cordially invited. The
grounds will be brilliantly LIGHTED and
the bridesmaids and attendants with
friends from all parts OF the country.
will present one of the Eayest old
time wedding balls seen for many
years.
General Land Commissioner Her
mann has instructed w. T. 8. May,
forestry superintendent Mt Denver, to
permit sheep grazing in open spaces
on the Uintah forest reserve conces-
sion. This action was due to nhe united
Efforts of the sheep grnzers, who have
long been after the general and com
missioner for this privilege. rhe OPEN
ing OF the Uintah reservation is in the
nature Of an experiment, ind II II
proves successful. all forest reserves
will next year be thrown opel The re-
serve will remain open tvs months
each year, md sheep grazing will be
restricted TO the open spaces.
The mines of the Diamond Coal and
Coke Company Mt Diamondville, Wyo-
ming. have been idle for three days.
The drivers of the COMPANY struck.
resulting in over GOO men being
thrown out Of employment. The cause
of the strike is said to be the action
of the company In dIscharging a dri-
yer in the mine who carelessly allowed
valuable horse to be injured so that
1t had to be shot. The Miners Union
held a meeting and asked for an In
vestigation. which was granted by the
company. 1t is generally conceded
that the matter of wages is not in
volved and that the miners will all
return to work soon.
The town of Vulcan suffered heavy
loss by fire shortly after mid.
night Friday, but sadder still is the loss
of two young boys, the two eldest sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dolan, The fire
started In the upper story Of the hotel
building kept by Mr.. Dolan, and evi-
IDENTIFY in the room occupied by his
boys. aged 10 and 10 years. Mr.. Dolan
and his wife. with two younger chill
dren. slept on the lower floor, and
managed to get out without serious in
juries. Mr.. DOlan procured q ladder
and attempted to reach the upper story
to save his boys, and in 30 doing he
was SO badly burned that his life is
now dcspaired Of.
War has been declared by the terri
tory OF New Mexico on the Continental
OIL Company. which is identical with
the Standard Oil Company. The last
Legislature passed law establishing
n commercial commission and also
law providing for the inspection Of coal
oil and certain fee to be paid FIR the
inspection. The company has thus far
openly defied the law and to-dav the
commission instructed So
licitor General E. L. Bartlett I'd pro-
,eed against the company. Hon. NELL
b. Field Of Albuquerque is att@rney
Tor the oil company. and both are
anxious to push the suit 80 an b get
the United States court to pass upon
he constitutionality Of the law. A fury
viii be waived before the Di,trict
Court and the case will be brought
before the territorial Supreme Court
in August and before the United
States Supreme Court In October. The
feeling against the oil company in the
is very bitter as the retail
price of 30 cents a gallon CHARGED for
coal oil is deemed much too high, and
4 bitter fight will be made by The terri
torial authorities against the mon
opoly with view Of breaking It.
The Union Pacific fossil ficlds cxpe
1ition. numbering nearly l3C men
passed through Omaha n few days
ago and at Laramie took wagons
for the wonderland of Wyoming. Sci
entists of this country are manifesting
interest in this undertake
ing. Many will join the party in the
field between now and August LIST.
The trip will probably consume forty
days. The main direction will be
and the itinerary willbe ter
at the Grand canon Of the
Platte. On the hOmeward Journey a
new route will be selected and the
trip will consequently be as varied as
It can possibly be made. 1t IL. purely
for the benefit of geologists. This ex-
pedition has been arranged by the
Union Pacific officials because of the
interest which has been created by the
recent discoveries of reptilian fossils
Of eaermous size as well as other re-
curiosities. Huge mammals
of elephantine dimensions are mingled
with numerous orders Of large animals
that have long been extinct. Among
them are camels. rhinoceroses, dogs.
cats, elephants and monkeys. great sea
fishes of innumerable de-
scription and fossil leaves that prove
that in early ages wyo-
ming was the home of great forests of
tropical and semi-tropical trees.
The smaller Heron site for the new
public building at Leadville has been
by Special Agent Nc
Dowell. The entire site is offered for
500, 900, embracing property at the
of Harrison avenue and Eighth
street, 105x153 feet. The smaller por-
ton is offered the government for $12,-
900. The latter proposition is recon-
by Mr.. Mcdowell. This will
give room for building 6Ox1OO feet,
with streets on two sides and forty
feet space on the other side. The last