The Lamar register., 1899-09-06
WESTERN NOTES,

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have them eStlnguiShed. although Il fs
feared that they lave obtained srsI,
h"adway that tliis viii he imBoSsihIe
unless the region is yisitrd by rain.
The Court ot Private .and Claims
heid session al Santa Fr on th,. aitb
The survey OF the Dc Vargas grant
was approved allowing the plaiutiTs
l3,tS4;is acres in Santa Fr county. in
stead Of the u, 600 acres claimed The
plaintiffs were Louis / PrIrfy ct al.
The grant was made prior 10 iT2S. The
court was engaged the remainder OF
the day on the case NJ EutimlO Mon
tnyd ~. The United States. Tn. >uil
involves the SoCurro town grant and
Tho mntH points nr issue are "A number
n legal documents dating hack 10 1877.
WhIch ii Is rlaIme,l are furcprics. The
grant was made by tho SpauEsh gov
rTument November Is. 1871. and com
pris'-S over l.s;pD square miles OF the
most feEill" aud prosperous region OF
Spcegro county.
Wallace Barnes left his home near
Fort Morgan Saturday Ia hunt horses.
That evening his horse returned 90 the
ranch ridericss. aud a brother Of the
missing man spent the night aud all OF
sunday w n vain sparrh Tor him Then
lie went To town with the news. and
hfty utrn went out to make thorough
hunt HarHrs was found about in
O'Clock this mpTuinc. in q pitlablc con
dition, The fall from the horse had
injured hiS back and neck so badly
that he could not walk. anh for two
nights and almost two days he had
lain ON the ground. suffering terribly
from his injuries. 10 which. ~ time
wore On. had iss,n added the pangs
% thir~t Ani hunger When found
Barnes was barely ahic to speak He
was conveyed To the nearest ranch and
medical ai1 sl1mmonpsi He has been
unconscious most ot the time since lie
was found. and his nrcovsry Is doubt.
ful.
"Details Of a sensational shooting nf-
fray AZ Jordan Valley. Idaho. have Just
t--cu received Joe lawson and man
named JeEsou, tTo notorious Charac-
tiers, planned TO hold up the store OF
HlarEBhc X Parks aud lawson was
killed Ia the attempt. About o o'clock
at night the two msu. wearing masks,
dropped into the store and attempted
to bold up the merchant By some
means the suspicious OF people In the
propared for them. lawson WIS met
with load OF buckshot which lmmedi-
sfely Terminated his carver and his
partner ran out Of the store. only to
rncountsr MEX MaheF of the Jordan
Valley hotel. who WIS watching out
side With a shotgun. bu; Nick, uncer-
tain in the dark whether ID was the
rubber or friend. did not shoot but
the fellow, when about thirty feet
away from Nick, took n shot ut the
laiter. luckily missing him Nick then
turned loose his Etin, evidently wound
Ing the man, foT his gun and hat We're
picked up at the spot but the man got
away.
wyemiHs's big coal camp will put
out this year n, least 6n,opo ears Of coal
as against 5S.Up cars last year. The
mines have now a working forcc-ln-
side and out-uf LOO, being an In
crease Of 80 over the force last year.
There will b. 500 more cars of coal
shipped from Rock Springs during this
month OF August than during the
month OF August OF last year. The pay
roll Of the mines for last month was
about sT5.onp: for this month II Will
doubtless, be In excess OF 100000 The
business OF the Rock Springs Union
IuG&IlE station LlNE year NtIy NiVH'AF
approached 100000. This year II
win be much In excess OF that great
sum. To the coal business Of Rock
Springs has been added during the las:
ten months the supplying OF the Union
Pacific Kansas division. amounting to
fifty cars per month. The shipments OF
the station included this year over
1 .OOGa.t pounds OF wool-an increase
over the wool marketing OF last year
watrous, New Mexico. was the scene
OF a dariuE hold-up at $50 Wsdncs-
day night. TWO masked bandits en-
tered the principal saloon wherein n
tiourIshiug monte game was In prog
rrss, and with drawn rcvolvers de-
mande1 the proprietor and players to
sack up the cash before them on the
table and hand II over. The request
was reluctantly complied with. and TO
hurry their movements the robbers
themselves began to take charge OF
the money. which amounted to $50.
After relieving the proprietor and play
ers Of everything Of value In sight,
careful search OF the individuals not
engaged in the game was begun, net
ting two watches, several rings and
quite a sum OF cash. THE men behind
the guns" then gently requested all
narties TO stand quietly with their
faces to the wall. and without further
ado backed out OF the saloon and TO
more completely frighten the already
specchless men fired the contents or
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