The silver lance., 1899-03-10
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The consolidation of the Denver
street car lines has been effected.
l.. w. Waldo. who tried to cross Bo-
reas from Breckenridge to Como, has
not been heard from and it is feared
that he perished.
J. C. Snow was fatally wounded at
the Vulcan mine at Gunnison on the
2Sth. Trouble between union and nom
union miners brought about the shoot
ing.
A shipment of polo ponies he's been
made from Cheyenne by Charlie Hir-
sig via Denver to Akin, South Caro-
lima, where there is a polo club of
northern men.
Governor Richards has finished sign
ing the bills passed by the recent Wy
oming Legislature. All of the bills
passed have become laws, not single
bill having been vetoed.
Marshal Pierce of Leadville recently
rescued from starvation two mountain
sheep that were found helpless in the
snow drifts of a small park in the
mountains. They were taken to Lead
vile and are being cared for.
Conductor Carlyle of the Santa Fe
road had both legs crushed, an arm
broken and suffered internal injuries
while making pilot bar coupling on
n freight train at CanOncite, on the
Glorieta pass. He was removed to the
Las Vegas hospital
At funeral held Friday afternoon in
Leadville it was impossible to get with
in 200 yards of the grave with the team,
and owing to the depth of the snow 1t
was necessary for the undertaken and
an assistant on snow shoes to carry the
coffin to the grave.
Two grey wolves measuring five and
a half feet from tip to tip were re
Gently captured near Castle Rock by a
Castle Rock man, and huge eagle
measuring six feet two inches from tip
to tip of its wings was trapped a few
days ago near Elizabeth.
Governor Thomas has cabled the
promotion of Cecil b. West to Manila.
II was the belief of the commandment
chief of the Colorado volunteer forces
that Colonel McCoys judgment in the
matter is good, and he was governed
accordingly in making the appoint
ment.
Charles Creek, a weil-known stage
man and proprietor of the Canon City
25th at his home at the Half Way
house, on Oak creek, by his son Ar
thur, aged IS years. Father and son
had been having trouble for some
years, the old gentleman frequently
administering severe punishment.
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved the selection of 1856 acres of
school land in the Pueblo land district
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purposes. The land was selected by
the state in lieu of school sections in
cluded in Indian reservations. 1t COM
prises some of the valuable irrigable
lands in the valley of the Arkansas.
J. A. Little of Loveland. Colorado, is
mt Salt Lake investigating the beet
sugar industry with view of putting
in factory at Denver. Mr.. Little Wis
tied the Ogden factory, interviewed its
officers and collected much data from
merchants and farmers regarding the
operations of the industry there and its
effect on business.
u. r. G. Brown and his partner, Mr..
Blair, have sold their interest in the
Midland Terminal railway to a. E
Carlton of Cripple Creek, and the con-
sideration S25O.OOO. Mr.. Carlton, it is
said. furnished the bulk of the money
for the construction of the linz and
that with his recent purchase gives
him the controlling interest in the
property.
Governor Thomas has appointed
George w. Baxter member of the
State Board of Capitol Managers to
succeed former Governor Job A Coop
er, deceased. Mr.. Barter resides at
1912 Grant avenue and in politics is a
Democrat. He is president of the West
ern Live Stock and Land Company. In
1856 Mr.. Baxter was appointed terrific
rial governor of Wyoming, but has lived
in Denver four years.
Edward Sucho, a former employe of
Joe Waters sawmill. was found
frozen to death nine miles north of De
Beque. Sucho left town with the in
tention of going to the mill for his
blankets, and rode part of the way on
horseback Abandoning the horse. he
made the rest of the trip on snow
shoes. violent storm was raging
and within a few yards of his destina-
tion he became confused and fell.
never to rise again.
Bids have been opened at Sheridan.
Wyoming, for the construction of the
temporary barracks of the Sheridan
military post. The temporary struc-
lures will accommodate two troops of
cavalry and will be built of wood.
Subsequently permanent buildings of
brick and stone will be erected and the
post will be made one of the most sub
stantal in the West. The site for the
buildings is on a beautiful tract of
land on a slightly sloping bench Just
north of Soldier creek and overlooking
the city. 1t is accessible to the city
water system. with which it will be
connected, $4,000 having been appro-
priated for that purpose.
The period for which Dr. Thombs
was suspended from the superintend-
ency of the Insane Asylum expired on
the 25th, but upon request of Gov
ernor Thomas he will not resume the